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ot everyone wants to live to be 100, a new study says. In fact, only one out of four people in the U

Today is the ninth anniversary of the historic election in Myanmar, formerly Burma, in which the pro

Agricultural prices are currently at decade-low levels. Not surprisingly, some U.S. farmers are call

Don't be misled by the recent angry Chinese response to NATO's accidental bombing of its embassy in

Business people know that litigation is out of hand. Unfortunately, many people oppose real reform,

According to some authorities, the most dramatic transportation moment this century took place almos

The Kosovo Conflict, or the Second Yugoslav War (the First Yugoslav War was fought over Bosnia-Herze

BAM, ZAP, KA-BOOOOO OOOOM!Computer-generated sound has come a long way from its primitive be

The subject of channel financing is fraught with misunderstanding. It is a complex and, perhaps, a s

he hubbub has died down over the long-term plans of Sea-Land Service and Maersk Line for a Northeast

In less than seven months, I am confident that the world will embark on a course of action to create

Only politicians would try sell the idea that the best way to reduce environmental threats to the oc

In town halls and statehouses across America, politicians regularly try to seduce entrepreneurs by w

The view from the picture window is pure New England. Low pines bend in the breeze, rocks and brambl

Whenever the last cruise missile finds its target, the Warthog anti-tank planes complete their missi

Ever since CSX announced plans to acquire Conrail in October 1996, the Conrail saga has been filled

For months, almost all parties involved in the conflict in Burundi have regularly gathered for peace

I'm proud to pay tribute to the U.S. merchant marine, especially those who have given their lives in

BRITAIN IN SPEARHEADOF EFFORT IN KOSOVOYour editorial of May 19 (''The Kosovo burden,'' Page

he removal of the heavy hand of the state from large swaths of industry has been one of the most s

remote Indonesian tribe has won a democratic right that far too many Americans exercise: the right

''Limits to Growth'' was one of the books that launched the environmental movement. Published in 197

When the Commerce Department announces another monthly record for the U.S. trade deficit, as it did

Well, isn't this lovely: Airline fares were higher last week than the week before because major airl

When junior whacks a baseball through a neighbor's window, it's long been understood that mom and da

Some of the divinely cool days of May recalled when Yankee politicians seriously debated commerce wi

Cosco seeks equal footing,not any special privilegesConcerning your article titled ''Cosco b

he American press can do a fine job of covering ocean shipping. But it doesn't do that very often. A

s Russia's new prime minister, Sergei Stepashin, waded into the politicking over who will serve in

argo shippers anxiously turned their eyes west this week to San Francisco, where negotiators for wa

It is tempting to see the huge vote for Labor Party leader Ehud Barak in the Israeli general electio

HIGH-DENSITY STACKINGIS A MATTER OF SURVIVALI was most interested to read the March 5 articl

More evidence that women will gain an increasing number of leadership positions in the American work

alk about setting your sights high: Richard Branson, who's boldly (and successfully) gone into busi

For a guy with a listed number and the same house and same office for years - who, against all the a

With champagne and balloons in blue and gold - the official European colors - top government leaders

To the surprise of many, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation to impose qu

As world events conspire to keep U.S. naval forces busier than ever - from the Persian Gulf to the A

The Great Port Chase of 1998 and 1999 is over. Maersk and Sea-Land have selected the Port of New Yor

The peace process, tensions between secular and religious people, the personal character of the cand