Foreigners flee rebels in Solomon Islands evacuation
Hundreds of foreigners mainly women and children boarded the Australian navy ship HMAS Tobruk off Honiara as rebels battled in the jungle and capital. During a 2½ hour evacuation about 250 were ferried to the ship, which can carry 800, with more to come. 700 Australians and 220 New Zealanders were reported on the islands.
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Philippines Love Bug charges may be dropped
Investigators failed to meet a deadline for new evidence against bank employee Reonel Ramones in the Love Bug computer virus case. Prosecutors say no new material has been received from the National Bureau of Investigation, threatening the continuation of the bank employee’s charges.
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Netherlands CIA agents testify at Lockerbie trial
Two CIA agents testified about bomb making paraphernalia seized in West Africa that could link two Libyan defendants to the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing. It marked the first covert operative testimony in the mass murder trial against the Libyan intelligence officers accused of planting the device in Lockerbie, Scotland.
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Obuchi praised at Tokyo funeral as Mori stumbles during eulogy
Thousands attended former prime minister Keizo Obuchi's state funeral in Tokyo where his successor Yoshiro Mori stumbled over the eulogy and bowed awkwardly while Clinton and others offered respect. Obuchi, who died at 62 after a stroke, was praised for stabilizing the economy with bold spending. Mori faced criticism after a controversial remark calling Japan a divine nation centered on the emperor, fueling doubts ahead of the June 25 election.
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Yoshiro Mori
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Clinton
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Study tracks pre emptive cancer surgery in London
A Dutch study of 411 high risk women found 48 percent chose DNA testing for BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations revealed in The Lancet. Among those with mutations 41 percent had mastectomies and 64 percent chose ovary removal, highlighting age and motherhood as factors in proactive surgery.
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Lancet Medical Journal
British military chief assassinated in Greece
Brigadier Stephen Saunders 53, Britain's defense attaché in Greece, was shot dead by two motorcyclists in Athens as authorities link the attack to the November 17 group. The killing follows a U.S. terrorism report urging sanctions and stirs fears ahead of the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
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