Americans cancel travel plans amid SARS and fears of terror
Americans defer trips abroad and business travel as SARS outbreaks and post 9/11 fears heighten risk perception. A Travel Industry Association survey finds 55 percent report reduced travel, 71 percent wary of foreign travel, and 31 percent cite war or economy as factors. Experts attribute rising anxieties to global tensions and prior attacks.
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The Palestinian parliament approved Mahmoud Abbas as prime minister in Ramallah, clearing the way for the US backed road map. He pledged to disarm militias, facing Hamas and Islamic Jihad while Yasser Arafat retains influence. The vote, 51 to 18 with three abstentions, set stage for a ceasefire and Israeli pullback under a planned statehood timetable.
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