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...these less-than-fervent fans, hundreds of buses, vans and mini-buses have been commandeered from transport operators across the region since Sunday, and parked throughout the capital. The government has promised to compensate drivers for the use of their vehicles, offering 2000 rupees, or $35 in addition to fuel, but that may not be enough to convince them. Drivers point out that their vehicles will be off the road for two or three days, and on good routes, operators make around $45 a day. So just to be certain, drivers' documents were retained to ensure that they show...
...reluctant to dramatically increase sanctions and eager to return to negotiations with Iran, but key players in the developing world such as South Africa and India have more aggressively stressed Iran's right to nuclear energy. So even as Russia reportedly squeezes the Iranians by delaying the delivery of fuel to the Bushehr nuclear reactor - although both sides insist this is simply a dispute over payment - Moscow seeks a diplomatic compromise rather than a gradual escalation of sanctions...
...Conspicuously absent from the A380 order list are casth-strapped U.S.-based airlines which are more interested in Airbus' rival: Boeing. The B-787 Dreamliner is a smaller fuel-efficient jet just shy of 300-seat capacity. Already 38 airlines have ordered 490 planes ranging in price from $148 million to about $189 million. Continental, the first to sign on, has an order out for 25. Qantas has committed to 45 with 20 options, and the right to purchase 50 more. Airbus wants its A350 (still in development and listed at $165 million) to compete head-to-head with...
...silliest prophecies I've ever read was in "The Space Cowboys" [March 5]. Aeronautical engineer Burt Rutan said, "Fifteen years from now, every kid will know he can go to orbit in his lifetime." Even the kids in Ghana portrayed in the March 12 issue? And where is the fuel to come from? Surely there are better uses for the world's dwindling energy resources. Lars Sollin, Lund, Sweden...
...population live below the poverty line, and mortality rates are soaring. Mugabe, as always, seeks to deflect responsibility by blaming others for the economic meltdown: Britain and the U.S. Meanwhile allies such as South Africa and Equatorial Guinea have kept Zimbabwe afloat by providing electricity and fuel on credit, while sales of mineral rights to Chinese companies have also generated income and hopes of further support. But the Chinese are not prepared to give Mugabe a free ride. They have yet to deliver the kind of aid he has requested...