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The real battle, though, is being fought in the arena of Taiwan politics. Newspapers reported that military sources leaked the results on purpose. The simulation also looked to be stacked in China's favor: for a start, it didn't factor in likely U.S. involvement. Why would Taiwan's military...
Altogether, 201 nations, territories and city-states?plus the island of Taiwan, which competes under the nebulous title of "Chinese Taipei"?joined the parade of athletes in last Friday's Opening Ceremony of the 28th Olympiad. Some, including the Americans, Russians and Chinese, are hoping to burnish their countries' reputations...
This is important because in the West most precipitation falls as snow at higher elevations. Thus, a city like Reno, Nevada, gets, on average, just over 7 in. of precipitation a year, vs. some 70 in. at the top of nearby Mount Rose. During the 1950s drought, for example, a...
WEIGHTLIFTING: In the Pacific, its appeal is simple and strong
When North Korea bought a dozen rusting Russian submarines in 1993, some observers worried that the scrap-metal hulks still carried enough high-tech equipment to help the North learn how to build its own submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Eleven years later, those fears may have been borne out: according...