World roundup and political tensions across capitals
Prime Minister Primakov calls for a more detailed recovery plan after IMF loans froze. China accuses dissidents Xu Wenli Qin Yongmin and Wang Youcai of endangering state security. Blair presses Belfast peace pact as talks near a deal. Indonesia sets June 7 elections amid Suharto probe protests. Tokyo stocks fall amid U.S. market jitters and yen strength.
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Endeavour Grounded After Prelift Alarm Delays Space Station Flight
NASA delayed the Endeavour launch minutes before liftoff due to a master alarm in the cockpit. Engineers to meet to decide if the mission can resume Friday as flight planners race to meet the five minute launch window to join the Unity module with the first space station component.
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Fire at Manila orphanage kills at least 23 children
A blaze tore through the Bahay Kalinga orphanage in Manila's Paco district killing at least 23 children and injuring many others. Investigators cite faulty wiring as a possible trigger as flames engulfed about 70 percent of the building early in the morning.
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Israel halts West Bank troop pullout after mob attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the suspension of the West Bank troop withdrawal after a Palestinian mob assaulted an Israeli soldier. He blamed incitement by the Palestinian Authority and said peace steps would resume only if Yasser Arafat drops bid for a Palestinian state and accepts Israel’s prisoner release criteria.
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Cronkite Receives Medal for Distinguished Achievement
In New York the American Society of the French Legion of Honor awarded Walter Cronkite its highest honor, the Medal for Distinguished Achievement, praising his WWII reporting and decades of influence. Cronkite, 82, is already a Chevalier of the Legion. The American Society formed in 1924 by Legion members in the United States.
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Espy acquitted on all 30 corruption charges by jury
Former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy was acquitted on all 30 corruption charges after a four year, 17 million probe led by an independent counsel. Espy called the case a schoolyard bully and now practices law in Mississippi.
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Mike Espy
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