World Notes
Jamaica-Venezuela: Oil pact signed Congo: Girl soldiers find it hard to go home; India: ‘Things go badly with Coke’; Ecuador: Demand oil firms invest in poor communities; France: African immigrants die in fires
Bolton thumbs nose at UN Millennium Goals
NEW YORK — In his first official act as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton has already fulfilled his critics’ worst fears by delivering what many say may be a fatal blow to the United Nations World Summit.
Cuba graduates doctors from over 20 nations
“The Latin American School of Medicine is Cuba’s modest contribution to unity and integration,” said Dr. Juan Carrizo Estévez, dean of the school, to the 1,610 members of the first graduating class at a ceremony in Havana Aug. 27. Students from over 20 nations were awarded degrees, including one student from the United States.
Festival diary: It was enough to change my mind forever
Erika, 19, a Chicana student from Los Angeles, agreed to be interviewed by the World before, during and after the 16th World Festival of Youth and Students. Below is her interview upon returning home.
Hot debates over Iraqs constitution
Iraq’s communists say that while the draft constitution now being hotly debated is “acceptable” in its general content, they have big reservations about many aspects. They single out potential loopholes that could set back women’s rights and open the door for sectarian religious control over Iraqi society.
From Vietnam to Venezuela Socialism is viable problem-solver
CARACAS, Venezuela — “Experience and achievement have shown us that socialism is viable and economically effective at solving social problems,” Tran Doc Loi, a member of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s international department, told the World at a forum here titled “Vietnam: 60 Years of National Independence and Socialism.”
National Clips
WASHINGTON: Justice Dept. curbs voting rights in Georgia; LEXINGTON, Ky.: Families hit by public school textbook fees; WASHINGTON: Bush shelves report on bilingual education
Calif. govt union fights for access
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Six activists with Local 1000 of the Service Employees International Union, which represents state government workers, were arrested Aug. 24 for distributing union leaflets to fellow unionists at the California Transportation Department’s headquarters here.
New phase begins in Calif. special election
With Labor Day marking a new phase in the campaign to defeat Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s corporate-right wing agenda in the Nov. 8 special election, labor and people’s organizations are moving into high campaign gear.
Supporters rally for Northwest Airlines workers
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — One week after their walkout began, striking Northwest Airlines workers got a much-needed boost at a large outdoor rally.
