The Economist3h
Blackouts in Cuba highlight the island’s extreme energy fragility
Nearly 10m Cubans have been without electricity since the island’s energy grid collapsed on October 18th. Authorities were ...
Cuba plunged into crisis by prolonged power blackouts
“The Cuban government and Communist party are facing the worst crisis since the collapse of the Soviet Union, both ...
El País in English2h
The energy crisis paralyzing Cuba: ‘There will be no change in the electricity sector until the govermment changes the economic model’
Experts attribute the collapse to the island’s economic emergency: it relies on imports it cannot afford and on trading ...
Foreign Affairs14h
Our Comrades in Havana: Cuba, the Soviet Union, and Eastern Europe
Yordanov consulted more than 20 archives across Eastern Europe, as well as in Russia, Cuba, and the United States, to craft ...
World Politics Review1d
Cuba’s Blackout Is a Symptom of a Broader Crisis
Cuba’s electrical grid collapsed at least four times over the weekend, the latest development in a broader economic crisis ...
Cuba fails to restore electricity, suffers second nationwide blackout after grid collapse
Many of Cuba’s power plants are outdated and inefficient; some have been in operation for over 50 years without proper ...
As Cuba’s nationwide blackout continues, a look at why the electrical grid collapsed
The electrical grid is so fragile that when Hurricane Ian went over the western tip of the island in September 2022 it took ...
WLRN16h
'Hopeless': Cubans here register blackout despair from Cubans there — if they can reach them
With Cuba still in near total blackout, Cuban-Americans are having trouble making contact with family and friends on the ...
Hurricane Oscar: Blackout In Cuba, Cuban Government Blames Lack Of Foreign Currency Top 7 Highlights On What Happened
Millions of Cubans were left without electricity for two days after one of the country's main power <a target=_blank href= ...
Reuters1d
The EU and Moldova share a common future, says EU chief diplomat
BRUSSELS, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The European Union remains committed to continue supporting Moldova's democratic development, ...
AOL8d
Experts: Cuba’s alliance with Russia not enough to give it entry to emerging-economies club
With Cuba’s economy in tailspin ... the Cuban government has been unable to pay its debts or substantially reform the island’s inefficient centrally planned economy. Brazilian President ...