Global Pope visits Romania sparks hopes for unity
Pope John Paul II arrived in Bucharest for the first papal visit to a largely Eastern Orthodox country in a millennium. He greeted Patriarch Teoctist and Romanian leader Emil Constantinescu, walking a red carpet as children offered bread and salt. The trip aims to foster Catholic Orthodox reconciliation amid regional tensions.
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Clinton promises safety as Kosovo peace moves forward
President Clinton urged refugees to return home in safety as Russia backed a peace formula for Kosovo and agreed to a security role. The Bonn talks with Chancellor Schroeder followed Moscow's shift, while NATO expanded its strike reach with more refueling aircraft and Marines slated for Hungary.
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Labour Leads in Scotland as Blair Party Falls Short
Early returns show Labour with 58 seats and 38.8 percent of the vote across 73 Scottish contests, well ahead of the SNP's 7 seats and 28.8 percent. Donald Dewar hailed a first democratic Scottish Parliament in nearly 300 years while Wales and Northern Ireland moved toward new assemblies and Blair's devolution program.
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Judge blocks beer and wine sales near video poker sites
A Charleston circuit judge permanently blocked the South Carolina Department of Revenue from enforcing a 1942 law banning beer and wine sales where video gambling is allowed. The judge said the issue is legislative, not judicial, due to ambiguities and multiple prior statutes.
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Indicted shooting case linked to fishing rights on Johns Island
Rick William Masters also known as Dean Ross Shelton was indicted for murder in the death of Rod ney Glenn Hutson after charges were previously dropped. Masters, 32, claimed self defense amid a pond fishing rights dispute and remains in custody.
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Shakespearean Roles and Royal Appearances In The 1990s
William Shatner expounds on Captain Kirk acting in Get a Life. Prince Charles and Camilla make third public appearance in a week at Royal Festival Hall and Stratford after see ing Animal Crackers and Volpone. John Glenn to donate boyhood home to Muskingum College as part of a historic site project.
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