Cash crunch makes Russia live with the bug
Only one-third of Russia's vital computer systems are ready for the so-called millennium bug, and the government probably will not have the money to fix the rest in time, officials said.

The famous trio at Bonhams and Sotheby's
The Bonhams and Sotheby's auctions, held a day apart in London, reflect the growing competition to sell Indian art.

Writing off the chasm between slum and privileged children
``It is a drop in the ocean.'' It might be so. Nevertheless, such an initiative is significant considering the fact that there are about 70 million children in this country who do not go to school.

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