Rio building collapse buries victims in Brazil
Explosives experts leveled a 22 story apartment building in Rio de Janeiro after it partially collapsed killing at least two. Six people remain missing as rescuers work under unstable rubble. The Palace JI complex in Barra da Tijuca faced prior evacuation in 1996 amid structural problems. An engineer cited poor cement quality as a factor.
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Hungary protesters oppose cross border Danube dam plan
About 20,000 Hungarians demonstrated outside Parliament as Slovakia and Hungary edged toward a cross border Danube dam. Negotiators dropped opposition after a Friday meeting, effectively renewing a 1977 plan to build on the Hungarian side, a dispute long fueling regional tension.
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Diana Will Public As Public Interest Grows
Princess Diana's will revealing a 34 million dollar estate will be published next week. Three quarters go to her two sons, with 82 thousand dollars left to butler Paul Burrell and her 17 godchildren to receive memorabilia. In Northampton fans queued for charity concert tickets at Althorp, Ticketmaster selling 15,000 tickets rapidly.
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Yeltsin fires three Cabinet ministers in reshuffle
President Boris Yeltsin dismissed Transportation Minister Nikolai Tsakh Education Minister Vladimir Kinelev and Deputy PM Valery Seroy, saying they move to other positions. The move follows a threat to punish culprits of weak 1997 growth as ministers debated future staffing with Viktor Chernomyrdin.
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