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...nobody can forecast how much worse it could get. The more victims there are, the greater the chance that SARS will spread--and there may be a lot more cases in China than anyone realizes. It's hard to gather information in such a vast country under the best of circumstances, but the actions of Chinese officials have made the situation worse. In April the government finally grudgingly admitted that SARS is a problem and belatedly allowed in a WHO team to investigate. Soon doctors at Beijing hospitals began leaking word of a massive cover-up. The country's Health...
Lots of people from the feature-film business have tried to create television shows, and the vast majority have failed. Most of them, deep down, thought network television was a wasteland that would be awed by 44-minute versions of their films. But Bruckheimer likes TV. He just wants to make TV that looks better and moves faster. "I don't want my butt to hurt," says Bruckheimer, 57. "I just want to keep the story moving. I try to take the air out, just like in our movies." All three of his shows start at point...
...their approval for our nation's efforts in Iraq. He discussed bias to make his point. I find it refreshing for a news person to admit there is bias in the media. Unlike the majority of reporters, the "biased" individuals Poniewozik talks about often espouse the views of the vast majority of loyal Americans. When did it become a bad thing to believe in your country? Or to want to help those who are oppressed by inhumane regimes? STEVEN HAWKINS Dallas...
...negotiations with Muslim leaders that would sanction religious holidays, schools, weddings and the right to receive state funding. In an interview with TIME, Pisanu revealed plans to convene an "Islamic Italian Council" of Muslim leaders, echoing recent efforts in France. Though Islam is Italy's fastest-growing religion, the vast majority of the country's 1 million-plus Muslims are immigrants, and only about 50,000 can vote...
...weeks aboard four offshore oil rigs. The crisis ended after an agreement between the oil workers' union and the rigs' owners, U.S.-based Transocean company. Hostage taking is not uncommon in the Southern Niger Delta, where much of the population remains extremely poor despite the country's vast petroleum resources. Race to the Finish argentina Presidential hopefuls Carlos Menem and Nestor Kirchner kicked off their campaigns for the May 18 runoff after leading the first round of voting with 24% and 22% of the vote, respectively. Both Menem, a proponent of the free market, and the center-left Kirchner...