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Mexican drought a sign of global warming


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For Californians, drought is a common nuisance. Expensive cars are washed with less frequency, imported plants are left to the elements in would-be pristine yards and water bills are regarded with a wince. Nevertheless, people are never forced to forgo showering for a few days or wash dishes by hand rather than in the dishwasher. […]

Death of Shia leader leaves party in limbo


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Thousands of mourners lined the streets Saturday morning to pay their respects to Shia leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, who died last week from lung cancer. Although he never chose to take an active political role within the central government, his role as leader of the major Shia group the United Iraqi Alliance, his influence and […]

Kenyan census is not a cure-all


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The term “ethnic violence” is used so often in relation to African tribal disputes that it is easy to forget to ask exactly what that term means. For Rwandans, it meant that relations between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes became so bad that genocide followed. The same can be said today for tribes in the […]