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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1995

Page

6

Taipei Allows Address Change Removing Number Four

Taipei city government will let residents delete the number four from street addresses after complaints that it resembles the word death in Chinese. Authorities already issued license plates sans four for luck and many hospitals label the fourth floor as the fifth due to superstition.

Taipei Taiwan Taipei City

Canada recalls envoy to Nigeria over executions

Canada recalled its acting high commissioner in Lagos after nine political activists were executed including author Ken Saro-Wiwa. A Foreign Affairs spokesman said Ottawa used the weekend move to express dismay at military rule and repression. In separate dispatches, Ukrainian miners began a large strike in Donbass over back pay. About 100000 miners were reported on strike across Donbass by Tuesday.

Ottawa Canada Nigeria Ken Saro-Wiwa Gerald Ohlsen Lagos

Measles outbreak kills 13 in Mogadishu

Measles has killed 13 children in Mogadishu over the past two weeks. About 100 more children have been hospitalized since the outbreak began late last month. Mohamed Mohamud Moallim, spokesman for the Joint Health Authority, cited disrupted health services since the 1991 ouster of dictator Siad Barre.

Mogadishu Somalia Mohamed Mohamud Moallim Joint Health Authority Mohammed Siad Barre

Rabin Killing Sparks Debate Over Extremist Religious Leaders

In Jerusalem, Yitzhak Rabin's assassination by a Jewish extremist shifts focus to rabbis who urge that Israel must control the West Bank and brand traitors who concede it. Experts warn that mixing faith with politics risks driving violence and fringe actions.

Jerusalem Yitzhak Rabin Israel West Bank David Rosen Ireland Rabin Yigal Amir Amir Jordan Middle East Judea Samaria Abraham God Gaza Strip

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