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...weighing just 4.6 kg. The following day, Dubie's first food delivery since January arrived. The U.N. truck convoy had taken nearly four weeks to traverse 480 km of dirt track. Despite the dramatic nature of the crisis, U.N. officials say they face deep skepticism among Western governments in appealing for fresh billions in aid dollars. Congo's conflict has ground on for almost a decade, involving several African armies and leaving nearly 4 million people dead, mostly from disease and starvation. The fighting continues despite an international peace deal and 17,500 U.N. peacekeepers. The force, drawn mainly from...
...reason Iran is acting up may be that its leaders see this as a moment when the game of brinkmanship is tilted in its favor. The country is in a nationalist mood; for the man in the street, more concerned with economic issues, the appeal is simple: If other countries can have nuclear power and atom bombs, why can't we? High oil prices and an overstretched U.S. military combine to lessen the West's capacity to react. So too, Iran's leaders think, does Iran's influence with the Shi'ite majority in Iraq and the newly elected Hamas...
...death sentence would play with foreign governments whose aid dollars keep the Afghan economy afloat - and whose troops keep the peace. ?There is no way it would come to a death penalty,? a top Afghan government official told TIME, ?because Karzai would have the final say on any appeal [Rahman] made to have his sentence commuted.? Karzai has greenlighted only one death sentence since he came to office...
...massive inefficiency of operating 14 undergraduate dining halls, for example, is that it recognizes the importance of House dining in creating viable communities. Also, relying on extracurricular activities and friendships from high school is unwise because of the inherent instability of these kinds of communities. Student organizations lose their appeal with time, as their leadership and priorities change, and high school friends grow apart in college. Strong House communities are vital because they are a safety net—when students can profit from the acquaintance and friendship of hundreds of housemates, their chances of emerging safely from the collapse...
...year in a row. The second place finish puts Harvard ahead of Princeton, Stanford, Columbia, and arch-rival Yale, who finished fifth. “New York is such a draw,” said Harriet Brand, director of public relations for Princeton Review, explaining NYU’s appeal. NYU’s diverse and eccentric surroundings plays a key factor in many students’ preferences, Brand surmised. “Everyone knows Manhattan is the coolest place in the world,” she explained, “cooler than Harvard Yard.” Prospective students...