Kaifu calls by Gorbachev for political decision on islands
Tokyo seeks a political decision from Mikhail Gorbachev to recognize Japanese sovereignty over four disputed islands near Hokkaido. Kaifu and Gorbachev discuss economic aid packages, including a $450 million loan to help Moscow pay debts to Japanese firms, and guarantees to spur investment.
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Los Angeles Times
Tokyo
Japan
Moscow
Toshiki Kaifu
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Kaifu
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Hokkaido
Poverty blamed for higher cancer rate among blacks
The National Cancer Institute reports that poverty, education, and living conditions largely drive cancer disparities between blacks and whites, not genetics. Analyzing data from San Francisco, Detroit, and Atlanta, the study finds race has a smaller impact on overall cancer risk when these factors are considered.
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Washington
National Cancer Institute
NCI Journal
John Horm
San Francisco
Detroit
Atlanta
Cancer risk by race shifts in study findings
The study shows increasing overall cancer risk among whites with rises in rectum, lung and female breast cancers. Conversely, cancer rates fell among blacks except for cervical, stomach and prostate cancers, highlighting persistent disparities in cancer patterns.
Soviet lawmakers approve strike ban amid protests in USSR
Lawmakers in Moscow gave preliminary approval to a ban on political strikes as thousands of miners and transport workers rallied in the Ukraine demanding Gorbachev’s resignation. Georgia’s president urged disobedience, while miners said they would ignore the ban. Gorbachev warned of economic collapse and proposed a broad crisis package including privatization and ruble convertibility.
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Moscow
Kremlin
Ukraine
Mikhail Gorbachev
Japan
Georgia
Viktor Osovsky
Donetsk
Gorbachev
Poland Opens Stock Exchange in Former Communist HQ
Poland opened its first stock exchange since 1939 on the top floor of the old Communist Party headquarters in Warsaw. Four of five listed stocks rose, one fell, as Privatization Minister Janusz Lewandowski hailed a historical moment and outlined plans to privatize about 3,500 state firms in three years. More brokers gathered at five computer terminals, while some wore red suspenders echoing past party dress.
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Warsaw
Poland
Communist Party
Janusz—Lewandowski
Lewandowski
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