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...wealth online? Chad joined the ranks of oil producing nations with the opening of a 1,000-km pipeline to the Cameroon coast. The World Bank says the pipeline should raise per capita income from €210 to €470 a year by 2005. But local civic groups held a "day of mourning" over the "impunity with which basic human rights are routinely being violated," and predicted that the wealth would be siphoned...
While some young adults in New Zealand still abuse alcohol, the vast majority choose to respect its dangers. Per capita consumption of beer in New Zealand has fallen to 81 liters, less than the 84 liters per person consumed each year in the U.S. Back home, age was less important than proper education in determining young people’s response to legal drinking...
...allergy season. The Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America this week unveils its rankings of the top 50 U.S. allergy capitals for fall--Harrisburg, Pa., pictured, is No. 1--based in part on seven-year averages of pollen levels, pollen types and the number of antihistamine prescriptions written per capita. Before your next trip--leaf peeping or otherwise--check out www.allergyactionplan.com...
...over the phone, working all night in New Delhi to help Americans with their PCs during the day. Since then, Kedia moved to a similar company and has been promoted twice to manager. His salary has quadrupled to $6,200 annually?a treasure in a country where the per-capita income is only $470?and he believes it will double again over the next two years...
...senior fellow at the Institute for International Economics in Washington, says $600 billion will be needed over 10 years to raise incomes in the North to 60% of those in the South, a level at which social stability can be maintained. Today, the North's estimated average per-capita income of $735 is less than 10% of the South's. The key to keeping the costs of unification down is to turn North Korea into a business-friendly environment where private companies want to invest...