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Cuba Hit By Serious Power Outage

NFK Editors — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 06:30:28 +0000

Cuba is facing a serious power problem. On Friday, the entire island lost electricity. As of Monday, much of the island was still without power. The blackout shows how much work is needed to improve Cuba's electricity system. Making things worse, parts of the island were hit by a hurricane on Sunday.

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News Roundup: Hurricane Ian, Pipeline Blasts, & a Marathon Record

NFK Editors — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 06:30:06 +0000

In today's news roundup, Hurricane Ian brings flooding and power losses to Cuba and Florida, huge leaks in natural gas pipelines between Russia and Europe seem to have been caused on purpose, and Eliud Kipchoge breaks his marathon record by 30 seconds.

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News Roundup: Cuba Protests, Soccer Champs, & a Spelling Whiz

NFK Editors — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 06:55:52 +0000

In today's news roundup, thousands protest against Cuba's government, Italy beats England to win the Euro 2020, Argentina beats Brazil to win the Copa America, and Zaila Avant-garde is the first Black American to win the Scripps Spelling Bee.

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Cubans Get Internet Service on Phones for a Day

NFK Editors — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 11:30:42 +0000

On Tuesday, Cubans got a big surprise - free Internet service on cell phones anywhere in the country. It was a one day test run by the Cuban government's Internet company.

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