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...That doesn't mean we should expect Asian nations to immediately start shooting wars over access to the Mekong or the Yalu - though all bets are off if climate change leads to the loss of the Himalayan glaciers whose seasonal melt provides water for billions in Asia. In fact, the history of cross-border water disputes has been surprisingly conciliatory so far. India and Pakistan have fought three wars and currently point nuclear weapons at each other, yet the Indus Waters Treaty - which divvies up the two countries' trans-boundary waterways, overseen by a joint commission - has survived for decades...
...knee surgery. "I'm doing it now because I won't be able to if I wait and lose my job," says the 27-year-old, who, fearing questions from her employer, spoke with TIME on condition of anonymity. By going under the knife ahead of her potential job loss, Sophie can use the firm's supplementary health insurance to cover the $4,000 procedure. As she says: "Insurance is one of the parts of having a good job you take for granted until you realize you may lose...
Some Harvard students studying in France may face the loss of a semester of education in the midst of a revolt that has gripped several of the nation’s universities since February. Schools in France have been forced to cancel classes and scramble for order while discontent with French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s handling of a bold higher education reform program has erupted into strikes and walkouts. For some of the 12 Harvard undergraduates who, according to the Office of International Programs, are currently studying in Paris, the situation has posed difficulties. French professors have used...
...course speed bumps would come–most notably the sudden departure of junior slugger and first baseman Lauren Murphy. But the Crimson absorbed the loss without skipping a beat, as rookie Whitney Shaw took over the starting role with ease...
...Crimson mustered just one run in the twinbill, and the nightcap’s 2-0 loss marked the first of four times in the 20-game Ivy season that Harvard would be shut...