Cuba says diesel and fuel oil reserves exhausted (opens in new tab)

Cuba’s energy minister, Vicente de la O Levy, said the island had exhausted its diesel and fuel oil reserves, leaving the national electricity system in a “critical” state and worsening outages across Havana and other regions. Cuban officials blamed U.S. energy restrictions for blocking shipments. Protests broke out in and around Havana after blackouts lasted 20 to 22 hours a day in some districts. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel blamed Washington for what he called a “genocidal energy bloc...