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Jul 31 2009, Guilherme

It’s hard to find a spare tire in Cuba these days, or a cup of yoghurt.

Air conditioners are shut off in the dead heat. Factories close at peak hours, and workers go without their government-subsidized lunches.

Cuba has ordered austere energy...

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In this photo released by the International Triathlon Union, Brad Kahlefeldt from Australia, left loses the sprint finish dive to Bevan Docherty of New Zealand, during the Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series in Tongyeong, South Korea,.