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...ultimately Western civilisation? If we ever come to a "clash of civilisations," as some historians have suggested is possible, or to the religious war imagined by others, we will owe it exclusively to the hypocrisy and criminal behavior of the U.S. government. Roberto Hollnagel São Paulo, Brazil A King's Vision for Peace In time's Sept. 18 interview, King Abdullah II of Jordan claimed that "the Lebanese war dramatically opened all eyes to the fact that if we don't solve the Palestinian issue, the future looks pretty bleak for the Middle East." The Lebanese...
Until a few days before Sunday's vote, the battle between Brazil's leading presidential candidates was marked by surprisingly good manners, few personal attacks and a lack of the down-and-dirty tactics that make elections such fun to watch. That all changed in the last few days leading up to the actual vote, and now as a result, the fight is likely to get even nastier...
...foot pedal to supply power in areas lacking electricity. "The actual decision to make millions of laptops will happen sometime in December or January," he says, predicting that finished machines could be ready by next spring. He hopes to start in seven countries - Nigeria, India, China, Thailand, Brazil, Argentina and Egypt - with a combined total of at least 5 million orders. For the first year or so, however, the $100 laptop will probably cost $140. Negroponte has his skeptics (including Bill Gates) but is undismayed. "The cynics can be as cynica as they want," he says. "If this makes...
...redistribution of wealth to the poor has been the fundamental factor in explaining why Lula is ahead in the polls," says Carlos Ranulfo de Melo, a professor of politics and author of two books on Brazil's political parties. "There is more money around and it is reaching more people." The purchases made by those people, economists say, are helping breathe life into the economy, especially in the places where it was suffering. While retail sales in the south actually dropped 0.29% in the year ending May 2006, they rose 16% in the impoverished north and northeast thanks largely...
...Brazilians has risen 23%, while the income of the richest 10% fell by 7.5%, according to Neri. "The period since 2001 is one in which we've seen the biggest reduction in inequality in 36 years. I think this is a historic and important moment. We are changing Brazil...