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...world economy remains dependent on America, and the issue will loom large at this year's World Economic Forum in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos in late January. The U.S. constitutes about 28% of global gross domestic product as measured in dollars, and it accounted for one-fifth of worldwide growth between 2000 and 2006. So the big question is: If America's growth doesn't pick up significantly, can other countries make up the shortfall? That question has taken on fresh urgency as the once hot U.S. housing market has cooled, putting a chill on the rest...
...practice probably something akin to eyeballing the 2,800-seat facility and declaring it slightly less than halfway full. The figure represented a mood more than anything, the noticeable tension emanating from the approximate hundred dozen that encircled the rink, the excitement palpable in the arena as the fifth-ranked Crimson vied for first place in the conference.It was the biggest crowd at Harvard’s home rink for a women’s game since the Crimson drew 1,611 for a game back in February 2005. But it fell short of head coach Katey Stone?...
...charges were ultimately unsuccessful against four of the suspects; the case of the fifth is still pending...
Harvard held an approximately $5 million stake in a fifth Sudan-linked company, Tatneft, earlier this year. Divestment activists have accused the Russian-run Tatneft of aiding the Sudanese government. Tatneft moved this summer to shift its stock to a London exchange—which means that Harvard is no longer required to disclose its holdings in the firm...
...forced Moscow to shut down the pipeline that runs through Belarus - inconveniencing not just Russian oil companies but their energy-hungry customers farther to the west, including Germany and Poland. [German Chancellor Angela Merkel today criticized both Moscow and Minsk for what she called "unacceptable" behavior. Germany gets a fifth of its oil imports through the so-called Friendship pipeline in question...