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...from unwanted pests - and guests. The number of boat people has plummeted since the federal government introduced tough new policies in the wake of 2001's Tampa incident. In 2000-01, 4,000 people entered Australia illegally by sea; since 2002, not a single boat person has reached the mainland...
...between Australia and P.N.G. that tries to preserve age-old practices such as hunting, fishing, trading and ceremonies. ACV Commanding Officer Mark Fitzsimmons, a genial and thoughtful man with a reassuring smile, has been with Customs since 1980. Navigating the narrow channel between Saibai Island, part of Australia, and mainland P.N.G., Fitzsimmons notes the stark differences in wealth among the inhabitants, who are essentially from the same clan. On Saibai, homes have electricity, a barge brings fresh food, and there are roads, street lights and cars. Two nautical miles north, there's not a light to be seen at night...
Shoemaker—en route to Palma de Majorca, Spain, for the World Intercollegiate Championships on July 3, at which she finished 21st—missed a connecting flight to the island from the mainland despite arriving at the terminal with time to spare, thanks to her airline’s unfamiliar ticketing and boarding procedure. Waiting at the wrong counter until just after her scheduled flight finished boarding, the Crimson freestyle swimmer was left to jockey for a standby seat, which, after two failed attempts—and seven hours—wasn’t materializing...
...temporary grave where it has lain since his death in 1975 to a permanent site in a military cemetery outside Taipei in early 2005. Interred alongside him will be his son and presidential successor CHIANG CHING-KUO, who died in 1988. Both men had asked to be buried in mainland China if the Nationalists ever wrested control of the country from the Communist Party...
...been given permission to visit their clients, and it's unclear how the other detainees will find legal representation. It's also unclear where hearings will be held for the flood of petitions from all the captives now seeking their release. Officials are considering shifting detainees to the U.S. mainland, since--contrary to the hopes of the Bush Administration--the court ruled that Guantanamo falls well within the reach of U.S. law. Government officials say it is not likely that any more detainees will be sent there, and military sources tell TIME that many could soon be released...