March 12, 2021 Issue

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Mountain Rising

Catania, Italy: Mount Etna, on February 24, erupts for the sixth time in eight days. The lava plume rose almost a mile above the top of the mountain, but local officials said there was no risk to the population of Catania. The eruption, apparently, is business as usual for the 11,000-foot volcano.
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Syrians Boldly Used Chemical Weapons—With U.N. Inspectors There
"Someone had launched a major chemical weapons attack on the suburbs, no more than 5 miles from his hotel. They had killed and injured scores of civilians, and perhaps more...And it happened at the precise moment when a body of U.N. experts was present in Syria to document the deed."

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