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...rest of the world for decades, the residents of Rangoon were surely not expecting cavalcades of foreign aid workers to descend soon after the tidal surge and winds abated. But what must have seemed particularly galling was the absence of Burmese military troops participating in the immediate cleanup effort. In September, when thousands of monks led countrywide protests against rising commodity prices, soldiers from the 450,000-strong army responded with chilling brutality, spraying live ammunition at the burgundy-robed demonstrators. The official government death toll was 31, although international observers believe the actual figure was far higher. For months...
...problem is that no one knows how long the incubation period for facial tumor disease is. But every week that passes without Cedric falling sick makes Woods sleep better: "I'm quite confident now that he's immune." Hamish McCallum, the University of Tasmania ecologist coordinating the scientific effort to save the species, is hopeful too, but "we're not in any position, on the basis of one individual, to say we know what's going on," he says. "It's too early to unfurl the 'mission accomplished' banner." If Cedric or any of the Special Six do prove resistant...
...with tumors have been found in a forestry area known as West Pencil Pine, a favorite devil haunt. That suggests that the disease's spread is slowing. Could local devils be resisting it? Belov and Woods are both itching to compare MHC types in the region, and a major effort to trap West Pencil Pine devils will soon begin. "The next month could be a watershed," says Woods. "We're hoping for a lot of positive data...
...Belgrade's decision to hold elections in Kosovo is part of a broader effort by Serbia and Kosovo's Serb minority, which makes up about 10% of the population, to maintain control over the breakaway state. The defiant phrase KOSOVO IS SERBIA! has cropped up all over the place, from a tennis tournament in California (where a banner bearing those words was confiscated from Serbian fans) to the European swimming championships in the Netherlands - where a Serbian medalist was suspended for wearing the slogan on his T shirt. Hard-line nationalists in Belgrade who continue to reject Kosovo...
...Meanwhile, the international effort to sponsor and maintain Kosovo's independence looks shakier than ever. The fledgling state's guarantor, the U.N., was scheduled to hand over authority next month to the new government of Kosovo, which was to be aided in security and judicial tasks by a 2,200-man mission under the auspices of the European Union. But Russia's refusal to recognize Kosovo's independence has thrown that plan into doubt. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has yet to make a decision about pulling out, and European diplomats now concede that the E.U.-led mission...