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...stunted by a law enshrined in the constitution that limits foreign investment in mining projects to only 40%. As a result, the country exports only about $630 million of minerals a year, even though the government sees a potential of $5 billion. In January, the Supreme Court dealt another blow to the sector when it ruled that the government cannot circumvent the law by offering foreign investors service contracts allowing them greater control over mining operations than the constitution permits. (The government is appealing the decision...
...rolling out the reforms - the Kultusministerkonferenz (a compound word allowed under the new regime, since one part cannot be written independently) will hold talks in Vienna next week to decide whether the reforms need to be reformed. The decision by Axel Springer Verlag and Spiegel-Verlag is a real blow because their publications reach about 60% of Germans. The Süddeutsche Zeitung announced it too was going back to the old system, joining the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, which switched back four years ago. "I don't think it would be a very good idea to have two systems...
...Everything from the athletic facilities to ticket sales has suffered from the typical Greek last-minute rush but both are catching up quickly. Two executives from Greek TV were fired after the network went dark for 25 minutes during the Greek soccer team?s first match. Then, the final blow came yesterday, when the two top Greek track stars (including the sprinter who was also expected to be the torch lighter at the Opening ceremonies) missed their doping tests...
...will resonate with the others," Hardt and Negri write, "amplifying them all in coordination, creating an earthquake of the multitude." Eventually. Perhaps. But so far the multitude is looking pretty uncoordinated, and the Empire pretty sturdy. It'll take a lot more than Multitude's huffing and puffing to blow it down. --By Lev Grossman
...thing about juggling is that if you blow it everybody sees it,” he explains further. “It’s a very honest art that...