Electricity service in Cuba was restored after a 36-hour blackout caused by a substation failure, with most of Havana and eastern parts of the country regaining power. The outage, the fourth in six months, was attributed to a substation failure in Havana and affected phone, internet, and water services. The crisis is a result of fuel shortages at power plants, aging infrastructure, and a severe economic downturn exacerbated by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and tightening US sanctions.
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These federal candidates are battling for their lives. And they're still campaigning
Alexandra Mendès, a Quebec Liberal MP, was unaware she had bladder cancer while working to remove former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from office. Amidst political chaos and a caucus revolt, she underwent surgery for unexplained bleeding, later receiving her cancer diagnosis. Simultaneously, Conservative MPs Luc Berthold and Jacques Gourde, along with Bloc Québécois MP René Villemure, were also diagnosed with cancer, yet all are campaigning for re-election in the upcoming 2025 federal election. Full Article
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