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...people in the massive black market have been hit as business shoppers are turning to the formal sector for the first time in years. Competition has increased as well. Shops have suddenly started stocking goods that were previously unavailable. The goods range from basic commodities such as corn, sugar, soap, salt and bread to furniture, which Zimbabweans have had to travel to neighboring countries to buy. "Dollarization has thrown me out of business. No one buys from me. People now buy from shops and authorized dealers," says Tavonga Munjeri, who sells credit cards for cell phones. (See pictures of political...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Has Zimbabwe's Runaway Inflation Been Tamed? | 3/26/2009 | See Source »

...Wilkinson, as his devious rival, snatch the spotlight from the pretty people every chance they get. So does the timeline, which bounces around far more than Roberts' glossy tresses. The role of Claire Stenwick, a former CIA operative now playing the espionage game in the highly competitive world of soap companies, includes ample opportunity for Roberts to be fun, sexy and sarcastic. But while the movie allows Julia to be Julia, it doesn't depend on it. (See pictures of Clive Owen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Julia Roberts Still Queen of the Box Office? | 3/19/2009 | See Source »

...told over and over again, have messed up the world for everyone else. But then, you can act outraged about the same thing only so many times before it all starts to sound stale. These spectacles, the public rhetorical floggings, have become teleplays, as predictable as a daytime soap opera, as comforting as a wet rock. (See pictures of the top 10 scared traders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's AIG Outrage: All Talk, No Action | 3/17/2009 | See Source »

...partisan world of British politics, insults and accusations of sleaze frequently make parliamentary debate seem like a soap opera. Now, with the launch of an American Idol-style political party, it may soon resemble reality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain's New American Idol Political Party | 3/17/2009 | See Source »

First, Rubiana Ali and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, both 9 years old, starred in an Oscar-winning motion picture. Now they are appearing in real-life soap operas. The paparazzi are everywhere, as are reporters who want to talk to the kid stars of Slumdog Millionaire. Their lives are making the gossip columns and headlines in their native India - and overseas. Azhar was reportedly slapped by his father when the boy, begging fatigue from traveling back from the Academy Awards in Hollywood, refused to give an interview his father had apparently promised. (Both were penitent afterward: Azhar said he had been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Will Happen to Slumdog's Child Stars? | 3/10/2009 | See Source »

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