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...Amid fears of an imminent attack, German law-enforcement agencies are jittery and are set to tighten security at the country's airports and borders. Although government officials claim that Germany is well prepared to prevent a terrorist attack, the next few months leading up to the election will be tense times...
...Japan, based on a manga (by So Kitamura), this movie proposes that the country's rulers averted a multicontinental World War II by forging a truce with the U.S. the day after Pearl Harbor - as we say, it's a fantasy - thus allowing the nobility to stay in power amid widespread poverty. Enter K-20, the Fiend (kaijin) with 20 Faces, who can assume almost any identity, and who steals from the rich but also oppresses the poor. Only one man (pan-Asian star Takeshi Kaneshiro) can stop K-20 - if he can just figure out what evil genius...
...University this summer. Harvard announced little more than a month ago that its Executive Vice President, Edward C. Forst ’82, would leave Harvard in August for Wall Street, where he had worked for 26 years. Forst worked closely with Sweet in his role overseeing University finances amid the economic downturn...
That's a reversal from the recent uptick. Traditionally a safe bet amid economic mayhem, the dollar climbed about 25% against the euro in the eight months to March this year; the unattractiveness of rival currencies only made it more appealing. But, says Derrick, "that drive seems to be shifting substantially." Sure, a hint of bleak economic data can still goose the greenback - the prospect of poor U.S. payroll figures for June, set for release Thursday, has helped boost the currency in recent days - but optimism in other assets is on the rise. Global equity markets, in particular those...
...timber merchant, he took office in 2006 after campaigning on a centrist platform. But once in power, he drew close to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and quickly copied his formula for popularity: giving handouts to the poor and blaming all the country's problems on the rich. Amid rising crime and a spluttering economy, the establishment turned on Zelaya. The flashpoint came in June, when he called for a nonbinding referendum on changing the constitution to allow Presidents to stand for a second term. The Supreme Court ruled the vote illegal and soldiers whisked Zelaya away before...