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US hits Cuba with new sanctions over human rights, Venezuela
October 19, 2019

The United States is imposing new sanctions on Cuba over its human rights record and its support for Venezuela's government.

In a statement, the US Commerce department said it will restrict Cuba’s access to commercial aircraft by revoking existing licenses for aircraft leases to Cuban state-owned airlines and denying future applications for aircraft leases.

The statement said United States will also expand sanctions to include more foreign goods containing US content and impose additional restrictions on exports to the Cuban government.

NNR/Khokhar