In the case of the Cuban Five and these three whistleblowers, the convictions are within the bounds of the law. It seems, however, that our legislations have serious shortcomings. They need to be interpreted differently and perhaps changed with new precepts that take into the account the universal and eternal value of ethical principles.
Read MoreJapan’s nuclear regulator said today it has officially raised the severity rating of the latest radioactive water leak at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to Level 3 on an international scale for radiological releases. The plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), said last week that 330 tons of highly radioactive water leaked from a storage tank at the facility.
Read MoreBritain is set to introduce a United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing military action in Syria as the United States and allies gear up for expected strikes on the Assad regime. The resolution condemns the Syrian government for allegedly using chemical weapons and authorizes “necessary measures for protecting civilians.”
Read MoreBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff said today that the manifestation of hostility towards the Cuban doctors arriving to work in regions of the country where health care is precarious reflects a “huge bias” by Brazilian professionals, reported dpa news.
Read MoreThe governing Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), of El Salvador thanked the Cuban government for the training of 400 doctors who haverecently returned to the Central American country after seven years at the Latin American School of Medicine.
Read MoreThe Syrian government is facing growing pressure to allow an international probe of an alleged chemical weapons attack on the outskirts of Damascus. The Syrian opposition says government forces fired poisonous gas into rebel-held neighborhoods of Ghouta, killing hundreds of people.
Read MoreBrazil’s main medical associations harshly criticized the Brazilian government on Thursday for its decision to “import” 4,000 Cuban medical doctors to try and compensate for the deficit reported in over 700 municipalities around the country, DPA reported.
Read MoreJust after Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Wednesday — and before Manning’s announcement of a gender transition earlier today — independent journalist Alexa O’Brien sat down with Manning’s attorney, David Coombs, for his first interview about the case.
Read MoreSome 4,000 Cuban doctors will arrive in Brazil by the end of this year to serve the population of 701 cities facing a shortage of health services, the Brazilian government announced today. The agreement comes after it appeared in July that such an effort to “import” Cuban MDs had failed.
Read MoreArmy Pfc. Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking classified information to Wikileaks. The disclosures documented embarassing and incriminating activities by the US Armed Forces in its foreign wars.
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