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Egypt is not a BRIC nation, which may make Boutros-Ghali the ideal man for the position, says Desmond Lachman, an expert on multilateral lending institutions at the American Enterprise Institute: "If the Chinese wanted [the chair of the policy committee], there would have been friction with other emerging economies, like India. Boutros-Ghali, coming from a smaller country, can be even-handed...
There was clear friction between Ghobadi and Saberi's parents, who kept themselves several feet apart from the director. At one point, Ghobadi approached Saberi's visibly shaken mother, but she pushed him away, motioning him away with her hands. After Ghobadi's letter, Reza Saberi announced that he could not confirm Ghobadi as his daughter's fiancee. One source close to the family said they perceive him as taking advantage of her recent newsworthiness to publicize his film, and wonder why he was not speaking out for her before her case attracted such international attention. Ghobadi said...
...Even more vexing are the estimated 800 tunnels linking Gaza (from the town of Rafah) with Egypt, whose border is closed due to friction between Cairo and Hamas. The tunnels are critical conduits not only for weapons but also medicine and food, including live goats and sheep. The occasional bombing along the border is not thought to accomplish much; Israel's US-made bunker-busting bombs would not do much damage to tunnels that are 70-100 feet deep. If tunnels are located - as they were in Israel's latest ground operation in Gaza in January - they are not easily...
...only hurdle that stands in the way of China's interest in buying car-company assets in the West is the potential desire of governments in the U.S. and E.U. to block buyouts. That could cause trade friction, but it raises a much greater issue. When there is not enough money to go around, which assets will be protected? The economy has created a situation where many critical industries will have to suffer a substantial number of bankruptcies unless their governments step in. Or their governments can let the Chinese buy them which would likely preserve jobs...
...personal trainer, served as the treasurer for Harvard Unite for Sight, and she runs for the Harvard track team.So what can’t she do?She is allergic to exercise, she has dislocated both her hips numerous times, she is allergic to the cold, heat, pressure and friction, and has chronic sinusitis and bronchitis. But despite all of these things, the senior still managed to find the drive–and the time–to be one of Harvard’s top sprinters the past three years.“She is an incredible student-athlete...