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...remembered as being as smart and experienced as any GM CEO, but he appeared tone-deaf when it came to listening to Whitacre and the rest of his board of directors. Since he had no role in picking them and they owed him nothing, that proved to be a fatal mistake...
...person's report of loneliness had any impact on the feelings of isolation in other members in his or her social network. Researchers were thus able to rule out the possibility that lonely people simply congregated with other lonely people, or that a shared environmental event, such as a fatal fire in the neighborhood, could have triggered mass feelings of loneliness...
...biggest priorities during his first term was overseeing a massive campaign to root out the Islamic militants who had conducted a series of deadly terror attacks since 2002. For four years, calm reigned in Indonesia. Yet just nine days after the President's re-election, fatal bombings at Jakarta hotels shattered any illusion that extremism had been eradicated. Raids on terror hideouts resulted in the killing of Noordin Top, the Malaysian militant who is believed to have orchestrated the bombings. But questions remain about how Southeast Asia's most wanted terrorist managed to crisscross Indonesia with ease for years...
...dates back to 1942. But the government now says it is too lax and that it's sometimes misused - for example, by allowing those who suffer from a chronic or mental illness to die. A Zurich University study released last year found that a number of people with non-fatal illnesses opted for assisted suicide, an abuse the authorities say they are determined to stop. Among the proposed measures, still to be fine-tuned and debated in parliament, is the requirement that two different doctors attest to the candidate's suitability for assisted suicide and confirm the terminal diagnosis; currently...
...spat might be dismissed as a silly diplomatic row, but fatal battles between Thailand and Cambodia have been fought over other seemingly minor issues. Relations between the two neighbors have deteriorated markedly since last year because of a territorial dispute surrounding an ancient temple complex on their border. After weeks of nationalist rhetoric, the ill feeling over the Preah Vihear temple region culminated in gunfire, with a handful of soldiers killed in skirmishes. Attempts to dial down tensions have been viewed as cowardly acquiescence by some members of populaces historically conditioned to distrust each other. With the Thaksin imbroglio playing...