Author: Rhett Calloway

CubitaNOW Editorial ~ Wednesday, January 3, 2024 Cuban journalist Mario J. Benton announced today that he has decided to end his work as a correspondent for América Tevé.The reporter expressed his thanks to the network for the two years of working with them, and commented that now he will have more time to share with his followers. “Today my tenure at América TeVé ends and other opportunities open up,” he said.According to what he said, “America Television” made him choose between the work he does as a reporter and the projects he simultaneously promotes on social media, so he decided…

Japan earthquake causes widespread damage. Here's a look at the most affected areas An aerial photo shows destroyed and damaged buildings in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on January 2, 2024, after a strong earthquake struck western Japan. (Photo credit: Fred Merry/AFP via Getty Images) Damage was widespread in cities in Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck western Japan on Monday and was followed by several aftershocks. These are some of the cities affected by the earthquake: Wajima City: The fire department reported that 25 buildings, including homes, collapsed, and that 14 buildings may still have people trapped inside, according…

These days, Russian authorities in that country's national payment card system are in talks with specialists from the Central Bank of Cuba (BCC) to allow the issuance of magnetic cards from the Russian MIR system. according to Reports From Russia, through TASS, the National Payment Card System is discussing with Cuba the possibility of issuing Mir cards by banks in that country. This was stated by NSPK head Vladimir Komelev in an interview with Russian state media. “We spoke with our Cuban colleagues and discussed the possibility of starting to issue Mir cards in Cuba. They have the RED SA…

Testing scraps of paper before the end of the year in Times Square in New York (Reuters)It's 11am in Madrid on December 31st, so it's already the New Year. Not in this city, not in Paris, Berlin or Rome. Not in London or Lisbon, and certainly not in New York or Buenos Aires. But yeah in Kiribati And Samoa, populated places that welcome each new day for the first time. Kiribati is a remote place, with a population of just over 120,000, a sunny island, and a strange flag where they start their work every day.They are first and from…

Chinese President Xi Jinping stands with military leaders at a ceremony to promote two officers to the rank of general in Beijing on December 25. (Li Gang/Xinhua News Agency/Associated Press)The ruling Communist Party has sacked high-ranking officers and appointed a naval commander as defense minister, four months after his predecessor disappeared amid a widespread anti-corruption campaign.A year after his third term Xi JinpingChina's most powerful leader in decades is trying – once again – to rein in deep-rooted corruption that threatens his ambition to transform the People's Liberation Army into a “world-class” fighting force capable of taking on the United…

Hundreds of teachers will march on January 26, under the umbrella of the El Salvador Teachers' UnitThe El Salvador Teachers' Unit, which brings together various teachers' unions, on Friday called for a protest on January 26, 2024, over the lack of review and increase in salaries for public sector teachers.Daniel Rodriguez, Secretary General of the Teachers Union, said: “We teachers are completely disturbed, because our right to a salary increase, which is stipulated in our law regarding the teaching profession, which is a special law, has been violated.” He told reporters and public education teachers in El Salvador (semidoco).He pointed…

Members of the Polish army were placed on alert during the Russian attack on Ukraine (Reuters/Kacper Pempel/File)Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kuciniak Kamisz confirmed today, Friday, that the aerial object that was detected on Friday in Polish airspace “It was, by all indications, a Russian missile”.You may be interested in: Ukraine and Poland put aside their differences and take the first steps to restore bilateral relations: the border blockade has been liftedThe minister announced in a press conference in Warsaw that the projectile “Polish defense systems tracked it until it left the airspace“Polish confirms that there is confirmation of the path…

Juarez city.- Cesar Diaz Gutierrez, head of the directorate, said that the Environment Directorate was investigating the case of a dog being mistreated by a supermarket security guard, after the case became known on social media. He commented that a video clip circulating on social media reveals violent actions carried out by a supermarket security guard, as he physically assaulted a dog and then eventually threw it to the ground. It is not known if the dog has an owner or is an abandoned animal. He noted that in response to this case of animal abuse, they have initiated an…

Video shows naked Palestinian men and at least two boys arrested by the IDF in a Gaza stadium A frame from a video showing Palestinians detained by the Israeli army in a stadium in northern Gaza. (Credit: Yossi Gamzu Letova) An edited video circulating on social media appears to show Palestinian men and at least two children being detained and stripped naked by the IDF in a playground in northern Gaza. CNN was unable to verify when the video was recorded. CNN's geolocation of the video shows it was filmed at Yarmouk Stadium in Gaza City. CNN contacted the Israeli…

Cuba's state-owned telecommunications company (Etexa) announced damage in the early hours of Wednesday across the island.“In the early hours of Wednesday, December 27, services and applications that require Internet access via mobile data, from Etecsa Wi-Fi locations and at home, will be affected,” says the memo published in Media Officials.Information indicates that outages respond to maintenance and user warranty work.He adds that Etecsa specialists plan to complete the procedures on time.Poor internet connectivity in Cuba is also an issue It makes users angrywho pay large sums to Cuba's telecommunications monopoly, ETECSA, for a service that is far from improving and…