Cuban president to speak to state media amid intensifying economic strain and U.S. pressure
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel will make a rare media appearance on Friday at 7:30 a.m. EDT (1130 GMT), the government said. The address comes as Cuba grapples with a severe economic crisis, frequent power outages and fuel shortages, and as U.S. President Donald Trump has increased pressure through an oil blockade and public statements about hig…