Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
August 7, 2009
The International Criminal Court and the US
On her first stop of her African trip, in Nairobi, Kenya, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was asked by a student -during a town hall meeting- how the US could support having the international court intervene in Kenya’s problems when the country was not a member of the International Criminal Court. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
August 4, 2009
The H1N1 virus and the airlines
With the fear of possible infected passengers by a new H1N1 virus taking their flights, there are reports of some airlines introducing restrictions to prevent them from boarding an aircraft. With these reports in mind, the European Commission has said that denying boarding should not be based in a discretionary decision taken by an airline. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
August 3, 2009
The abortion pill and the Vatican
After several hours of a heated session, Italy’s drug regulation agency, the AIFA, authorized the use of the abortion pill Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, that has been available in many European countries since the 1990’s. Read the rest of this entry »
