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Cuba's Minister of Labour has resigned after claiming that there are no beggars on the Caribbean island.
That's just one of the myths surrounding the communist-led country.
So what's life really like there?
I'm William Lee Adams.
On What in the World?
we're lifting the veil on a frequently misunderstood country.
What in the World is an award-winning podcast from the BBC World Service?
We go in-depth on a different topic every weekday in under 15 minutes.
Listen wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
Hello, I'm Oliver Conway.
We're recording this at 13 hours GMT on Friday the 18th of July.
We hear disturbing testimony from a British surgeon in Gaza about the pattern of injuries on Palestinians he's treated.
The EU agrees new sanctions on Russia, targeting oil revenues, but will they make any difference?
And President Trump orders his attorney general to produce more documents on his one-time friend Jeffrey Epstein.
Also in the podcast, will ancient ice reveal secrets about the Earth's climate?
And... A new K-pop band sings about escaping from North Korea.
For 20 months,
Israel has been waging war in Gaza
as it seeks to wipe out the perpetrators of the October 7 massacre.