LETTERS Change comes to PWW, Sudoku not necessary, Good question
Re: change comes to PWW Sudoku not necessary Good question
WORLDNOTES China, Nigeria, Israel, Bolivia, Turkey, Cuba
China: Gov’t revamps health care, Nigeria: Insurgents call for ceasefire,Israel: Soldiers speak out, Bolivia: President lambasts U.S. bases, Turkey: Agreements reached on gas pipeline, Cuba: The ‘Five’ gain international support
WORLDNOTES Equatorial Guinea, Australia, Afghanistan, UN, Guyana, Cuba
Equatorial Guinea: Corporations, banks back corruption, Australia: Labor protests anti-worker discrimination, Afghanistan: U.S. military contractors take root, United Nations: Ban speaks out on climate change, Guyana: U.S. military visits, Cuba: Good living at low ecological cost
Scientists question N. Korea nuclear test
In an article recently published in the journal Science, noted scientific journalist Daniel Clery has raised serious questions about the actual nature of the May 25 underground explosion claimed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea [North Korea] as a nuclear test, provoking worldwide condemnation. Clery points out that while the DPRK's first nuclear test in 2006 released traces of radioactive xenon gas detectable as far away as Canada, this time super-sensitive U.S. 'sniffer' planes overflying the zone could not detect so much as an atom of anomalous nuclear material.
COMMENTARY On racism, Supreme Court rules for status quo
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the New Haven firefighters is not a reason to keep Judge Sonia Sotomayor off the court as some on the right are pushing, but rather it shows how urgent it is that she be confirmed.
New York Pride
The demand for full marriage rights was a major theme at the June 28 Gay Pride Parade in New York.
