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World Notes: South Africa, Mexico, South Korea, Romania, Afghanistan, Cuba
October 14, 2009South Africa and health care, Mexico and mining, South Korea and unions, Romania and general strike, Afghanistan and development, Cuba and milestones
Read more‘Baby steps’ herald beginning of end to Cuba blockade
October 13, 2009Despite a few missteps, momentum continues to build to end the 48 year-old US blockade of Cuba.
Read moreMexican union fights privatizing electrical grid
October 11, 2009In Mexico, the electricians’ union stands in the way of the government’s attempt to privatize the country’s electrical grid.
Read moreBritish unions debunk lies about National Health Service
October 11, 2009American and British trade unionists unite to debunk lies about the UK's National Health Service.
Read moreA slow coup in Venezuela
October 11, 2009U.S. measures for resisting progressive changes in Latin America have included funding of rightwing opposition groups, military deployment throughout the region, and the Fourth Fleet for monitoring a continent.
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