Cassava poisoning kills children at Philippine school
Wailing parents carried victims from San Jose Elementary in Mabini town after a cassava snack, improperly prepared, caused 27 deaths and 100 illnesses. Victims were transported to distant hospitals, with some dying en route in three-wheeled taxis. Francisca Doliente identified a classmate giving the cassava to her niece Arve Tamor.
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Lebanese lawmakers move to reinstate pro-Syria premier
In Beirut, pro-Syrian allies push to name Omar Karami again as prime minister after 71 MPs back him in consultations with President Emile Lahoud. Syria seeks continued influence as troops begin pullback while Vatican notes Pope John Paul I’s hospital window appearance.
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Omar Karami
Emile Lahoud
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Pope John Paul II Waves From Window at Hospital
Pope John Paul II appeared at a hospital window to greet several hundred people including singing children. The frail pope, hospitalized after throat surgery two weeks earlier at Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, waved and made the sign of the cross in his third brief appearance since the operation.
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Vatican City
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Gemelli Polyclinic
Egypt approves constitutional change to allow multi candidate voting
The Egyptian Parliament voted unanimously to amend the constitution for multi candidate presidential ballots. Protesters near Cairo denounced the move as a ploy to keep the Mubarak family in power, with expectations that Hosni or his son Gamal may run in September.
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Egypt
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Hosni Mubarak
Gamal
Israeli government financed 105 West Bank outposts study finds
An official inquiry in Jerusalem reports that the Israeli government helped fund 105 illegal West Bank settlement outposts in violation of policy. It urges civil service investigations for deceptive funding across ministries and notes no blame on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
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Jerusalem
United States
Ariel Sharon
Sharon
Damning report on unauthorized West Bank outposts
A government sponsored study found successive Israeli governments cooperated in building unauthorized West Bank outposts in violation of policy. About 105 outposts were noted with 71 built before Ariel Sharon’s 2001 rise to PM and 24 after. 40 dates remain unclear. Sources include Maariv and the Talia Sasson report.
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Ariel Sharon
Sharon
Maariv Daily
Talia Sasson
ESRI
Jagger Privacy Win Shuts Video Of Nightclub Scene
In London High Court Judge Rodger Besl barred broadcast of footage showing Elizabeth Jagger and her boyfriend Calum Best engaging in sexual activities inside Kabaret's Prophecy Nightclub. The ruling cites a legitimate expectation of privacy on Feb. 17 inside the club.
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Jagger
Mick Jagger
Jerry Hall
John Darling
Kabaret
Prophecy
Rodger Besl
Calum Best
George Best
Donkey crash leads to impound in Colombia and Powerball jackpot win
A donkey named Pacho and a motorcycle were impounded after a northeastern Colombia road crash injuring a rider. In Indiana, Barbara Lennon, 28, claimed a 19.9 million Powerball prize after discovering the numbers, receiving a 663000 check as the first annuity payment. In Ohio, thieves stole an empty safe from a Fostoria aid agency, entering after hours and leaving the heavy container behind.
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Diana Rojas
Arauca
Nelson Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Lennon
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Lennen
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Fostoria, Ohio
Susan Simpkins
Fostoria Bureau of Concern
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