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Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout amid US sanctions

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Cuba experienced its third nationwide blackout of the year, leaving 9.6 million residents without power. The state electricity company, Union Electrica (UNE), announced a total disconnection without specifying a cause. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel attributed the energy crisis and subsequent blackouts to US sanctions, particularly the cessation of oil supplies under the Trump administration, which has depleted fuel reserves for power plants. AI

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Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout amid US sanctions

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    More hardship in fuel-starved Cuba, hit by third nationwide blackout this year

    Cuba on Monday suffered its third nationwide power outage since the start of the year, causing mounting despair in the face of an energy collapse precipitated by a US fuel blockade. The communist island was already struggling to keep the lights on before US President Donald Trump…

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