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...20th century, the roster of illnesses that spelled almost inevitable death seemed to stretch forever. Cancer, heart disease, kidney disease, cirrhosis, pneumonia, cholera, diphtheria, tuberculosis and even the flu were relentless killers. Some victims might hang on to eke out a normal life span, albeit in disability and pain; some might even recover entirely. But survival was purely a crapshoot, with depressingly unfavorable odds. The hospital was a place where people went to die, not to be cured...
Duhalde's economic plan will bring more pain to Argentina's middle class. By breaking the 10-year-old link between the peso and the dollar and allowing a devaluation of the local currency, the new government hopes to improve the competitiveness of Argentine exports. But that will mean rising prices at home and substantial bankruptcies, among both households and businesses. (Most Argentine debts are denominated in dollars and will now have to be repaid with less-valuable pesos.) If rising prices and bankruptcies lead to more social unrest, watch out. Not long ago, Latin America was known less...
...firemen, relief workers, politicians, animals; the makeshift memorials around the site. Some of the most poignant photos are of people reacting to the events at hand—images which capture the shock and the horror as well as the heroic solidarity of rescue workers. Images full of human pain and suffering are equaled by images which show human nature at its fullest and most noble...
Popular wisdom has it that Gwen Stefani’s painful breakup with fellow No Doubter Tony Kanal was the ultimate cause of No Doubt’s rise to stardom. Previous albums Tragic Kingdom and Return of Saturn were propelled by angsty tracks like “Don’t Speak,” “Ex Girlfriend” and “Simple Kind of Life,” inspired by Stefani’s heartache. But with steady beau Gavin Rossdale and a chummy relationship with Kanal, Stefani seems to be doing just fine...
Popular wisdom has it that Gwen Stefani’s painful breakup with fellow No Doubter Tony Kanal was the ultimate cause of No Doubt’s rise to stardom. Previous albums Tragic Kingdom and Return of Saturn were propelled by angsty tracks like “Don’t Speak,” “Ex Girlfriend” and “Simple Kind of Life,” inspired by Stefani’s heartache. But with steady beau Gavin Rossdale and a chummy relationship with Kanal, Stefani seems to be doing just fine...