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Will they sink or swim?
Sep 22nd 2005 | GAZA CITY


Israel's withdrawal has left Gaza seething, lawless, poor, cut off from the outside world—and with a one-time chance to make a new start ... more

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Israel raid kills Hamas militants
(BBC) Sat 15:44 GMT

Rita hits Gulf Coast
(CNN) Sat 15:19 GMT

IAEA to decide on referring Iran to Security Council
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Prospects for Medicaid reform
Hurricane Rita is on the way. But Katrina has already dashed hopes of reforming America's health-care system for the poor
Sep 22nd 2005

Rethinking housing E+
How should America house its poor?
Sep 22nd 2005

Canada's changing economy E+
A return to an older pattern of economic growth
Sep 22nd 2005

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The Caribbean and sugar
A future without sugar subsidies is one the Caribbean finds hard to contemplate
Sep 22nd 2005

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asia

North Korea's non-deal E+
An agreement with North Korea started to unravel before the ink was dry. But it is still better than a break-down
Sep 22nd 2005

A new leader for Japan's shrivelled opposition
A promising young politician takes over a party in disarray
Sep 22nd 2005

New Zealand's election E+
New Zealand's opposition narrowly fails to dislodge the prime minister
Sep 22nd 2005

More from Asia

Politics this week
Sep 22nd 2005


europe

Germany's post-election standoff E+
Paralysis has dashed the hope that Germany could build quickly on its economic recovery and embrace reform
Sep 22nd 2005

Italy's finance minister resigns E+
The day Domenico's patience ran dry
Sep 22nd 2005

Political activism in Britain
Britain's political parties are no longer mass organisations. That matters less than you might think
Sep 22nd 2005

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(including Britain)

africa

Iraq's chaotic south
The British-controlled southern zone around Basra was supposed to be calm and fairly contented. But parts of it have descended into ugly chaos
Sep 22nd 2005

Hope, again, for Western Sahara E+
Another try for Africa's oldest post-colonial conflict
Sep 22nd 2005

More from Africa & the Middle East

Anarchists and jihadists
Repression did little to stop anarchist violence. But eventually the world moved on and the movement withered
Aug 18th 2005

The brains business
A survey of higher education
A survey of higher educationMass higher education is forcing universities to become more diverse, more global and much more competitive, says Adrian Wooldridge ... more



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