Word: hubs
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After Abdullah assumed the throne three years ago, he dreamed of turning Jordan into a high-tech hub. Now, he faces all of the old political and economic ills that tormented the late King Hussein. While Jordanians give Abdullah high marks for his enthusiasm, especially his drive to join the World Trade Organization, he is criticized for a rise in joblessness to an estimated 30%, failing to hold new parliamentary elections, allowing his government to intimidate critics and traveling abroad too much. One of the King's most trusted men, former intelligence chief Samih Battikhi, faces trial soon...
...Santos City, Philippines. SENTENCED. THOMAS CRANDALL, 47, Roman Catholic priest, to four years and three months in prison by order of a federal justice for dealing drugs from his Florida rectory and New Orleans condominium; in Pensacola, Florida. SENTENCED. LIU YONG, 31, former legislator in the northeastern Chinese industrial hub of Shenyang, to death by order of a provincial court; in Tieling. Liu was convicted for property damage, bribery, illegal business, possession of guns and obstruction of justice in a corruption scandal...
College students rarely venture over to the Business School, but it is currently the only school across the Charles. If Allston were to become a hub of several graduate schools, which would sponsor panels and events open and publicized to undergraduate and graduate students alike, activity is bound to flourish...
...Square but with crucial design improvements. The University must make a concerted effort to work with local businesses to construct a square that maintains its own unique personality. More appealing public spaces which are accessible to all should be built—Allston could then serve as a transportation hub between Cambridge and Boston. The University, given the expanse of the new design, will not only need more modern and frequent shuttles, but will also need to work with the MBTA to ensure that bus routes are maintained throughout the campus. Allston should become not simply an extension of Harvard...
...spring afternoon in downtown Moscow. Pushkin Square, a major hub of the Russian capital, is as vibrant as ever. Even those who hurry along on urgent errands steal a second to stop and enjoy the sunshine after weeks of rain and snow. But the atmosphere in one corner of the square is more menacing. A crowd of about 80 teenagers is chanting "Kill the U.S.A.!" and raising their arms in the Nazi salute. Zakhar, aged 15, with shaved head and camouflage shirt, is reluctant to talk to a journalist, but makes an exception to explain that the rally...