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World Notes: December 13

December 13, 2008

India: Russia aids nuclear development Visiting in India, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed agreements with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh providing for Russian construction of four more nuclear energy reactors in addition to two already being built,...

World Notes

December 4, 2008

UN: Call for action on women’s rights Observing the United Nations-designated International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Nov. 25, the UN Development Fund for Women identified the fact that one-third of all women...

Americans favor ending blockade against Cuba

December 2, 2008

Spurred by President-elect Barack Obama’s successful campaign and the prospects for stronger Democratic control of Congress, a new crop of analyses, statements and resolutions is emerging against Washington’s nearly half-century-long blockade of Cuba. “It’s stupid, it’s...

Cutting cane in Colombia, workers win sweet victory

November 26, 2008

Colombian sugar cane production is confined to 500,000 acres in Valle de Cauca and Cauca, departments situated in the country’s southwest. From legalized slavery on, Afro-Colombians have done most of the cutting. Recently they’ve worked 12-14...

By bus, canoe and burro, Communists gather for Bogota meet

November 26, 2008

“From the four cardinal points of the country, some by bus, others in canoes, on burros, and by airplane they came to Bogota,” Juan Cendales wrote on rebellion.org. “They got their bags ready, went over their...