The El Cerro neighborhood is mud and tears right now. One of Havana’s most populous municipalities is trying to recover from the surprise rains [on April 29] that left three dead in the city, more than 1,400 houses affected and 27 partial or total building collapses. Continue →
Category Archives: POLITICS
Kawa Sheikh Abdullah on Iraqi Kurdistan’s next crisis: Its presidency
Several weeks ago Iraqi Kurdish MPs got into a fistfight in Parliament. The cause? Debate over whether the current president could run for another term, legally. Critics are asking: is this a democracy or a dictatorship? Continue →