Atlantis carries repair gear and Foale to Mir
Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from Cape Canaveral with seven crew members. It heads to the Mir space station to replace Jerry Linenger with Michael Foale and deliver an oxygen generator and cooling system patches amid multiple malfunctions aboard Mir.
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Labor proposes referendums on Scotland and Wales assemblies
Britain’s Labour government introduces a bill to hold referendums this fall on forming separate legislatures for Scotland and Wales. Scots would vote on a separate parliament and tax-raising powers, with education health and legal matters set for a 129-seat parliament. Welsh voters would choose whether to establish their own assembly with limited powers.
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Blair faces uphill vote on devolution bill in Commons
The party claims the plan will lead to independence and breakup of the United Kingdom while Labor MPs hold a large Commons majority to pass it. The Scottish National Party also opposes, seeking full independence referendum options. Ron Davies presents the bill as a matter of governance.
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Hong Kong Edges Toward Slower Path to Free Space
AP reports Hong Kong leaders softened lines after a three week public consult on civil liberties. Restrictions on protests and foreign group links are to be eased but it remains unclear if post handover freedoms will match current levels.
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Controversy Over Violent Easter Play Banned
Education Minister John Aquilina said Monteagle Public School banned the Easter passion play after officials deemed the trial and crucifixion scene too graphic for students. The decision cited explicit whipping, shouting, humiliation, spitting, and ridicule as disqualifying elements.
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