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World Bank Falsified Information on Malaria Treatment, The Lancet

April 28, 2006
The World Bank has been accused of wasting funds on useless malaria treatment and falsifying treatment results. The major aid organization that provides loan and resources for ending poverty retorts that the accusation is unfounded. The accusation first appeared in the UK medical journal "...

Iraq Said to Have Tried to Reach Last-Minute Deal to Avert War

November 6, 2003
Could the war in Iraq have been averted with last-minute concessions by Saddam Hussein's regime? There were offers on the table in February, says this report in The New York Times. Iraqi intelligence officials are reported to have approached a Lebanese-American businessman to outline their...

Coalition Partners Get Cold Feet

April 10, 2004
As Shiite and Sunni Iraqis banded together to fight American and allied country troops this week, United States military forces found themselves in an increasingly uncertain environment. The political will of US allies is being tested by the deepening hostilities. When South Korean and Japanese...

When Diplomacy Flunks

April 28, 2003
Ernesto Zedillo, former President of Mexico and current Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, discusses his hopes and fears in light of US unilateral action in Iraq. He fears that this war will be a prologue to a new international order defined by aggressive US unipolarity....

Scientists Identify “Tipping Points” of Climate Change

February 7, 2008
The globe’s weather is not a constant. Oceans store heat, forests absorb carbon dioxide and ice fields reflect light. Seemingly small changes in temperature, light or forest cover, increasingly caused by human activity, can contribute to permanent changes in global weather patterns. An...

Next Pope Faces Concerns Over Poverty, Islam, Technology

April 5, 2005
Pope John Paul II's recent death sparked both worldwide mourning and speculation as to who would succeed him. When the College of Cardinals convenes for conclave in around two weeks, they will have to weigh different challenges facing the church today, and which candidate is best equipped to...

中国发现世博会跟奥运会截然不同

August 17, 2010
在耀眼的2008年奥运会之后，中国希望通过世界博览会再次吸引注意力，在参与国、展馆和观众方面超过以往各届的世博会。然而，就是在世博会之前，上海及世界上其它城市已有享誉全球的声誉，展示着未来的趋势，用懋拉•伊丽莎白•坎宁安和华志建的话来说，就是“世界博览会效应”。这两位来自加州大学艾尔文分校的中国分析家解释道，“过去三十年间不断加剧的全球化，让各国和它们的光辉靠得更近，中国可能无法享受到与早期场面壮阔的世界博览会联系在一起的神秘感。”部分旁观者可能感到疲惫。但是，国内的观众很高兴能在自己门口见识世界，同时中国的世博会也让数百万人对国际贸易和潮流的潜力着迷且跃跃欲试。——耶鲁全球

中国向中东示好

January 30, 2012
中东和中国各有优势：中东有着丰富的石油资源，而中国以不干涉他国内政为基础的外交政策在该地区的专制政权国家颇受欢迎。因此，中国反对西方为了阻止伊朗核计划而对伊朗强加制裁。本文作者迪利普•希罗（Dilip Hiro）解释说，北京是伊朗石油的最大买家，购买量占伊朗出口总量20%。他回顾了近年来美国试图对伊朗实施制裁的历史，而与此同时，中国公司正与伊朗进行关于开展为期数年的石油和天然气交易的谈判。希罗报道称，中国智囊团网络中有一种共识，认为“伊朗在中东的实力不断增强，在与美国的较量中获得了越来越大的影响力”。到目前为止，贸易胜过了政治，因为中国不仅与革命后的利比亚开展贸易，...
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