Brazil’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.
Read MoreEcuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño announced in Caracas Monday that his country will approach the chairs of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) to register a formal complaint against the US oil company Chevron for its attempts to evade legal proceedings arising from environmental damage caused in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Read MoreThe Obama administration has acknowledged it had advance notice British officials were going to detain David Miranda, the partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, who has revealed the National Security Agency’s massive spy practices. Miranda was held Sunday at London’s Heathrow Airport under Section 7 of the British Terrorism Act for nine hours — the maximum time he could be detained without charge. Miranda has just announced legal action against the British Home Office for his detention.
Read MoreMass violence continues in Egypt amidst the bloodiest period in the country’s modern history. Around 900 people have been killed since state forces attacked Muslim Brotherhood protest encampments five days ago.
Read MoreWelcome to This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for August 10th to the 16th, 2013. While Palestinian-Israeli negotiation teams met in Jerusalem this week, Israeli army and settler attacks targeting Palestinian communities escalated. These stories and more, coming up.
Read MoreMembers of the Muslim Brotherhood have called for a nationwide Day of Rage today after Wednesday’s security crackdown left at least 638 people dead and 3,000 people injured.
Read MoreAt least 525 people were killed in Egypt on Wednesday when security forces cracked down on two protest camps filled with supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi.
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