Aide to German chancellor quits in soccer club scandal
Berlin. Transport minister Reinhard Klimmt resigned amid pressure from the Social Democrats over alleged illegal donations funneled to a soccer club he headed. Klimmt, 58, denies wrongdoing and faces possible criminal charges while Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder accepted the move. Kurt Bodewig was named to replace him. a court fined Klimmt $12,000 for fake sponsorship contracts tied to about $270,000 in donations in the 1990s.
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Experts criticize environmental damage caused by world dams
London report by the World Commission on Dams says tens of millions displaced and ecosystems wrecked by large dams. It urges strict new guidelines, mandatory environmental studies, and reviews of existing dams, with World Bank involvement and broad opposition from NGOs.
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Latin American leaders gather in Panama amid crises
At the Ibero-American summit in Panama City leaders from Spain and Latin America discuss ties while facing domestic turmoil. Fidel Castro and the Spanish king attend as Panama marks the canal handover in 1999. Peru’s Fujimori loses congress control. Colombia’s Pastrana halts peace talks amid rebel setbacks.
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Alberto Fujimori
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Andres Pastrana
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