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...Before we were only doing Spanish playwrights,” Bortolamedi says. “So this is kind of a big step for us, showcasing what we think is the essence of Latin America as a region...
...What They're Teaching in Spain: Officials in the Extremadura region are facing an outcry over taxpayer-funded sex-ed workshops for teens--including tips on masturbation--unfortunately named Pleasure Is in Your Hands. While organizers say conservative and Catholic critics have distorted the campaign's purpose, an instructor admitted, "The title might have been a mistake...
Although many regions of Africa could benefit from the establishment of a similar program, Elkins said that Harvard chose to set up the program in South Africa because of the University’s decades-long relationship with that nation and because Harvard administrators hope that the program might serve as a model for the region...
...IAEA's policymaking governing body from 2005 to 2006 when the agency and its then director, ElBaradei, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2005. Amano accepted the prize on behalf of the agency. He will be the first IAEA director general from the Asia-Pacific region...
...Considering the position the current Administration inherited last January - with the U.S. largely discredited in the region and Iran ascendant - President Obama can claim success in having turned the diplomatic tide against Iran to the point that it is increasingly likely to face some new penalties. The questions that no one can answer, however, are whether President Obama has mustered the diplomatic capital - and the political will - to put tough new sanctions in place, and whether any such measures would slow Iran's pursuit of nuclear capabilities...