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...latest call for a change of course came from economist Jeffrey Sachs, special adviser to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who this week urged the European Parliament to scrap the E.U.'s much-touted target of increasing biofuel's share in Europe's diesel and gasoline consumption to 10% by 2020. Last year, E.U. governments spent an estimated € 3.7 billion ($5.2 billion) on subsidising biofuel production...
...month to the new government of Kosovo, which was to be aided in security and judicial tasks by a 2,200-man mission under the auspices of the European Union. But Russia's refusal to recognize Kosovo's independence has thrown that plan into doubt. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has yet to make a decision about pulling out, and European diplomats now concede that the E.U.-led mission is in jeopardy. As a result, they say, Kosovo could face an interregnum with no properly functioning state institutions. "Serbia is going to use this period to provoke the West...
...romances upon reading the 10th century aristocrat Fujiwara no Yoshitaka ("I always thought/ I would give my life/ to meet you only once,/ but now, having spent a night/ with you, I wish that I may/ go on living forever"). And we sympathize with the 9th century court poet Ki no Tsurayuki, who takes refuge in happier memories when his lover turns cold ("Have you changed?/ I cannot read your heart./ But at least I know/ that here in my old home/ as always the plum blossom/ blooms with fragrance/ of the past...
There could be bigger battles to come. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert waved off calls of restraint from United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon who equally condemned both Israel for "excessive and disproportionate" use of force in Gaza and the militants for their unending barrage of rockets into southern Israel. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said, "We are not happy about civilians being hurt in Gaza. Hamas and those who fire rockets at Israel are responsible and they will pay the price." If anything, the Israeli assault has steeled Gazans' support for Hamas. As one housewife in Jabalya watched...
...Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon urged world leaders to confront the looming water-shortage crisis [Feb. 11]. He should instead urge them to grapple with the underlying cause: overpopulation. While it is admittedly a very sensitive topic for social, religious and personal reasons, it is worth debating. Overpopulation is the root cause of poverty, war and almost every other problem. In a few short years, 9 billion people will inhabit this shrinking earth. If leaders continue to bury their heads in the sand at the mere mention of the subject, the resulting problems and suffering will affect many generations...