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World Notes: Poland, Honduras, Palestine, Malaysia, Nigeria, Cuba

December 5, 2009 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

In Poland, flaunting a red star or a Che Guevara tee shirt could lead to fines or two years in prison.

World Notes: Cuba, Western Sahara, Afghanistan, Philippines, South Africa, Haiti

November 24, 2009 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

Cuba: Children a privileged class In televised comments on the 20th anniversary of the UN adoption of a Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF official José Juan Ortiz indicated that of nine million children...

House hearing debates Cuba travel

November 22, 2009 By Emile Schepers

A bill to end the Cuba travel ban got a lively debate in a House committee last week.

World Notes: Brazil, Yemen, India, Canada, Uganda, Cuba

November 15, 2009 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

Cuba: Retamar honors Marti Poet Roberto Fernández Retamar inaugurated the 7th International conference on Marti Studies. The writer and Casa de las Americas president praised Jose Marti's contribution to Latin American unity and his inspiration of...

World Notes: Australia, Kenya, Dominican Republic, France, Iraq, Jordan, Cuba

November 12, 2009 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

Iraq, Jordan: Water shortages weigh heavily Southern Iraq is so short of drinking water, according to Azzaman News, that the government has prevailed upon Iran to supply fresh water via tanker ships.