Canada weighs plain cigarette packaging plan
A parliamentary committee in Canada studies a proposal to require plain cigarette packaging to curb smoking. Industry and health advocates clash over impact, trade rights, and branding, while officials prepare to draft legislation for cabinet review.
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Gaza dreams rise as PLO takes control in Gaza Strip
Gaza City reports reveal a land scarred by years of conflict yet hopeful under PLO governance. Residents ask who will lead security, while citing high unemployment and crowded refugee camps. Business owners and families voice desires for jobs, schools, hospitals, and open ties with the West. They celebrate freedom from Israeli troops but fear outsiders.
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Princess Diana hailed as hero after rescue in London
Princess Diana is praised as a heroine after helping rescue a man in distress at Regents Park. She directed police, joined Finnish student Kari Kotila in the effort, and assisted until medical help arrived. the 42-year-old man remained in critical condition at University College Hospital.
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U.N. study links disasters to higher death tolls and damages
A United Nations study finds natural disasters now kill more people and cause greater economic harm than 30 years ago. Population growth and relocation to hazard areas drive the rise, while North America shows fewer deadly disasters. The authors caution improved reporting may inflate totals.
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Charles Kerpelman
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Muslim troops push back Serbs in northern Bosnia
U N officials say Muslim led government forces gained ground from Serbs near Vares Olovo and Kladanj in central Bosnia north of Sarajevo. The Olovo Kladanj road crucial for Sarajevo Tuzla link. Serb forces surround the capital. Supply flights resumed at Tuzla airport after Serb tank fire halted landings.
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Malawi dictator concedes defeat in first democratic election
Africa's longest ruling ruler Kamuzu Banda conceded defeat in Malawi's first democratic vote, recognizing Bakili Muluzi as the clear winner. Banda, aged and ill, announced on state radio that he would offer support, ending three decades of one party rule from independence in 1964.
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