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Women Suffer a Silent Menstrual Emergency in Gaza

While Palestinians trapped in Gaza sink ever further into the abyss, 700,000 women and girls face “a silent emergency in menstrual hygiene.

With its main energy sources in crisis, the vision of a Cuba without blackouts grows more distant as summer approaches…

The Supreme Court ratified the President’s authority to cancel the temporary legal protections under the humanitarian parole program.

Actions will be taken against those who consume excess electricity, plus “a restrictive plan” for people connected to priority circuits.

Local officials allow land sales, illegal mining, & the deforestation of thousands of acres, according to the study by the Fundacion del Rio.

On May 26th, 43 people embarked on the Migrant Trail, a 75-mile walk in solidarity with people who have died crossing the border.

Tourism officials tell the national government TV audience revenue from the sector serves to develop the country.

Cayo Santa Maria is connected to the main island by a causeway (a road over the sea) approximately 48 kilometers long. (28 photos)

Demographic profiles of Cuba reveal an aging country, with fewer births than deaths, an enormous emigration of young people of working age.

Cuba exported 8 million tons of sugar in 1989. Today, it must import more than it produces, which is unprecedented for the island.