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INTERNATIONAL EDITION JANUARY 19, 1998 VOL. 151 NO. 2

ASIA

COVER: Another Year of Living Dangerously
The region's economic crisis spreads to the streets of Jakarta as panicked Indonesians start to hoard supplies. Is President Suharto up to the leadership challenge?

Viewpoint: David Roche on Asia's real nightmare

TIBET: The Long, Hard Road
Countless children risk their lives in a dangerous trek across the Himalayas to flee from Chinese rule

INDIA: Easy Money
New Delhi reaps a windfall as hundreds of thousands of citizens respond to an amnesty offer and cough up their taxes

LATIN AMERICA

BRAZIL: Landless Rebels
The radical movement Sem Terra has adopted "guerrilla capitalism" in its bid to transform the face of the nation

Radical Chic: For Brazil's glamour set, Sem Terra is the crusade of choice

ATLANTIC

SPECIAL REPORT: Europe Widens and Deepens
With economic and monetary union coming fast and the number of E.U. member states set to expand, a more unified Europe is on its way. But not everyone is prepared

Fasten Your Seatbelts: EMU may be ready for takeoff, but the flight ahead looks bumpy

Viewpoint: A top U.S. economist warns of euro-discord

Contagion: Asia's economic flu is nothing to sneeze at

Russia: Too troubled to cause trouble?

The Balkans: Bosnia may escape war but Kosovo boils

EUROPE: Near-Death Experience
A mass-suicide by German cultists is thwarted on a Spanish island

Israel: Netanyahu is the man the country loves to hate

SPORT: Officials confront the legacy of communism's state- approved abuse of steroids

CANADA

DISASTERS: Grim Fairyland
The worst ice storm in nearly 40 years robs some 3 million people of heat, light, and their sense of security, leaving them in a glittering state of emergency

VIEWPOINT: Two, Three, Many Nations
Behind the apology to native peoples, is Ottawa preparing a negotiations binge, asks Andrew Coyne

Cooperation, Not Confrontation The historic apology is part of a federal paradigm shift toward aboriginals, says Phil Fontaine

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