World
Cuba guarantees paid leave for parents
April 23, 2004HAVANA – Cuban law now protects mothers and fathers who want to share child-rearing after the breast-feeding period, without having to worry about irate bosses. Experience shows it is preferable that babies be cared for at...
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South Africa celebrates decade of democracy
April 16, 2004On the eve of South Africa’s April 14 elections and the 10th anniversary of the end of apartheid on April 27, the African National Congress (ANC) government and its allies are evaluating the past decade and...
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Quebec mulls proportional vote system
April 9, 2004VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Quebec government will be the first provincial jurisdiction in Canada to advance legislation that would create a new mixed electoral system that includes proportional representation (PR). The Liberal government led by Premier...
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International notes
April 9, 2004Haiti: Executions continue Supporters of forcibly deposed President Jean-Bertrand Aristide continue to be executed, death-squad style, despite the presence of U.S. and French occupation troops. Human rights activists say most killings are by the heavily armed...
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Indians resisting the politics of hate
April 9, 2004NEW DELHI – General elections to India’s lower house, the Lok Sabha, will be held in four phases in April and May.
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