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After the atomic bomb was droppped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, historians and survivors, alike, have collected information on the bomb's destruction and future impact. The modern city of Hiroshima now honors its victims with museums, annual ceremonies and peace declarations. To learn about Hiroshima's recovery and read eyewitness accounts from survivors, check out these sites...
...member of the U.S. merchant marine who has been sailing to China regularly for the past six years, I greatly appreciated your report. I see firsthand not only the effects of trade but also its impact on the Chinese people. China has one of the oldest cultures as well as a young and optimistic work force that sees no limits. It is a nation of hope and vitality. We can only trust that China's leadership will steer the country wisely into the future. Ted C. Soderberg San Francisco...
While pundits and scholars continue to debate the political ramifications of Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait, the Harvard School of Public Health (SPH) has stepped back to examine another long-term consequence of the occupation—its impact on the health of Kuwaiti nationals who stayed in the country during the invasion...
...study concluded that exposure to the fires, which were lit by the Iraqi military as it was pushed out of the country, had a hazardous effect on Kuwaitis—an impact said to be roughly equivalent to smoking 20 packs of cigarettes. The researchers calculated that this added risk resulted in about 100 premature Kuwaiti deaths...
...unclear when faculty were notified about the leak, but with many professors out of town for the summer, the immediate impact of the closing was limited...