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Her surprise win leaves it looking likely that the Chinese women may garner an Olympic medal from tennis, either from women's singles player Li or women's pair Yan Zi and Zheng Jie. Li, hardly a household name overseas, survived a treacherous draw that pitted her against both world...
The plan seems to be working. In the 2004 Athens Games, a Chinese women's pair brought home a surprise gold. Two years later, at the Australian Open, Yan and Zheng claimed the country's first Grand Slam title. Then came Wimbledon, when the diminutive Zheng made it to the...
Sparing the rod may spoil the child, but wielding it can bring a world of trouble. French schoolteacher José Laboureur, 49, learned that lesson Wednesday when a criminal court in northern France convicted him of "aggravated violence" and fined him $750 for slapping a student who had insulted him...
But after being forced on the defensive, Laboureur soon found himself swept up by a wave of support. Parents and teachers, alarmed by increasing defiance of adult authority by children in classrooms and households alike, began responding in fury to attacks on Laboureur. Some condemned what they considered an American...
Mugabe announced his intention to share power with the opposition after 28 years of one-man rule in late June, at his inauguration for his sixth term as president. The move was a surprise. A few days before, Mugabe had emerged as sole candidate in the election for president, meant...