Castro ends Caribbean tour with Grenada visit
Fidel Castro wrapped up a Caribbean swing with Jamaica Barbados and Grenada signaling eased tensions as Grenada’s past ties to Cuba and the death of Maurice Bishop were discussed. The visit included a home welcome from Bishop’s mother Alimenta Bishop and remarks on regional reintegration.
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St. Guerce’s
Grenada
Cuba
Fidel Castro
U.S
Castro
Alimenta
Maurice
Jamaica
Barbados
Dominican Republic
Associated Press
Eric Gairy
Gairy
Bishop
Caribbean
United States
Jacqueline Creft
Ann
Keith Bishop
Reagan
Mitchell
AP Paote
Alimenta Bishop
Far Left
Maurice Bishop
St. George's
Serbs seize Lansa as Kosovo battles escalate
Ethnic Albanian strongholds in Kosovo fall to Serb forces while Milosevic vows limits to the offensive. Refugees rise past 200,000 as aid access tightens and NATO options loom. UN and Red Cross struggle to reach displaced amid ongoing fighting in Drenica and near Pristina.
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Pristina
Yugoslavia
Kosovo
Lansa
Slobodan Milosevic
Kosovo Liberation Army
U.S
Christopher Hill
Clinton
NATO
Milosevic
U.N
Mons Nyber
Square One
Kris Janowski
U.N. High Commissioner For Refugees
Geneva
Red Cross
Mount Berisa
Belgrade
KLA
Malisevo
Drenica
Associated Press
Smonica
Junik
United States
Macedonia
Montenegro
Albania
Balkans
Nisgaa Treaty Close as BC Voters Face Historic Accord
Canada moves toward a historic Nisgaa treaty in British Columbia granting land cash and self government. If ratified the deal would set a precedent for native settlements, despite opposition from BC Liberals who demand a referendum amid a $200 million cost and concerns over race based rights. The accord includes 745 square miles in Nass Valley, $126 million in cash, and a Nisgaa justice system with own courts and police.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
Pacific Coast
Gordon Campbell
B.C. Liberal Party
Glen Clark
Nisga‘a
Clark
Indian Affairs
Dale Lovick
Nisga
Nass
Joe Gosnell
Nisga’a
Keith Martin
Reform Party
South Africa
B.C
Weight linked to smoking in teenage girls study
A British Canadian study of nearly 2,800 girls aged 11 to 18 finds smokers 30 percent more likely to be overweight and twice as likely to worry about body image. The research, funded by the Cancer Research Campaign, notes many smokers started to lose weight and fears about eating persist after quitting.
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Lonpon
Cancer Research Campaign
Britain
Canada
Lesley Walk
Arthur Crisp
London
St. George's Hospital Medical School
Postgraduate Medical Journal
Office of National Statistics
England
Ottawa
Crisp
Ms. Walker
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