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...Bastille," said Alexander Milinkevich, a presidential candidate and opposition leader, before the march. "I hope the authorities understand this." Evidently not. As protesters started coming to the square, they found that it was blocked by riot police in full gear, forcing them into the nearby Yanka Kupala park. "There were some 20,000 of us packed in the park," Irina Khalip, a Belarusian journalist and human-rights activist, told Time by telephone. "The people were angry with the rigged election, mass arrests and inhuman treatment of the detainees." Khalip says that Alexander Kozulin, a key opposition leader and a presidential...
...October 2005, the junior found himself at an impasse. He had pitched the game of his career in a five-inning, two-run start at April’s Fenway Park Beanpot Championship; but in 14 relief appearances, he registered a frightening 6.46 ERA, marking a decline from his rookie season...
...only on economic issues but on health issues as well.” He said that workers at Irish pubs, many of whom have no health insurance, are at increased risk for respiratory problems and lung cancer. K. Michael Cummings, chair of the Department of Health Behavior at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, also contributed to the study. “I anticipate that this study will be added to the toolbox of public health advocates.” Cummings said...
...March 29 total solar eclipse in Ghana's capital. And over the course of the eight-day festival, which officially starts March 30, nearly 40 films from more than 20 countries will be shown in venues ranging from Ghana's National Film and Television Institute to an outdoor park. The schedule includes features, documentaries, animation and shorts, and presentations by filmmakers, conservationists and environmentalists. Founded last year, it's Africa's first such event, and it's sponsored and supported by the Dutch, French and U.S. embassies, global corporations like Nestl? and environmental groups like the Ghana Wildlife Society. Last...
...Meltdown Begun?" [Feb. 27] reported the discovery that Greenland's glaciers are melting faster than anyone expected. That is more proof of global warming, and the resulting rise in sea levels makes the immediate impact of climate change worse than anticipated. The glaciers are also receding at Glacier National Park, Montana. We are having milder winters in the Midwest, and tropical frog species are disappearing. What more evidence do we need? Shane Nodurft Chicago...