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Further, because Tutu's medical records are already public - he is known to have had polio, prostate cancer and TB, all of which are influenced by genes - his genome will help scientists learn more about those diseases, Hayes says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Secrets Lie in Archbishop Tutu's Genome? | 2/18/2010 | See Source »

...made his way past his colleagues in search of some privacy. Adding to the indignity of the moment, he'd run out of toilet paper, so he tore off the sleeves of a tattered T-shirt in his backpack. He squatted behind a tree and, to help balance himself, used both hands to drive his machete into the ground...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Colombia, A Bungled First Rescue Attempt | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

...kill. Gosling himself was vague on the details of a supposed pact with his lover. "The issue of consent is a big one, and he wasn't clear on that point," says Wootton. "He mentioned a pact, but he didn't say whether the man asked for help then and there for him to do it." (Read "Going Too Far with Assisted Suicide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A TV Confession Reignites Britain's Euthanasia Debate | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

...Under pressure from the European Union, the Greek government has outlined a series of public-sector wage cuts and tax increases that are intended to help slash the deficit from the current 12.7% of GDP to the E.U. limit of 3% by 2012. While the impact of the new measures has yet to be felt, the delayed effects of the broader economic crisis are beginning to bite. The country slipped into recession last year and is now facing its worst economic contraction since 1987 - the last time Greece was forced to implement austerity measures following a previous round of government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Party's Over for Spendthrift Greeks | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

...income tax bracket rather than increase the sales tax. But all Greeks are likely to feel the pinch in some way. The fact that many families usually rely on a variety of sources of income (including untaxed or black-market work), and because many own their own home, may help blunt the pain. (See "Greek Tragedy: Athens' Financial Woes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Party's Over for Spendthrift Greeks | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

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