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☆ Attempts to restore electricity in Cuba fail, as millions enter third day without power
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Patrick Oppmann | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Millions of Cubans remained without power for a third day in a row Sunday after fresh attempts to restore electricity failed overnightThe Cuban Electrical Union said about 16% of the country had had power restored when the aging energy grid again overloaded late Saturday. Cuba’s first island-wide blackout happened on Friday, when one of the country’s major power plants failed, according to the energy ministry. Hours after officials said power was being slowly restored, the country suffered a second nationwide blackout on Saturday morning. The country’s health minister, José Angel Portal Miranda, said Friday on X that the country’s health facilities were running on generators and that health workers continued to provide vital services. Reuters reporters witnessed two small protests overnight into Sunday, while videos of protests elsewhere in the capital have also surfaced.

Persons: Manuel Marrero Cruz, ”, Angel, Miranda, CNN’s Mia Alberti, Calderón, Gerardo Lemos Organizations: CNN, Cuban Electrical Union, Cuban Locations: Cuba, Havana, Venezuela, Russia, Mexico

☆ Cuba hit by second blackout after national power grid failure
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Patrick Oppmann | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Cuba suffered a second nationwide blackout Saturday morning, hours after officials said power was being slowly restored. “At 6:15 am a new total outage occurred of the national electroenergetic system,” a post on the Cuba Electrical Union’s official Telegram channel said. Millions of people have been left without power over the last several days as the aging Cuban electrical grid repeatedly collapsed. Cuban officials have blamed a confluence of events from increased US economic sanctions to disruptions caused by recent hurricanes and the impoverished state of the island’s infrastructure. The country’s health minister, José Angel Portal Miranda, said on X that the country’s health facilities were running on generators and that health workers continued to provide vital services.

Persons: Manuel Marrero Cruz, ”, Angel, Miranda, CNN’s Mia Alberti, Calderón, Gerardo Lemos Organizations: CNN, Cuba Electrical Union’s, Electric, Cuban Locations: Cuba, Havana

They spent six years behind bars until they were freed in 2022 in another prisoner exchange engineered by the Biden administration. And like the newly sprung Americans, Pereira’s first stop back in the U.S. was the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. “When you come back from something like this, you are like a bottle of Coca-Cola. And sometimes we were treated better and sometimes it was worse.”“The questions they kept asking us were, ‘How did you do it? “I didn’t realize there were so many people supporting my family and working to free me.

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, José Pereira, ”, Biden, Pereira’s, Pereira, he’d, readjust, Jorge Arreaza, Jose Angel Pereira, Gustavo Cardenas, Jorge Toledo, Jose Luis Zambrano, Tomeu, Alirio Jose Zambrano, Paul Whelan, Alsu, Vladimir Kara, Murza, “ Everybody, ” Pereira, Jason Rezaian, ” Rezaian, “, ’ ” Pereira, you’re, it’s, Gershkovich, Whelan, Kurmasheva, Rezaian, Sam Goodwin, Goodwin, Sam, I’m Organizations: Wall Street, Brooke Army Medical Center, Twitter, Venezuela's, Bolivarian National Intelligence Service, Ministry, NBC News, Washington Post, Brooke Army Medical, military’s, Medical Center Locations: American, Venezuela, U.S, San Antonio , Texas, PISA, Caracas, Germany, Washington, North Carolina, Kara

☆ Kylian Mbappe’s Real Madrid transfer: The full inside story
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Mario Cortegana | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Real Madrid have been trying to land Kylian Mbappe for years — and now they finally have their man. Several meetings were held on the matter, but some senior figures at Madrid were not convinced it was a good idea. First of all, there were concerns the club’s interests could be damaged again after Mbappe’s rejection two years ago. On February 13, a Tuesday, Real Madrid played away against RB Leipzig in the first leg of a Champions League last-16 tie. In his acceptance speech, he did acknowledge Al-Khelaifi, who in 2021, 2022 and 2023 repeated that his star player would not leave PSG for free.

