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...exposé published last week in the London-based Sunday Times alleges that Mugabe and his wife Grace have amassed a string of investments through a shadowy network of partners in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, most likely with funds funneled out of Zimbabwe's coffers. Mugabe is reviled by many of his countrymen and much of the world for the corruption and cronyism of his regime, and extensive U.S. and European Union economic sanctions bar him and his associates from visiting or conducting financial affairs in the West. So the former champion of anticolonial revolution has over the years...
...first woman to compete in the 39-year history of the Bassmaster Classic, the Super Bowl of pro bass fishing. The three-day tournament starts Friday, Feb. 20 on Louisiana's Red River. Bain spoke to TIME's Sean Gregory about her first catch, the sport's old-boys network, and the, er, logistical challenges facing female fishing pros. (Read "Riding the Bass Boom...
...government claimed that the Tiger's air attacks inflicted little damage, the psychological advantage the LTTE has won has served to significantly boost the rebels' morale and could embolden them to step up attacks," wrote New Delhi-based defense analyst Animesh Roul on the website International Relations and Security Network. The Jan. 1 suicide bomb, furthermore, showed the world that, even after losing its capital, the LTTE was still capable of striking the government's capital, hundreds of miles away...
...Russ. Though no specific figures have been released, Russ estimated that the funding for the Housing Authority will be doubled this year to about $7 million, with the opportunity for even more money if the organization applies for competitive funds for green building projects. The Cambridge Health Alliance, a network of local health institutions, is also expected to benefit from the stimulus, said spokesman David Cecere, who added that his organization was still assessing the detail’s of the bill’s impact. In January, the Health Alliance announced a “major strategic and reconfiguration...
...hopeful about, and slightly amazed by, the new American President. Some even wondered aloud what they could do to help him succeed. Anwar Ibrahim, the Malaysian opposition leader, listed the significant gestures that Obama had made toward the Islamic world, from the President's interview with al-Arabiya television network to the appointment of George Mitchell as Middle East negotiator. Obama had even made reference to "a hadith, which is something not many Islamic leaders do!" Ibrahim added, referring to the sayings of the Prophet that are not included in the Koran. Then Ibrahim went further: "But will...