Capsule of World War I germ warfare found in Norway
A glass capsule confiscated from a German officer eighty years ago still contained anthrax when discovered in April at the Norwegian Police Museum in Trondheim during a routine cleanup. Bjorn Berdal of the Oslo microbiological lab called it a new survival record and said it confirms Germany’s germ warfare plans in World War I.
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Norway
Adresseavisen
Bjorn Berdal
Oslo
Germany
Trondheim
Thailand zoo feeds first elephant chow to elephants
Dusit Zoo in Bangkok served the first elephant chow to six elephants as researchers from Kasetsart University and the zoo developed one pound chewable tablets of sugar cane corn molasses vitamins and minerals. The tablets aim to replace destroyed natural forage as Thailand faces deforestation.
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Thailand
Bangkok
Dusit Zoo
Zoo
Alongkorn Mahannop
Kasetsart University
Man-Eating Tiger Declared For Hunt In Baitadi District
A tiger blamed for killing 50 people, mostly children, has been ordered hunted in Baitadi district 330 miles west of Katmandu. Chief officer Sathneshwar Devkota said on Monday the animal was a habitual man-eater and must be shot.
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Baitadi
Katmandu
Sathneshwar Devkota
Yeltsin names daughter as presidential image-maker
Boris Yeltsin appoints his 37 year old daughter Tatyana Dyachenko to a Kremlin based role shaping the president's image. She has served as a behind the scenes adviser since 1996 guiding speeches and political strategy. Dyachenko noted a Kremlin office and possible secretary, while officials gave few specifics on duties.
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Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Tatyana Dyachenko
Yeltsin
Sergei Yastrzhembsky
Dyachenko
NTV
Kremlin
Oleg
Albanian president concedes election loss amid unrest
President Sali Berisha admitted defeat after Sunday's parliamentary elections and hinted at honoring an earlier pledge to resign as Albania's chief executive. His calm statement followed by gunfire celebrations in Socialist strongholds sparked fears of more violence as preliminary results show Fatos Nano's Socialists leading with 63 seats and partners, aiming for a total near 95 in the 155-seat parliament.
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Tirana
Albania
Sali Berisha
Berisha
Democratic Party
Viore
Gjirokaster
Sarande
Europe
Balkan
Cousteau Honored at Major Paris Memorial Service
Nearly a thousand mourners gather at Notre Dame for Jacques Cousteau tribute led by President Chirac. Archbishop Lustiger hails him as poet of an accessible ocean reality while families, officials, and Calypso crew members recall his sea explorations and conservation work.
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Paris
France
Jacques Cousteau
Jacques Chirac
Cousteau
Notre Dame Cathedral
Notre Dame
Jean-Marie Lustiger
Huguette Claquin
Archaeologists missing after villagers attack in Mexico
Dozens of Indian villagers attacked an archaeological expedition near the Guatemalan border while attempting to remove a pre-Columbian Mayan altar. Three men were reported hostage. Peter Mathews, an Australian Mayan language expert at the University of Calgary, was among the missing after witnesses said he jumped into the Usumacinta River following the assault.
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Mexico City
Peter Mathews
Usumacinta River
el Cayo
Mary Dell Lucas
Mathews
Albuquerque
N.M
Carlos Silva
Chiapas
The
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Institute
Nazario Magana
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