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China’s Solar Push Helps Cuba Weather U.S. Sanctions

As U.S. sanctions and fuel shortages deepen blackouts, Chinese-backed solar projects are adding capacity and helping Cuba build a more resilient power grid.

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By Carlitos Marquez · Sep. 30, 2026

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The Americas

Articles and analysis on politics across the Americas; studying struggles for freedom, U.S. intervention, and regional conflicts.

Updates From the New World.

Sheinbaum demands answers after police break up Guadalajara water protest

Federal agents search Ilhan Omar's home as congresswoman alleges intimidation

Cuba disputes U.S. fuel seizures as power shortages deepen

Car bomb wounds civilians on Colombia's Pan-American Highway

Argentina bars Brazilian journalist who criticized Milei for five years

Brazil's Runoff Puts Mineral Sovereignty and U.S. Trade on the Ballot