A flotilla of shipments from Venezuela gave Cuba some respite this week from crippling fuel shortages in the wake of tougher U.S. sanctions, while Russia’s prime minister pledged during a visit to the island on Oct. 5 to help develop its energy sector.
Reuters: Oil-rich Venezuela and Russia come to aid of ally Cuba, but its energy woes persist
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he delivers a speech, prior to his departure for the APEC summit in Peru, at Davo airport, in southern island of Mindanao on November 17, 2016.
