Flames engulf hall at Austrian palace blaze damages Redoutensaal
A fire at Vienna's Hofburg palace destroyed the Redoutensaal and threatened adjacent halls including the Spanish Riding School and National Library. About 300 firefighters and 400 police fought the blaze started by attic renovations. No serious injuries reported. damage estimated up to 5 million dollars. The Lippizaner horses were evacuated and later returned to their stalls. Royal treasures and Schatzkammer were not harmed.
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Vienna
Austria
Hofburg
Herbert Peroutka
Friedrich Perner
Redoutensaal
Misha Glenny
Central Europe
British Broadcasting Corp
National Libary
Irish vote rejects abortion to save mother's life
Partial results show Irish voters defeating a constitutional amendment that would have allowed abortion to save the mother's life. Proposals enabling information and travel for abortions passed. Labour gains widen as Fianna Fáil coalition uncertain. next government to resolve the abortion issue.
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Dublin
Ireland
Labor Party
Albert Reynolds
Fianna Fair Party
Supreme Court
Anti
AIDS virus resistance created in lab test using gene therapy
Researchers report in Science a lab method to prevent HIV replication in CD4 cells by delivering a protective gene via adeno associated virus. Altered CD4 cells showed far less HIV growth than unaltered cells. Animal testing planned after completion of current studies.
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Washington
Science
Saswati Chatterjee
K.K. Wong
City of Hope National Medical Center
Duarte
Calif
Philip R. Johnson
Children’s Hospital
Ohio State University
Columbus
National Institutes of Health
Japanese firm sells cold fusion research kits
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp via its Advanced Film Technology Inc offers cold fusion research kits at 570000 dollars. The kit includes a vacuum chamber pump and sensors to measure particles from the reaction, aiming to let scientists replicate EBiichi Yamaguchi's low temperature nuclear fusion experiments. Production will begin after orders, about five months.
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Tokyo
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
NTT
Ebiichi Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi
Advanced Film Technology Inc
AFTI
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