Taiwan plans new currency designs removing Sun Yat sen and Chiang Kai-shek
Central Bank Governor Perng Fai-nan said Taiwan will redesign money after taking currency minting duties from Bank of Taiwan next year. A shortlist of 12 candidates includes Koxinga and Liu Ming-chuan, reflecting a broader move to renumbered imagery.
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Five children die in Gulf War bomb blast Basra
Iraqi News Agency reports five children aged 11 to 14 were killed when a Gulf War bomb exploded in Basra's al Hussein neighborhood. The blast underscores ongoing casualties from war remnants amid Basra's southern Iraq setting near Baghdad.
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Australia lists sei and fin whales as vulnerable
Minister Robert Hill said in Canberra that Australia has upgraded sei and fin whales to vulnerable status under national protection. The move bars killing, trade, or movement and obligates recovery plans, one step from endangered. Australia will seek global whale sanctuary approval at the May IWC meeting.
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Moscow Court to Rule on Trophy Art Debt Detente
Russia's top court would decide if Boris Yeltsin acted properly in refusing to sign a bill to retain trophy art seized during World War I. Parliament had voted to keep most art taken by the Soviet army from Nazi Germany, with Yeltsin favoring a negotiated settlement directly with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
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Philippines Rebels Sign Human Rights Pact in Netherlands
The Philippines government and exiled communist rebels signed a human rights accord in Utrecht aiming to reduce hostilities and lay groundwork for a broader political settlement. The pact bans torture and disappearances and affirms rights to self determination and due process, with a long road ahead to peace talks.
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