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UN experts probe for hidden Scud missiles around Baghdad as 3 000 Iraqis in Saudi refugee camps await resettlement in the United States under a $21 million program. Clair George faces a retrial over Iran arms sales and Contras aid. An American faith healer expulsed from India after unrest. Lord Franks dies at 87. NATO eyes 1991 nuclear cuts and peacekeeping plans. Fischer and Spassky draw in Yugoslavia rematch. Apple and Xerox unveil new products today.
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China reshuffles party leadership after congress push
Beijing reports the Chinese Communist Party ends its national congress with a broad leadership shakeup. Almost half of the senior leadership changes, signaling a move toward market reforms while keeping political control. Yang Shangkun Wan Li Qin Jiwei Li Ximing Yao Yilin Song Ping removed from Politburo. Yang and Wan expected to retire by spring.
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Ancient monuments suffer massive quake damage in Egypt
Egypt reports more than 150 monuments damaged after last week's 5.9 magnitude quake. Damaged sites include the Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatshepsut's temple at Deir el Bahri, Luxor Temple, Ramses II’s mortuary temple, and the Oracle Temple at Siwa Oasis. Egypt’s Antiquities chief Ibrahim Bakr warns of landslides risking further losses.
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Shuttle to Fly With Italian Satellite and Robotic System
Cape Canaveral reports astronauts will deploy an Italian laser reflecting satellite and test a Canadian robotic vision system for the shuttle arm. The mission also includes ozone studies and varied experiments. Columbia is set for NASA's 51st shuttle flight Thursday with countdown imminent.
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Spy agencies may unite on global woes
The CIA and Russia's intelligence service may cooperate against nuclear proliferation and crime. CIA Director Robert Gates held three days of talks with Yeltsin and Primakov in Moscow. The embassy said talks were cordial and potential joint activity discussed, though no specifics were released.
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Reed pulls sex assault ad against Inouye
Republican Senate candidate Rick Reed stopped running television ads accusing Daniel Inouye of sexually assaulting hair stylist Lenore Kwock 17 years ago after Kwock threatened a lawsuit. Inouye denied the allegations and condemned the ads as his campaign faces the negative barrage.
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