{"id":326717,"date":"2026-03-17T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T06:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cuba-hit-by-an-island-wide-blackout-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T06:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T06:00:18","slug":"cuba-hit-by-an-island-wide-blackout-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cuba-hit-by-an-island-wide-blackout-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba hit by an island\u2011wide blackout | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/iOnloMdN--o\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Cuba hit by an island\u2011wide blackout | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iOnloMdN--o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>An island-wide blackout in Cuba has left some 11 million people without power, as officials investigate the cause. 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