Havana/Washington, March 17, 2026 (AFP) - White House piles pressure on Cuba as island fights power cut

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Washington piled pressure on Cuba's communist authorities Tuesday to allow free market reforms as the impoverished island scrambled to recover from a nationwide electricity blackout. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Cuba's decision announced this week to let exiles invest and own businesses did not go far enough. "What they announced yesterday is not dramatic enough. It's not going to fix it. So they've got some big decisions to make," Rubi......

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