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...northern India over the next few years, says stores in the City Centre Mall, which her company opened in Gurgaon in late 2002, are making profits, adding, "That's what gives us the confidence to go out and build more malls." A visit to the City Centre Mall helps explain this upbeat view. "We're happy with our experience here," says Pawan Jaiswal, owner of Ybrant, which sells pillows and curtains. Every day thousands of Delhiites pour in to shop at the malls at Gurgaon, which has turned from a nondescript village into a sprawling city in a few years...
...have shown that cats can carry and spread the H5N1 virus, while South Korean scientists have linked their outbreak this past winter to migratory ducks. Such ducks have a natural resistance to the flu, so they can potentially spread the virus over wide areas without showing symptoms. "This may explain why the virus has reappeared in divergent areas of Thailand and Vietnam, and to me that is the real concern," says Dr. Robert Webster, a bird-flu expert at St. Jude's Research Hospital in Memphis. The fear is that this could all just be a preamble...
...EXPLAIN YOUR SUCCESS? People in America are ready to hear someone tell them at least a version of the truth that's clear, precise and action oriented. I think they find it refreshing...
...Waves, the group that runs the boat and had planned to distribute the RU-486 abortion pill on board, said it accomplished its main objective of "bringing the abortion issue to the fore." The Borndiep's offshore stay certainly made headlines - helped by Gomperts' appearance on Portuguese TV to explain how to induce an abortion using over-the-counter medicines. Abortion in Portugal is banned except in very limited circumstances, although an estimated 20,000 to 40,000 women have illegal terminations each year. Antiabortion campaigners called for Gomperts to face charges of inciting abortion. But the Borndiep was welcomed...
...labyrinth of laneways, students in the school grounds are deeply wary of strangers. "Australia is the world's largest wool producer," is all one student will say as he hurries away. In the distance several students wear T shirts adorned with images of machine guns. No one can explain their meaning...