Cuba reorganizes family doctor program
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HAVANA (Reuters) - President Raul Castro’s government will close more than half of Cuba’s family doctor offices and boost staffing at the rest in a major reform of its vaunted free health care system, medical sources said.
The overhaul of one of the pillars of the health system came in response to public complaints, the sources [...]
Colombian rocker Juanes helps landmine victims
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MIAMI (Billboard) - When Colombian rocker Juanes wrote the
track “Fijate Bien” in 1999, he spoke about the dangers of land
mines as a metaphor for life.
But the reality of his own country, the place with the
highest incidence of land-mine accidents on the planet,
according to the World Mine Monitor, led him to take an even
closer [...]
Poor Zimbabwe villagers hope vote brings change
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UMGUZA, Zimbabwe (Reuters) - Like many other Zimbabweans, villager Betty Sithuthu’s main hope is that Saturday’s elections will help put more food on her table.
“We just hope that this voting of ours will change the way that we are living here,” said 35-year-old Sithuthu after casting her vote at Gadade village in Umguza in the [...]
How new technology keeps the flame burning
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ATHENS (Reuters) - The tradition of the Olympic flame is rooted in Greek sporting heritage dating back thousands of years but new technology keeps the fire burning whatever the elements — or modern-day protester — can throw at it.
Well, almost.
This week a torch was briefly extinguished in Paris to keep it from protesters opposing China’s [...]
Angelina Jolie promotes education for Iraqi kids
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Actress and human rights activist
Angelina Jolie urged the international community on Tuesday to
make educating Iraqi children a greater priority.
“The best way to heal children of conflict from trauma is
to have them focus on their future,” Jolie told the Council on
Foreign Relations.
Jolie, who visited Iraq in August, and other humanitarian
workers [...]
St. Xavier to reopen Wednesday
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Chicago Police Cmdr. Michael Kuemmeth said police have “a very good idea” of who was behind the threats but do not have enough evidence to bring charges. He would not comment on whether the incident was a hoax, but said such threats must be taken seriously.The announcements ended an unusual episode at St. Xavier, without [...]
Film helps bullies learn their lesson
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The movie can be viewed at a web site.
Directed by Australian filmmaker Christopher Faull, the movie offers an emotional story that involves boys and girls. As the drama unfolds, it becomes painfully clear how seemingly minor rumors or incidents can escalate for the victims, especially with the help of cell phones and the Internet.
Franklin will [...]
New CTA fare cards able to track students
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Later, school administrators said they still need to check on the legality of collecting information about students off school grounds before using the transit cards to help deal with truant students.
“If there is a way that we could use this tool to improve attendance, we will take advantage of that,” said Michael Vaughn, a Chicago [...]
Principal being fired over teen sex charges
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At the meeting in Richmond, upset parents peppered school officials with questions about how thorough the background check on Markofski had been and whether principals would be tested for drugs in the future.
They also questioned why the district did not know about his arrest until being called by Milwaukee media.
School Board President Patty [...]
Chicago Public Schools principal accused of stealing 35000 from school
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Diaz Ortiz is the third principal to be charged with stealing funds from their schools, Sullivan said.
“This is the fourth person we’ve caught in the last couple of years, the third principal, who used the school as their personal ATM machine whenever they wanted to,” said Sullivan. “Those people have all been charged.”
Steven Hunter, [...]
