Word: rice
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...occupants of the cars-owned by the government, the U.N. or other organizations that are helping to run this infant country, which gained independence from Indonesia in 2002-have never stopped to meet the Pereiras. If they did, they would find a family that has not eaten rice in three months because of shortages that have nearly tripled the price. The younger children are already showing signs of malnutrition. "I love our country very much, but independence has given us nothing," says Pereira, her voice softening as she tries to soothe her hungry infant. "We are starving. Life was better...
...years," predicts Ramos-Horta. Entrepreneurs are also trying to develop East Timor's once prized coffee plantations. But all the talk of future earnings means little to Dili resident Linda Ricardo, who lined up one day last month from 5 a.m. in hopes of securing a few sacks of rice in the afternoon. "The government does nothing," she says. "The situation is hopeless...
Totaling up more than a billion people is just the beginning. There's steel production (up 25%), makeup sales (up 19%) and the number of "large domestic animals" that suffered from a shortage of drinking water last year (29.36 million). From rice harvests to sports medals, China's new census quantifies all the ways a poor country is getting rich. The U.S. leads the economic race, but China is sprinting to catch up. [This article consists of a complex diagram. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] CHINA...
...mass migration. And it would provide Washington with a basis for talks with Iran and Syria, whose help the U.S. needs to stabilize Iraq. Despite the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, the Bush Administration has refused to negotiate directly with either country. But Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has taken a first step toward engagement, announcing that the U.S. will participate next month in talks on Iraq's future that will include representatives from Iran and Syria...
...When we were negotiating, I said these are my conditions. Even if they shatter this palace, I am not going to change. When [Rice] was in Israel and planning to come here following the massacre in Qana, I told her, "I am not ready to receive...