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...economy, he said, should keep growing at its rapid pace. The stock market was up 1000 points yesterday on the news of the release of Microsoft's Windows 2005, which will be available for all computers, televisions, radios, and household appliances on June...
...cobbled together a ragtag force from some ill-equipped and ill-trained Third World armies that finally trickled in in January. There was money for just 8,700 of the 11,100 troops authorized. Only one battalion of Jordanian soldiers and a 200-man rapid-reaction force from India arrived fully armed to fight. The U.N. had to order 4,000 helmets for troops who came without any and scrounge for simple necessities like barbed wire. When an officer from one country gave orders to a unit from another, that unit's officers first radioed home to find out whether...
...rapid bankruptcy and dissolution of activewear e-tailer boo.com is Europe's first big dot-com meltdown, and a very scary story for its venture capitalists and would-be e-merchants. The company, started by three Swedes just six months ago, made a splash with hip brands like DKNY and North Face and what the Brits call an "all-singing, all-dancing" site complete with e-tailer innovations - 360-degree revolving sneakers, watches and clothing - that are just making their way to car-buying sites in the U.S. Problem was, they went through their sizable $120 million stake like...
...immediate priority was to free the hostages in Sierra Leone. Although the Blue Helmets are empowered to use lethal force to protect themselves, they are not there to go to war. Annan begged a host of African leaders to intercede with Sankoh and called for the deployment of a rapid-reaction force to bolster the 8,400 U.N. troops already there. None of the countries capable of sending one were willing; Britain and the U.S. ruled out their own forces. The mercurial rebel chief variously denied that his men were holding anyone, suggested the U.N. soldiers "may have got lost...
Onie was no different. She planned to defer her HLS acceptance for a year after graduation, but continued deferring because of the program's rapid growth. Now, with the national expansions in place and solid leadership, Onie will step back...