November 24, 2009 :: Severino Villalonso :: Comments Off
With election contests heating up in the troubled southern region of the Philippines, Mindanao, a mass-grave has been unearthed that is said to contain the bodies of at least 46 people kidnapped and murdered yesterday in connection with the local campaign. At least 20 are reported to be journalists who were traveling with one of the candidates when his convoy was attacked and everyone in it kidnapped, and now, according to reports emerging from the region, summarily executed and thrown into a shallow mass grave.
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June 11, 2009 :: Severino Villalonso :: 4 Comments
The new multi-reassorted strain of flu, Influenza A H1N1, also called “swine flu”, has been officially declared a global pandemic, with over 28,000 confirmed cases of infection across 74 nations. The classification is a geographical judgment, referring to the flu strain’s spread on multiple continents, but does not related to severity. Officials said the pandemic appears to be of moderate severity.
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May 15, 2009 :: Severino Villalonso :: Comments Off
Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s leading opposition figure and pro-democracy activist, has been removed from her home less than one month before her house arrest was due to be lifted. She was detained by the military junta on charges of violating the terms of her house arrest by meeting with an American citizen in her home.
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April 22, 2009 :: Severino Villalonso :: Comments Off
Former vice president Dick Cheney has repeatedly used mass media to accuse Pres. Obama of jeopardizing America’s security or even inviting a major terrorist attack by acting to bar US personnel from using torture in terrorism investigations or interrogations. He has repeated those claims in response to Obama’s releasing memos that show how the Bush administration crafted a legal “justification” for using techniques banned by law.
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April 17, 2009 :: Severino Villalonso :: One Comment
Cuban pres. Raúl Castro has said he is willing to engage the US in talks on any subject, including human rights and democratization, so long as there are no preconditions. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton today said that 50 years of US policy toward Cuba have “failed” to bring about the changes sought, and hinted the Obama administration would be looking to a new era of engagement and negotiation.
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March 3, 2009 :: Severino Villalonso :: Comments Off
Raúl Castro, brother and replacement of Fidel Castro, who headed Cuba’s revolutionary government for nearly 50 years, has replaced two top officials who were long-time aides to his brother and potential successors. The move is being called a clear indication that Raúl Castro is now the true leader of the Cuban state, not just a place-holder for his ailing brother.
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February 25, 2009 :: Severino Villalonso :: Comments Off
Last night, Pres. Barack Obama made his first address on the state of the nation to a joint session of Congress, though not officially classed as a ‘State of the Union’ address. Obama sought to reassure the public that economic recovery was in its beginning stages and the future was full of hope and possibility, proclaiming: “We will rebuild, we will recover and the United States of America will emerge stronger than before.”
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February 9, 2009 :: Severino Villalonso :: Comments Off
Cuando accedió al poder, el presidente boliviano, Evo Morales, consiguió una meta antes inalcanzable, convirtiéndose en el primer indígena elegido presidente de un país en las Américas. Morales prometió cambios radicales a las leyes bolivianas, para refortalecer su planeada revolución socialista-laborista y para dar mas derechos a las poblaciones indígenas, sobretodo los Aymara, etnicidad que incluye al presidente entre los suyos.
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