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...Venezuela may have another reason to celebrate at this week's meeting, which will be held on Thursday before Ch?vez takes OPEC delegates to El Salto Angel, the world's highest waterfall, in southeast Venezuela. The country, which has about 78 billion barrels of proven crude reserves, also sits atop an estimated 275 billion barrels of heavy crude, which new technology has allowed to become more refinable and, as a result, a more legitimate addition to a nation's reserves. Should OPEC ratify Venezuela's heavy crude as bona fide reserves, the country would eclipse Saudi Arabia (260 billion barrels...
MOUNTING NATIONAL PRIDE Lebanon's flag was planted atop the peak for the first time, thanks to Maxim Chaya. And Leo Oracion became the first Filipino...
...millions of Congolese like Esperance Live, every day seems to bring a fight for survival. TIME met her last year in a rundown government hospital in Bunia, a dusty town in Congo's northeast. Her son Jonathan, 2, was propped up on a tangled wad of clothes atop a rusting bed; he hadn't moved his limbs or spoken for weeks. Live had already endured a lifetime of sorrow. She lost two children to treatable illnesses. Her sister, her father and an aunt were all murdered in attacks by one of the ethnic militias that terrorize this corner of Congo...
...Navy boat that handed Harvard its first defeat since 2003 sits atop the second varsity poll, and the Midshipmen enter the weekend with all five of its eights ranked...
...Swoosh sits atop the page, reminding kids that Nike lets you wish happy birthday to your "Joga Friend" from Sweden. "That goes way beyond somebody saying, 'Oh, yeah, I saw a commercial,'" says Trevor Edwards, Nike's vice president for global brand marketing. "Gone are the days where you can put an ad out and hope people see it. Anyone who doesn't understand the change in the landscape does so at their own peril," he adds. Adidas will unveil a dedicated soccer network on MySpace.com...