{
  "id": 8467347,
  "title": "Millions without power in Cuba as electrical grid collapses again",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/millions-without-power-in-cuba-as-electrical-grid-collapses-again",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T13:01:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/millions-without-power-in-cuba-as-electrical-grid-collapses-again"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cuba was plunged into its seventh massive blackout of the year on Friday. The island of over nine million people endures constant power cuts due to the poor state of its aging thermoelectric plants – but the situation has worsened significantly since January, when Washington imposed a de facto energy blockade on the island. Story by Shirli Sitbon.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Cuba’s electrical grid collapses again, plunging island into darkness",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/cubas-electrical-grid-collapses-again-plunging-island-into-darkness",
        "published": "2026-09-19T07:58:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}