Cuban government policy is relying even more on the US dollar back while the CUC takes a dive. Cuba has three currencies circulating, but most Cubans receive salaries in only one, the regular peso CUP.
Prisons in Honduras have seen an alarming rise in killings in the past year. Since November 2019, at least 55 killings have taken place inside Honduras’ prison system, according to InSight Crime’s count of murders by inmates reported in local media.
The Venezuela government has pardoned more than 50 opposition politicians, including 20 legislators who had been accused of conspiring against President Nicolas Maduro, as the country heads toward parliamentary elections scheduled for December.
TV stations in the Philippines that were critical of President Rodrigo Duterte have not had their licences renewed which has caused immense controversy.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned the toppling of a statue of Canada's first prime minister in Montreal by anti-racism activists, saying a focus on improving society today, and not historical wrongs, will best advance the fight for equality.
UK schools reopen next week but there is still a lot of uncertainty on whether parents will send their children to classes. It is "vitally important" children go back to school, with the life chances of a generation at stake, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a message to parents.
Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro has said that it would be “a good idea” to purchase missiles from Iran, as the two countries expand trade relations under a joint banner of anti-US sentiment.
Cubans who rely heavily on the vital tourism trade are resorting to other skills to find income because of the downturn in the industry due to the corona virus pandemic. Some have turned to agriculture or service industries.
Honduras is seizing more A-class drugs than in previous years but the country’s president is still under suspicion of being involved in the trade.
Residents of the Philippines rely heavily on remittances from abroad, including countries like the Cayman Islands, but because of the global pandemic, many have seen that invaluable income decline.