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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 2001
Page
5
The owners of a Manila disco who did not provide fire exits or sprinklers were found guilty and sentenced to four years in prison. They must pay 3061 dollars to each family of the 160 victims and 2040 dollars to each injured survivor, with the fire killing mostly teenagers as the worst nightclub disaster since 1977.
Rebels and Senegalese officials signed a cease-fire ending 18 years of fighting in Casamance. Skepticism remained over one faction’s willingness to comply, amid a war that has left over 1,200 dead since 1983. The signing occurred in Ziguinchor with Interior Affairs Minister Mamadou Niang and rebel leader Diamacoune Senghor.
Erika Nordby, a 13 month old found frozen in subzero temperatures, regained heart function after two hours without a pulse. Doctors describe her recovery as miraculous with potential full use of fingers and toes. Her mother Leyla Nordby expressed gratitude to responders and medical teams across Canada and abroad. The child remains in need of rehabilitation but shows signs of near full recovery despite severe frostbite and concerns of brain damage.
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