Hussein wins Spain's Prince of Asturias peace prize
King Hussein of Jordan wins Spain's Prince of Asturias Con cord prize for his Middle East peace efforts after Iraq Kuwait crisis and for granting asylum to members of Saddam Hussein's family. Officials note the award as the Spanish Nobel equivalent.
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Malaysia Plane Crash Kills 34 Aboard Near Kuala Lumpur
A Malaysia Airlines plane crashed into a shantytown near the Kuala Lumpur airport, killing at least 34 of 53 aboard. Ten residents were hospitalized with injuries. 18 aboard survived, including two flight attendants. One person is missing presumed dead. In Budapest, Europe’s oldest subway reopened after a 27 million dollar facelift restoring fin de si cle grandeur to the 2 1/2 mile line to Heroes Square.
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Berlin opens first postwar Jewish elementary school
The first Jewish elementary school in Berlin since World War I was dedicated Friday in a ceremony attended by President Roman Herzog and other dignitaries. Herzog praised the project as a symbol of opening and tolerance with both Jewish and non Jewish children enrollment.
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Eurostat yearbook flags EU diversity in customs and beliefs
A 500 page Eurostat yearbook highlights wide gaps across the EU over the last decade. It notes Greeks and Danes diverge on premarital sex versus unwed births and smoking habits. It lists religion work attitudes languages and education priorities among nations with Luxembourg highest polyglots and Portugal among the least linguistically versatile.
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