Kosher Hotline Set Up Over Outdated Certificates in Israel
Israel's Chief Rabbinate runs a 24 hour Kosher Hotline for complaints about kosher violations. Public oversight is stressed as many eateries seek Kashrut licenses to serve observant Jews, who comprise about 30 percent of the population. Restaurants must keep dairy and meat separate, avoid pork and shrimp, and allow rabbinical inspections.
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Virgin jet makes emergency landing at Heathrow
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus 340 flying from Los Angeles diverted to Heathrow as the left landing gear failed. Pilot Tim Barley landed on the right gear after burning off fuel for 40 minutes. Ninety eight passengers and sixteen crew evacuated safely with some minor injuries reported.
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Typhoon Linda devastates Vietnam and region
Typhoon Linda left in its wake at least 150 dead and 2,100 unaccounted in Vietnam and neighboring Cambodia and Thailand. About 1,738 Vietnamese fishing boats sank, and the central government ordered army and navy search efforts as villagers mourned missing seamen and lost livelihoods.
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Yeltsin fires tycoon in reform bid
President Boris Yeltsin dismissed Boris Berezovsky, a powerful magnate and former deputy secretary of the Kremlin Security Council, in a struggle between reformists and Russia’s wealthy oligarchs. Berezovsky built an auto, media, aviation and oil empire and helped negotiate with Chechnya. The ouster signals the tug of war over Russia’s market economy and highlights reformers’ aim to curb oligarch influence.
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