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...natural resources without the least concern for human rights considerations. China is selling arms to the military junta in Myanmar, cutting deals with Zimbabwe, and heavily investing in Angolan oil. Most shamefully, it bought 40 percent of the Sudanese oil consortium last year and has become the biggest champion of Sudan, the planet’s current most egregious violator of human rights. Will the emergence of China result in a world that will have lost its ability to even take collective action against genocide...
...Denenberg mounted an overall record of 3-1 at the Open before losing a tough match against No. 1 seed Ville Liukko, who was once ranked 117th in the world. The No. 4 seed got down early in the first set against the defending tournament champion and eventual runner-up but appeared rejuvenated in the second set, opening with two winners...
...other half of the draw, Dan Nguyen struggled to match the speed of his opponent, No. 2 seed and eventual tournament champion Rupesh Roy, a 2007 Australian Open junior doubles finalist. Nguyen lost his first set, 6-0, but late in the second set, a clip of the net and a winner down the line from Nguyen allowed for a break back...
...also helped the Crimson close the gap. Clarke won the 1,650-yard freestyle in 16:19.67, an automatic qualifying time for the NCAA Championships. Clarke and Aemisegger were the only swimmers to make “A” cuts at the meet. Bassi became a three-time champion in the 200-yard butterfly when she won the event in 2:00.06.—Staff writer Rebecca A. Compton can be reached at compton@fas.harvard.edu...
...road for a doubleheader this weekend in Texas, the four-time defending Ivy League champion Harvard women’s tennis team dropped two matches to fall to 0-4 to open its season...