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...Their motivations are pretty clear. China's strategic stake in Iran's energy sector makes comprehensive sanctions intolerable. Russia's own economic ties with Tehran give it a similar, although not quite as critical, incentive to avoid sanctions. Just as important, both sides are determined to avoid letting the Security Council become a platform for confrontation as it was before the Iraq invasion. And though both countries are committed to the nuclear nonproliferation system that Iran is being accused of threatening, neither views Iran as as big a strategic threat to its own interests and influence as does...
...University of California’s Board of Regents voted unanimously on Thursday to sell holdings in nine companies currently operating in Sudan—including the Beijing-based Sinopec, in which Harvard has an estimated $7.8 million stake, and the Russian oil firm Tatneft, in which Harvard’s holdings are estimated at $5 million...
...Regents also voted to send letters of concern to four other companies linked to Sudan—including the Paris-based global oil-field services provider Schlumberger, in which Harvard’s stake totals an estimated $13.8 million...
...Lives are at stake, and so is the recovery of New Orleans. If crime soars, residents will not return. If they don't return, bringing money, momentum and stability with them, crime will continue to increase. "I think [the homicide rate] will become the major issue over the next few months," says Scharf. "I hope I'm wrong...
...Following the latest clashes, Indonesia's army chief and other senior officials traveled to Jayapura last Friday to talk with local leaders. There's much at stake: the Freeport facility, the world's largest gold mine, is the single largest contributor to Indonesia's coffers, paying roughly $1 billion in taxes last year...