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INTERNATIONAL EDITION February 23, 1998 Vol. 151 No. 8

ASIA

INDONESIA: Playing With Fire
As riots turn bloody and the economy continues to slide, President Suharto tries a series of bold gambles to save his country and his hold on power

Blame the Victim: Terror plagues the country's Chinese

Viewpoint: A Suharto critic sees hope and trouble ahead

PAKISTAN: A Rose by Any Other Name
A romance between members of two warring communities sparks riots and leaves police thinking the lovers have eloped

SOFTWARE: Wang's Big Wager
Computer Associates' Shanghai-born boss eyes a larger firm

Viewpoint: David Roche says China will have to devalue

ATLANTIC

OLYMPICS Technical Help:
They're hotly debated, but strips of padding for speed skaters are considered the latest in ice wizardry

EUROPE: Shaky Coalition
The U.S. and Britain are ready to take on Saddam Hussein again, but their Continental allies remain reluctant or lukewarm about supporting another war with Iraq

Viewpoint: Europe confronts its own inadequacy in its worry over U.S. foreign policy

Clerical Crimebuster: Thieves who have been looting Czech churches have a formidable foe on their trail

Scud Jitters: Anxious Israelis contemplate a potential chemical and biological nightmare

AFRICA: Tale of Two Cities
It may be time to consolidate South Africa's government, split for decades between two capitals

BUSINESS: German economists argue for a delay in introducing a European single currency

Less Work, More Workers? France hopes to reduce unemployment by anew law that could weaken its global competitivness

Viewpoint: Those who prophesy doom for the euro are badly misinformed

CANADA

VIEWPOINT: Bigger Can Be Better
Canada's regulators find a lot to worry about in mergers. They shouldn't, says Terence Corcoran

AUSTRALIA

Republican Train Gathers Speed
A convention decides the nation should abandon the monarchy

THE ARTS

CINEMA: Borderline Case
There is a power of method in Neil Jordan's madness. The director has gone crazy for all things irrational

A Beautiful Life: Italian comic Roberto Benigni makes love and laughter come alive in a Nazi concentration camp

TELEVISION: Bring the Car Round, Harry

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