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...numerical terms, the Taliban has been savaged. The U.S. and its Afghan allies killed at least 5,000 Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters, wounded twice that number and took 7,000 prisoner. The bulk of Taliban conscripts who survived the war shaved, took off their black turbans and faded into the background. At the same time, only four of the top 50 Taliban commanders surrendered or were captured; those four are now held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Taliban leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar, has not been found, and is most probably hiding in Uruzgan province, shielded by true believers...
...Istanbul's most notable landmarks - and the easiest way to orient yourself - is the Bosporus, the strait that divides the city, the fluid boundary between Europe and Asia. European Istanbul comprises the bulk of the city to the west, while the mostly residential Asian Istanbul is to the east. To get your bearings, take a ferry from the Eminonu docks up the Bosporus, stopping for lunch at one of the fishing villages near the Black Sea, passing a series of sumptuous villas and Ottoman houses along the way. European Istanbul is itself divided by the Golden Horn, an inlet...
...bulk of the questions dealt with improving the College social scene...
...answer is also "no", because Lula knows that economic autarchy is not an option for the export-driven economic powerhouse. The recent $30 billion stand-by credit approved by the IMF on September 6 - the largest ever granted to any country - is scheduled to be released in stages, the bulk of it delivered in 2003 only if Brazil complies with the "relevant criteria" established by the Fund. And that's a strong inducement for Lula to not stray too far from the IMF's program...
...meat safe, France kept its ban-despite E.U. threats of $160,000 daily fines. Then foot-and-mouth again halted exports. But their reinstatement doesn't mean Britain's cattle industry has recovered. New laws say no cattle over 13 months old-the lower quality that were the bulk of exports-can enter the food chain. "That is here to stay," says a Farmers' Union spokesman, "and we won't see the old volumes again." Even in the small, high-end market for young, prime beef, there's no guarantee that consumers, especially in France, will bite. THE BOURSE When...