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...Turkish troops will now stay on the island indefinitely and called for international recognition for Turkish Cyprus as a separate state. Some Greek Cypriots voted against the plan because they feared investment in the less developed north would lure tourists away from their side of the island. The Big Thaw LIBYA The U.S. eased economic sanctions against Muammar Gaddafi's regime, allowing a resumption of oil imports to the U.S. and most commercial activities. Gaddafi has pledged to end his WMD program. MEANWHILE IN BRITAIN ... No, Dahling The English National Opera has banned its employees from using the traditional showbiz...
...long. The two main antagonists?North Korea and the U.S.?remain at an impasse. Pyongyang says it will freeze its nuclear program only if Washington drops its "hostile stance." Meanwhile, the U.S. demands "complete, verifiable and irreversible" dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear program before it will discuss any thaw in bilateral relations. But time is on North Korea's side: while talks drag on, it can quietly continue developing nuclear weapons. Says Peter Hayes, a North Korea expert at the Nautilus Institute, a California think tank: "The longer we wait, the higher the price we have...
...collision. The July 2002 accident, involving a Russian charter jet and a DHL cargo plane, killed 71 people, the majority of whom were Russian schoolchildren. Friends Again GERMANY Frosty relations with the U.S. seemed to thaw as Chancellor Gerhard Schröder met U.S. President George W. Bush at the White House. While Schröder insisted that German troops would not go to Iraq , he also said Berlin will not stand in the way if NATO decides to send peacekeeping troops there, and will lead the way in forgiving part of Iraq's $120 billion foreign debt...
Undergraduate Council representatives stood outside of the Matthews and Straus common rooms to swipe students in so that students could thaw and dress...
...full service snack bar and heated kiosk provide the perfect way to thaw-out after a long day of skating at Boston’s “cement pond” in historic Boston Common. This scenic location is the perfect convenient skating location, much like Rockefeller Center—but in Boston. $3; skate rental...