Tag: By HARVEY MORRIS

Parliament has voted to scrap the use of the word “race” in the country’s laws. Critics have condemned the move as an empty gesture that will do nothing to combat racism.

via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/france-fights-racism-by-outlawing-race/

The retirement of the Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, after a quarter-century reign, is the number one talking point in Britain this week and has prompted tributes from the country’s top politicians.

via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/soccer-coachs-departure-trumps-british-news/

The election of an Argentine cardinal as Pope Francis has rekindled a controversy about the role of the Roman Catholic Church during the blackest period of his country’s modern history.

via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/argentine-church-under-the-shadow-of-the-dirty-war/

The retirement of the boss of one of Somalia’s biggest pirate gangs is the latest indication that the world’s navies may be winning the war against a scourge plaguing Indian Ocean waters.

via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/11/top-pirate-quits-as-tide-turns-against-somali-raiders/