Guimaraes Dies in Helicopter Crash Off Angra dos Reis
Ulysses Guimaraes a leading foe of Brazil's dictatorship and former cabinet minister died when a helicopter carrying him and others disappeared after leaving Angra dos Reis en route to Sao Paulo. Officials recovered the bodies amid wreckage off the coast.
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Court to return Gorbachev's passport for funeral attendance
Moscow court lifted the travel ban on Mikhail Gorbachev on humanitarian grounds to allow him to attend Willy Brandt's funeral in West Germany. President Yeltsin urged the court to permit the former Soviet leader's travel amid an ongoing case over the Communist Party past.
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British Coal to lay off 30 000 in mine closings
British Coal announced the layoff of 30 000 workers as production ends at 31 mines leaving about 18 000 miners in 19 sites by spring. The move signals a deep contraction in Britain's industrial sector and hardship in coal towns, amid competition from nuclear power natural gas and advanced mining tech.
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Death toll tops 400 in Egypt quake toll rises
Cairo reports 409 bodies recovered and 3,369 injured as officials urge calm after a devastating quake. Search efforts end for most collapsed Cairo buildings but one 14 story Heliopolis complex remains active. Aid pledges flow as residents cope with aftershocks and relief work continues.
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