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Culture on Demand: Black is Beautiful
The American Express black card is the ultimate status symbol

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Web heads want it all -- for nothing

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Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori clings to power as dissidents in his party finally decide not to back a no-confidence motion

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After Florida's controversial ballot recount, Bush holds a 537-vote lead in the state, which could give him the election

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Cover C O V E R   S T O R Y
Diplomacy: Down to the Wire A behind-the-scenes look at Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's struggle to wrest victory from chaos in the Balkans


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JAPAN: Tough Sell
Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi wowed them in the U.S., but his reformist message may not play as well back home

CAMBODIA: Food for Thought
While political issues may grab the headlines, a silent scourge--malnutrition--gnaws away at the country's future

INDIA: On the Holy Road
Mother Teresa's supporters press her cause in the lengthy process toward sainthood. But did she really perform miracles?

CHINA: Bombed Out
Errant NATO missiles strike China's embassy in Belgrade and roil already tense relations between Beijing and Washington





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CRICKET: Breaking with Tradition
England may host the World Cup, but the true heart of the game now beats in South Asia

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EXPLORATION: Frozen in Time
The discovery of climber George Mallory's body sparks debate over whether he reached Everest's summit in 1924--29 years before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay touched the top

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COVER: President Joseph Estrada gives in to the chanting crowds on the streets of Manila and agrees to make room for his Vice President

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PHOTO ESSAY: Estrada Calls Snap Election

WEB-ONLY INTERVIEW: Jimmy Lai on feeling lucky -- and why he's committed to the island state



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COVER: The DoCoMo generation - Japan's leading mobile phone company goes global

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JAPAN: Japan's ruling party crushes a rebel ì at a cost

SINGAPORE: Singaporeans need to have more babies. But success breeds selfishness


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