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...government rally in the Venezuelan capital. Patna A deadly monthlong cold spell led the Indian state of Bihar to declare a disaster. Some of the lowest temperatures in three decades have killed more than 1,800 people in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Kabul After a 10-year ban Afghan women regained the right to drive. Thirty female officials passed the first four-month driving course. Colima At least 25 people died and hundreds more were injured when an earthquake hit western Mexico, below...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Watch | 1/26/2003 | See Source »

After ushers collected cards from audience members, Catherine A. Honeyman ’04 and Victor D. Ban ’04 shared several selected “Dreams of the People” with the audience...

Author: By Kristi L. Jobson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Share Dreams at King Memorial Service | 1/22/2003 | See Source »

...taking a harder line with Abu Hamza. The one-eyed cleric, who lost both hands and an eye to a landmine in Afghanistan, could be suspended from his preaching job by the Charity Commission, which has jurisdiction over the mosque as a registered charity. Abu Hamza has ignored a ban issued last spring accusing him of using his position to deliver extremist rhetoric. The Charity Commission says he must answer complaints this week about "extreme and political" statements. French impatience with Britain comes from the country's long experience of the brutal terrorism of Algerian organizations like the Armed Islamic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Algerian Factor | 1/19/2003 | See Source »

...beluga ban wouldn't affect Asian restaurants and food stores: they can always buy from European suppliers. Hong Kong's House of Fine Foods, the territory's largest caviar importer, says its customers are already content with such lesser grades as osetra and sevruga caviar, which come from the same region as beluga. "We do get requests for beluga," says managing director Gephard Scherrer, "but out of the 1.5 tons we import, only about 80 kilograms is beluga." Strict controls started in 1998 have already boosted caviar prices. Tokyo had several specialty caviar restaurants before the Japanese economy deflated. Only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Beluga's Blues | 1/13/2003 | See Source »

...caviar snobbery gives way to environmental concerns, some top chefs are giving up on not only beluga but also osetra and sevruga. More than 100 U.S. chefs and retailers have signed a letter to Interior Secretary Gail Norton supporting a beluga ban. Among them is Rick Moonen, former chef of New York City's Oceana, who recently opened a new seafood restaurant called RM. "I always had Caspian caviar on my menus," says Moonen. But when he noticed a decline in the quality of Caspian caviar a few years ago, Moonen started shopping for alternatives. His menu currently features Blue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Beluga's Blues | 1/13/2003 | See Source »

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