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Cuba gets some electricity back after major power outage left millions in the dark

Cuba’s government says some electricity has been restored on the island after one of the country’s major power plants failed and left millions without electricity in an outage that started two days earlier

The Independent UK

Cuba power blackout hits ten million people as national emergency declared

The island’s main energy plant failed on Friday with engineers working round the clock to restore power

Evening Standard

Cuba Suffers Second Nationwide Blackout, Threatening Deeper Crisis

Cuba faces recurring nationwide blackouts impacting millions due to an aging electrical grid and various challenges. Health services operate on generators ...

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Cubans On Edge As Entire Country Loses Power

Havana resident Tania Ramirez said her generation wants to 'continue trusting' in Cuba's 1959 revolution, but 'resilience has limits'

International Business Times

Power Plant Failure Triggers Blackout Across Cash-strapped Cuba

Cuba was plunged into a nationwide blackout Friday after the island's biggest power plant failed, the energy ministry said, coming on the heels of weeks of extended outages across the cash-strapped country.

International Business Times

Cuba suffers island-wide blackout with millions losing power as national grid fails

Cuba’s biggest blackout in at least two years left millions without power and prompted the government to announce emergency measures

The Independent UK

Cuba Sees Island-Wide Blackout as Economic Malaise Continues to Spiral

We won't rest until power is back" said President Miguel Díaz-Canel

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From Reggaetón to 'Reparto': How Cuba is Creating Its Own Urban Musical Rhythm

'Reparto' originated in Cuba in 2007, but it truly began to gain momentum in 2018, thanks to the arrival of mobile internet and the widespread distribution of CDs and USB drives on the island.

Latin Times

Cuba Faces Rise In Abandoned Pets Amid Migration

Learn about the surge in pet abandonment in Cuba due to migration and economic challenges, and the efforts of animal rights activists to rescue and rehome ...

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El Taiger Will Be Cremated: His Cousin Traveled from Cuba and Will Take His Ashes to Rest with His Mother

According to El Taiger's cousin, Jorge Junior, the plan is to take the late reggaeton star back to Cuba so that his relatives can also say their final goodbyes.

Latin Times

Cubans searching for a better future leave their pets behind

Although there are no official figures or estimates of how many pets have been left behind by their owners who leave Cuba, the number of abandoned cats and dogs has spiked in the last two years as Cubans migrate in record numbers, animal activists say

The Independent UK

El Taiger, popular reggaeton singer, dies a week after being shot aged 37

Cuban artist was found with a gunshot wound to the head in Miami on October 3

The Independent UK

Cuban Reggaeton Artist El Taiger Dies in Miami Hospital After Being Shot

Controversial Cuban reggaeton artist El Taiger has died at the age of 37 after being shot in the head. Miami police are still investigating the incident and have identified a person of interest in connection with the attack.

Latin Times

Florida Lawmakers Question Biden Admin After Senior Cuban Official Seeks Political Asylum in the U.S.

Cuba's Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security entered the country through the southern border and applied for asylum via the CBP One App

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Foreign Governments Targeting US Elections With Influence Operations

Intelligence officials warn of foreign interference in U.S. House and Senate races by Russia, China, and Cuba.

Latin Times

Police Confirm El Taiger Was Victim an Asasination Atempt, offers $5,000 Rewards For Lead to a Person of Interest

The Cuban reggaeton artist who was shot on October 3rd is currently fighting for his life as police work to solve the case and his friends pray for his recovery.

Latin Times

Full List of Latin American Leaders Backing Hamas, Iran One Year After Terror Groups' Oct. 7 Attack

The leaders of Venezuela and Cuba have close ties with Teheran and have focused on criticizing Israel's actions. Colombia , Bolivia and Nicaragua have taken similar positions

Latin Times

Vigils Held in Havana and Miami for El Taiger, as Miami Police Make Progress on His Case

The Cuban artist is in a respirator in the Trauma Unit of the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami

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Biden Administration Won't Extend Legal Permissions For Certain Migrants

The Biden administration will not extend legal permissions for migrants from Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela, and Haiti under a temporary humanitarian program, ...

Reason

Biden Foolishly Decides Not to Extend Legal Status for Migrants Who Entered the US Under the CHNV Private Sponsorship Program

The decision is simultaneously cruel and counterproductive.

Latin Times

After Venezuela, Biden Admin To Also End Humanitarian Parole for Haitians, Cubans, and Nicaraguans

The government's decision to end humanitarian parole for several nations has left migrants in a state of uncertainty and at increased risk of deportation

The Guardian - UK

Is Gaudí’s slave trade-funded park a blot on Barcelona’s landscape?

It is little explored that the father of the great architect’s patron, Eusebi Güell, made much of his fortune from slavery in Cuba

Latin Times

Cuban Reggaetón Artist El Taiger in Critical Condition Following Miami Shooting Incident

José Manuel Carvajal was found with a gunshot wound to the head.

Latin Times

Senior Cuban Official is in Arizona After Requesting Asylum in the U.S.

Juan Carlos Santos Novoa, deputy Labor Minister in Cuba, applied for asylum through CBP One

Latin Times

Leaders of Cuba, Venezuela, Condemn the Killing of Hezbollah's Nasrallah in Israeli Airstrike

Few other countries around the world, including Iran, Syria, Russia and Turkey, condemned the killing

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