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...matchup was not much better for Harvard in the backcourt, as Appalachian State’s guards relentlessly attacked the hoop, especially on fast breaks. Even after the Crimson’s made baskets, the Mountaineers pushed the tempo of the game, looking to catch defenders off guard...
...When the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), an inter-governmental regulatory body that oversees the world's annual tuna catch, failed last year to follow the recommendations of its own scientists and drastically reduce quotas for the fish, the tiny principality of Monaco drafted a proposal to include the fish on CITES Appendix 1. The appendix, which bans trade in endangered species, has - with the exception of certain whales and dolphins - historically excluded marine life, and Japan, which consumes about 80% of the 60,000 tons of bluefin caught each year, promised to vote against...
...addition, Harvard displayed flashes of defensive brilliance, with junior Ellen Macadam’s diving catch in shallow center field resulting in a double play to end the fifth inning. The sixth inning turned into a slugfest, with the Crimson recording three runs on four hits and the Bison taking four runs to make the game...
...Americans, with their love of fast food and aversion to exercise. But over the past two decades, Europe's waistlines have been steadily expanding too. In fact, from 1990 to 2006, obesity levels in Europe tripled, according to statistics from the World Health Organization. Although they've yet to catch up with the 32% obesity rate in the U.S., Europeans have nothing to be complacent about. In Italy, nearly 10% of people are considered obese, and in the U.K., the figure is more than 24%, according to the latest WHO figures, from...
...Shirts insist that their message continues to be one of peaceful resistance. The movement's leaders have denied any involvement, however, in a grenade attack on an army base in Bangkok on Monday that wounded two soldiers. "We categorically deny any involvement and we hope the police catch the perpetrators,'' said Red Shirt spokesman Sean Boonpracong. Police have arrested two suspects for the attack. Protest organizers had planned to spread the blood at Government House in the evening, but then announced it would take place later in the afternoon as the donations began drying...