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A group of elderly people wait at a dining hall to receive food assistance through the Sistema de Atencion a la Familia (SAF) system in Havana, Cuba, March 10, 2026. Pensions in Cuba have shrunk to the equivalent of $7 a month on the black-market exchange, as the peso has lost about a third of its value against the dollar since the start of the blockade. REUTERS/Norlys Perez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH "NORLYS CUBA ELDERLY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
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