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...like one month of very modestly improved housing numbers or one week of a slight decrease in jobless claims, sets off a chain reaction. If one set of numbers is OK, the next set will be better. Real estate prices will stop falling everywhere, if they stop falling in hard hit Nevada. (See pictures of Las Vegas...
Given the speed with which the H1N1 flu virus spread around the world - and the relentlessness with which it has been tracked by the media - it can be hard to believe that less than two weeks have passed since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) first responded to reports of an unusual respiratory illness...
...hotel groups say there have been no cases of swine flu in their properties, and they're being extra diligent about continuous cleaning and disinfecting. If that doesn't reassure you, some hotels in the U.S., such as the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, will allow anxious guests to cancel. "A vacation shouldn't be spoiled with fears of illness," says general manager Matt Greene, who has amended the hotel's usual policy to allow cancellations with no penalties during the heightened swine flu threat...
...keep in mind that most U.S. hotels, hit hard by 16 months of recession, will not oblige you enthusiastically if you try to cancel. "Right now, they don't have the leverage, or give, they've had in the past," says Lalia Rach, the dean of New York University's Tisch Center for Hospitality and an expert on the global hospitality industry. "I'm sympathetic to travelers, but it is a business. In New York, people are still going to work...
...overarching fear was for the hard-won peace. Pushpa Kamal Dahal, more popularly known by his nom de guerre Prachanda, had been Prime Minister for just eight months and, while popular, has had to weather several political and economic crises. The concern over a break with the military was whether the Maoist rebels would then return to armed conflict - or that the military would stage a coup to avoid having to absorb them. Supervised by the United Nations, the guerrillas are increasingly restive, residing in military bases for two-and-a-half years now while awaiting integration. (See pictures...