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... pandemic flu viruses. Chan also pointed out that a pandemic denotes the geographical spread of a disease, not necessarily the severity. "We also want to make clear that the higher level of the pandemic does not necessarily mean we are going to see a more dangerous virus or see many ...
When Argentine revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara is asked “How does it feel to be a symbol?” in Steven Soderbergh’s new movie about him, Guevara replies, “A symbol of what?” While Soderbergh leaves that question largely rhetorical for viewers, countless artists have drawn inspiration from Guevara’s image and come ...
... to address the crisis, its causes and work to reach an understanding on regulatory and institutional reforms for global financial sectors.G-20 members are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United ...
... flame has ignited clashes this week in London and Paris, where the runners were assaulted and the flame was extinguished five times during its 18-mile route.The momentum of this week's events has caught San Francisco officials by surprise. What they did not anticipate -- at least not at ...
... even to nationalize it, although I don't think that he necessarily will do that. But he's going to drive a harder bargain and make sure that Bolivians get something from their resources. And he's in a very good position to do so. Even though the country is ...
... seal the deal on Doha, but the impasse over agriculture has placed significant strain on negotiations, enough that some economists consider the upcoming talks a make or break for Doha and possibly the future of the WTO. "If there's not a deal at Hong Kong, Doha's dead," said ...
... that would stretch from Canada to Cape Horn. But a movement led by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez foiled attempts to come to a formal agreement. "Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay and Venezuela find that conditions do not exist to negotiate the FTAA as proposed," explained Argentine Foreign Minister Rafael Bielsa at ...
... members of their immediate families. Wiesenthal himself survived three death camps; in one he was among just 34 inmates of an original 150,000 to make it out alive. On liberation, he weighed under seven stone. For the next six decades from a nondescript office in Vienna, Wiesenthal made sure ...
Thousands of holiday travelers and their baggage were stranded or delayed at airports over the Christmas weekend due to employee shortages at U.S. Airways and a computer glitch at Delta Airlines. Two airline experts discuss the causes and effects of the weekend's airline problems.
The International Monetary Fund has intervened in dozens of economic crises in the past decade and its help has drawn both praise and criticism. Paul Solman speaks with Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo, managing director of the IMF, about the issues facing his organization.
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