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Dr. María Onelia Urbina Reynaldo, a civil engineer and researcher from Holguín, has been awarded the prestigious UPADI Vector de Oro Engineering Teaching Prize by the Pan American Unit of Engineering Associations.

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Last June 24, 89 Cuban emigrants were returned from Mexico, which rises the number of them to more than 500 so far in 2021, said Colonel Roberto Aguilera Puig, head of the Border Unit of the Ministry of the Interior’s Division of Identification and Aliens.

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Termoeléctrica de FeltonThe National Electrical System is experiencing particularly complex times. As reported this Monday at a press conference held by sector officials. Omar Ramírez Mendoza, Deputy Director of the Electric Union, explained that the combination of fuel shortages and unforeseen outages of thermal generating units caused significant disruptions over the past weekend. With affected capacity fluctuating between 900 and 1,000 megawatts (MW) for several days.

Read more The Electrical System in Cuba: A Complex Challenge

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The Copextel subsidiary in Holguín is working on developing solar-based electrical backup systems to ensure the continuity of essential services, such as medical care and banking transactions, contributing to the transformation of the country’s energy matrix.

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dc antorchasThousands of young people from the capital attended the traditional Torchlight March Tuesday night in honor of the convergence of thought and work between National Hero José Martí and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, in the year of their centennial and 73 years since this historic event was first held.

Read more From the torch to the university steps: A path and a legacy