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Renewed hopes but more delays for Cubans seeking US visas
Read full article: Renewed hopes but more delays for Cubans seeking US visasLike many Cubans before him, Roberto De la Yglesia left most of his family behind when he made his way to the United States with only his son in 2015, hoping that he could soon bring his wife and daughters to join him.
México quiere ser quien juzgue a sus funcionarios corruptos
Read full article: México quiere ser quien juzgue a sus funcionarios corruptosAmbos funcionarios solicitaron no ser identificados porque no estar autorizados a hacer declaraciones públicas sobre el caso. “No se puede permitir que agencias del extranjero juzguen a mexicanos si no hay pruebas”, añadió el mandatario, que ha tomado este caso como un asunto de soberanía nacional. "No porque se trate de agencias o instancias de justicia de otros países que ellos son los poseedores de la rectitud y la justicia”. Toda esta vorágine diplomática tiene lugar cuando Estados Unidos se ve sumido en un escenario de incertidumbre postelectoral. El portavoz presidencial, Jesús Ramírez, explicó a The Associated Press que se mantendrán los tratados de cooperación con Washington, pero México espera que haya procesos formales de intercambio de información y extradición.
'Considerable' power outages affect Cuba; government cites planned maintenance, breakdowns
Read full article: 'Considerable' power outages affect Cuba; government cites planned maintenance, breakdownsHAVANA - Planned maintenance and breakdowns are what caused blackouts in all provinces of Cuba, according to what government officials told Cuban state-run media Wednesday. At the same time, Cubans for the first time started consistently using social media to report the power outages. Power sources in the towns of Cienfuegos, Mariel and Nuevitas had problems in their systems, said Raul Garcia Barreiro, Cubas minister of mines and energy. In the past couple days, Cubans used social media outlets like Twitter to report the outages in their towns. In the central Province of Villa Clara, in the town of Camajuani, Leonardo Rodriguez said his power was gone four hours and 45 minutes.