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WORLDNOTES China, Nigeria, Israel, Bolivia, Turkey, Cuba

July 21, 2009 By Teresa Albano

China: Gov’t revamps health care, Nigeria: Insurgents call for ceasefire,Israel: Soldiers speak out, Bolivia: President lambasts U.S. bases, Turkey: Agreements reached on gas pipeline, Cuba: The ‘Five’ gain international support

WORLDNOTES Equatorial Guinea, Australia, Afghanistan, UN, Guyana, Cuba

July 17, 2009

Equatorial Guinea: Corporations, banks back corruption Oil money has been diverted to the ruling few while people languish “in poverty worse than in Afghanistan or Chad,” according to a Human Rights Watch report issued last week....

Union City a union city

July 14, 2009

UNION CITY-- A fighting militant demonstration of several hundred nursing home workers, members of 1199/SEIU sent a message to their employer, Castle Hill Nursing Home, that they want a new union contract and they mean to...

Honduran President Zelaya attempted to return to home

July 6, 2009

In a day full of dramatic events, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya attempted to return to home to Tegucigalpa, Honduras capital, July 5. However, his plane was not allowed to land. As Zelaya approached Honduras in the...

Scientists question N. Korea nuclear test

July 6, 2009

In an article recently published in the journal Science, noted scientific journalist Daniel Clery has raised serious questions about the actual nature of the May 25 underground explosion claimed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...