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Cuba scrambles to restore power after new blackout

Cuba scrambles to restore power after new blackout

Cuban authorities scrambled Sunday to restore power to the island after the second nationwide blackout in less than a week, as the grid struggles due to an aging infrastructure and a US oil blockade. Some parts of Havana began to have power again, but others were still dark early Sunday,

Border wall contracts granted to company with history of scandals

(The Center Square) – One company that has received roughly $2 billion in border wall construction contracts from the Department of Homeland Security has a history of scandals and fines and is currently suing DHS over a 2022-era border wall contract. Roughly $3 billion in recent contracts have been awarded

A herd stop: Train kills 3 rare bison in Poland

A herd stop: Train kills 3 rare bison in Poland

Three wild European bison died on Sunday morning after being hit by a train in Poland's vast UNESCO-listed Bialowieza Forest in the east, the local police told AFP. According to a police spokesman, a herd of Europe's largest mammals, whose male specimens can reach 900

Vietnam, Russia to sign energy deal: Hanoi

Vietnam, Russia to sign energy deal: Hanoi

Vietnam's prime minister left Sunday for an official visit to Russia during which the two nations will sign several agreements, including on oil and gas cooperation, Hanoi said. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's trip to the major oil-producing nation from Sunday to Wednesday comes as

War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: - 92% of Iran missiles intercepted: Israel - Israel's military said that Iran had fired more than 400 ballistic missiles at Israel since the start of the Middle East war, with around 92 percent of them intercepted. - Qatar chopper crash

'They beat us with whips': Sudan RSF detainees tell of horrors in El-Fasher

'They beat us with whips': Sudan RSF detainees tell of horrors in El-Fasher

In the suffocating darkness of a sealed shipping container, every thud signalled to Ibrahim Noureldin that one more detainee had died in the crush as Sudanese paramilitary fighters kept forcing more men inside. Thousands of people are estimated to have been detained in the Rapid Support Forces' (RSF) October

Can nations save the shorebird that flies 30,000 km a year?

Can nations save the shorebird that flies 30,000 km a year?

Chasing an endless summer, one shorebird species undertakes a grueling annual journey from the Arctic to the tip of South America and back -- a feat increasingly fraught with peril. The Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) is one of the world's most remarkable travelers, but its population has plunged 95