World news in brief, Cuba embargo hurts health care, Haiti ‘violence’, Djibouti shipwreck dies

A long line of people wait outside for cash distributions as part of the World Food Program (WFP) 'Cash for Work' program in Haiti, with green tropical plants in front.

In an alert, the United Nations’ World Health Organization, WHO, warned that Cuban hospitals are struggling to maintain emergency and critical care services. “Thousands of surgeries have been delayed over the past month and people who need care … have been put at risk by the lack of electricity available for medical equipment,” said WHO … Read more