Sandstorm Closes Suez Canal and Halts Air Traffic
A Khamaseen storm shuts the Suez Canal in Egypt with visibility reduced in Cairo and wind speeds at Port Said reaching 35 knots. Twenty eight ships anchor at canal ends as flights are diverted from Cairo's airport. In a separate report Beijing announces Jiang Zemin re elected as president and heads the National People’s Congress. Hu Jintao named vice president.
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Port Said
Suez Canal
Canal
National People’s Congress
Communist Party
Jiang Zemin
Hu Jintao
Brcko ruling delayed amid Bosnian tensions
International mediators postponed a decision on Brcko delaying any ruling until after the September Bosnian general elections. The move aims to give the new moderate Bosnian Serb leadership time for reforms while both sides threaten renewed conflict if control shifts. American peacekeepers U N police and local forces remain on alert.
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Brcko
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia
Ment
U.N
Robert Farrand
Dayton
Sava
Flood victims survey damage in Albany as river recedes
In Dougherty County about 11 000 people were displaced by the Flint River flood. Some residents returned to inspect homes while officials reassessed damage and utilities. One homeowner, Wynell Avera, found her house deemed uninhabitable as the river fell from a crest above flood stage.
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Albany, Ga
Flint
Dougherty County
John McDonough
Wynell Avera
My Lai memorial marks massacre anniversary in Vietnam
An honor guard laid red and green wreaths at a concrete My Lai memorial as a 30th anniversary service remembered the 1968 massacre. Survivors, veterans, and about 1,000 attendees attended the ceremony near Danang while a peace park groundbreaking took place nearby.
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MY Lai
Vietnam
Sol
U.S
Richard Lee Francisco
Danang
Iraq urges U.S. to change policies and normalize relations
The Iraqi state owned Baghdad Observer urged the United States to courageously alter its policy and pursue normal relations with Baghdad. The editorial suggested direct talks with Iraq could serve Clinton and Blair politically and economically, amid sanctions tied to Iraq’s weapons program.
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Tony Blair
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Naji al-Hadithi
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Al-Musawir Al-Arabi
Riyad al-Qaisi
Washington
al-Qaisi
Eric Rubin
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Clancy's Ltd
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New Life Fitness
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South Main Monticello
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