Germans and Czechs Begin WWII Reconciliation Pact
Foreign ministers from the Czech Republic and Germany initiate a document of reconciliation aimed at burying decades of distrust. Germany expresses regret for Nazi crimes, and Czechoslovakia regrets expelling about 2.5 million Sudeten Germans after 1945 46. The pact awaits parliamentary approval on both sides and seeks compensation and apologies for victims.
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Russia launches 10th spy satellite for 1996
Russia's space forces launched their 10th and final spy satellite for 1996 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia, Interfax reported. Financial troubles have dramatically reduced annual military satellite launches from Russia, with 1995 at 21 and 1994 at 37, compared with hundreds before 1991.
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Milosevic faces possible Belgrade election restage amid protests
International envoys from OSCE arrived in Belgrade on Friday to review alleged Serbian election fraud as President Slobodan Milosevic weighs restaging Belgrade municipal ballots. Demonstrations persist while his wife accuses protesters of civil war amid staged rallies. OSCE delegation led by Felipe Gonzalez meets with Milosevic and opposition coalition Zajedno.
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UN observers kidnapped in Tajikistan amid ceasefire talks
Gunmen seized 23 people on a Tajik road including seven U N military observers and two Tajik civilians demanding release of a warlord's brother and a safe corridor for fighters. They threatened to kill hostages and explode 30 bombs unless demands were met by Sunday.
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Sunlight Treatment Cuts Diarrhea in Maaai Children
In a Lancet report Kenyan Maaai children reduced diarrhea by up to one third by storing drinking water in sunlit bottles from dawn to noon. Ultraviolet light kills microbes. 108 children ages 5 to 16 used sun warmed water, while 98 kept water indoors. Field workers followed mothers biweekly for 12 weeks to track illness.
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