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'Cuba's healthcare system is being pushed to the brink by US blockades,' says health minister

Euronews

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'Cuba's healthcare system is being pushed to the brink by US blockades,' says health minister

Cuba’s Health Minister says the country is headed to a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, saying the US blockade of oil on his country is rendering hospitals helpless and puts thousands of lives at risk.

Rural health care crisis : Can telemedicine close the gap ?

kevinmd.com

Rural health care crisis : Can telemedicine close the gap ?

Published: 20260221T001500Z

Crisis en la atención a pacientes con hemofilia en Colombia : fallas en entrega de medicamentos y traslados

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Crisis en la atención a pacientes con hemofilia en Colombia : fallas en entrega de medicamentos y traslados

Published: 20260221T000000Z

A royal crisis: unpacking the arrest that rocked the monarchy

A royal crisis: unpacking the arrest that rocked the monarchy

The arrest of the King’s brother in the past 24 hours is one of those shocking moments that won’t easily be forgotten, especially in the age of the meme. The last time a British royal was arrested was in 1647, when it was Charles I.

Cuba-Bound Tanker Carrying Russian Fuels to Test Trump Blockade

Bloomberg

Cuba-Bound Tanker Carrying Russian Fuels to Test Trump Blockade

A ship believed to be carrying Russian fuels is on its way to Cuba, putting US President Donald Trump’s sanctions to the test amid the island’s deepening energy crisis.

Epstein, Andrew's arrest and Royal crisis

Epstein, Andrew's arrest and Royal crisis

It’s been a week that saw Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on his 66th birthday, facing charges of misconduct for sharing confidential material with Jeffrey Epstein—deepening the crisis for the monarchy.

Jennifer Pedraza radicó moción de censura para retirar de su cargo al ministro de Salud , Guillermo Jaramillo , tras crisis en acceso a medicamentos

eltiempo.com

Jennifer Pedraza radicó moción de censura para retirar de su cargo al ministro de Salud , Guillermo Jaramillo , tras crisis en acceso a medicamentos

Published: 20260220T211500Z

America is at risk of becoming an automotive backwater

The Verge

America is at risk of becoming an automotive backwater

Traffic moves along the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles in February of 2026. | Apu Gomes/Getty Images For decades, America's auto industry was the envy of the world, driven by mass production, the rise of Detroit's Big Three automakers, and the iconic stylings of the 1950s and '60s. Then, through a series of blunders and missteps, things started to unravel. There was the fuel crisis of the 1970s, which led to an influx of Japanese imports that bested Detroit in fuel savings and reliability. And then there were various global financial collapses throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, and a significant decline in automotive quality as the Big Three continued to push bigger and more expensive vehicles, at the expense of road safety and global … Read the full story at The Verge.

Wired

The CDC Has a Leadership Crisis

A 2023 law championed by Republicans requires the CDC have a director confirmed by the Senate. For months, though, it's had only acting directors—and the White House won't say when that will change.

A Blockbuster Captures Japan’s Identity Crisis

Foreign Policy

A Blockbuster Captures Japan’s Identity Crisis

“Kokuho” offers an artful meditation on a country in flux.

Erdoğan sounds alarm on climate crisis , urges stronger action

dailysabah.com

Erdoğan sounds alarm on climate crisis , urges stronger action

Published: 20260220T160000Z

Paralympics’ Russia crisis grows as Ukraine vows ceremony boycott

Politico Europe

Paralympics’ Russia crisis grows as Ukraine vows ceremony boycott

The latest dispute comes amid growing tensions between Kyiv and global sports bodies.

Facing a mental health crisis, an NJ school pulled a beloved novel from English class

NPR News

Facing a mental health crisis, an NJ school pulled a beloved novel from English class

Junot Díaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was removed from an English class at the public school. PEN America says it's part of a trend of scrubbing literature dealing with uncomfortable topics.

'Taxi for Andy': UK papers rip into ex-prince Andrew following arrest

'Taxi for Andy': UK papers rip into ex-prince Andrew following arrest

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, 20 February 2026: British newspapers tear into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor following his arrest yesterday. Beyond the front pages, opinion pieces examine the impact of the crisis on the royal family. Elsewhere, an Austrian man has been found guilty after abandoning his girlfriend on the side of a mountain. Finally, The Guardian features a touching story about Kyiv’s zoo and its efforts to care for animals during the war in Ukraine.

"I'm glad that they have done it": Brits react to former Prince Andrew's arrest

"I'm glad that they have done it": Brits react to former Prince Andrew's arrest

Former prince Andrew hunkered down Friday at home on the king's private estate after hours of police questioning, as his stunning arrest tipped the British monarchy into an unprecedented crisis in its modern era.

Opinion: On ‘The Pitt,’ art catches up with the medical debt crisis

STAT News

Opinion: On ‘The Pitt,’ art catches up with the medical debt crisis

Joe Sachs, a physician and executive producer on “The Pitt,” and the CEO of Undue Medical Debt weigh in on the show’s foray into a health care crisis.

South Korea’s Yoon calls court biased after life sentence for rebellion: ‘fight not over’

South China Morning Post

South Korea’s Yoon calls court biased after life sentence for rebellion: ‘fight not over’

Ousted South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday remained defiant in his first reaction to a life sentence for rebellion handed down by a Seoul court the previous day. In a statement released by his lawyers, Yoon maintained that his abrupt and short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024 was done “solely for the sake of the nation and our people”, and dismissed the Seoul Central District Court as biased against him. Yoon, who was removed from office amid a political crisis set...