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...glaring racial discrimination" in maternity wards and gynecology departments, Roma women often being prohibited from using even the same toilets and dining facilities as other patients. "It's a racist policy and I think it is conducted with the tacit support of the government," says Ina Zoon, a Madrid-based minority-rights consultant who worked on the report. "If the government doesn't know, it's incompetent; if it does, it is covering up." Plachetkova didn't experience segregation during the birth of her two daughters, but she does believe that Slovak doctors conspire to prevent Roma women from having...
People have been traveling to Scotland for centuries - but never for the food. While Scottish beef, game, salmon and shellfish are prized by top chefs the world over, you are more likely to enjoy the best stuff in Madrid than in Edinburgh, because the lucrative export market consumes the best produce. The nation's cooking has long been a source of dismay to food-loving visitors and locals alike. But now a new generation of culinary bravehearts is transforming Scotland's gastronomic landscape. The notoriously sniffy Michelin guide awarded a star to two new restaurants in 2002, bringing the total...
...HONORED. RONALDO, 26, Brazilian football superstar; named by FIFA as World Footballer of the Year for the third time; in Madrid. Ronaldo scored both goals in Brazil's 2-0 victory against Germany in the final of the 2002 World Cup and was the tournament's leading scorer with eight goals...
...extracting the maximum visual punch from skilled labor: not only could they reproduce great designs at a fraction of the cost of painting, but they could also cover enormous surfaces with sumptuous effects. Monarchs loved them, setting up weaving factories in the Netherlands, France, Naples and Madrid. Naturally, the Medici had to have their own. Most elaborate of all were the pietre dure designs--fantastically elaborate inlays of jasper, lapis lazuli, serpentine and all manner of semiprecious stones, sawed into thin sheets and assembled as a jigsaw by gem cutters. Francesco de' Medici in particular, Cosimo's son, took delight...
...country that practically invented the night on the town, Britain has long been a difficult place to find a late-night tipple. Drinking hours in England and Wales are a source of much grumbling for locals and confusion for visitors. While bars in major cities like Madrid and Paris stay open till the early hours, most of London's publicans are obliged by law to close by 11 p.m. But take heart. After years of false starts, the government last month promised legislation to allow bars to serve through the night. "I've prayed for this for 25 years," exults...