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Trump's mainstream picks for top foreign policy posts could reassure allies — and worry China
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is famously unconventional, but he made conventional picks for his two top foreign policy positions. That could be reassuring to American allies, while China and Iran have reasons to be wary. Trump on Wednesday announced his choice of...
Cuban authorities make arrests after protests broke out over blackouts
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities said Sunday they arrested a number of people for disorderly behavior after protests over blackouts that stretched on for days broke out in recent weeks. Cuba's Attorney General's office said it started criminal proceedings against people in Cuba's...
Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba was left reeling Thursday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island, destroying hundreds of homes, knocking out the country’s power grid and damaging other infrastructure. No fatalities were immediately reported in Cuba, and Hurricane Rafael...
Mexican fuel flows to Cuba as the island faces blackouts and the loss of Russian and Venezuelan oil
MEXICO CITY (AP) — As Cuba grapples with blackouts and a deepening economic crisis, Mexico has sent nearly half a million barrels of crude oil and diesel in just a span of days, oil shipment data provided to The Associated Press showed Thursday. It comes at a time when shipments of...
UN General Assembly condemns the US economic embargo of Cuba for a 32nd year
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn the American economic embargo of Cuba for a 32nd year after its foreign minister strongly criticized the Biden administration and expressed hope a new president would end it. The vote in the...
Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed 7
HAVANA (AP) — A small town in Cuba was recovering Tuesday from flooding that killed at least seven people after Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm with winds and heavy rain. Cuba's capital was partially illuminated after a large-scale blackout generated...
Sweeping blackouts in Cuba raise the question: Why has the island's solar buildout been so slow?
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s large-scale blackouts that left 10 million people without power this month may not have happened if the government had built out more solar power to boost its failing electric grid as promised, some experts say. In a nation with plentiful sunshine, Cuban...
Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed six
HAVANA (AP) — A small town in far eastern Cuba was recovering Tuesday from flooding that killed at least six people after Hurricane Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm with winds and heavy rain. Cuba's capital was partially illuminated Monday night after...
Cuba gets some electricity back after major power outage left millions in the dark
HAVANA (AP) — Some electricity was restored in Cuba, the government said Saturday, after the island nation's worst blackout in at least two years left millions without electricity for two days. Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said the country had 500 megawatts in its...
Cuba’s grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s electrical grid went down Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, a day after a massive blackout swept across the Caribbean island and with no official estimate for when service will be restored. The Cuban energy ministry announced that...
