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...around the world fed up with the gunk on their sidewalks. In London, representatives from Belfast, Cardiff and other British cities gathered last month for a summit on gum pollution. London's Oxford Street alone is smeared with some 300,000 bits of used gum; chew-goo cleanup costs Britain an estimated $290 million a year. A new bill in Parliament would fine gum droppers...
...fishing is your thing, a trip to the Pantanal in western BRAZIL, one of the richest ecosystems in the world, will likely have you hooked. This vast wetland along the northern reaches of the Paraguay River is about the size of Britain, and is home to over 200 species of fish-making it a prime site for South American anglers. While you're waiting for the fish to bite, you can spot giant otters, jaguar, anteaters, monkeys and huge guinea pig-like capybaras. There are also over 300 species of bird, ranging from toucans to the magnificent 1.2-m jabiru...
Howard stringer says that sake is "not an antidote to jet lag," but he's sure going to need something that is. The American citizen, born and raised in Britain, was named CEO of Sony Corp. last week, replacing Nobuyuki Idei, 67, who, at a packed press conference in Tokyo, announced that he was voluntarily stepping down. Stringer, 63, is going to keep offices in both Japan and New York, and will continue to spend what little free time he's likely to have at his homes in New York and Oxfordshire, England. That amounts to a lifestyle that...
...Charles and Camilla By and large, I don't follow and don't give a hoot about Britain's royals, but this time I want to say bravo and best wishes for a long life of growing old together to the steadfast couple [Feb. 21]. In centuries to come, Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles' love story will undoubtedly be the subject of novels, plays, films and maybe even an opera or a Broadway musical. And, of course, their parts will be played by beautiful young people. The true story is better. Patricia Collier Annapolis, Maryland...
...year. The government is expected to choose a new Prime Minister this week. Meanwhile, Haradinaj is hoping that Jessen-Petersen was right when he said: "I trust that Mr Haradinaj will again be able to serve Kosovo." The alternative, if convicted, is life. - By Andrew Purvis Storm Over Sunset BRITAIN Home Secretary Charles Clarke imposed strict controls on 10 released terror suspects under a new antiterror bill approved after a marathon all-night session of Parliament. The House of Lords, Parliament's unelected upper chamber, finally endorsed the measure, which permits restrictions such as house arrest, after Prime Minister Tony...