Persons: Mbappe, Germain, —, Madrid, Florentino Perez, “, ” Mbappe, Nasser Al, Khelaifi, ”, –, Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Perez, Jose Angel Sanchez, Sanchez, Angel Martinez, Vinicius Jr, waiving, PSG’s, Franck Fife, Carlo Ancelotti, Mbappe’s, Fayza Lamari, Mustafa Yalcin, Luis Enrique, Le Parisien, Hala Organizations: Real, Paris Saint, Santiago Bernabeu, PSG, Toulouse, Trophee des, Ligue, Athletic, Supercopa de Espana, Madrid, France, Getty, Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Champions League, Borussia Dortmund Locations: Real Madrid, Madrid, Santiago, England, Spanish, Paris, Saudi Arabia, France, AFP, Germany, Barcelona, Anadolu, Mbappe, Monaco, Hala Madrid

☆ Murcia nightclub fire: 13 dead as rescuers search for more victims
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Duarte Mendonca | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“New victims cannot be ruled out,” the services said on their website. The injured are two women, aged 22 and 25, and two men, aged 41 and 45, who were all taken to the hospital due to smoke inhalation, the Murcia emergency services website said. The President of the Murcia region posted on X, formerly Twitter, “Worried and dismayed by the news coming from there (Murcia). “The General Director of Security and Emergencies, Ricardo Villalba, is on-site coordinating with the Murcia City Council the necessary means to manage this tragedy,” the emergency services said. Three days of mourning have been declared in the city of Murcia for “those who died in the fire that occurred at the Teatre de Atalayas nightclub”, Murcia mayor José Ballesta said on X.

Persons: “, ”, Ricardo Villalba, Jose Ángel Antelo, José Ballesta Organizations: CNN, Reuters, ”, of Security, Emergencies, Security, Murcia City Council, Territorial Planning, Deportes Locations: Murcia, Spain, ”, Palacio

☆ U.S. and Iran trade detainees after Qatar deal unfreezes $6 billion of Tehran's funds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Five U.S. detainees flew out of Iran on Monday in a swap for five Iranians held in the U.S. in a rare deal between the arch-enemies that also unfroze $6 billion of Tehran's funds. At the same time, two of the five Iranians landed in Qatar, a U.S. official said. The deal, after months of talks in Qatar, removes a major irritant between the U.S., which brands Tehran a sponsor of terrorism, and Iran, which calls Washington the "Great Satan". Kanaani said the funds, blocked in South Korea after U.S. sanctions on Iran were hardened in 2018, would be available to Tehran on Monday. Under the deal, Qatar will ensure the cash is spent on humanitarian goods and not items under U.S. sanctions.

Persons: Namazi, Jose Angel Pereira, Nasser Kanaani, Kanaani Organizations: Five U.S, Qatar, Reuters, U.S, Iranian, Foreign Ministry Locations: Georgetown, Washington, Iran, Venezuela, U.S, Tehran, Doha, Qatar, Gulf ., South Korea

☆ Paulissen strikes twice as Lee Man set up Urawa playoff clash
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Michael Church | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

HONG KONG, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Defending champions Urawa Red Diamonds will take on Lee Man in the Asian Champions League playoffs next week after last season's Hong Kong Premier League runners-up cruised to a 5-1 win over Bali United at Hong Kong Stadium on Wednesday. Mitchel Paulissen put Lee Man in front after only eight minutes and, while the Indonesians equalised through a Tsui Wang Kit own goal four minutes later, the home side went back in front in the 13th minute with Gil Martins' acute finish. Defender Jose Angel added the fifth four minutes from time with a close range header. Lee Man complete the line-up for the east Asian playoffs, with Vietnam's Haiphong defeating Hong Kong Rangers on Tuesday to set up a meeting with Incheon United from South Korea. (This story has been corrected to rectify the spelling of Mitchel Paulissen in paragraph 2)Reporting by Michael Church, Editing by Alexandra HudsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Lee, Mitchel Paulissen, Tsui Wang Kit, Gil Martins, Everton Camargo, Jose Angel, Lee Man, Michael Church, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Urawa Red Diamonds, Asian Champions League, Hong Kong Premier League, Bali United, Hong Kong, Wednesday, Everton, Vietnam's Haiphong, Hong Kong Rangers, Incheon United, Zhejiang FC, Port FC, Shanghai Port, Pathum United, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, South Korea, Zhejiang, Thailand, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur

☆ Decades after winning the world's first jet-powered dogfights, US fighter pilots are still flexing their muscles over Korea
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

That November, US Air Force and Navy pilots notched the first victories between jet-powered aircraft. The first, involving an Air Force Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star piloted by Lt. Russel Brown, occurred on November 8, 1950. Air superiorityUS Air Force F-80C fighters return from a mission in August 1952. The Air Force's 'first'A US Air Force F-80C armed with napalm bombs takes off from a Korean airfield in February 1951. The exercise, called Vigilant Storm, involved roughly 100 US aircraft and some 140 South Korean aircraft flying more than 1,600 sorties.

