Word: refugee
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I admit that sometimes I've tried to use the Rangers' and Knicks' successes as a refuge from my eternal damnation as a Jersey sports fan, but to no avail.
Actually, the U.S. embassy in Nairobi is busy dealing with cases of American evacuees from Rwanda who have sought refuge in Kenya! In addition, seasoned journalists, based at the International Press Centre in Nairobi, are covering more important events in the region. Perhaps Mr. Gell will one day be able...
Rwandans packed into Kigali's hotels, huddling in the dark hallways without food or beds, hoping the few foreigners there would protect them. Their terror only increased as the foreigners slipped away. At a hilltop compound for the insane, a group of Belgian nuns and lay brothers abandoned 200 of...
While an undergraduate at Brown (class of 1992), I participated in a "Take Back the Night" march at the suggestion of friends and felt acutely uncomfortable for the duration: it was clear that I was not of the rallying ilk and found no refuge in a raised fit or a...
More than sympathy, of course, the party symbolizes stability to an unsettled society. "The P.R.I. will be stronger," says Delal Baer, a specialist on Mexico at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. "In times of trouble, people seek refuge in what they know. They will turn to...