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Cuba hit by protests, blackouts amid oil shortage

Al Jazeera · May 15, 2026, 8:40 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Cubans lit fires in Havana’s streets to protest electricity blackouts.

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Cuba hit by protests, blackouts amid oil shortage

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