Lebanon warlord Geagea given life for failed assassination
A Beirut court sentenced Samir Geagea to life in prison for a 1991 assassination attempt on Michel Murr, a Christian politician, ahead of Pope John Paul II's Lebanon visit. The verdict, converting a death sentence, marks a third life term for the former warlord, whose case stirs sectarian tensions.
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Samir Geagea
Geagea
Michel Murr
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Book returns to Harvard 233 years after checkout
A leather bound volume titled Complete History of England with the Lives of All the Kings and Queens Thereof Volume 3, printed in 1706, is back at Harvard University 233 years after it was checked out. The book survived a 1764 fire, with a mysterious borrower never returning it.
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Harvard
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Clinton Visits Costa Rica Park Amid Rainy Ecology Message
President Clinton toured Braulio Carrillo National Park in a rain soaked visit to Costa Rica. He urged nations to protect forests while leading a U S delegation to a United Nations conference after the 1992 Rio Earth Summit.
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Costa Rica
San Jose
U.S
Rio
Barbados
Braulio Carrillo National Park
Jose Figueres
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