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...held in Moscow in 1991. The White House had long resisted taking part in the 35-nation forum because of suspicions that the Soviets would turn it into a high-profile propaganda show designed to embarrass the U.S. on a number of issues, including its policies in Central America. Secretary of State George Shultz urged both Reagan and President-elect Bush to accept the invitation, arguing that under Mikhail Gorbachev the Soviets are steadily improving their human-rights record by releasing political prisoners, allowing greater Jewish emigration, and ending the jamming of Western radio broadcasts. By joining the session...
LONDON--A jetliner bound for Northern Ireland with 126 people aboard slammed into a highway embankment in central England yesterday while trying to make an emergency landing, authorities said. At least 32 people were reported killed, and another 76 injured...
Perhaps the most unusual proposal to date comes from a Peruvian economist, who has suggested swapping debt for the creation of an antidrug fund. Under the scheme, debts held by overseas commercial banks would be handed over to the central bank of the debtor. The commercial banks would be able to write off the debt as a loss and donation for tax purposes, while the debtor country would put a percentage of the debt into a local currency deposit. The interest would be directed into an antidrug fund for financing crop substitution and other development projects in areas where cocaine...
...reduced tolerance for rapid expansion because it is straining against shortages of workers and factory capacity. Many economists fear those limitations could impose renewed inflationary pressures, forcing the Federal Reserve to tighten the money supply even more than it already has. By hitting the brakes too hard, the central bank could inadvertently stall the economy...
Today the orthodox P.D.R.Y. is embracing a modest version of perestroika. By local standards the reforms are radical: encouraging private farms, welcoming Western investment and reorganizing state-run industry. In the capital of Aden, the latest ruling Politburo has called the country's Central Committee into session to adopt such bold measures as more funding for private and cooperative farms and better pay to spur greater productivity among state farm workers...