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Cuba hit by island-wide blackout as energy crisis deepens

NPR 1 min read 17 hours ago

On Monday Cuba was plunged into an island-wide blackout affecting 11 million people after a "complete disconnection" of its electrical system, officials said, amid a worsening fuel shortage.
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