Global fear over killer pneumonia sweeps world
The World Health Organization warns of a new pneumonia like illness called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome spreading mainly in southeast Asia. At least four deaths are linked to SARS including an American businessman and a Vietnamese nurse. Cases rise with medical workers most affected. Authorities urge caution and travel advisories while investigations seek a cause. No U.S. cases confirmed. quarantines and alerts prepare for travelers from affected areas.
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Global protests surge against war over Iraq in 2003
Protesters rallied from Washington to Baghdad and across Europe Asia and the Middle East denouncing U.S. policy toward Iraq. Thousands marched on the National Mall and near the Washington Monument while others gathered at U.N. sites, embassies, and in Concord New Hampshire. Participants urged continued inspections and questioned a rushed invasion despite support from some observers.
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Wen Jiabao Named China Premier in Generational Transition
The third ranking Communist Party member was chosen as China's next premier by the National People’s Congress with 2906 votes for Wen Jiabao to three against and sixteen abstentions. He succeeds Zhu Rongji and becomes the top economic official as Hu Jintao was elevated to president in a phased leadership handover.
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Traveler's antiwar signs trigger luggage complaint
Seth Goldberg of Cranbury New Jersey says TSA opened his suitcase after a March 2 Seattle to San Diego flight and left a handwritten note criticizing his anti American attitude. TSA officials say the incident is under investigation and a card notified him of the search.
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North Carolina plane crash kills three during book tour
A Cessna 177 crashed in Old Fort Mountain McDowell County after noon Friday, killing James Davis 63 his wife Francie and daughter Amanda. Authorities said the pilot held only clear weather certification. the family was in North Carolina for Amanda Davis's first novel tour Wonder When You'll Miss Me.
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Suspected al Qaida lieutenant arrested in Lahore Pakistan
Pakistan authorities captured Yasser al Jazeeri a Moroccan national and top al Qaida lieutenant to Khalid Shaikh Mohammed in a private Lahore home after a 10 day pursuit. The Mohammed arrest linked to this case yielded data and names aiding the hunt for other al Qaida figures including Osama bin Laden.
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