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...Through Jan. 31, March reservations were down an alarming 29% for the Western resorts - traditionally a period of great snow and warmer temperatures. "Good snow helped fuel a slew of last-minute bookings around Christmas," says Garrison, the Mountain Travel Research Program director. "Who knows if the snow will save the day again...
...biggest public demonstration in a generation as 120,000 people took to the streets of Dublin. Most were civil servants protesting a levy on public-sector pensions, which the government says will save the country $1.2 billion. Unions are currently balloting members on a planned general strike for March 30, with the head of the country's trade-union umbrella group warning of a "doomsday situation" should the government fail to introduce a recovery plan that gains the support of social partners. According to the most recent opinion polls, only 10% of Irish voters say they have confidence in Prime...
...when, on March 3, the true national religion was targeted in an audacious commando-style attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team making its way to a test match in Lahore, the response was predictably overwhelming. Candlelight vigils were held not only at the scene of the attack, where six policemen and a bus driver died, but across the country. Entire newspapers were dedicated to coverage and editorials lambasted the attackers in an unusually united voice. Television anchors quivered in anger as they described the precipitous, and understandable, departure of the Sri Lankan team after the seven wounded players were...
...Pakistan is already an international cricket pariah - Australia, England and New Zealand pulled out of matches in 2008, citing security concerns. When India, too, boycotted the early March test match following the Mumbai attacks, Sri Lanka graciously stepped in to save international cricket in Pakistan. No longer. Pakistan had been picked as a co-host for the upcoming World Cup, but immediately following the Lahore attack International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat told reporters in London, "It's difficult to see international cricket being played in Pakistan for the foreseeable future. It will be very challenging...
...Still, there is almost no hope the warrant will be served. "As soon as al-Bashir flies outside Sudan, he could be arrested," Moreno-Ocampo told al-Jazeera on March 3. Which is to say, never...