Khmer Rouge suspected in actor Haing S Ngor killing
Cambodian-born actor Haing S. Ngor winner of the 1984 Oscar was shot to death beside his car in Los Angeles. His brother Chan Sarun linked the murder to anti Khmer Rouge activities, as no arrests were reported and neighbors suggested possible robbery. The Khmer Rouge rule 1975 78 caused over a million deaths.
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Phnom Phen
Cambodia
Los Angeles
Chan Sarun
Haing S. Ngor
Khmer Rouge
United States
Sarun
Ministry of Agriculture
Ngor
Killing Fields
Dith Pran
New York Times
Sidney Schanberg
Phnom Penh
Pran
Wine boycott hurts Beaujolais vintners amid tests
Beaujolais wine exports fell about 15 percent due to a boycott sparked by France's nuclear tests. Beaujolais Nouveau sales dropped in Japan and northern Europe by up to 50 percent, with Bordeaux wineries facing losses around $200 million. Scandinavian sales tumbled 35 to 55 percent while U.S. demand remained unchanged.
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Villefranche-Sur-Sloane
France
Beaujolais
Michel Rougier
Beaujolais Wine Growers Association
Japan
Europe
Bordeaux
Bordeaux Wine Growers’ Association
French Polynesia
Australia
Villefranche
U.S
EU approves new condom size and length standards
The European Union sets a minimum condom length of 6 4 5 inches and width from 1 3/4 to 2 1/4 inches to ensure consumer health across 18 countries. Suzanne Larque from the European Committee for Standardization notes the rules allow variations in shape design and color while extending the directive to more products.
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Brussels
Belgium
European Union
Suzanne Larque
European Committee For Standardization
European
Norway
Liechtenstein
Iceland
Ms. Larque
Rwanda and U.N deny mass killings revenge claims
Rwanda rejected Liberation claims of 100000 Hutus killed as revenge since 1994. U.N. official Ian Martin said revenge assaults occurred but found no evidence of systematic killings and urged evidence submission. The report cited Gitera ma province lists to extrapolate nationwide totals amid repatriation talks for 1.7 million Hutu refugees.
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Kigali
Rwanda
U.N
Paris
Liberation
Jean
Pierre Bizimana
Bizimana
Ian Martin
U.N. Human
Giterama
Martin
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