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...will determine the composition of a 601-member Constituent Assembly, charged with drafting the new constitution of the Nepalese republic. In theory, the moment this body assembles, the monarchy will be forever abolished. But there are doubts the institution, which has defined the Nepalese state for centuries, will simply vanish...
...days the viet cong fired at Lieut. General Robert Haldane and his battalion from within the troops' own lines--then seemed to vanish in open terrain. After scouring the battlefield near Saigon, a soldier stumbled on an elaborately camouflaged trapdoor. Haldane's team had found the now infamous Cu Chi tunnels, a maze that at its peak went on for 155 miles (250 km) and now draws thousands of tourists every year. Haldane, who won a Silver Star for helping wounded GIs amid the sniping...
...you’ve been eating in Harvard’s dining halls for the past month, you’ve probably noticed something afoot. Food items have started to vanish. Thigh meat has replaced breast meat in chicken dishes. Wedge tomatoes have been added to substitute the cherry tomatoes. White batter products have replaced whole-grain waffle batter and pasta. In response to higher food prices, Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) has begun to phase out several menu items in favor of cheaper, less healthful alternatives. Given the way that HUDS’ budget is determined, its constraints...
Your cover story quoted European Muslims complaining about mistrust and discrimination [Feb. 11]. Mistrust is understandable: while most Muslims are not terrorists, most terrorists are Muslims. If moderate Muslims would condemn and speak out against terrorism, mistrust would vanish. Same for discrimination: Muslim women wearing head scarves are signaling, Look how different I am! Neither Protestants nor Catholics make such a show of their faith. If Muslim women chose to follow a less extremist interpretation of Koranic rules, they would no longer suffer from discrimination. Nicolas Gessner, PARIS...
Three days was all it took in 1995, after the bank-busting deals of rogue trader Nick Leeson had come to light, for the venerable Barings Bank to file for bankruptcy and forever vanish. Managers at France's Société Générale may well be wondering why their agony endures, a week and counting after a far bigger scandal that cost it $7.13 billion to unwind - and that subjected its risk control procedures to public mockery. Yet the end is still not in sight. The SocGen's board of directors, meeting in emergency session, left...