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...organization's coverage of the action. Photographs confirmed that a third Buddha statue had been demolished, but authorities denied access to the site of the two largest figures. Later in the week, Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar ordered the slaughter of 100 cows to "atone for the delay" in destroying the statues. In an unrelated development, the U.N. suspended aid to Afghans encamped near the Tajik border because of the presence of armed men among the displaced population...
...Three explosions rocked the biggest offshore oil platform in the world, killing 10 workers. More than 160 people were rescued from the Petrobras rig, which threatened to sink about 200 km north of Rio de Janeiro. The accident was expected to delay Brazil's plan to achieve energy self-sufficiency by 2005. The wells from the 40-story-high platform pumped 80,000 barrels a day, about 5% of Brazil's petroleum production. The rig, the pride of Brazil's petroleum industry, was listing at 30 degrees after the explosion. If it sinks, it could release 1.5 million liters...
...Look for a plethora of interactive services. Vivendi Universal's Canal Satellite and rival TPS already offer a way to alert football fans watching one game that a goal is about to be scored in another. Thanks to a 30-second delay, the viewer can switch to the other game, watch the goal, then click back again. Before long these fans will also - with a click of the remote - be able to find out where European stars Luis Figo or Fabien Barthez bought their soccer shoes and order some just like them. The Amsterdam office of Forrester Research predicts sales...
...statement released yesterday, Sigma Chi said its first priority is to delay or cancel the sale. Otherwise, the organization said it will try to raise the funds to purchase the building, soliciting help from fraternity alumni...
...only did this mistake increase the ire of the North Korean leaders toward the United States, but most likely it was the driving force in their decision to delay their talks with South Korean leaders scheduled for this week. This development is a move that South Korean officials called an embarrassment for their president, who was recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his extraordinary hard work and diplomatic determination to fashion a peace declaration for the Korean peninsula...