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Tents and prayer

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An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale hit Afghanistan's northern regions in June 1998. It killed as many as 5,000 people and destroyed 95 villages. Nations from Netherlands to Iran have donated funds and provisions but rain and hail prevented planes and helicopters from reaching the disaster areas. After these problems, the UN flew three planeloads of food and tents. Taliban, the ruling Islamic fundamentalists, refused to send help to the area because they are still fighting Burhanuddin Rabbani and his forces who control the quake zone.

Afghanistan, Earthquakes, Natural disasters

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The realm of the senses

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The British public in the late 1990s appreciates food more than it has in previous decades. The UK has been known as a country that views food mostly as something to eat for nutrition and not for pleasure, but the flourishing of ethnic restaurants in London, television cooking shows, and a growing number of print articles about food are all ushering in a new era for culinary appreciation. The British are also become more concerned with eating the most healthy foods available.

United Kingdom, Appreciation, Food, Food and nutrition

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Understanding hate

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The UK is still finding it very hard to come to terms with being a multicultural nation. There are still sporadic outbreaks of racial violence, and real progress towards better understanding is also being hampered by political correctness.

Race relations

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