Earthquake near New Guinea follows 105 dead in earlier event
A magnitude 6.1 quake struck off New Guinea about 50 miles east of Biak island. No injuries or damage reported. In Nigeria a meningitis outbreak has killed 1,273 this year with thousands infected. Gadhafi vows to punish currency violators to curb dollar black market. In Brazil five band members died in a plane crash near Sao Paulo, the group Mamonas Assassinas. Seoul says Asia Europe summit plans a trans Asian railroad linking Singapore to Indonesia Vietnam China and North Korea.
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Duras, Renowned French Novelist, Dies at 81 in Paris
Marguerite Duras, acclaimed French writer of The Lover and numerous novels, died at 81 at her Latin Quarter home. Her 50 year career included Prix Goncourt winner L Amant and works such as The Killing of Lol V. Stein and Savannah Bay.
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Conservatives win Spain general election ending Socialist rule
In Madrid the Popular Party led by Jose Maria Aznar claimed victory as the election results showed 157 seats for the PP and 140 for the Socialists with 99 percent counted. Felipe Gonzalez congratulated the winners as the United Left, Convergence and Union, and regional parties shared remaining seats.
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