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UN set to vote next week on ending Cuba embargo

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  • The United Nations will vote next week on Cuba’s motion to lift the U.S. embargo.
  • Canada abstained from the UN vote on debating the embargo-termination motion.
  • Ottawa pledged $13 million humanitarian aid for Cubans via international organizations, not the Cuban government.
  • A Global Affairs Canada briefing said National Bank, Sherritt and Royalton owe Cuban bills, with Sherritt and Royalton left Cuba.