United States eyes Cairo conference on population growth
US officials expect broad agreement at the Cairo gathering on a 92 percent draft action plan to curb global population growth and link development with health and women's status. Debate centers on abortion and reproductive rights with Vatican opposition, while funding for family planning is projected to rise to about 15 billion dollars by early next century.
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US Cuba open talks on refugees at UN mission
US and Cuban delegates began talks at the U N mission on refugee exodus from Cuba and legal migration options amid 19000 Cubans leaving in the last month. US official Skol said talks aim to establish a firm, safe, orderly migration system while Cuba demands the end of the US embargo as a condition.
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Alberto Gomes
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Community fights annexation by city near New Bern
About 100 Clarks residents at a church meeting rejected inclusion in New Bern's extraterritorial jurisdiction. They fear zoning and building rules would shift to city control for 1,082 residents over 9.4 square miles, including Craven County Industrial Park. They plan to lobby state lawmakers to block forced annexation.
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Reich warns of an anxious class from wage gap
Labor Secretary Robert Reich says a widening gap between educated and less skilled workers crafts an anxious class fearing their children's future. He cites groups surging ahead, others treading water, and a shrinking middle under pressure from the new economy.
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Invasion of Haiti Seen as Certainty by U.S. Officials
Senior U.S. officials warned that an American invasion of Haiti was a certainty to arrest Lt Gen Raoul Cedras and return him to President Aristide. Deputy Secretary Talbott said 10,000 U.S. troops and up to 1,000 from other Caribbean nations would advance on Haiti to restore order or install Aristide, with two to three weeks of Caribbean training planned before deployment.
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