Coastal pipeline blast kills ten in Jinan China
An underground gas pipeline exploded in Jinan, Shandong, blasting pavement for over a mile and killing at least ten people. More than sixty were injured, including students from a nearby college, as debris and a motorcycle were hurled onto a rooftop. The Tuesday afternoon blast also destroyed seven high voltage cables cutting power.
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Jinan
Shandong
China Daily
Guangming Daily
Record tuna auction sets $5000 world mark at Tsukiji
A 440 pound tuna sold for a record 5000 at Japan's Tsukiji market in the year's first sale. Spokesman Hiroshi Murano noted price depended on fat content, the tuna fetching 114 per pound as 4312 tunas sold in a brisk 30 minute dawn auction.
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Tsukiji
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Yeltsin halts air raids on Grozny capital pause
After days of fierce fighting, President Boris Yeltsin suspends air raids on Grozny allowing a brief calm. Jets and helicopters still buzz the Chechen capital as heavy clashes continue around villages west of Grozny on day six of the offensive amid fears of continued civilian harm and mass displacement.
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Yeltsin Under Pressure Amid Chechen War Crises
The article reports mounting political pressure on Boris Yeltsin as Russian troops grind through Chechnya in week three of the offensive. Zyuganov calls for early elections while lawmakers seek an emergency session. air raids kill villagers and Grozny is heavily bombed.
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Goofy English slogans in Japan boost quirky branding
Japanese ad agencies craft English phrases as creative devices to appeal to locals and global audiences. Leo Burnett executives note slogans mix Japanese syntax with English words, producing distinctive found poetry and marketable buzz even when native speakers find the phrases odd.
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Mousse
Leo Burnett-Kyodo Co
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Bill Smith
Cease-fire talks stall as Igman stay blocks truce
In Sarajevo the four month truce stalls as government troops refuse to withdraw from Mount Igman, undermining negotiations. A U.N. spokesman notes significant cease-fire violations with infantry actions, tank and artillery support around Bosanska Krupa.
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