Yeltsin conducts affairs from hospital bed in Russia
President Boris Yeltsin, treated for suspected pneumonia, worked on state business from his hospital bed. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Yeltsin remained in satisfactory condition and stayed atop government affairs. He was well enough for a 20 minute call with Yasser Arafat and planned to visit Bethlehem for Orthodox Christmas celebrations in early January 2000.
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Panama Ends U S Military Presence With Fort Clayton Transfer
Panama formally relinquished its last U S military base, Fort Clayton, marking the end of a century of U S presence along the canal. President Mireya Moscoso thanked the United States but ruled out any continuation of U S military or counter narcotics activity on Panamanian soil.
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U N peacekeepers arrive as Sierra Leone awaits stakehold
The United Nations begins a major Africa peacekeeping mission in Sierra Leone with about 130 Kenyan soldiers arriving at Lungi airport. The operation, the largest since 1997 in Africa, aims to stabilize a fragile peace as rebels threaten progress. Kenyan, Indian and other forces comprise roughly 3,000 troops planned in coming weeks amid calls from Amnesty International on civilian protections.
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Chinese police return dissident to hospital
Beijing police forced veteran dissident Wang Wanxing back to the Ankang psychiatric hospital after he warned of a possible news conference about seven years of confinement. Human Rights in China reported eight officers abducted him from his home on November 23 and returned him to Ankang four days later.
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