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...state's other cities such as the busy coastal port of Lazaro Cardenas. The bombing came as the governor was ringing the bell in Morelia's colonial square, a tradition carried out across to Mexico to remember the launching of the war of independence against Spain in 1810. Witnesses reported that a bulky man in black threw a grenade-like object into the crowd, and then apologized to people next to him. Godoy said he first thought it was a firecracker until he saw the bodies. A second blast struck moments after the first...
Longer growing seasons in a warmer world may further worsen allergies. A study in September's Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology reported data from 1982 to 2001 showing that, for example, increasingly early pollination of the European olive in Spain led to higher overall pollen counts, similar to what is found in warmer parts of the Mediterranean; comparable outcomes can be expected in other temperate parts of the world as climate change kicks in. A similar effect will also be felt in the northward shift of what is known as the hardiness zones - meaning that northern countries where allergies...
...corruption, extortion and the murder of Bhutto's brother (a political rival), although he has never been convicted. In April he was finally acquitted of the murder charge. Pakistani governments led by both Bhutto's rival, Sharif, and Musharraf pursued money-laundering and corruption cases against Zardari in Britain, Spain and Switzerland. All charges were dropped last fall after a controversial amnesty deal brokered by Musharraf. Zardari maintains that the charges were politically motivated. Yet unease over his credibility lingers. A text-message joke making the rounds in Pakistan says there is no fear that as President, he will...
...Prague or Budapest or really all over Europe for cheap prices and you can take a party of people in conditions far away from home so no one can see what you're getting up to. They go on these vacations in beautiful places like Greece and Spain and Italy, and they get drunk and beat each other up and pass out and they get sick and they get robbed and they trash their hotel rooms. They're just notorious around Europe for being this brawling nation of boozers...
...people, which only fuels their humiliation and resentment. If a Russian leader should emerge who says he will save the Russian people and restore their lost honor and respect, then we had better prepare for the worst, because the Russian people will follow him. Felipe Mendez, Málaga, Spain...