Can Haiti break free from its history?

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Mar 8, 202449:21News & Politics

The Haitian government declared a 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday. It follows the storming at the weekend by gangs of two prisons, with some 3,700 inmates escaping. The gang leaders want the resignation of Prime Min...

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