The play “Crystal City 1969,” first staged in 2009 in Dallas, was performed for the first time in San Antonio last weekend at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. Student walkout in Crystal City, Texas, on Dec. 20, 1969. Growing up in a Mexican American household, he spoke no English. The effect of that sort of discrimination was to tell Mexican American and Mexican students that their language, their culture, was worthless, valueless and something to be ashamed of, Garcia said. Rodriquez attended one of the performances of "Crystal City 1969" over the weekend.

☆ Zidane a plecat de la Real! Care au fost cei doi oameni pe care i-a anunţat că nu mai stă
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-27 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Getty ImagesZidane a plecat de la Real! Care au fost cei doi oameni pe care i-a anunţat că nu mai stăZinedine Zidane a luat decizia să plece de la Real Madrid, iar AS.com precizează că antrenorul i-a anunţat miercuri seară pe Florentino Perez şi pe Jose Angel Sanchez de decizia luată. Apoi, Zidane şi-a contactat jucătorii, unul câte unul, şi le-a mulţumit pentru modul în care au colaborat şi angajamentul de care au dat dovadă. Informaţiile că Zizou e decis să plece la finalul sezonului au apărut de mai multe săptămâni, dar permanent antrenorul a dat răspunsuri echivoce, din care se putea înţelege orice. După ce Antonio Conte şi-a dat demisia de la Inter, cu care tocmai a ieşit campion în Serie A, numele acestuia a fost legat de posibilitatea de a ajunge pe banca Realului.

Persons: Zidane, Zinedine Zidane, Florentino Perez, Jose Angel Sanchez, Spaniolii, Antonio Conte, Max, Totuşi, Perez Organizations: Real !, Real Madrid, Inter, Realului

☆ Transferul lui Mbappe prinde contur! Două decizii care o fac pe Real Madrid să spere la o mutare de răsunet
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Getty ImagesTransferul lui Mbappe prinde contur! Două decizii care o fac pe Real Madrid să spere la o mutare de răsunetKylian Mbappe (22 de ani), starul lui Paris Saint-Germain, a refuzat în mai multe rânduri să își prelungească înțelegerea cu formația franceză, iar Real Madrid poate profita de situația atacantului. În plus, Mbappe a refuzat toate propunerile de prelungire a contractului scadent în 2022, iar următoarea perioadă de transferuri ar fi ultima în care PSG ar putea obține o sumă importantă de bani. De asemenea, "limitele salariale și problemele economice cauzate de pandemie îi forțează pe parizieni să asculte oferte" pentru atacantul francez, mai scriu spaniolii. Aceștia au discutat cu câteva bănci pentru a putea realiza transferul și chiar au primit deja acceptul din partea acestor instituții bancare.

Persons: Paris, Spaniolii, Mbappe, Adrien Rabiot, Perez, José Ángel Sánchez Organizations: Real Madrid, Real Locations: Paris Saint - Germain, Real Madrid, francez, Le Parisien

Ţara comunistă este singura din America Latină care are în prezent cinci vaccinuri în dezvoltare. În campania ce va începe de luni la Havana şi în provinciile Santiago de Cuba (sud) şi Matanzas (centru) vor fi folosite două cele mai avansate vaccinuri. Aceste două vaccinuri, Abdala şi Soberana 2, se administrează în trei doze. "Credem că vom putea vaccina 22% din populaţie până în iunie, 33% până în iulie şi 70% până în august", a declarat ministrul cubanez al sănătăţii Jose Angel Portal. Primele vaccinări vor avea şi rol de testare la scară largă, în speranţa că aceasta va permite omologarea acestor vaccinuri în iunie, a precizat el.

Persons: Olga Lidia Jacobo Organizations: Portal Locations: America Latină, Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, creştere

☆ 50 de milioane de euro pentru înlocuitorul lui Sergio Ramos! Florentino Perez pune presiune pe căpitanul său
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-06 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Căpitanul şi legenda madrilenilor, Sergio Ramos, mai are doar şase luni de contract cu Real Madrid. Florentino Perez şi Zinedine Zidane îl consideră pe Torres înlocuitorul perfect pentru Sergio Ramos în angrenajul merengue. Real Madrid vrea să-i achite în vară clauza de 50 de milioane de euro. Pau Torres are doar 23 de ani şi s-a născut în Vila-real. Fundaş central de picior stâng, Pau Torres impresionează prin statură, joc aerian, plasament şi inteligenţă în joc.

Persons: Sergio Ramos, Rene Ramos, Jose Angel Sanchez, Florentino Perez, Ramos, Zinedine Zidane, Torres, Pau Torres Organizations: Real Madrid, Real, iberică, Torres, Villarreal, Pau, Academia Locations: Real Madrid, Blancos, Spaniei, angrenajul, Vila, Spania, Pau

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