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...Dili promised that A FREE EAST TIMOR WILL EAT STONES. Some 1,000 East Timorese died, and more than three-quarters of the population fled their homes, according to U.N. estimates. East Timor joined the world's list of nations at the very bottom: the World Bank estimated per capita GDP at $240, on a par with nations like Mozambique and Ethiopia...
...Growth Enterprise Market listing. Cheng and his team had envisioned a grander debut. They wanted to be on NASDAQ from the outset. But a plea from GEM's chairman, they say, persuaded them to list locally. Timeless had secured $13 million in capital from Taipei-based angel/investor Crimson Asia Capita; the GEM listing raised an additional $58 million...
...Even with that notorious American sweettooth, chocolate consumption in the US lags far behind that of other countries. While Europeans can put away 35 pounds of chocolate per capita, Americans only eat 12 pounds in the same time period, which...
...passed, leaving no doubt in the German soldiers' mind that local capture was not a viable option. German troops were also informed that desertion would result in retribution against their families. The moral repugnance of such techniques notwithstanding, they almost certainly contributed to tangible differences in military performance per capita. For every enemy soldier the American trooper killed, his German counterpart killed...
Anyone familiar with the delights of what Czechs affectionately call liquid bread will not be surprised to learn that Czechs consume more beer per capita than any other nationality. In 1998 they quaffed around 170 qts. each, beating the Germans, who managed just 134 qts., into a poor second place. (Americans finished 13th, with 88 qts.) In a league of its own is the Czech Republic's most famous beer, Pilsner Urquell. The original bottom-fermented Pils, or lager, it was first brewed in the Bohemian city of Pilsen in 1842. "It's a Rolls-Royce among beers," purrs Pilsner...