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...Union, either of which could have vetoed the measure, resisted a precipitate decision. Beijing considered abstaining, because it likes to portray itself as a champion of the Third World against the superpowers and of the Arabs against Israel. Yet China wanted to support the West in order to help repair its image, shattered by last year's anti-democracy massacre in Beijing. In the end, China voted with the majority...
...exercise in shuttle diplomacy was intended to repair U.S.-Kenyan relations, which have become increasingly strained since President Daniel arap Moi's crackdown on dissidents last month. Afterward, Moi described the talks in such glowing terms as "friendly," "genuine" and "sincere." But U.S. officials had a decidedly different assessment of the three-day parley. One diplomat declared that Kenya had "backstepped politically and economically...
Richard Darman Bush's Budget Director usually tries to trip up congressional Democrats, but last week he slipped and fell on the steps of a McDonald's. It took 100 stitches to repair injuries to his head and face...
...hung in there." In fact Burns has had a couple of setbacks in life, both impossible to conceal, and handled them with admirable determination and reserve. In high school her face was badly cut in a car crash, and it took several operations to repair the damage. Years later, just before she was to be married to a man well known in the cosmetics business, his company announced that it was suing him for fraud. Says Burns: "I can tell you that these were painful situations. But I am a great believer in self-management, that you must survive...
With such a huge piece of the action, Iraq estimates that every $1 drop in the price of a barrel of oil costs it $1 billion a year in lost revenue. The country can ill afford those lumps as it struggles to repair the ravages of the war and repay $40 billion in foreign debt to the West. In theory, Iraq could boost its income by pumping more oil, just as its wayward neighbors % have. Experts believe the country's reserves could be tapped at a rate of 5 million bbl. a day. But Iraq lacks the modern equipment...