France conducts fifth nuclear test in South Pacific
Paris reports France detonated a nuclear blast in the South Pacific, the fifth test in a remote atoll series drawing global condemnation and protests. The energy was stated as less than 30 kilotons, versus Hiroshima about 20 kilotons. The test, tied to President Jacques Chirac, was delayed from Friday due to labor unrest per La Canard Enchaine.
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Oil spill fans Siberian foothills near Chelyabinsk
ITAR Ta ss reports 31000 to 47000 gallons leaked from a Novosibirsk pipeline near Chelyabinsk in the Urals over a weekend, creating a crude patch the size of two football fields as crews repaired the line and halted flow. Separately, two Egyptian Islamist lawyers seek prison for actress Yousra over magazine cover photos in Cinema and People.
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China praises its tight record amid dissident case
Beijing lauds its tight record two weeks after a prominent dissident was tended to. The 23 000 word document stresses stability and economic development over liberties. Officials accuse critics of ulterior motives as U N Human Rights Commission meets.
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Bosnian Serbs Pack Up as U S Troops Watch
U S forces at Lepnica near the Sava River observe Bosnian Serbs clearing out a barracks and hauling furniture, blankets, and weapons. The 1st Armored Division prepares a pontoon bridge for Bosnia ingress as NATO enforces the Dayton accord amid snow and mud.
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Israeli withdrawal from Ramallah ends seven week pullout
Israeli jeeps left Ramallah in dust as Palestinians chased them with stones and curses marking a new era in the West Bank. The withdrawal gives Yasser Arafat control over about 90 percent of the West Bank’s one million residents and one third of its land, with Ramallah seen as an economic and political center for Palestinians now based in Gaza.
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