World News in Brief: Global investment plunges, hurricane season in Haiti, rising cholera and hunger in South Sudan

Jun 20, 2025 - 02:00
World News in Brief: Global investment plunges, hurricane season in Haiti, rising cholera and hunger in South Sudan
Global investment fell a full 11 per cent to $1.5 trillion last year – it’s a huge blow for developing nations, the UN trade agency, UNCTAD, said on Thursday.