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Cuba faces another nationwide blackout amid US fuel blockade
TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Cuba’s power grid suffered a total collapse on Friday, triggering another nationwide blackout and leaving millions without electricity as the island grapples with an ongoing US fuel blockade.
Dozens killed, injured in Bolivia military facility blast
TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – At least two people were killed and 59 injured in an explosion at a military barracks in the Bolivian municipality of Viacha.
Colombia declares emergency after 111 killed in earthquake
TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – At least 111 people have been killed and hundreds remain missing after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia, the most powerful tremor to hit the country this century, according to the Colombian Geological Service.
7.4 magnitude earthquake rocks Colombia
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – 7.4 magnitude earthquake has rocked Colombia and Ecuador – leaving people trapped beneath rubble.
Abelardo sworn in as president of Colombia
TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Colombian businessman and right-wing politician Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as the new President of Colombia in a ceremony.