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...rash of suicide bombings that swept across Iraq - often dozens or more a day: "The craziest thing about the suicide bombings were the heads - how the head of the bomber often remained intact after the explosion. It was the result of some weird law that only a physicist could explain: the force of the blast would detach the bomber's head and throw it up and away, too fast for the blast to destroy it. So there it would be, the head, sitting on a pile of bricks or underneath a telephone pole...
...smugly over Washington's French-style intervention in the financial markets. But by and large, they're not. For however suddenly the U.S. government has embraced the Gallic tradition of nationalization, the French economy has itself been slowly and surely becoming très américaine. As a result, the impulse to utter "I told you so" is being checked for now by fear that the rot is bound to spread...
...team did not serve up a classic performance,” Clark said. “Getting a result was the key right...
...finally gained prominence on the international stage—the U.N. debate on climate begins this week—but Tong views this shift as too little, too late for island countries that will be affected regardless of “whatever we do.” As a result, he has begun the early stages of Kiribati’s coping strategy—an eventual full-scale evacuation of citizens to various recipient countries...
...impoverished kid shined shoes on the streets of São Paulo, has pumped some $100 billion into anti-poverty projects like Bolsa Familia (Family Purse), which provide everything from rewards for poor families who keep their kids in school to financing for small farmers and entrepreneurs. As a result, 52% of Brazil's 180 million people now occupy the middle class, up from 44% when Lula took office...