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From the World's Headlines (The Week)

Thanks to the army, Boris Yeltsin has routed his opposition -- at least for now -- and confirmed his promise of elections, but Russian democracy remains fragile

WORLD

Second Time Lucky? (Pakistan)

Bhutto wins a plurality, but the election outcome points toward further political paralysis

Testing Times (China)

Tough rhetoric and an atomic blast underline worsening ties between Beijing and the West

Angola: The Forgotten War (Angola)

As the world's attention is diverted elsewhere, three million people are threatened by a deepening tragedy of fighting, hunger and disease

SCIENCE

SOCIETY

Hold The Corks (Wine)

For the champagne industry, oversupply and slumping sales put troubles in the bubbles

SPORT

I'll Fly Away (Sports)

With nothing left to conquer (and perhaps tired of playing himself as others see him), Michael Jordan breaks away from the game that made him

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BUSINESS

Here Comes the Sun (Energy)

After a slow start, solar power seems poised to light up the world -- and utilities are getting the message

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Rooms of Their Own (Literature)

Both were born in Ohio to African-American parents who had migrated from the South. Both became writers. Last week Rita Dove began her term as the U.S. poet laureate. And novelist Toni Morrison won th

Rooms of Their Own (Literature)

Both were born in Ohio to African-American parents who had migrated from the South. Both became writers. Last week Rita Dove began her term as the U.S. poet laureate. And novelist Toni Morrison won th

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