Britain blocks new bid to try Pinochet in Britain
Britain's attorney general John Morris rejected a fresh bid by human rights groups led by Geoffrey Bindman to prosecute Augusto Pinochet under British law. He cited insufficient admissible evidence to bring criminal proceedings amid Spanish warrants accusing the former Chilean dictator of murder torture and hostage taking. The case coincides with House of Lords deliberations on whether Pinochet’s arrest violated legality and immunity issues for former heads of state.
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John Morris
Pinochet
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Morris
House of Lords
Cuban detainees escape Jamaican immigration center
Thirteen Cuban detainees used clothes as decoys and slipped past guards to flee a Port Antonio detention center. Six escaped Saturday, one swam away, six more vanished Sunday. they were detained after landing near Hope Bay while seeking Puerto Rico.
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Hope Bay
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Ministry of Security and Justice
Anti aging with growth hormone touted by doctors
Upper East Side doctor Adrienne Denese prescribes human growth hormone hGH to about 100 patients as a new anti aging strategy. Critics from NIH warn of risks without proven results. trials underway. advocates praise its visible effects while noting high cost and injection routine.
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National Institute On Aging
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National Institutes of Health
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Biology of Aging
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Klatz
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Jan Griscom
Las Vegas
Cenegenics
Griscom
Ueen Erroops
Judith Waters
Farleigh Dickinson University
Madison
N.J
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Mexico Ends Most Tortilla Subsidies As Prices Set To Rise
Mexico moves to lift price controls on corn tortillas starting Jan. 1, ending decades of subsidies aimed at keeping costs down for the poor. Finance undersecretary Martin Werner announced the shift amid a global financial crisis and oil-price drop. Consumers rallied, with shopkeepers and housewives noting tighter budgets as prices may climb. officials pledge direct aid to the needy, while tortilla producers praise a move to free markets.
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Martin Werner
Mexico
Mary Huerta
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Javier Velez
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