Word: provinciale
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Cats had an even more negative reaction. When they heard the news, they called their own meeting--in Paris, of course--to denounce canine subservience to the human hyperpower. (Their manifesto--La Condition Feline--can still be found in provincial bookstores.)
Had it ended differently, Sun Zhigang's life might have been a testament to his country's progress. The 27-year-old carpenter's son had worked his way out of a remote village in China's central Hubei province to a university in the provincial capital of Wuhan. He...
For now, the manner in which the Sun family's lawsuit against Guangzhou's government was resolved seems a more telling indicator of what's to come. Pressure from the media meant that an unprecedented number of state employees were disciplined. But the Guangdong provincial government issued a statement declaring...
In retaliation, Musharraf could dissolve the provincial assembly. But the MMA is making threats of its own, warning that 68 of its members serving in parliament may resign if Islamabad tries to overturn the local law. That poses no direct peril to Musharraf, who took power in a bloodless coup...
As the last traces of our tea were removed from the table, we gazed through the window and watched students, businesspeople and families rush past in the early evening twilight. Inside the Four Seasons, however, there was none of the late afternoon frenzy. Perfectly satisfied, and full of indulgence in...