France Finds Two More Mad Cow Cases in 1990s
France reports two additional mad cow disease cases, bringing totals since 1990 to 45. The Agriculture Ministry said the 13th and 14th cases of the year were found in La Manche and Ille et Vilaine regions, prompting the slaughter of 216 cows in the same herds. The disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, emerged in 1985 and has no cure, with scientists noting a possible link to Creutzfeldt Jakob disease in humans.
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Agriculture Ministry
la Manche
I’iie-Et-Vilaine
Geneva Holocaust audit to miss December deadline by months
A Geneva based probe into missing assets of Holocaust victims across 63 Swiss banks will extend about six months. Professor Curt Gastegger said the commission aims to finish auditing by March and issue a final report by July, after delaying past the planned December 31 deadline. The banks face a $1.25 billion settlement with survivors and heirs.
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Curt Gastegger
Geneva
Gastegger
Qatar to elect parliament unique in region
Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani announced plans for an elected parliament to be incorporated into a forthcoming constitution. The move would extend voting and candidacy rights to men and women, marking a gulf region first, with Kuwait the only nearby exception.
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Qatar
Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani
Persian Gulf
Oisrich
Kuwait
Sheik Hamad
Germany Eyes Return to Berlin Despite Delays
Germany plans to move government operations to Berlin next year as scheduled despite reports of construction delays and cost overruns. Chancellor Schroeder, who took office after unseating Helmut Kohl, aims to work from the prewar capital from next spring, while a Der Spiegel report cautions that most construction is behind schedule. The Cabinet will decide if Muentefering’s findings require delay, but no change in plans is seen yet.
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Germany
Berlin
Gerhard Schroeder
Helmut Kohl
der Spiegel
Franz Muentefering
Schroeder
Muentefering
First lady tours hurricane damage in Central America
First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton announced a doubling of US aid to Mitch struck Central America. She said US commitments now exceed 250 million, with 16 new helicopters, 5,600 US troops, and 55 million in road and medical aid plus 51 million for food aid. debt relief totaling 54 million was also announced during her Tegucigalpa stop.
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Honduras
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Soto Cano Air Base
Jacques Chirac
Honduran
Carlos Flores Facusse
Chirac
Guatemala
France
el Salvador
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Soto Cano
Central America
Doomsday arrives for Russian banks
Moscow faces wide spread bankruptcy as a 90 day debt moratorium ends. Analysts estimate more than 6 billion dollars in debts threaten about half of Russia 1500 commercial banks. Two creditors have filed suit and banks hire Kroll Associates while the ruble slides toward 20 per dollar. IMF talks resume with Moscow amid a cash shortage.
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Russia
Deutsche Bank
Lehman Brothers
Ian Media
Kroll Associates
International Monetary Fund
Martin Gilman
IMF
First international war crimes verdicts based on Bosnia abuses
A three-judge Yugoslav tribunal convicted a Bosnian Croat and two Muslims for murder torture and rape of Serb prisoners at Celebici camp in central Bosnia in 1992. Hazim Delic Zemil Delalic and Zdravko Mucic faced varying verdicts while Esad Landzo received 15 years for murder and torture.
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Netherlands
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Tokyo
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Germany
Adolphus Karibi- Whyte
Nigeria
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Karibi-Whyte
Zdravko Mucic
Esad Landzo
AP PuoTa
Hague
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