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...Other nations, most of whom greeted the '88 crackdown with silence, are keeping a much closer watch this time on the unfolding drama in Burma. On Wednesday, the U.N. Security Council convened an emergency meeting to discuss the turmoil in the country. A day before in his address to the U.N General Assembly in New York City, U.S. President George W. Bush criticized the "reign of fear" in Burma; he unveiled further restrictions on the regime, including travel bans to the U.S. for members of the junta and their families, extending sanctions that have been in place for a decade...
Catalonia may be renowned for its hospitality, but the mobile-phone industry could be excused if it were feeling a bit betrayed. Earlier this year, Barcelona, capital of the Spanish province, hosted the 3GSM World Congress, the world's biggest annual cellular conference. During his keynote address, Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin implored his colleagues to improve cellular networks' ability to provide rapid and easy Internet access, otherwise a new wireless technology called WiMAX could take over. WiMAX doesn't require phone handsets or cellular networks. It can deliver fast Net connections over long distances directly to computers or handheld devices...
...distort competition. "Investment in broadband networks is primarily a matter for private companies," E.U. Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said after completing a probe that held up the project for months. She added that state subsidies for such networks are acceptable only in limited situations - for example, "if they address a well-defined market failure." The Commission has on several occasions approved state aid when it determines that market forces are failing to provide a region with broadband. In February it okayed a publicly-funded fiber-and-wireless broadband scheme in North Yorkshire in the U.K. because the area was underserved...
...said that it is vital to address the world’s growing energy needs...
...When it comes time for him to address the comments, he does so by citing each speaker by name - 23 in all, he notes. In contrast with what he calls the lack of respect and dignity accorded to him at Columbia - where, he says, he found it odd that an academic institution which prizes tolerance would treat him without any - he addresses each person carefully and patiently. Some highlights...