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MAHAYATI INADIMAN, Indonesian woman, 27, in the aftermath of an 8.7-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 500 people in Sumatra, which had barely recovered from the December tsunami...
...Magnitude of last week's earthquake off the Indonesian coast, about half the power of the 9.0 shock last December that created the massive tsunami...
...babies they cannot feed and care for. Without the basic human right of self-determination, there is no way those women can achieve economic and political independence. Christina Zecca Greve, Italy In light of the enormous scale of the world?s aid to the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami, it is apparent that humanity is not so selfish and careless as opponents of capitalism see it. If we stood together, everyone could live without worrying about having enough to eat. Why do we deserve to live in luxury when our fellow humans have to struggle against starvation every single...
...Extreme poverty is so tragic. Sudden natural disasters like a tsunami mobilize a large number of people and money for a short period of time, while the slow but massive wave of poverty and death in Africa doesn't attract the world's attention in the same way. When we try to help those affected by disasters and extreme poverty, however, we shouldn't focus on the overwhelming number of the dead but simply try to do something good for others. Tadashi Kawabe Fukuoka City, Japan...
...state's controversial breakup of oil giant Yukos. He backed a proposal to exempt privatizations that took place over three years ago from judicial investigation. The announcement aimed to boost confidence and revive investment in Russian business. Mission Incomplete INDONESIA The U.N.'s refugee agency pulled out of tsunami-hit Aceh ahead of new regulations for foreign relief agencies that could severely restrict aid workers there. The organization, which has experienced tension with Jakarta in the past over its support of Acehnese political refugees, was told the absence of refugees in Aceh made its presence unnecessary. Thirty-three million dollars...