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Cuba finally lifts ban on overseas funds

The Cuban government does not allow citizens who emigrate to vote or invest on the island, but it will now let them open accounts on the island’s banks in US dollars.

05 Jun, 2020

Black UK protesters accuse police

Organisers of anti-racism protests in the UK have accused the police of unfairly targeting black people during the lockdown and called for further demonstrations this week.

05 Jun, 2020

Honduras gets bigger loan from IMF

Honduras is going to get a huge financial package from the International Monetary Fund. It has increased overall financing access for Honduras to about $531 million, immediately releasing $233 million, more than five times the amount initially approved.

05 Jun, 2020

Venezuelans must pay for excessive gas use

Venezuelans awoke to new gasoline prices on Monday — and the realisation that for the first time in decades they will have to pay close to market rates to fill up their tanks frequently when they were used to receiving it for virtually free.

05 Jun, 2020

Trudeau admits Canada has race issues

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has vowed to do more to end anti-black racism in Canada after days of massive street protests in US and Canadian cities against police brutality.

05 Jun, 2020

SpaceX makes commercial travel possible

Rich, adventurous people may soon be able to travel into space – and possibly visit the Moon and Mars - thanks to the wizardry of serial entrepreneur Elon Musk. The Crew Dragon is the first capsule made by a private company to be launched into space, created by Tesla chief Musk’s company, SpaceX.

01 Jun, 2020

Floyd’s murder was the final straw

Every time a black man is murdered in the United States by white cops there’s a cartoon that’s circulated on social media. It depicts a white officer sitting on a stool bending over to ask a little black boy what he wants to do when he grows up. The plaintive response is: “Stay alive.”

01 Jun, 2020

Philippines wants $26b stimulus package

The Philippines Trade Department wants lawmakers to pass a 1.3-trillion-peso ($26 billion) stimulus package that will aid the recovery of industries and their displaced workers.

27 May, 2020

Honduran women inmates kill six

A group of inmates at a women's prison in Honduras used a fire to distract prison officials and murdered six other prisoners.

27 May, 2020

Cuba’s stem cell treatment for virus

Cuba’s National Institute of Haematology and Immunology announced it has started a clinical trial to use stem cells in people convalescing from Covid-19.

27 May, 2020
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