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...Kyrgyzstan BYE-BYE, BASE Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted to unilaterally terminate a U.S. lease on Manas Air Base (above), the only such facility left in central Asia, depriving Washington of a crucial staging point for troops, munitions and cargo destined for Afghanistan. Moscow, which has opposed America's presence in the region, pledged over $2 billion in loans to bolster Kyrgyzstan's faltering economy shortly before the decision was made, though both parties insist that the aid was not contingent on the base's closure. U.S. negotiators hope Manas will be reopened in the future, pending further financial discussions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

...petroleum and natural gas in their slice of the North Sea. It was enough to make them more than self-sufficient. But unlike most other countries, Denmark never forgot the lessons of 1973, and kept driving for greater energy efficiency and a more diversified energy supply. The Danish parliament raised taxes on energy to encourage conservation and established subsidies and standards to support more efficient buildings. "It all started out without any regard for the climate or the environment," says Svend Auken, the former head of Denmark's opposition Social Democrat party and the architect of the country's environmental...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Denmark's Wind of Change | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

...Islamabad, where it has yet to be ratified by President Asif Ali Zardari, whose government is under pressure from Western allies to take a tougher line against the Taliban. Many in his own party privately express misgivings. "What will stop them from going further?" says one member of parliament who asked not to be named. "I don't want my wife or daughter to wear a burqa. What if they don't lay down their weapons? They could be in Peshawar next, or even Islamabad...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Pakistan Regain Control of Swat from the Taliban? | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

...love this country, and I think that we could not have a better friend and ally," Obama told reporters after a private luncheon with the PM on Parliament Hill, expressing an unprecedented depth of emotion for Canada, where Obama has a higher approval rating than any other U.S. politician has had. (See pictures of the world watching President Obama's Inauguration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama and the Canadians: Upbeat in Ottawa | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

...Under Canada's constitutional monarchy, the Governor-General normally keeps a low profile, particularly during state visits, but Jean raised eyebrows by breaking with this centuries-old tradition. It was the first of many unscripted moments. Upon arrival on Parliament Hill, feeling the gathering momentum of the Ottawa love-in, Obama took a minute to wave to a cheering crowd of more than 2,000 that had gathered on the wintry front lawn in freezing temperatures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama and the Canadians: Upbeat in Ottawa | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

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