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China still has a long way to go. Beijing even now has been less forthcoming than the Soviets were during their crisis 16 years ago. Mikhail Gorbachev finally admitted that Chernobyl was a disaster (with some caveats, to be sure) 18 days after the explosion; Beijing is still being less than honest about SARS, unless you really believe that, as of last week, there were just two cases of the disease in Shanghai (pop. 17 million). Chernobyl eventually helped promote positive change in the Soviet Union as citizens grasped just how awful the system had become. Gorbachev realized that "even...
...receive government approval. But Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov has already given his blessing, saying such nascent giants could act as drivers for the country's entire economy Misinformation Mania The fighting in Iraq may have subsided, but it seems companies have only just begun to exploit the commercial potential of Mohammed Saeed al - Sahhaf, the reality defying Iraqi Information Minister. Companies on at least three continents are already using a-Sahhaf in their marketing. The Northlands Park racecourse in Alberta, Canada, recently ran an ad suggesting the Information Minister would make a good race commentator since "a little inaccuracy [makes...
...Bulatovic, were detained in relation to Djindjic's killing; they allegedly had secret meetings with two key suspects. Kostunica, who says he was unaware of the meetings, called the arrests "political," and accused the government of exploiting Djindjic's death to discredit the opposition. Fire Alert RUSSIA Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov ordered a fire-safety survey of all Russian schools following the deaths of 54 children in two separate school blazes. Twenty-two children died in northern Siberia and 32 died at a boarding school for the deaf in the southern republic of Dagestan. Due to chronic underfunding, many Russian...
...Mikhail Kalashnikov, 83, the inventor of the AK-47 or Kalashnikov rifle, recently announced a deal with a German manufacturer to begin producing umbrellas under the Kalashnikov brand name as a way of distancing his name from his more infamous eponymous invention. Time since the AK-47 first debuted in combat...
Elsewhere in the issue, we mark our 80th anniversary by looking at the past eight decades and picking 80 days that changed the world, an idea that grew out of the impact of 9/11. Mikhail Gorbachev recounts for us his first day on the job running the disintegrating Soviet Union--and how he broke the news to his wife Raisa the night before he accepted the post. Robert McNamara takes us inside the White House on the pivotal day of the Cuban missile crisis, while Betty Friedan describes the scene at an official Washington lunch where she and some colleagues...