Cruise ship San Vista sinks off Malaysia after fire
More than 1100 passengers and crew from 26 nationalities were rescued after the Bahamian registered San Vista caught fire and sank off western Malaysia. Officials said all aboard were saved, with no fatalities reported. Victims included Australians, Americans, Britons and Japanese. Passengers were ferried to Penang on multiple vessels.
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Raja
Penang Island
Sun Cruises
Malcolm X diary pulled from auction amid theft suit
A bloodstained 146 page Malcolm X diary found in his suit pocket after his 1965 assassination was taken off the San Francisco auction block amid family claims of theft and threats of a lawsuit. Butterfield & Butterfield will hold the diary until directed by city or consignor attorneys. The diary lists names and numbers and is valued at 30 000 to 50 000 dollars.
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Butterfield & Butterfield
San Francisco
City of New York
Williamson
New York
Libyan NATO strike hits Belgrade hospital amid amid debate
A NATO missile strike on Dragija Misovic Hospital in Belgrade caused heavy damage to the neurology and urology buildings and left civilians dead or wounded. Reporters found live ammunition near the crater while Yugoslav officials claimed hospitals shelter no military equipment and accused NATO of targeting civilians. NATO confirmed one laser guided missile overshot by about 1500 feet and declined to comment on direct hits on the hospital.
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Yugoslavia
NATO
Dragija Misovic
Leposava Milicevic
Watch
Milicevic
Brussels
Dragisa Misovic
Miodrag Lazic
Global vitamin price fixing ring broken
The United States levied record criminal fines totaling 725 million dollars against three leading vitamin makers F Hoffman La Roche BASF and Rhone Poulenc for orchestrating a global price fixing scheme. Prosecutors say executives met in hotels and homes to set market shares for vitamins A B2 C and E benefiting Kellogg General Mills Coca Cola Tyson Foods and Procter & Gamble while consumers paid higher prices. The settlements cover nearly 80 percent of the three billion dollar annual vitamin market and involve elaborate annual targets and penalties for overages. Joel Klein of the antitrust division cited billions in affected commerce and hundreds of millions in gains for defendants.
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U.S
Justice Department
Kellogg
General Mills
Coca-Cola Co
Tyson
Joel Klein
Antitrust Division
Congress OKs spending bill for Kosovo hurricane aid
The Senate approved a $15 billion emergency funding bill funding Kosovo operations and U.S. relief while blocking the federal claim to tobacco settlement funds. The measure, 64 to 36, doubles Kosovo defense spending and sends the bill to President Clinton for signature.
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Senate
U.S
Balkans
Clinton
Campaign For
Tobacco-Free Kids
American Heart Assn
House
Kosovo
Central America
Buffett Pushes Manatee Protections After Meeting Governor
Jimmy Buffett urged Florida Governor Jeb Bush to strengthen enforcement and protections for manatees amid rising deaths from boat strikes. A coalition of environmental groups threatened lawsuits claiming federal and state agencies do not adequately enforce the Endangered Species Act to shield Florida's coastal manatees. Buffett, who lives in Palm Beach, warned that delays could erase the species.
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Jimmy Buffett
Jeb Bush
Florida
Buffett
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