Brazil Leader Linked To Corruption Scheme
A 20 page congressional report accuses President Fernando Collor de Mello of receiving at least 6.5 million dollars from campaign treasurer Paulo Cesar Farias. The panel cites graft and influence peddling, urging impeachment as protests and party defections mount. If approved by two thirds, Collor would face 180 days suspension while the Senate decides on removal.
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Congressional
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Congress
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Paulo Cesar Farias
Farias
Coller
Benito Gama
Social Democratic Party
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Saddam Accused Of Using Gold Reserves To Buy Wheat
Reports from Al-Hayat claim Iraq paid for Australian wheat with gold from its reserves, totaling about 135 million dollars for nearly one million tons over 18 months. The UN sanctions allow humanitarian goods but bar asset use abroad.
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Iraq
Al-Hayat
Australia
Australian Grain Board
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Kuwait
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Police Rampage Kills Eight at South Africa Station
A black constable opened fire Tuesday at a Goedemoed station in Orange Free State, killing four officers and four civilians before shooting himself. Motive under investigation. the officer had been under rape charges. Armed guards from Goedemoed Prison surrounded the site as the rampage ended with the officer dead.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Goedemoed
Orange Free State
J. van der Merwe
Associated Press
van der Merwe
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