BEIJING - Chinese stocks closed higher on Wednesday, buoyed by a raft of stimulus policies announced by authorities on Tuesday. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed up 1.16 percent to 2,896.31 points, while the Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.21 percent higher at 8,537.73 points. China's central bank, top securities regulator and financial regulator on Tuesday announced a raft of monetary …
MIAMI — One Cuban man endured a trek through eight countries that lasted more than a month. These are their accounts of the trip: ___ CROSSING EIGHT COUNTRIES AND TWO RIVERS Rolando José Cisneros Borroto, who worked as a street vendor in Camaguey, a city in central Cuba, said he was tired of going hungry and decided to leave his …