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World Notes: Somalia, Spain, Cuba, Puerto Rico and UN

May 10, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

In Somalia, soldiers aren't getting paid, Spain's jobless rate soars, Cuba celebrates May Day, students in Puerto Rico strike against privatization, and the United Nations reports on press freedom.

World Notes: S. Africa, Spain, E. Timor

March 5, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

No land for South Africa's black women, Spanish workers take a hit, Indonesian impunity still reverberates in East Timor.

World Notes: Brazil, Cuba, Guadaloupe, Spain, Sudan, Thailand, Yemen

January 12, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

This week in World Notes: Brazil passes landmark climate legislation; Cuba rejects U.S. terror designation; Guadaloupe prepares for general strike; Spain's unemployment is highest in Europe; Sudan exports food, while country starves; Thailand's army deport Laotian...

Spanish women demand abortion rights

October 16, 2009 By Elena Mora

Ten years after the death of dictator Francisco Franco, the Spanish government passed a law allowing for abortions in cases of rape, fetal malformation and when a pregnant woman's mental or physical health is deemed to...