Word: buyer
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...histories. Through the slave trade, colonialism and related humiliations, Africa has been raped over the ages by other countries, particularly the European nations. That is why most of her children see nothing of her dignity and glory to protect; they will sell something off if there's a buyer. However, the sin lies at the rapists' door. As long as Africa's riches are coveted elsewhere, they will continue to be carted away. TEMITOPE O. OYETOMI Akure, Nigeria
WHAT HAPPENED: Exports of high-technology components have been hammered by the Silicon Valley bust. Japan's recession removes another potential buyer of Asian goods. Reform programs that followed the financial crisis of 1997-98 have stalled, leaving many banks and corporations heavily indebted. Political instability has hurt prospects for the Philippines and Indonesia...
...Journal"'s closest competition, the weekly "Comics Buyer's Guide" and monthly "Wizard" put their focus on comicbooks as a collectible commodity, with huge valuation charts taking up the bulk of pages. Hopelessly tied up with this volatile market, their editorial content works like the "fluffer" on pornographic film sets, trying desperately to keep the spent mainstream superhero books going for one more round. They perpetuate a view of the medium as a form of childish investment, a dead end, rather than a foil for adult, artistic expression with endless possibilities...
...entire ship and plastering a new English name over the Thai lettering on the bow. Off the Maldives, they rendezvoused with another tanker and the Hong Kong crime lord. The palm oil was pumped into the second boat and the first one auctioned, a Filipino outbidding a Thai buyer with an offer of $100,000. Their work over, the captain and his crew collected their payoff and caught a ride to Manila with the new Filipino owner. From there, they flew to Jakarta and split up, laying low in Sangir for a year before returning to Batam, an island city...
...said it was laying off 570 people, while Marks & Spencer, the British department store giant, initially announced it would eliminate 1,700 jobs in France as part of a decision to close all of its stores on the Continent. Now the firm says it may try to find a buyer for its French operations as a last-ditch attempt to save those positions. Yolaine Belamire, 49, has worked since 1979 at the Marks & Spencer flagship store in Paris, starting out as a clerk and working her way up to manager, where she earned $1,770 a month. "We thought...