Israel to join talks on nuclear arms treaty
Israel agrees to participate in negotiations on a treaty banning production of materials for nuclear weapons despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu noting fundamental problems with the proposal. The U N conference on disarmament will discuss the treaty’s inspection issues, with ambassador Yosef Lamdan authorized to join the working group.
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Cyprus heat wave death toll reaches 56 as relief begins
Cyprus faced a deadly five day heat wave with 56 deaths, eight overnight, many elderly victims with respiratory ailments. Weekend highs topped 110 degrees, a 40 year record, before readings cooled to 102 degrees and forecasts called for near normal 99 degrees in two days per Weather Bureau director Andreas Philaniotis.
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Burglar Sought Across Japan Faces 5000 Counts
A 68 year old man Shigeo Taki is charged with about 5000 burglaries after confessing thefts across Japan since 1989. Police in Saitama north of Tokyo say he rode a stolen bike by day to scout homes at night and was arrested in May while washing his bike. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
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Turkey U S military denies clashes with strikers
The United States denied reports of violent clashes between American soldiers and Turkish workers on a 3 week old strike at U S bases in Turkey. About 1,400 Turkish workers at Incirlik have disrupted the commissary gas station dining halls and other facilities since July 23 demanding inflation linked raises every three months plus better benefits and compensation for earlier pay cuts.
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Vancouver mulls heroin distribution to addicts
Vancouver consider s providing prescribed heroin to addicts to curb overdoses and crime. Health officials and politicians push trials while experts cite mixed results from Europe and concerns about promoting drug use. Canada may act faster than the United States as officials weigh medical and policy implications.
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Liberated minks trigger chaos in English village
In Crow Hill England animal rights activists freed 6500 minks from a farm causing pets farm animals including cats and hamsters to be killed. Residents armed themselves to hunt the mink as authorities monitor the escalating crisis and sanctuary losses occur.
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