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...There's little immediate relief in sight, because Africa's farmers face their own inflation problems and can't easily boost output. The FAO predicts that food prices will remain high for years to come, but that galloping price rises will begin to slow down. For poor farmers that is little cause for cheer. The surging price of oil has made using tractors costly, and the cost of fertilizer has doubled in Uganda over the past year, says Kenneth Kaboi, a 19-year-old farmer who was out in his family's maize field recently in Uganda's lush Kapchorwa...
...amidst the debris of jerry-built schools are a silent rebuke to local officials, and demonstrate the need for a serious crackdown on corruption. In the face of nature's overwhelming power, the Chinese people empowered themselves through compassion and acts of charity. However, their lives and livelihood will remain shaky until the powers that be truly understand John Donne's remark: "Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind." Daan Pan, Diamond Bar, California...
...much is more a sign of success than a sign of failure." But public opinion, at first evenly divided on the Iraq mission, turned steadily against it. Now only 300 Australian troops - mostly military bureaucrats and guards - will stay in the country. Another 17,000 soldiers from 26 nations remain alongside the 168,000-strong U.S. force...
Coldplay has already proved itself critic-proof, and whether it wants to be any bigger or not, the odds are that Viva la Vida will be one of the top sellers of 2008. Ubiquity will remain theirs. But having risked a bit, Coldplay has also gained. It's pretty tough to call the band insufferable. Imperfect, maybe...
...come in,” Venky said. “The next phase of the school is probably another 10 year job.”He said he would be happy to give advice to the new dean but wants to give him free reign with SEAS.Venky will remain a professor at the College, and is working with several colleagues to develop a new concentration that will “show the broader interplay between science and technology”.He will also spend time at either the Harvard Kennedy School or the Business School, writing papers about the issues...