Berlin opens foundation to aid East German victims
A federally funded foundation began in Berlin to assist victims of East Germanys Communist dictatorship and preserve resistance records. Markus Meckel, head of the advisory council, says the group aims to stop forgetting the regime and protect evidence of civil rights struggle. He notes that illegal printing on church mimeographs left archives at risk as ink fades.
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Treland trawler sinks killing six with two missing
A Spanish trawler Pesca Lanza sank eighty miles off County Cork in bad weather, killing four crewmen and leaving two missing. Six others were rescued, later picked up by the Argorita as British, Irish and French vessels joined a search by air. The incident followed another offshore tragedy two days earlier near Donegal.
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Mount Athos opens first museum for all male enclave
Rare icons and religious objects go on permanent display at Xenophon monastery marking Mount Athos 1000 year celebration. The museum hosts items from Salonica with Byzantine coins among future additions, as reported by the Macedonian Press Agency.
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Endangered Malayan tiger killed by bus in Pahang
An endangered male Malayan tiger attempting to cross a highway in Pahang was struck by a bus and killed. Within a day its carcass was gutted with whiskers tests claws and teeth missing as locals reportedly took parts used in traditional medicine. The Malayan tiger remains endangered with an estimated 500 surviving in Malaysia.
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Asia
Malaysia
Yeltsin Decree Lets Gazprom Sale To Attract Cash
President Yeltsin signed a decree permitting an auction of up to 5 percent of Gazprom, Russia's gas monopoly, with foreign investors allowed to participate. The move aims to raise cash amid deepening economic troubles as critics call for his resignation and IMF loans remain uncertain. Prices for Gazprom shares jumped on the news, while the government weighs timing and price as it trims stake, with current holdings at 40 percent.
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Global warming talks open in Buenos Aires forum
Argentina backed by the United States urged developing nations to curb carbon emissions at a United Nations climate conference in Buenos Aires attended by delegates from 163 countries. Environmental secretary Maria Julia Alsogaray opened the two week meeting, while critics fear blunt targets and emissions trading could weaken actual cuts.
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Judge receives key reports in Diana Investigation
Paris chief judge Herve Stephan in the Diana crash probe received two crucial reports on Monday, one about the driver's blood and another showing the Mercedes had no mechanical faults. Tests over 13 months at a Paris area lab bolster the inquiry into the Aug. 31 1997 tunnel crash that killed Diana, Dodi Fayed, and Henri Paul.
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