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...accord on biological weapons. The agreement, which would have strengthened the 30-year ban on germ warfare, was effectively scuppered as U.S. representatives at the U.N. meeting in Geneva claimed it would not achieve its goals and would damage American interests. SPAIN Tourists Targeted Police in the southern tourist resort of M?laga defused a powerful car bomb planted by the Basque separatist organization ETA. The group had telephoned a warning that the bomb, which contained around 60 kg of explosives, had been left in the city's airport car park. Popular tourist destinations were on alert after suspected ETA member...
...line of people, then left the scene as victims bled and moaned for help? A more interesting question is, Why have so many people responded to the tragedy with an unabashed victory dance on her figurative grave? Answering the second question requires understanding the Hamptons, a grand but tortured resort area just 100 miles outside New York City that attracts a flashy spectrum of celebrities, from Alec Baldwin to Tommy Hilfiger to Martha Stewart. It's a place where the beaches are wide and lovely, where it's considered normal to have a summer home with a service-entrance driveway...
Dartmouth decided to offer deferrals to avoid having to resort to drastic measures—Princeton installed temporary trailers after a similarly large class several years ago—and because college officials believe a year off before college can be beneficial to students, Furstenberg said...
...asymmetry during the Asian financial crisis of 1997-98. Fiscal and monetary corsets constrained Europeans as they prepared for the introduction of the euro; Japan was flat on its back. Assisted by the Fed's aggressive rate cutting, the U.S. consumer became the world's buyer of last resort, mopping up goods that would not otherwise have found a market...
...Across the Maldives, paradise comes at a premium. A double in a mid-range resort starts at $200. At Kraenzlin's Four Seasons on Kudahuraa Island on North Male Atoll, understated accommodation in bungalows on the beach or on stilts over the water starts at $325 a night; call (960) 444-888. "Often we greet guests at check-in and don't see them again until they check out," notes Kraenzlin with a proud smile. "They take all meals in the rooms. They live on the balcony, staring into the sky and the sea." Try also the Banyan Tree...