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"Cuba Faces Deepening Power Crisis as Fuel Shortages Trigger Blackouts and Localized Protests",
"The Middle East Observer"
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"textContent": "Cuba is facing a worsening energy crisis marked by prolonged nationwide electricity outages, severe fuel shortages and growing public frustration, as government officials acknowledged that the country has effectively exhausted critical diesel and fuel-oil reserves needed to sustain its struggling power grid. The latest deterioration in the island’s electricity system has led to widespread blackouts […]\n\nThe post Cuba Faces Deepening Power Crisis as Fuel Shortages Trigger Blackouts and Localized Protests appeared first on The Middle East Observer.",
"title": "Cuba Faces Deepening Power Crisis as Fuel Shortages Trigger Blackouts and Localized Protests"
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