Basescu wins Romania presidential runoff in surprise victory
Traian Basescu, a former ship captain and reformist candidate, defeated Prime Minister Adrian Nastase to become Romania's president. He pledges to curb corruption, restore press freedoms, and advance EU accession by 2007 amid church criticism of his liberal stance on gay rights.
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Beijing and Moscow to stage first joint military drills next year
China and Russia will hold their first joint military exercise on Chinese soil next year, as Hu Jintao seeks to expand the budding alliance with Moscow. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov’s Beijing visit raised talks on broadening Kremlin arms sales. exact timing and forces remain unspecified. The two powers have deepened military and political ties since 1991 to counterbalance U.S. dominance.
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U S ignored AIDS drug warnings in nevirapine case
Government documents show NIH officials were warned in 2002 that nevirapine research in Uganda was flawed and could hide severe reactions including deaths. They delayed reporting to the FDA and kept concerns from White House aides while pushing AIDS prevention efforts in Africa.
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Ukraine probes poisoning as Yushchenko seeks oversight
Ukraine moves to let the outgoing government control the inquiry into Viktor Yushchenko's poisoning. A parliamentary panel and the new prosecutor reopen investigations, while Yushchenko urges a full but neutral inquiry after the election to avoid affecting the vote.
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