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  "id": 69920,
  "title": "Cuba’s state energy firm reports new nationwide blackout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/cubas-state-energy-firm-reports-new-nationwide-blackout",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T03:53:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/03/cuba-s-state-energy-firm-reports-new-nationwide-blackout"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Cuba's state energy firm, UNE, reported a nationwide blackout on Sunday, causing the country to be plunged into darkness, including the capital city of Havana. The total disconnection of the national electricity system left residents in a state of shock as they were caught off guard by the abrupt loss of power. This latest blackout follows a series of rolling power cuts that have plagued Cuba in recent years, primarily due to aging infrastructure and the US energy embargo that has restricted fuel deliveries to power stations.",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Cuba plunges into darkness as state energy firm reports new nationwide blackout",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/cuba-plunges-into-darkness-as-state-energy-firm-reports-new",
        "published": "2026-08-03T04:19:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Cuba suffers yet another nationwide blackout",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/cuba-suffers-yet-another-nationwide-blackout",
        "published": "2026-08-03T05:57:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Cuba state energy firm reports new nationwide blackout as US embargo continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/cuba-state-energy-firm-reports-new-nationwide-blackout-as-us-embargo",
        "published": "2026-08-03T07:38:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Cuba's state energy firm reports new nationwide blackout",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/cubas-state-energy-firm-reports-new-nationwide-blackout-78788",
        "published": "2026-08-03T07:50:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}