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US Sanctions the Final Straw as Sherritt Packs Up its Cuba Operations

Plus: Smith and Carney make a deal
A resident wears an “SOS Cuba” shirt during a celebration at El Arepazo in Doral, Florida, US.Photographer: Nicole Combeau/Bloomberg

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It’s all over for Sherritt International in Cuba. The company is one of the great survivors of the Canadian mining industry, but it’s giving up on its business on the Caribbean island after pressure from the White House simply became too much.