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...dramatic attacks on the Danish as well as Norwegian embassies in Damascus on Saturday, and on the Danish mission in Beirut Sunday, are the most violent manifestations to date, but fury over the cartoons has been spreading fast from Muslim communities in Europe through the Middle East all the way to Indonesia. Its spread has been accelerated by widespread anti-Western anger over the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Western moves to block the development of Iran's nuclear ambitions. And the uproar is being exploited by regimes such as Iran and Syria, who hope...
...annual Slow Food festival, a showcase for the movement that seeks to preserve Italy's traditional cuisine, Torino offers diners a rich choice of truffle sauces, sharp cheeses and full-bodied Barolo and Barbera wines - not to mention two native inventions, grissini, the ubiquitous breadstick, and the kid-favorite spread Nutella. Valentino Castellani, who shepherded through the city's successful bid during his eight-year stint as mayor, and is now head of Torino's Olympic Organizing Committee, wants those who associate la dolce vita only with Rome to learn "we're Italian too. We have that same passion...
...Harvard] would take a stance against advanced work and for more spread-out work,” he added...
...Sexual harassment was also more widely-spread and more recurrent in the student LGBT population than among heterosexual students...
...with new and somewhat mysterious force since a Norwegian periodical reprinted the cartoons on January 10. Arab Ambassadors were recalled from Denmark, protest marches were under way in Kuwait and Damascus, and armed gunmen shut down the office of the European Union in Gaza City. Boycotts of Danish products spread throughout the Middle East, and death threats were issued against journalists...