China raises peasants pay for grain to boost crops
China will lift the price paid to peasants for grain by 20 percent this year to spur production while continuing to import grain from the United States. Agriculture minister Liu Jiang said the goal is to raise harvests by 1 percent annually through 2030 as population climbs to about 1.6 billion, with a bumper 1995 harvest of 465 million tons cited.
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United States
Liu Jiang
Liu
U.S
Dean Acheson
Communist Party
Cuba introduces Cuaba small cigar for Britain market
Cuba plans to launch a new smaller cigar named Cuaba, about cigarette size, first in Britain in limited quantities. Francisco Linares of Habanos S.A. said the project revives a century-old format as Cuba still cannot meet global demand for its renowned cigars.
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Francisco Linares
Habanos S.A
Prensa Latina
Britain
Recluse Cat-Lover Dies with 15 Felines Weighed on Remains
Police in Leiden say Frans Heemskerk died of natural causes up to three weeks earlier. His 15 cats reportedly fed on his body after neighbors alerted authorities. Officers found the 69-year-old man almost completely consumed by his pets, whose access was through a window hole.
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Frans Heemskerk
Robert Klan
Leiden
Heemskerk
Blom
Iran election split shows reformists and conservatives race
Iran votes to elect its fifth Majlis amid disqualifications and legal screening. Reformists led by President Rafsanjani seek economic reforms and limited multiparty openings, while conservative Nateq-Nuri factions push stability. Analysts note open factionalism signals a civil society shift.
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Iran
Salman Rushdie
Hashemi Rafsanjani
Ali Akbar Nateq-Nuri
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Nateq-Nuri
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Mullahs
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Servants of Construction
United States
Association of Combatant Clergy
Hadi Semati
Center For Scientific Research and
Middle Eastern Strategic Studies
Mandela declared healthy after two day hospital checkup
President Nelson Mandela left Park Lane Clinic smiling and saying he feels very well after a two day medical exam that included heart and lung tests. Doctors described him as in excellent condition and not at risk, while crowds watched as he shook hands with well wishers.
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South Africa
Nelson Mandela
Mandela
Park Lane
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Wre
Michael Pit
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