内容摘要：THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands’ 11-month-old coalition government appeared close to collapse Monday after far-right leader Geert Wilders said he would “sleep on” a decision on whether to pull out of the fragile four-party pact.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands’ 11-month-old coalition government appeared close to collapse Monday after far-right leader Geert Wilders said he would “sleep on” a decision on whether to pull out of the fragile four-party pact.

Masashi Funabara, 63, a retired town hall official, said most of the nearby groups have disbanded over the last two decades. His group, which now has only two families, is the only one left, down from nine in his district. They meet only a few times a year.“The amount of time we are responsible for these holy icons is only about 20 to 30 years, compared to the long history when our ancestors kept their faith in fear of persecution. When I imagined their suffering, I felt that I should not easily give up,” Funabara said.

Just as his father did when memorizing the Orasho, Funabara has written down passages in notebooks; he hopes his son, who works for the local government, will one day agree to be his successor.Tanimoto also wants his son to keep the tradition alive. “Hidden Christianity itself will go extinct sooner or later, and that is inevitable, but I hope it will go on at least in my family,” he said. “That’s my tiny glimmer of hope.”Tokyo photographer Eugene Hoshiko contributed to this story.

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LA HABANA (AP) — Hornillas a carbón, lámparas y ventiladores recargables, paneles solares, baterías de motos adaptadas a televisores, radios a pilas, todo sirve.

En los últimos tiempos los cubanosPeople in provinces as far away as Guantánamo, Artemisa, Santiago de Cuba, and Santa Clara reported experiencing blackouts with just flickers of light.

Earlier, the Electric Union, the state agency that regulates the sector, said in its daily report that peak-hour demand would be around 3,250 megawatts and the deficit would reach around 1,380 megawatts, meaning 42% of the national energy system would be shut down. This figure is not the highest in recent memory.at the end of last year, leaving the island in the dark amid a serious economic crisis.

Cuba’s power grid has been plagued by frequent outages, with more than half of the country experiencing power cuts during peak hours. The outages are primarily caused by. In many parts of the island, electricity is crucial for cooking and water pumping.