Kohl Returns to Parliament Amid Scandal Anniversary
Berlin AP report notes Helmut Kohl attends Bundestag session for first time since a November financial scandal involving his party. The return, timed to the 10th anniversary of East Germany’s 1990 elections, drew a cool reception as probes broaden into off the books donations, Thyssen deals, and alleged influence peddling. Kohl faces investigations and fines while pledging to keep his seat for immunity.
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Mozambique faces deeper food shortages warned by aid experts
In Maputo, UN FAO consultant Byron Segura warned that soggy fields and seed shortages threaten Mozambique’s planting season, risking the September harvest and continued reliance on aid. Flooding has killed hundreds, displaced hundreds of thousands, and damaged millions of acres of farmland as helicopters, planes, and a multinational aid fleet hurry relief to remote villages.
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Russians pursue rebels in villages near Urus-Martan
AP report from Urus-Martan Chechnya details Russian artillery shelling Alkhazarovo to flush out rebels, with airstrikes mounting over Chechnya. Interfax cites 1,500 militants in the mountains and 1,000 in the lowlands, while Moscow reports 1,628 soldiers killed and 4,308 wounded since Oct 1.
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Japan approves record budget to lift economy woes
Japan passes a 773 billion dollar budget aimed at spurring public spending amid its worst postwar downturn. Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi hailed signs of recovery as Parliament approved the plan by wide margins in upper and lower houses. Meanwhile in Canberra Queen Elizabeth II arrived for a two week visit to Australia seen as easing republican tensions.
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