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It was started by a handful of isolated enthusiasts, gradually became a cult craze, and is now threatening to become a commercial enterprise.
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s engagement on November 16 has already sent Chinese factories whirring into production.
It lived in the Yangtze river for millions of years and was revered by the Chinese as the ”goddess” of the mighty river. But now scientists believe that the baiji, a white,…
The Spanish have waited for a very long time to hear the announcement by ETA, the armed Basque separatist movement, that it is declaring a permanent ceasefire from March 24. This…
Enraged citizens taking to the streets is one of the recurring themes of French history. But the latest bout of rioting in the suburbs of north-east Paris is a toxic and modern…
Europe is on high alert after Greece became the first European Union country to confirm a case of bird flu. Greek Minister of Agriculture Evangelos Basiakos reported the case on…
Whatever happened to the cast-iron principle that high oil prices are bad for the stock market? A day after oil touched -per-barrel, the FTSE 100 (the index of top 100 British…
In case anyone was thinking that Britain’s nuclear installations were clean and green, there comes a chilling reminder that they are far from being either. A leak — a real leak,…
Cláudio Hummes, the Archbishop of Sao Paolo, is a potential successor for Pope John Paul II. One of 15 children, he is a former radical sometimes accused of trimming his views…
John Paul II’s papacy has been one of the longest and most energetic of any in 2 000-odd years of the history of the Catholic Church. On that at least Catholics agree, but there…
If United States President George W Bush were running for re-election on the basis of his stewardship of the US economy alone, he would already be packing his bags. To be blunt,…
The initial euphoria at the rescue of the world trade talks last weekend may prove to be premature. But at least the Doha round of negotiations — vital to boost world trade and…
Lord Robin Butler, delivering his review of intelligence on weapons of mass destruction on Wednesday, looked like the amiable Oxford head of college he has become. But the former…
Celtic vs Liverpool in the European Cup Winners’ Cup semifinal in 1966 … Leeds vs Celtic in the European Cup semifinal in 1970 … Chelsea vs Man City in the European Cup Winners’…
The ”smiling Bali bomber’s” belief that somehow he served Islam by killing 202 defenceless people of all creeds and colours could be ignored as the ravings of a sick mind. Except…
It is no surprise that a president who has used intimidation, police torture and electoral fraud to hold on to power would not want events in his country reported overseas.
In 60 days the United Nations inspectors charged with hunting down Iraq’s chemical and biological weapons have carried out 300 inspections at more than 230 different sites,…
Famine in the Horn of Africa is an emotive issue for those who can recall the 1984/85 catastrophe, who remember the disturbing TV pictures of emaciated, ghost-like children and…
An opinion poll taken across the United States just before this week’s mid-term elections found US voters split down the middle between Republicans and Democrats. The voters are…
