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...legislature, disclosed that the island was developing missiles that could reach Chinese cities. "Taiwan has the technology and capability to develop a medium-range missile program, which is supported by a secret government budget," Lee told TIME. "We've entered the test-fire phase and may be able to begin mass production in two to five years." In a statement last month, Premier Yu Shyi-kun made it clear that Taiwan would use the missiles if attacked. Yu called for a cold war-style "balance of terror" between the island and China. "If you fire 100 missiles...
Both teams emerge now from the dual meet season and begin the run of championships leading up to Heptagonals. The Crimson returns to action this Friday at the New England Championships held on its home-field course in Franklin Park...
...Commissioner for the Internal Market, said that admitting Turkey could mean that the historic defeat of Ottoman armies at the gates of Vienna in 1683 "would have been in vain." It's not clear what all this sound and fury really signifies. Technically, the E.U. has already agreed to begin talks with Turkey "without delay" if the European Commission finds that it has met the so-called Copenhagen Criteria, the set of political, economic and legal standards spelled out in the Danish capital in June 1993. Verheugen has already indicated there are "no more obstacles" to talks getting started, though...
...most complex changes needed are those related to the culture of the College, which must adapt to accommodate an increased international focus. To begin, residential Houses should be more involved in their residents’ international experiences. Houses could host gatherings of students heading abroad before the experience, better support the move in and out of dormitories in a more efficient manner and help reintegrate students into their communities upon their return. Concentrations likewise must work hard to create meaningful programs which coexist with a term-time experience away from Harvard. Also language acquisition must receive increased emphasis as many...
Vamsi K. Mootha, who will begin his assistant professorship at the medical school today, is the 39th Harvard faculty member to have won the MacArthur Fellowship...