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...told TIME that the country's leaders are so terrified of a SARS outbreak in Shanghai, the country's densely packed commercial center, that they have ordered bureaucrats there to preserve the city's "SARS-free" reputation at any cost. "All I have been told is that we must maintain the image of Shanghai as a place without a SARS problem," says a Shanghai health official. The government admitted to two confirmed and 15 suspected cases in the city, but local doctors--who say they have been threatened with dismissal if they speak to foreign journalists--are voicing doubts about...
...which leaves Roh in an awkward position during his White House visit. While campaigning for President, Roh promised to maintain peace on the peninsula at almost any cost, but the North's brinkmanship makes it tougher to argue for dangling carrots instead of wielding sticks. Seoul still wants further discussions and thinks the U.S. might eventually convince Kim to disarm by accepting the North's latest demands for economic assistance. But Washington isn't biting. Even U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, widely seen as relatively moderate, has refused to embrace the North's blueprint. "This proposal is a nonstarter...
...virus is still so mysterious that nobody even knows whether or not a recovered patient like Ma can be reinfected. But with the disease on the wane in Hong Kong, SARS no longer seems so terrifying to him. While Ma says he'll "still be careful and maintain personal hygiene," he's already given up wearing a surgical mask...
Today, Cinco de Mayo, signals the close of the joint effort at Latino Awareness Month programming; the level of commitment organization and proactive outreach of this past month is a sure sign that these groups will be able to maintain this momentum throughout the year. Initiatives like “Presencia” send a clear message that the strength and vibrance of Harvard’s Latino community is increasing, to the benefit of both the groups’ members and Harvard as a whole...
Chair of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures Michael S. Flier says Buckler’s appointment comes as part of a larger effort on the part of the University to attract and maintain junior faculty members...