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Cuba’s electric grid collapses plunging millions into island-wide power blackout
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cuba-power-grid-collapses-blackout-electricity-b2939686.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into News @news-Independent
= Customers outside Iran call his Turkish phone on WhatsApp and he then dials their loved ones on his Iranian mobile.
He holds the two together so people desperate to hear from their families inside Iran can speak to them.
As he's on the border, the man can connect to both the Turkish and Iranian mobile networks at the same time. =
How Iranians are evading internet blocks to contact family abroad
via @BBCNews >>
Qatar Foundation housing residents told to evacuate, pack enough items ‘for at least 3 days’
= [Northwestern University]’s Qatar campus is one of several other institutions located in Qatar’s Education City. QF, a state-sponsored not-for-profit organization, provides housing to students attending university in Education City. =
Live reporting from the Evanston-based student newspaper at the Medill School of Journalism >>
This is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available. Last updated March 13 at 9:08 p.m. Residents living in Qatar Foundation housing, including Northwestern University in Qatar students, were told to evacuate the premises in a Saturday email sent by QF Student Housing & Residence Life at 1:54 a.m. Arabian...
Federal judge: Trump illegally appointed Kari Lake to lead Voice of America
"The decision effectively restores the jobs of journalists and support staff who were dismissed in March 2025, a move that had largely halted operations at the broadcaster."
https://thedesk.net/2026/03/judge-says-kari-lake-illegally-appointed-ceo-at-voice-of-america/
= In the newly-published documents, the woman's described how Trump allegedly put her head "down to his penis" and she "bit the s*** out of it." She alleged that Trump struck her and said something to the effect of "get this little b**** the hell out of here." =
Justice Department posts more Epstein files related to accusations about Trump
@npr >>
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/05/nx-s1-5737562/justice-department-missing-epstein-files-trump
Lord Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
@BBCNews >>
= [The arrest] comes after Thames Valley Police said they were assessing a complaint over the alleged sharing of confidential material by the former prince with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
Andrew, who turns 66 today, has previously denied any wrongdoing ... =
@BBCNews >>
= According to a Tehran prosecutor's statement, quoted by Iranian state-run IRNA news agency, four people were arrested and others summoned for meetings with the authorities. =
Iran: Reformists arrested as crackdown on dissent widens
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-reformists-arrested-as-crackdown-on-dissent-widens/a-75870754
= Elsewhere, other Asian markets also traded higher.
South Korea’s Kospi jumped 4.15%, while the small-cap Kosdaq added 2.97%.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.65% in early trading.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index futures were at 27,053 compared with the index’s last close of 26,559.95. =
Japan's Nikkei 225 soars over 4% to hit record highs as Takaichi secures historic mandate
@cnbc_rss >>
Right on cue:
= Oil futures prices rose more than $1 per barrel after news the drone was shot down. =
Exclusive: US shoots down Iranian drone approaching aircraft carrier, official says
via @Reuters >>
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-shoots-down-iranian-drone-approaching-aircraft-carrier-official-says-2026-02-03/
The Independent
