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...needed to catch for the two-hour ride to my final destination. So rather than wait in line at the lost-luggage counter, I took a phone number to call in the report later. Which I did - only to be told sternly that lost-baggage reports cannot be taken over the phone, only in person at the airport. (See 50 essential travel tips...
...expand to affect Harvard, the greater United States, and the world,” said Jonathan P. Doochin ’04-’05, the chair of the Institute’s board of advisers. Brinkopf also said that he believes leadership training “cannot be compromised,” especially in these “tough times.” “Leadership is more critical now than ever,” Doochin said, pointing out that faulty leadership was a potential factor in the current financial crisis. —Staff writer Michelle...
...There may be little an inquiry could discover that cannot be gleaned from the documents, which reveal how Britain's clumsy realpolitik and the ambitions of the nationalist-led Scottish government to assert independence from Westminster led to a messy outcome. On one point at least, conspiracy theorists were wrong: this was never all about oil. Preserving and expanding Britain's commercial interests in Libya was always a part of the equation, but so too was a desire to seal Libya's rehabilitation...
...escape violence and persecution at home and start a new life in Europe. Many don't make it - just a fortnight ago, 73 Eritreans perished on a passage from Libya to Italy. And those who do make it are rarely welcome: countries including Malta, Spain and Italy say they cannot cope with the influx of refugees, and sometimes have to send them back...
...proposal is also about helping the E.U. meet its political and moral obligations towards refugees who cannot return to their home countries. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that for 2010 alone, out of about 10 million refugees worldwide, 203,000 need permanent resettlement. Yet last year, only 6.7% of the refugees resettled globally were accepted by the E.U. - a total of just 4,375. By comparison, over 60,000 refugees were resettled to the United States. The Commission says these low numbers harm the E.U.'s international standing and give the impression of a "Fortress Europe...