Cómo Cuba enfrenta la devastación del huracán Ian
El día antes de que el huracán Ian tocara tierra en Cuba, 50.000 personas fueron evacuadas y llevadas a 55 refugios. El 1 de octubre, menos de cinco días después de tocar tierra, el 82% de los habitantes de La Habana habían recuperado el suministro eléctrico, y se seguía trabajando en la parte occidental de la isla.
How Cuba is dealing with the devastation of Hurricane Ian
The day before Hurricane Ian hit Cuba, 50,000 people were evacuated and taken to 55 shelters. By October 1, less than five days after landfall, 82% of the residents of Havana had their power restored with work ongoing for the western part of the island
Haití: cuatro años seguidos de protestas ininterrumpidas
En las últimas semanas, las calles de Haití han vuelto a estar ocupadas por grandes marchas y cortes de carreteras. Bancos y organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG) -incluidas organizaciones caritativas católicas- se enfrentaron a la ira de los manifestantes, que denunciaron la injerencia de Estados Unidos en los asuntos haitianos.
Four straight years of nonstop street protest in Haiti
In recent weeks, the streets of Haiti have once again been occupied by large marches and roadblocks. Banks and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) – including Catholic charities – faced the wrath of the protesters who denounced US interference in Haitian affairs
Will the Samarkand spirit revive the word ‘mutual’ in world affairs?
The keyword in the Samarkand Declaration seemed to be “mutual”: mutual respect, mutual trust, mutual consultation, and mutual benefit. It harks back to the Bandung Spirit with an emphasis on sovereignty and equality
The roar of a US warplane over a civilian Irish airport
For almost two decades, activists have waged an inspiring struggle against the use of the Shannon airport in Ireland by the US military. How does a government allow the military to use a civilian airport, they ask
The most important election in the Americas is in Brazil
Former president Lula is in the lead in the polls ahead of the first round of elections in Brazil to be held on October 2. These elections will be transformative for Brazil and will have ramifications across the globe
Why lithium power politics are playing out very differently in Chile and Bolivia
The people of Bolivia and Chile imagine a different kind of extraction: one that is controlled by those who live by the resources and one that does not destroy the earth.