Tag: Cuba
“Little Marco” becomes Trump’s right-hand man – Marco Rubio would take a hard line as foreign minister regarding Ukraine | Foreign countries
President-elect of the United States Donald Trump is assembling his future administration at full speed. He is about to become the new foreign minister Marco Rubioseveral US media reports. Rubio…
Strong earthquake in Cuba | News in brief
19:01•Updated 19:17 A strong earthquake has shaken the southern parts of Cuba. The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.8, according to the US Geological Survey. According to the center, the…
Protesters arrested in Cuba after storm
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen A man tries to protect himself from the storm in Havana that moved in earlier in November. The picture was taken on November 6. Photo:…
Cuba, deprived of electricity, hit by Category 3 Hurricane Rafael
Category 3 Hurricane Rafael made landfall on Wednesday, November 6, west of Havana, as the island was plunged into darkness due to the collapse of its electrical system caused by…
Electricity was restored to Havana, but widespread power outages continued in other parts of Cuba | News in brief
Outside of Havana, the situation was darker on Tuesday, and several areas were still without electricity. Most of the residents of Havana, the capital of Cuba, were able to enjoy…
Six dead in storm in blackout-hit Cuba
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Waves crash over the boardwalk in the Cuban capital of Havana in the wake of Hurricane Oscar. Photo: Ramon Espinosa/AP/TT At least six people have…
Six people died in Cuba as a result of hurricane Oscar | News in brief
Oscar landed in Cuba early on Monday Finnish time. Shortly after landfall, the hurricane weakened to a tropical storm. President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel told early Tuesday morning Finnish time…
Power outages in Cuba – “long bread lines”
Updated 23.14 | Published 23.10 share-arrowShare unsaveSave Hurricane Oscar hits Cuba, which has power outages in large parts of the country. Now the residents are protesting by banging on pans…
Continued blackout in Cuba – hurricane Oscar moves in
Millions of people were left without power when Cuba’s electricity grid was shut down on Friday after one of the island’s largest power plants broke down. Since then, the power…
Hurricane Oscar made landfall in Cuba | News in brief
In the country, the category 1 hurricane has weakened to a storm. Hurricane Oscar has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves over eastern Cuba. Thunder, rain and localized…