Hospitals suspend operations as economic crisis spirals in Sri Lanka and other stories

Today we look at the rising economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the political crisis in Iraq amid delays in the election of the president, and more

March 31, 2022 by Peoples Dispatch

In today’s episode of the Daily Round-up we look at the worsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka as the government announced power-rationing measures; the months-long political stand still in Iraq as lawmakers failed to elect a new president this week for a third time; the killing of 2 Palestinians during a raid by the Israeli occupation forces in Jenin amid a renewed mass arrest campaign in the Occupied West Bank; and the impact of the rising cost of wheat and bread on households and businesses in Brazil.