Global briefs mix church accord and political shakeups
In Havana Fidel Castro declares Christmas a holiday to honor Pope John Paul II as church state ties soften ahead of the papal visit. Prague sees Vaclav Klaus kept as Civic Democratic Party chairman amid government-formation uncertainties after a scandal linked to Swiss accounts. Johannesburg Nelson Mandela supports a Zulu party leader for deputy president as he eyes a post-1999 transition. Denver closing arguments in the Nichols case hinge on circumstantial evidence of ties to McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing.
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Civic Democrats
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South Africa
Nelson Mandela
Mandela
African National Congress
ANC
Thabo Mbeki
Denver
Terry Nichols
Oklahoma City
Federal
Nichols
Timothy McVeigh
U.S
McVeigh
Andrew Cohen
U S envoy tours site of Rwanda refugee massacre
U S envoy David Scheffer inspected the bloodied camp where Hutu rebels killed hundreds of Tutsi refugees in Gisenyi. He and Madeleine Albright sought full facts as survivors gave higher casualty counts than officials. Reports varied about bodies, duration of the attack, and refugee estimates.
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Rwanda
U.S
Madeleine Albright
Albright
David Scheffer
Congo
Gisenyi
Scheffer
Nkamira
Kayumba Nyamwasa
Prozac reduces aggression in people with explosive tempers
A Chicago study finds low brain serotonin linked to anger and that Prozac lowers aggression in some of 40 participants. Lead researcher Dr. Emil Coccaro notes one case of severe road rage improved after treatment.
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Chicago
Emil Coccaro
Allegheny University of the Health Sciences
Delphia
Coccaro
Yeltsin Reports Sore Throat Amid Illness
Pale but smiling President Boris Yeltsin said he has a sore throat and weakness after a respiratory infection. Doctors, including heart surgeon Renat Akchurin, describe his condition as relatively stable and not related to his heart bypass last year.
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Russia
Yeltsin
Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Geon
Akchurin
Fiat Heir of 33 Laid To Rest in Private Funeral
Giovanni Alberto Agnelli 33 died of intestinal cancer Saturday at the Turin area villa ending a line of succession questions as Giovanni Alberto prepared to lead Fiat. Archbishop Plotti praised his faith and serenity while Gianni Agnelli did not attend due to recent leg surgery.
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Agnelli
Fiat
Giovanni Alberto Agnelli
Turin
Italy
Pisa
Alessandro Plotti
Avery Frances Howe
Nelli
Gianni Agnelli
Samboy Financial Inc Offer Debt Solutions and Mortgage Loans
Immediate release promotes Samboy Financial as a national mortgage broker with offices nationwide. It claims to eliminate debt and arrange loans by liaising with banks and lenders, highlighting many program options and a toll free number for a free telephone consultation.
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Samboy Financial
Samboy Financial, Inc
Samboy
Samboy Financial Inc
Pena Says Global Warming Pact Not Binding Yet
Energy Secretary Federico Pena told ABC This Week that the Kyoto treaty should not be legally binding on the United States until developing nations such as China and India commit to meaningful emission cuts. He noted the pact targets only industrialized countries for reductions and remains unfinished.
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Federico Pena
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Pena
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