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...most influential economies will tackle sticky issues like the continuation of economic-stimulus measures and improved regulation of the global financial system. "We all need to be a lot more alarmed" by the trade spat, says Michael Pettis, professor of finance at Peking University. "Rising anger makes it more difficult to cooperate." At a crucial moment for the economy, that's something the world can ill afford...
...knew I was gay but didn't understand what that was." He went on to study architecture at the University of Queensland, where a love for theater was sparked, and moved to Sydney in 1969. Yang tried to make a living as a playwright but found it too difficult, so he switched to photography, holding his first solo exhibition, Sydneyphiles, at the Australian Centre for Photography in 1977. "It was very successful and that one exhibition established me as a photographer of the scene, both the glamorous celebrity set and the darker, underground gay scene which was becoming visible...
...line, and whether Semenya is blessed by natural gifts or unfairly endowed with a freakish biological advantage, can only be subjective, says Malcolm Collins, chief scientist at the Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine in Cape Town. From a scientific point of view, "it would be very difficult to draw a clear line in the sand and say this is it," he says. (See 100 Olympic athletes to watch...
...focusing on its latest reprocessing technology, which produces less waste, Areva aims to capture one-third of the new reactor construction market by 2030. That will be increasingly difficult because competition is heating up. Siemens now looks set to form a partnership with Rosatom, the industry's second biggest firm. And China's push for nuclear plants means there will probably soon be competition from there...
...Harvard pressured the Bulldogs (1-3) early and rode a goal and assist each from Bannon and junior Chloe Keating en route to the team’s first 3-0 start since 2005, when the Crimson shut out its first four opponents.Adding to the difficult circumstances, Bryant fans from Rhode Island vastly outnumbered Harvard supporters in the stands, but it was the Crimson squad that showed energy early, netting a goal less than four minutes into the contest.Sophomore Allie Kimmel corralled a penalty corner feed from co-captain Kristin Bannon and left the ball for sophomore Georgia McGillivray...