Pentagon estimates Haiti invasion would cost 427 million
The Pentagon reportedly projects a 12 000 troop invasion of Haiti could cost 427 million dollars, in addition to 187 million already spent on rescuing and caring for Haitian refugees. A senior official said the operation aims to restore exiled president Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power within ten days of landing.
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AIDS vaccine could backfire warn researchers in Science
A Science study cautions that an AIDS vaccination campaign could create a false sense of safety and raise risk behaviors. Experts warn a vaccine availability might paradoxically worsen the epidemic if people adopt riskier practices, risking a reverse outcome.
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Science
Sally M. Blower
É Seiden de Univer
Serbs threaten to seal Bosnian Serb held areas
In Sarajevo Bosnian Serbs led by Radovan Karadzic warned they would seal off Muslim held zones so tightly that no one could cross. The move follows Serbia's U N embargo and its partial freeze on aid to Bosnian compatriots. Milosevic faces international sanctions and border monitor disputes deepen.
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Belfast truce tested as IRA cease-fire meets gunfire
On the first day of the IRA open-ended truce Protestant extremists claimed responsibility for killing a Catholic man, John O Hanlon, 32, in Belfast while he repaired a car. The Ulster Defence Association also admitted shooting at a Catholic taxi driver who escaped unhurt as Sinn Fein urged calm amid mounting political pressure for peace and power sharing.
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Northern Ireland
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Gerry Adams
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U S shifts refugee strategy in Cuba talks
Washington officials say the United States plans a broad expansion of Cuban immigration using the attorney general's parole power as a humanitarian emergency measure. The strategy comes amid rising Cuban unrest and stalled embargo talks, with parole offering entry without numerical limits while expanding other visa options would need Congress.
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Benazir Bhutto to attend Cairo population conference
Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will join the United Nations population and development conference in Cairo next week, one of only two women premiers at the event. The gathering faces opposition from Muslim fundamentalists at home and from several Muslim nations reluctant to send delegations citing concerns over birth control, abortion, and morality.
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Russian space docking succeeds at Mir station
After two failed auto dock attempts that endangered the program a Progress cargo ship docked with the Mir station at 5 40 p m Moscow time Yuri Malenchenko commanded both ships and the cargo of 2 6 tons of food water and equipment will support October joint missions with the European Space Agency and U S in March
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Jiang Zemin Leads Four Day China Russia Summit
Chinese President Jiang Zemin arrives in Moscow for a four day summit with Russia to discuss nuclear arms trade and a border accord. The talks aim to end decades of border disputes and reduce the risk of nuclear posture facing each other.
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