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...Rome. No one is saying just who in the group took a few pictures, but they first appeared in the West German and Italian weeklies Bunte and Gente this month. According to the reports, John Paul met no one, indulged his nostalgia for the mountains of his native Poland and returned refreshed...
...Poland — Aside from a few stores that marked Independence Day with sales of American-themed items, consisting mostly of hamburgers and marshmallows, the Poles are not terribly interested in the Fourth of July. When I tried to explain the holiday and its history to my English classes, all I got were blank looks. So at six in the evening of the 4th, it was looking like this would be the first time I'd let the holiday pass completely uncelebrated...
...what it means to be Brazilian. Many fans believe that when Brazilian players make it big and are signed to play for major European professional teams, they lose their identity and national pride. (Indeed, there are currently more than ten other countries, ranging from Spain and Portugal to Croatia, Poland and Japan, that have awarded citizenship to Brazilian pros in order to field them in their national soccer teams.) Players earning millions of dollars abroad on their pro teams don't have the same passion for representing the national team as do those that stay close to home, runs...
...Sydney, a city devoted to sport, it's not unusual to see fans trooping through the streets, decked in team colors and chanting team anthems. Right now, there are more visitors than at any time since the 2000 Olympics. They carry the flags of many nations - Poland, Korea, Papua New Guinea, Argentina. But there's no rivalry. Groups meet on street corners and merge: "We're from Germany. You?" "Hong Kong." Handshakes all around. Then, the limits of English conversation reached, someone sings: "Oh, when the saints ..." Everyone joins in, if only to hum. They all know the same tunes...
...McCain used the tests as a chance to press for an expanded missile defense system in Europe, with sites in Poland and the Czech Republic, an idea that is opposed by Russia. "Ballistic missile testing coupled with Iran's continued refusal to cease its nuclear activities should unite the international community in efforts to counter Iran's dangerous ambitions," said McCain. These comments come as Obama continues to plan an overseas trip, meant both to burnish his foreign policy credentials and disable some McCain's criticism that he hasn't had a first-hand assessment of the conditions...