Word: ages
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...AGE Under 5 12% 5-14 22% 15-24 20% 25-34 16% 35-44 12% 45-54 9% 55-64 5% 65 and over...
...business is now for the worldly like Yan, even those operating in China. "China has done so much damage to itself for 200 years," Yan mourns, "by not realizing the world is larger than it." That's a lesson he learned early--Yan first left China at the age of 17 with a borrowed $26 in his pocket--and he preaches his globalization creed to anyone who cares to listen. "You can't stop globalization," he lectures. "Information and knowledge are the biggest equalizers in the world. Bottom line, I really believe the world will become...
...Ortega. We heard then the voice of the Pope. Not very expressive, but the Spanish he spoke was well turned and clearly enunciated. In a matter of seconds he communicated his special, penetrating, transcendent warmth. Close-up we could see the ravages of his apparent affliction (Parkinson's), his age (77) and his gun wound (1981). The cumulative result of it all is a stoop and the listless expression on his face--the hangdog look. But then intermittently the great light within flashes, and one sees the most radiant face on the public scene, a presence so commanding...
...mostly been a land of tears. As the country's Minister of State for Education--and at 34 the youngest member of the Cabinet--Bizimana must try to salvage a ravaged and traumatized generation of Rwandan children. It is a daunting task. More than 300,000 school-age children were orphaned by the war. The school system is crumbling and underfunded, and many of its teachers either perished in the slaughter four years ago or have fled into exile. The society remains haunted by the ghosts of recent history. "For the first time, we have decent leadership," Bizimana says, "although...
What comes to mind when an Islamic fundamentalist turns up in the news? Egyptian soldiers assassinating Anwar Sadat? A Palestinian suicide bomber blowing up an Israeli market? In an age when Islamic fundamentalism has become a cliche associated with gruesome acts of terrorism, one image that usually does not spring up is that of a Muslim activist like Mohammed Abdul Koddus...