Aid cuts trigger health crisis in Somalia, say relief agencies
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Some 1.5 million Somalis have lost access to healthcare over the last two years as around 10 hospitals have closed or cut back their services due to aid shortages, relief agencies said on Monday.
Italy wants EU bonds to fund refugee response
ROME (Reuters) – A common European Union policy to manage external borders and cope with the refugee crisis should be funded with common resources, including through the issuance of EU bonds, Italy said on Monday.
Cuba deploys 9,000 troops in effort to ward off Zika virus
HAVANA (Reuters) – President Raul Castro called on all Cubans to help eradicate the mosquitoes that carry the Zika virus on Monday and ordered 9,000 army troops to help stave off the disease.
British PM Cameron says no second referendum on EU membership
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday there would be no second EU referendum, knocking down suggestions that Britain could vote ‘no’ in the June vote to try to get better membership terms.
Calais migrants play for time ahead of planned eviction
CALAIS, France (Reuters) – Refugees squatting in a shanty town outside Calais in northern France ignored an official order to evacuate part of their camp, hoping a court hearing on Tuesday will halt its demolition.
France pledges more compensation for Polynesia nuclear tests
PAPEETE, French Polynesia (Reuters) – Residents of French Polynesia who suffered due to 30 years of French nuclear tests in the Pacific archipelago have a legitimate right to compensation, President Francois Hollande said on his first visit to the regi…
Bolivian President Morales says result still not clear in referendum
LA PAZ (Reuters) – President Evo Morales asked Bolivians on Monday to wait “calmly” for the official result of Sunday’s referendum on whether he should be allowed to run for re-election, emphasizing that the outcome could still go either way.
Islamic State attacks government supply line into Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State attacked the Syrian government’s main supply route from Damascus to the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday, a day after the group targeted Damascus and Homs in some of the bloodiest car bomb attacks of the war.
Darfur refugees look to Europe for salvation
AL-FASHIR, Sudan (Reuters) – Haroun Idris wants nothing more than to trade his life in a Darfur refugee camp for one in Europe. Like many young victims of Sudan’s forgotten conflict, he has lost hope of ever returning home.
U.S. businessman jailed in Iran breaks hunger strike: mother
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An American businessman jailed in Iran since October has broken his hunger strike, his mother wrote on social media on Monday.
