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...other foreign directors, Aki Kaurismaki of Finland and Abderrahmane Sissako of Mauritania cancelled their trips to the film festival in a gesture of solidarity to protest the U.S. government’s actions, Leggat said...
...from the battle at Marathon to Athens in 490 B.C. Toss in Greek charm and an eagerness to succeed, and the Greeks may have the formula for a happy and successful Games. With a population of 10.9 million, Greece is the smallest country to stage the Summer Games since Finland in 1952, when the Olympics were a considerably more modest affair. "We are determined to prove that Greece, a small nation, can deliver a set of games as good as any big nation," says Theodore A. Couloumbis, professor of international relations at the University of Athens. Will it all work...
...first of two blows to the Saudi royal family. His cousin Prince Sultan bin Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah, 41, died in a car accident on his way to Prince Ahmed's funeral. RETIRED. MIKA HAKKINEN, 33, two-time Formula One champion; announced in Hockenheim, Germany. Born in Vantaa, Finland, the 'Flying Finn' recovered from a near-fatal crash at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix to go on to win both the 1998 and 1999 Formula One World Championships. DIED. SALAH SHEHADEH, 48, founder and leader of the military wing of Hamas, fervent supporter of suicide bombings and a possible...
...speakers. Here is a stat that will leave you speechless: experts say 50% of the world's 6,000 languages may be extinct by 2050. These tongues include Tofa, spoken by some 200 in Siberia, and Votic, used by 30 people on the Russian coast of the Gulf of Finland. Other examples: --By Harriet Barovick...
Before Canada got its medals, Sweden—a surprise victor over Finland in the bronze medal game—earned its just reward. Then the U.S. women graciously accepted their silver medals as they struggled to hold back tears...