International
Cuba: Collapse in Power Plant Leaves 2 Dead

April 10 |
Two workers died and two more were injured due to a collapse inside a chimney while they were carrying out maintenance work at a thermoelectric power plant in Matanzas province, in western Cuba, authorities said.
According to official press media, the incident occurred on Friday afternoon when the internal wall of at least seven meters in the chimney collapsed, trapping the workers under debris and soot at the Antonio Guiteras power plant, some 150 kilometers east of Havana.
Initially two people were rescued injured, but not seriously; later the lifeless body of a third was found and finally on Saturday afternoon the body of another of the workers was recovered.
Authorities said that it was necessary to open a hole in the outside of the chimney to continue rescue actions. Rescue workers and firefighters were removing tons of soot and debris at the site on Saturday.
The director of the Central, Misbel Palmero, indicated that teams were brought in that were involved in the removal of debris from the Saratoga Hotel in Havana, which exploded in May last year with a death toll of more than 40 people.
The idea, the official explained, was to break the outer wall of the chimney to carry out the rescues – especially of the body of the worker who was missing for almost 24 hours – without damaging the rest of the structure.
It is not clear why the inner wall of the chimney collapsed.
The Antonio Guiteras power plant is one of the most important in the country in terms of electricity generation, a sector considered very sensitive at this time in Cuba due to the power cuts that affect both the population and production on the island.
International
Paraguay summons Brazilian ambassador over Itaipú espionage scandal

Paraguay summoned the Brazilian ambassador in Asunción on Tuesday to demand “explanations” and called its own representative in Brasília for consultations following Brazil’s acknowledgment of an espionage operation. The Brazilian government, led by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, attributed the operation to the previous administration.
The surveillance effort aimed to uncover Paraguay’s position in now-suspended negotiations with Brazil regarding the pricing of electricity from the binational Itaipú hydroelectric plant, according to reports in the Brazilian press.
The Brazilian government “categorically denied any involvement in the intelligence operation,” stating in a Foreign Ministry communiqué on Monday that the espionage was carried out under former President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration (2019-2023).
“The operation was authorized by the previous government in June 2022 and was annulled by the interim director of the (state intelligence agency) ABIN on March 27, 2023, as soon as the current administration became aware of it,” Brazil’s government asserted.
Paraguay’s Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez announced that Brazilian Ambassador José Antonio Marcondes de Carvalho was summoned “to provide detailed explanations” regarding the operation. Additionally, Paraguay recalled its diplomatic representative in Brasília “to report on aspects related to the intelligence activity conducted by Brazil regarding Paraguay’s government affairs.”
International
Elon Musk to step down as government advisor, per Trump insiders

President Donald Trump has informed his inner circle that Elon Musk will be stepping down from his role as a government advisor, according to a report by Politico today.
Citing three individuals close to Trump, Politico states that the president is pleased with Musk’s leadership at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), where he has implemented significant budget cuts. However, both have agreed that it is time for Musk to return to his businesses and support Trump from a different position outside the government.
A senior administration official told Politico that Musk will likely maintain an informal advisory role and continue to be an occasional visitor to the White House. Another source warned that anyone thinking Musk will completely disappear from Trump’s circle is “deluding themselves.”
According to the sources, this transition is expected to coincide with the end of Musk’s tenure as a “special government employee,” a temporary status that exempts him from certain ethics and conflict-of-interest regulations. This 130-day period is set to expire in late May or early June.
International
Milei vows to make Argentina so strong that Falkland Islanders “choose” to join

Argentine President Javier Milei reaffirmed his country’s claim over the Falkland Islands (known as the Islas Malvinas in Argentina) and praised the role of the nation’s armed forces during a ceremony marking the “Veterans and Fallen Soldiers of the Malvinas War Day,” commemorating 43 years since the 1982 conflict with the United Kingdom.
Argentina continues to assert sovereignty over the islands, arguing that Britain unlawfully seized them in 1833.
“If sovereignty over the Malvinas is the issue, we have always made it clear that the most important vote is the one cast with one’s feet. We hope that one day, the Malvinas residents will choose to vote with their feet and join us,” Milei stated.
“That is why we aim to become a global power—so much so that they would prefer to be Argentine, making deterrence or persuasion unnecessary. This is why we have embarked on a path of liberation, working to make Argentina the freest country in the world and once again the nation with the highest GDP per capita on the planet,” he added.
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