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...report on the protests by farmers throughout the Chinese countryside sparked concern from readers over the government's failure to tackle the causes: corruption, pollution and land grabs...
...even jailed for up to 12 years. Kissing in public would be outlawed, as would any other acts considered pornoaksi, an ill-defined term coined by conservative lawmakers to mean "pornographic acts." The bill also says that "all elements of society are obliged to report" such acts, sparking concern that the law could be abused. "The bill would kill 80% of the art in Bali," says Cok Sawitri, a Balinese poet and activist who is against the proposed law. "People will be afraid to do what has long been a normal part of their lives...
...some controversies at this time last year, but there was very little activity last year on our message boards or elsewhere,” he explained. “While there’s been a lot in the newspapers this year, there’s been very little concern coming from the students themselves...
...roofed villa in Calabar, in Nigeria's steamy southeast, Taylor retained the support in Liberia of thousands of his ex-soldiers. In an effort to placate Taylor's loyalists, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's new President, said on taking office in January that prosecuting Taylor was less a concern than reconstruction. But international donors, including the U.S. and the European Union, demanded as a condition of aid that Johnson-Sirleaf ask Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to turn over Taylor. "The pressure was more than just political pressure," Samuel Kofi Woods, Liberia's Labor Minister, told TIME. "It also...
...playing days at Harvard, Lamb was a backup quarterback on a deep team that at one point had as many as six candidates for the starting job. He won the team’s Henry N. Lamar award in 1992 for “dedication to the program, concern for his fellow man, and contributions to Harvard football.” —Brad Hinshelwood