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Cuba restores pockets of electricity after major power outage
A resident walks on a street during a general blackout in Havana, Cuba, March 14, 2025

CUBAN authorities worked around the clock to restore pockets of electricity back to the country today.

This comes after millions of people were left without power on Saturday after a failure of the nation’s electric grid left the island in the dark the previous night.

The massive blackout is the fourth in the last six months as the illegal United States blockade against the Caribbean country bites hard. 

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