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12/08/22 > Sanctions Fuel the Fire at Cuba’s Matanzas Oil Storage : On August 5, a major oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, 65 miles east of Havana, was hit by lightning. A tank that contained 25,000 cubic meters of ...
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11/08/22 > Cuba's oil fire is contained — but the disaster has sparked U.S.-Cuba diplomatic flames : The Matanzas oil facility blaze promises even worse energy hardship for Cubans — and their regime is criticizing the U.S. for not doing more to help put it out.
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11/08/22 > House Dems Urge Biden to Provide Assistance to Cuba Amid Fire Disaster : "Now is the time," said Reps. Barbara Lee, Jim McGovern, and Gregory Meeks, to "prioritize humanitarian engagement, environmental protection, and regional cooperation." ...
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11/08/22 > Colombia Peace Commissioner in Cuba to Meet ELN Rebels : Colombia's new high peace commissioner has traveled to Cuba to meet representatives of the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels and examine a possible restart to peace talks, President Gustavo Petro ...
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11/08/22 > For a dad from Cuba, a Disney cruise into uncharted waters : On day two of our three-night cruise aboard the new Disney Wish from Port Canaveral to the Bahamas, my husband asked me a question I was surprised hadn’t already come up in our nearly six years ...
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11/08/22 > 2nd firefighter dies as Cuba controls big oil facility fire : A second firefighter has died in Cuba, where crews have controlled a massive blaze that began last week at a key oil storage facility amid a deepening energy crisis ...
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10/08/22 > Firefighters subdue deadly blaze at key oil facility in Cuba : A deadly fire that has consumed at least half of a large oil facility in western Cuba and threatened to worsen the island’s energy crisis has been largely controlled after nearly five days, ...
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10/08/22 > Cuba’s enormous blaze fuels fears of instability even as flames are doused : As the country grapples with power outages and US sanctions, its government faces a perilous moment ...
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10/08/22 > Cuba tames its largest fire, fuel depot locals begin to return : Massive clouds of steam rose from Cuba's largest fuel depot in Matanzas on Wednesday as firefighters, helicopters and boats poured water and foam on the smoldering remains of the largest fire in the ...
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09/08/22 > Worst blaze in Cuba’s history finally under control at oil depot : Fire destroyed 40% of island’s main fuel storage facility over five days and caused blackouts ...