Poachers kill two rare gorillas in Virunga Park
The African Wildlife Foundation says poachers killed a juvenile male and a 3 year old female mountain gorillas on Sept 3 in Virunga National Park. About 60 gorillas live in the Virunga range along Congo Uganda Rwanda borders. Poachers were hunting monkeys for food when the incident occurred.
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Germany election too close to call poll shows Kohl gains
A ZDF poll shows Chancellor Helmut Kohl closing the gap with Gerhard Schröder less than two weeks before Germany’s September 27 vote. Schröder at 39.5 percent, Kohl at 37.5 percent, a 2 percentage point margin within the margin of error.
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Who will lead Czech Republic after Havel quit poll
A Czech poll finds 47 percent favor Havel quitting for health, 48.5 percent want him to stay. Nearly two thirds cannot imagine any successor other than Havel. The closest contenders are Speaker Vaclav Klaus at about 7 percent and Premier Miloš with around 5 percent.
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Bosnia vote dampens Western hopes for moderates
West faces costly, uncertain effort to shape postwar Bosnia as Serb hard liners led by Nikola Poplasen threaten to win over Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic. Initial results suggest a shift toward nationalism, complicating Dayton accords and NATO Kosovo pressure.
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