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...Afghan refugees living in the squalid Jalozai camp near Peshawar worsened as a heatwave took its toll of the very young. At least 11 children have died from heatstroke, diarrhea and dehydration. Most of the Jalozai refugees are sheltered from sweltering temperatures by little more than plastic sheeting and have inadequate access to water. Hundreds of thousands of Afghans have fled their homes in past months to escape a severe drought and the ongoing civil...
...Park, where they attend a ceremony honoring efforts to rebuild after the September 1999 earthquake. Under a stained, blue-red-and-white canopy, the President listens as Nantou's deputy mayor explains how they had to bore through rocks to reopen the highway. A hundred locals sit on white plastic chairs, gawking at the President...
...Winners LOU REED Contrary to e-mailed reports, the aged rock star did not die last week. The godfather of punk is touring. There is, actually, a difference FUN TIME BARBIE Curvaceous one comes with a McDonald's uniform, plastic cash register and food tray. When can we see Kentucky Fried Ken? PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES Hef launches an online sports wagering site, hosted by Deanna, Miss May 1998. Two-to-one says they're silicone...
...sauntered over to grab a cracker, I noticed that she was chugging a plastic cup of white wine. I quickly scanned my eyes across her body: slightly shaggy hair, a floral-patterned dress, an olive green jacket, white socks and sneakers. She was alone...
...plastic dolls were in attendance last week when Steve Jobs showed off the iBook's smaller, wiser exterior on Apple's Cupertino, Calif., campus. After the runaway success of his superslim titanium G4 Powerbook, it seems Jobs has finally figured out what the public wants in a laptop computer. The new iBook looks and feels very much like a titanium Powerbook that went through a compactor and got drenched in milky-white plastic. This is not a bad thing. The newcomer is 1.3 in. thick--a mere 0.3 in. deeper than the titanium model, yet has shed about...