The next Balkan domino?

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Macedonia faces a crisis from the war in Kosovo. Macedonians constitute approximately half the nation's population, with most of the rest made of Albanians. Yet over 230,000 Kosavar refugees have fled to Macedonia, seriously straining the country's resources. Western governments have promised $252 mil in grants and loans. Taiwan's $2 mil in aid has arrived, but not the promised $44 mil from the US.

Macedonia, Social aspects, Yugoslavia, Refugees

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Lara's toughest mission

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Video game heroine Lara Croft has been praised as the ambassador for British scientific excellence. Her face and body helped sell 15 mil copies of the video game Tomb Raider, enriching her British developer and distributor. With increased customer demands for quality products, the cost of developing a video game increased from [pound]40,000 in 1995 to [pound]1 mil in 1999.

United Kingdom, Computer software industry, Software industry, Economic aspects, Computer games

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The gene rush

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The use of the village of Gioi in the Cilento region of Italy as a basis for genetic research is discussed. The advantages of a small gene pool in which to investigate causes of genetic disorders and the views of local residents on the project are explored.

Research, Italy, Causes of, Chromosome mapping, Genetic disorders, Genetic research

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