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...Asia is doing what the West cannot do despite political and military divisions among many of them that go back decades. Nations in the region are building a coercive plan to protect the region's financial stability. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
Your cover exclaims, "Vanishing Act: How Climate Change Is Causing a New Age of Extinction," but the article does not - and cannot - say that [April 13]. Climate change is mentioned only in passing, and the major causes of extinction are clearly shown to be deforestation and encroachment on habitat. The pictures in "10 Species on the Brink" show nine truly endangered species, then throw in the polar bear, which is 10 times as numerous as any other animal depicted, to try to make the climate-change link. An otherwise fine issue on extinction is thus marred by a gratuitous climate...
...Your cover exclaims, "Vanishing Act: How Climate Change Is Causing a New Age of Extinction," but the article does not - and cannot - say that. Climate change is mentioned only in passing, and the major causes of extinction are clearly shown to be deforestation and encroachment on habitat. The pictures in "10 Species on the Brink" show nine truly endangered species, then throw in the polar bear, which is 10 times as numerous as any other animal depicted, to try to make the climate-change link. An otherwise fine issue on extinction is thus marred by a gratuitous climate-change reference...
...country.'" Having accompanied Vice President Xi during this trip, I can assure you nothing of the sort was said to any Mexican official or audience. Some Chinese news outlets have reported that Mr. Xi made this comment during a speech to the Chinese community in Mexico. I cannot attest to the accuracy of the quote since the event was only open to Chinese citizens. I would be surprised, however, if Mr. Xi was referring to Mexico if he indeed said those words. Mexico and China enjoy an excellent diplomatic relationship, which was further enhanced by Mr. Xi's trip. Jorge...
...rising death toll among civilians from airstrikes and other military actions. "The result is weakening public support for nation-building, even though few actively support the Taliban," says a report from the International Crisis Group, a think tank that monitors conflicts. An American official in Afghanistan agrees: "We cannot afford to be passive [communicators] any longer if we're going to turn this around." (See Jason Motlagh's TIME.com video report from an Afghan village...