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...These benefits have been visible to nearly everyone. Public parks in Switzerland are no longer infested with heroin abusers and urban centers are no longer full of scattered “shooting galleries,” which enable dangerous habits like needle-sharing and foster environments where criminals thrive. Thus, the intiative is win-win, both for durg users and non-users in Switzerland...
...vocal critics, Newin Chidchob. An erstwhile ally of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who now lives in exile after being convicted in absentia on abuse of power charges, Newin has made his reputation as a hard-nosed pork-barrel specialist. His brand of politics hardly hews to the more urban-centered intellectualism of the Democrats. Indeed, Thailand may be returning to the days of weak coalitions that dry up as quickly as rain puddles in the tropical sun. Even the anti-Thaksin Nation newspaper has questioned Abhisit's "ability to lead veteran politicians in a coalition government." (See pictures...
...Sending 20,000 more forces in Afghanistan will push total American troop strength in that country up to 58,000. If Afghanistan were as urbanized as Iraq and if the Taliban insurgency had an urban base, then a troop surge on this scale might have an impact. But Afghanistan is physically larger than Iraq and more than 75 percent of all Afghans live in remote rural communities where the Taliban now has a significant base of support. Controlling a growing Taliban insurgency across this vast countryside will be impossible with just 58,000 American soldiers. Our NATO allies are showing...
...Stansted airport early on Dec. 8, shutting it down for several hours, in protest of its carbon emissions. More than 50 flights were canceled and some 100 flights were delayed. The group says its next target is Heathrow - in disapproval of the addition of a third runway at the urban airport. Plane Stupid won't say when the protest will go down. Stay tuned. (See 10 things to do in London...
...more urgent. Bangladesh remains one of the poorest countries in the world, with 40% of its population living on less than $1 a day, and its government must act effectively to deal with inflation and soaring food costs that are making life miserable for the rural poor and urban working classes. Now, experts warn, is not the time to be settling personal vendettas or consolidating power. "Bangladeshis, including me, hope that the [two begums] think with a larger vision, and strengthen institutions," says Riaz. "Then both should have a graceful exit from politics...