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President Daniel Ortega
NICARAGUA has embarked on a major housing development programme that will provide thousands of homes for the country’s low-income families.
President Daniel Ortega announced the project, under which 900,000 new units will be made available to those earning less than $400 (£300) a month, in bid to address the country’s housing deficit.
More than 900 applications have been made to the Bismarck Martinez Programme for a Safe and Dignified Home, and Vice-President Rosario Murillo explained that 50 properties would be made available in the first stage of the project.
Coal-fired stoves in traditional homes are the primary source of extreme levels of air pollution in over-crowded Ulaanbaatar. As more people become climate-displaced, the situation is likely to worsen, write SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
The corporate media have been quick to point the finger over the murder of a Nicaraguan opposition figure, but where is the actual evidence, ask KELLY NELSON and ROGER D HARRIS