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A bloodied country, a state of mind
The Dragon in the Land of Snows
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China upsets degree awards
Montreal. A LAW doctorate proffered to Chinese president Jiang Zemin has sparked a debate over who should get honorary degrees in Canada. The University of Victoria senate voted last month to award...
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$7.75m help for Asians
An American family foundation has stepped forward to bankroll a multi-million dollar emergency loan programme to help Asian students through their countries' economic crises. The Freeman Foundation,...
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Open to the worshipper's eye
The Ajanta Caves
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Power dressing
Commodity and Exchange in the Mongol Empire
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Pill giants look to new patients
The emerging markets of China, India and Brazil will play a crucial role in setting the agenda for pharmaceutical firms worldwide, according to Richard Sykes, chairman and chief executive of Glaxo...
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From tiger to poodle?
At midnight on June 30, 155 years of British rule in Hong Kong cease. The handover to China raises complex questions for the colony's institutions, economy and citizens, with Hong Kong's thriving...
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Barbarity and the British palate
Fruits of Empire
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Napoleon's Persian 'passade'
Napoleon and Persia
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Business schools set up quality mark
A group of top European business schools this week launched a European Quality Improvement System which aims to establish a clear and internationally recognised elite within the business school...
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Short cuts lead to 'miserabilism'
A critical review of the socio-economic upheavals across Eastern Europe since the collapse of communism is emerging in universities in the region. The heady days of transition from strictly...
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Pacific ocean link fails
An optic fibre cable that carries ߣߣÊÓƵ's burgeoning Internet traffic across the Pacific Ocean failed for the first time last month - five kilometres below the surface of the sea and 2,000...
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Laying their dead to rest
As forensics provides clues about the victims of genocide, Thomas Laqueur considers the motives of those involved and asks whether dissecting a body is compatible with the relatives' need to mourn My...
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Traces on the amber route
Europe Before History