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...debate may be rendered moot by the financial woes of the wealthier countries, especially the current holder of the G-8's rotating leadership position, Italy. Geldof on Thursday tore into Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government, which he called a "crowd of shysters" at a press conference. "How can you possibly trust any government that promises something, does nothing, and expect them to lead the world?" he fumed to reporters. "How dare they...
...virus but not severity, since it is difficult to gauge accurately the deadliness of a newly emerging infection in real time. "The declaration of a pandemic does not suggest that there has been any change in the behavior of the virus," said Dr. Thomas Frieden in his first press conference as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "It only means that it is spreading in more parts of the world." (See pictures of thermal scanners hunting for swine...
After more than 30 years at the University, Vautin had initially accepted Harvard's early retirement package this spring, according to Harvard Magazine, but the University press release states that he now plans to retire sometime during the next academic year. Faust praised Vautin's "exceptional effectiveness and dedication" in the release and added that his staying on will provide "important continuity" as she embarks on the search for Harvard's next executive vice president. The recently created position is currently held by Goldman Sachs veteran Edward C. Forst '82, who announced his intention to step down on August...
...Social Development Minister Carmen Vildoso, quit June 8 to protest the government's response and there is building pressure for the resignation of Cabinet Chief Yehude Simon and Interior Minister Mercedes Cabanillas, whose office oversees the National Police. Even the normally staid daily El Comercio, dean of Peru's press, called for both ministers to quit. (Read about the political troubles of Peru's Alan Garcia...
...finances were arrested. In February, the U.S. State Department classified the human-rights record of Bongo's Gabon as "poor" and listed such problems as "limited ability of citizens to change their government; use of excessive force, including torture ... arbitrary arrest and detention ... restrictions on freedom of speech, press, association, and movement ... widespread government corruption...