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As pandemic rages, U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba are getting deadlier
April 16, 2020The withholding of ventilators recalls other episodes of terrorism inflicted on the Caribbean island.
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Only good news allowed—India’s independent media fights government’s COVID-19 censorship
April 15, 2020The government got the Supreme Court to order all media to “publish the official version” of the health crisis, which, in practice, has meant feel-good stories.
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U.S. company buys ventilator suppliers and then cancels shipments to Cuba
April 14, 2020WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for putting sanctions “in quarantine."
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Low-paid migrant workers bear the worst of Singapore’s second COVID-19 wave
April 10, 2020Singapore was seen as a model in its early response to the virus, but it apparently overlooked hundreds of thousands of migrant workers living in crowded dormitories.
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Despite U.S. blockade, Cuba’s comprehensive health system looks after every citizen
April 9, 2020The system may not always have expensive equipment at the neighborhood level, but every patient gets the care needed.
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