The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of the rapid spread of infectious diseases in the Gaza Strip due to Israeli air bombardments that have disrupted health, water, and sanitation systems.

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The U.S. Congress has approved a bipartisan bill that would expand critical funding to help identify human remains of asylum seekers and migrants who’ve died in remote areas of the border while crossing into the United States. Read more U.S. Congress expands program to identify remains of asylum seekers who died crossing border
The damage caused during the hurricane season in Central America and the Caribbean may make children and their families more vulnerable in the midst of the pandemic, and this is a current concern at the UN. Read more Hurricanes in the Caribbean: new threat in the pandemic, UNICEF warns
The Russian Health Ministry today confirmed the inclusion of 40,000 volunteers in the third phase of clinical trials of the Sputnik V vaccine, the first presented in the world against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Read more Russia includes 40,000 volunteers in the Covid-19 vaccine trial

A Miami federal judge has accused four major cruise companies of violating US blockade against Cuba, codified in the Helms-Burton Act, by carrying passengers to Cuba and profiting from the use of Havana port facilities.

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