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Trump latest: White House acknowledges Trump's condition had been worse than revealed White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows revealed that President Donald Trump's condition on Friday was far worse than officials had made public, saying doctors recommended the president go to the hospital after seeing he had a fever and his blood oxygen level dropped rapidly. Meadows made the comments in an interview with Fox News broadcast Saturday night that capped two days of conflicting and opaque assessments of the 74-year-old president's health. "I can tell you this the biggest thing we see is with no fever now, and with him doing really well with his oxygen saturation levels," Meadows told Fox host Jeanine Pirro. “Yesterday morning we were really concerned by that. He had a fever, and his oxygen level had dropped rapidly. Yet in typical style, this president was up and walking around.' White House officials including Meadows said on Friday that Trump was experiencing "mild symptoms" and continuing to work. He told Fox News however, that doctors from Walter Reed and Johns Hopkins recommended that Trump go to the hospital.

TikTok turns to US justice to annul Trump's ban

 

The Chinese social network TikTok presented a petition to the US Justice on Wednesday to prevent the executive order issued by US President Donald Trump from taking effect and the application being banned in the country.

The popular platform, owned by ByteDance, filed the petition with District Judge Carl J. Nichols of Washington DC, alleging that such a ban would violate freedom of expression and violate due process.

In the documentation given to the judge, the firm asked that it resolve before midnight on Sunday, the new deadline for a potential ban after the extension decreed by Trump himself last weekend after preliminarily approving the agreement reached between ByteDance and the US companies Oracle and Walmart.

If the judge does not agree to the petition and there is nothing new between Thursday and Sunday, Google and Apple, which control the two main virtual stores for mobile phones, would be forced to withdraw TikTok from them in the United States in compliance with the presidential order.

Trump forces Oracle and Walmart to have "total control"

On Monday, Trump already threatened not to definitively approve the agreement reached between Oracle and Walmart with ByteDance on TikTok if US companies do not have "total control" over the resulting partnership, despite having previously given its preliminary approval. .

The two parties to the agreement - American and Chinese - have offered contradictory versions in recent days as to whether ByteDance would continue to be a main part of the shareholding of the new company that is created to manage the TikTok business in the United States.

Fincimex alerts about a fake remittance website

 Fincimex today alerted on its Facebook page the identity theft of the remittances to Cuba website, AIS (www.aisremesascuba.com).

“ALERT: Dear clients, in order to benefit from the good positioning of the aisremesascuba.com site from the USA, they have acquired a domain called aisremesacuba.com, note that the remittance is used in the singular. This domain is not related to fincimex and could put the integrity of the customer's data at risk. Fincimex evaluates the pertinent legal actions and ratifies its commitment to guarantee our clients security, trust and transparency in their management ”, says the publication on Facebook.

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Posted by Fincimex S.A on Saturday, September 26, 2020

It is a phishing, a computer term that names a set of techniques that pursue deception, posing as a trusted person, company or service (identity theft of a trusted third party), to manipulate it and make it perform actions that do not should do (for example reveal confidential information or click on a link).

To perform deception, social engineering is usually used by exploiting people's social instincts, such as helping or being efficient. Sometimes computer procedures are also used that exploit vulnerabilities. Usually the objective is to steal information but other times it is to install malware, sabotage systems, or steal money through fraud.

Scientific-Technological Park of Havana will sign the first contract for the execution of a project

 

The Scientific-Technological Park (PCT) of Havana, located in the University of Informatics Sciences (UCI), will sign its first contract for the execution of a project in October and will occupy the central building that corresponds to it on the campus.

The purpose of this new company is to promote scientific and technological development, innovation and the transfer of knowledge, with a view to contributing to the economic and social progress of the country from the new information and communication technologies.

According to Rafael Luis Torrralbas Ezpeleta, president of that company, one of the strengths of the initiative is to establish synergies between the UCI, other higher education centers, research institutions, companies and markets.

According to Torralbas, the start of the PCT has been conditioned by the epidemiological situation in the country, especially in Havana; however, the managing entity is fully operational.

The headquarters building is in the completion phase, as the culmination of the investment process coincided with the return of the city to the autochthonous transmission phase of COVID-19.

So far we have a portfolio of 26 projects, including solutions for industry, health, education, platforms for online services and e-commerce; In turn, several national and foreign companies, universities and forms of non-state management have shown interest in the opportunities that the Park offers, said Torralbas Ezpeleta.

Restrictive measures are relaxed in Havana as of October 1

 

After a month of restrictive measures, the governor of Havana and the provincial director of Health appear this Wednesday at the Round Table to assess the situation in the capital and specify the actions to confront COVID-19 as of October 1.

Restrictive measures in Havana have had a positive impact

At the beginning of his intervention at the Round Table, the governor of Havana, Reinaldo García Zapata, said that the measures taken this month by the Provincial Defense Council have had a positive impact, considering in the first place that the people and the institutions have taken as yours each of these actions.

“The discipline, responsibility and unity of the Havana people in this combat has increased. Based on the indicators that measure the behavior of the pandemic in the city, there is a downward trend in the numbers of positive and active cases, towards epidemiological stability ”, stated the governor.

At the same time, active events and outbreaks have decreased. “About ten days ago we were working on 15 transmission events, and based on the measures applied, we are now only six. Today one of those events must close, and tomorrow another one ”.

Another positive aspect is the decrease in critical, serious and deceased cases in September, compared to August, he said.

“Based on this evaluation carried out by the CDP, it was decided to eliminate a group of previously approved measures, while actions will be proposed to increase production and service levels. Here, the active and responsible participation of each person, family and community plays an important role to achieve the results we hope for, ”said García Zapata.

He stressed that the State has made every effort, its institutions, in order to protect the inhabitants, including medicines and medical personnel in case they fall ill, but "we have to take care of ourselves a little more in our homes and workplaces. . It is one of the issues that today the president of the CDP strongly emphasized. It must be assumed with commitment. These are the challenges that await us ”.

What will happen in the capital from October 1?

In another moment of the television space, the governor of Havana announced the new actions that will be taken in this stage, based on the positive impact of the restrictive measures implemented since last September 1.

Regarding the employment situation, the stimulus to telework and remote work will be maintained. Currently, 120 671 workers are reported working remotely, 25 638 more workers compared to the days when the application of the measures began.

Likewise, return to work will be promoted, under the premise of reactivating production and services, evaluating all those people declared interrupted and vulnerable for their possible reintegration, taking into account current conditions.

Interrupted Workers: 53 666

At home: 43,484

Other activities: 10 182

Cuba decrees Official Grief for the death of the Emir of the State of Kuwait

 

On the occasion of the death of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait, the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, decreed an Official Mourning from 06:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. 12:00 at night of this 1st. October.

In the As for the Presidential Decree, Díaz-Canel highlights that the Kuwaiti dignitary "demonstrated respect and friendship towards our people and contributed to the promotion of ties with important regional blocs, as well as to the strengthening of bilateral relations with Cuba."

During the validity of the Official Duel, the flag of the lone star will be hoisted at half mast in public buildings and military institutions.