Pope John Paul II knights Waldheim in Vienna ceremony
Vatican experts say the knighthood is a conservative gesture to Austrian Catholics amid a wider debate on the churchs future in Europe. Critics note Waldheims wartime record and alleged army ties, while supporters call him a hero unfairly treated by outsiders. The low key Vienna ceremony was planned with care to minimize backlash.
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Homicide and highway deaths top job fatalities in 1993
The Labor Department report shows 6271 on the job deaths in 1993, up from 6217 in 1992. Highway accidents caused 20 percent and homicides 17 percent, with most victims men. Retail workers and taxi drivers faced higher homicide risk, while transportation accounted for 40 percent of deaths overall.
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Counterfeit Ruble Flood Plagues Moscow Markets
Moscow faces a surge of counterfeit rubles produced on photo copiers. Police official Yevgeny Tumanov estimates at least 400 million rubles in fake notes circulate, with metal threads avoided to cut costs. Fakes largely originate from Chechnya, Dagestan, and neighboring Azerbaijan.
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