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...scandals that have lately rocked the church. "But I didn't buy it for the controversy," he says. "It's a universal story, one that repeats itself all the time, in every culture, every religion." Gottlieb is certain, too, that Bernal is an actor on the brink of international stardom, and he wanted to be associated with a revitalized Mexican film industry...
...most cases, however, bosses are simply leaning harder on their remaining staff, pushing some workers to the brink. "I'm tired, cranky and frustrated," says a 35-year-old vice president of the commercial lending division of a Chicago bank. "We don't have any support, so you have to do everything yourself. I don't have time to go out and develop new deals and make my objectives." Still, the tenuous employment scene fills her with enough fear that she asks to remain unnamed. "I have a good salary, so I just resign myself," she sighs...
...independence in 1980, Zimbabwe was one of the great hopes of sub-Saharan Africa. But after twenty-two years under the rule of President Robert Mugabe and his governing Zanu-PF party, the country is a disaster on the brink of widespread famine and economic ruin. As a result of this catastrophic reversal of fortunes, the situation in Zimbabwe has been the focus of a great deal of attention. Although land reform must go forward in Zimbabwe to fix the unequal legacy left by colonization, Mugabe’s dictatorial regime has been causing more problems than it has solved...
...FROM THE TIME ARCHIVE Streets Red With Blood To The Brink Inside the Hurricane Stories Since...
...only 40 years ago that the world hovered on the brink of nuclear war? As the Cuban missile crisis came to a head during the last week of October 1962, TIME reported that housewives were stockpiling groceries in anticipation of Armageddon...