Síntesis informativa - 25 de octubre 2019
XINHUA
Portugal announces first 5G city in cooperation with China's Huawei
LISBON, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese telecommunications operator NOS announced on Wednesday that it had fully covered Matosinhos, a city in the northern Porto district, with 5G signals in partnership with Chinese technology giant Huawei, making it "the first" fifth generation mobile city in Portugal.
"The NOS 5G network is fully operational and piloted by the local authority, companies and research centers for the development of leveraged use cases in this technology," NOS Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Miguel Almeida said in a statement, according to Portuguese Lusa News Agency, adding that the 5G coverage was made "in partnership with Huawei."
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/23/c_138497072.htm
New wave of anti-gov't protests staged in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of protesters rallied Friday in some Iraqi cities including capital Baghdad, amid the resumed anti-government demonstrations over unemployment, corruption and lack of public services. In Baghdad, hundreds of demonstrators managed overnight to cross one of the main gates of the heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the main government offices and some foreign embassies, but were forced to retreat after the riot police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowds.
Since early morning, protesters poured into the Tahrir Square in downtown Baghdad on the eastern side of the Tigris River and frequently tried to cross the nearby al-Jumhouriyah Bridge to reach the Green Zone, but were also prevented by the riot police. The repeated attempts to cross the bridge pushed the security forces to completely close it with three-meter high concrete blocks.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/25/c_138502697.htm
White House instructs federal agencies end Washington Post, New York Times subscriptions
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- As tensions between the White House and U.S. mainstream media continue to rise, the White House is instructing U.S. federal agencies not to renew their subscriptions to The Washington Post and The New York Times, according to local media.
In response to media request, the White House said that not renewing subscriptions across all federal agencies "will be a significant cost saving for taxpayers." It remains unclear how and when the directive would take effect. The move came days after U.S. President Donald Trump indicated that the White House would terminate its existing subscriptions to the two newspapers.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/25/c_138502034.htm
