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Correspondent Aparisim Ghosh's unflinching diary of his days and nights in Baghdad proved eye-opening to readers. Scores wrote to thank Ghosh, many finding sobering contrast between how they lead their lives and how Ghosh, Baghdad citizens and coalition troops must cope during wartime...
...shattered Chernobyl nuclear reactor only half a mile away. They did not know then, and do not know now, whether they will return home in months or years. One of the few Americans who have seen Pripyat is Dr. Robert Gale, a bone-marrow specialist who helped Soviet doctors cope with the Chernobyl disaster, which so far has cost 26 lives. "It's a very dramatic thing to see a partially destroyed nuclear power plant," Gale told reporters after taking a helicopter tour of the scene. "The damage itself doesn't appear to be that great. A short distance away...
...free spirit and quite the pilgrim for most of her life, Shell Biles settled in Gerringong six years ago. She was looking for a place that wasn't as hot as Darwin or as cold as Launceston, and no way could she cope in a metropolis like Sydney. One thing she liked about Gerringong was that, at the time, none of the big fast-food chains had a presence here. Those kinds of outlets . . . well, they're just...
...Western nations the rulers of our planet. Eastern countries have seen what the West has achieved, and now they want a little of that for themselves. I don't believe it will be long before China and India become the new superpowers. I wonder how the U.S. will cope when it no longer has the power to dictate to the rest of the world. Owen Hollifield Cardiff, Wales...
...Western nations the rulers of our planet. Eastern countries have seen what the West has achieved, and now they want a little of that for themselves. I don't believe it will be long before China and India become the new superpowers. I wonder how the U.S. will cope when it no longer has the power to dictate to the rest of the world. Owen Hollifield Cardiff, Wales Felling the Gentle Giants I was distressed to read "Revenge of the whale hunters" [July 3]. Norway's flouting of the International Whaling Commission rules is particularly offensive because it bespeaks...