Mary MacKillop Beatified in Australia at Randwick
Pope John Paul II beatified Mary MacKillop the first Australian to receive this honor. She helped spread Catholic faith in the outback, founded a religious order, clashed with church authorities, and faced excommunication during her long struggle for sainthood. Aboriginal elders conducted a smoky incense vigil as crowds watched the ceremony.
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Randwick
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Prince Charles Lover Granted Uncontested Divorce
Camilla Parker Bowles was granted an uncontested divorce from Andrew Parker Bowles in a decree issued today. The couple did not attend court, and the separation should finalize within about six weeks.
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China population near 1.2 billion as of mid February
China’s population is near 1.2 billion with officials bidding the milestone in mid February. The State Statistical Bureau data are deemed more accurate after earlier Xinhua reports of reaching 1.2 billion by year end. The one or two child policy remains central to demographic controls.
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Deadly Western Japan quake toll tops four thousand
AP reports the Kobe disaster has 4,015 dead and 587 missing as rescue crews work nonstop. Over 21,600 injured and 29,000+ buildings destroyed or heavily damaged. About 275,000 people housed in 984 temporary shelters amid aftershocks and fires. American victims include two English teachers. fires raged, then largely burned out, with new blazes continuing.
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U.S
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Los Angeles
Calm Japanese endure Kobe quake disaster in Tokyo footage
Report describes orderly lines for food and water in Kobe survivors amid shattered streets. No looting observed as police praise restraint and the nation showcases gaman. Relief arrives slowly yet steadily, with bereaved grieving kept off camera and investors eyeing a rebuilding boom.
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Chechens Leave Grozny Palace in Russian Advance
Russian forces hoisted the flag over Chechnya’s presidential palace as rebels abandoned the wrecked building and the railway station in Grozny. Chechen fighters said they would not retake the site and planned a guerrilla war elsewhere.
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Hostilities mount again in Bosnia
In Bosnia, renewed shelling and gunfire test a fragile four month truce. UN reports clashes in northeast and western regions and around Sarajevo as Serbs block routes to Srebrenica and delay aid and prisoner exchange efforts.
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Canadian court hears gay rights challenge to spousal benefits
Jim Egan and Jack Nesbit, a couple since 1948, sue Canada's Supreme Court to define spouse as a same sex partner for pension benefits. Lower courts ruled against them. supporters call the case a constitutional test while opponents warn against equating homosexual and heterosexual marriages.
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Jack Nesbit
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