OPEC unity frays as price drop tests world demand
OPEC delegates in Vienna clash over how to balance output with a weakened world economy amid attacks on the United States. Some members warn against adjusting quotas while others push for stability in oil prices as markets expect renewed production limits. Meanwhile Pope John Paul II falters in Armenia, later rebounding, during a tour highlighting 1700 years of Christianity, as Israeli-Palestinian truce talks near.
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Divers prepare to lift Kursk nuclear submarine
An international team of divers continued preparations Tuesday to raise the sunken Kursk submarine as a barge waits offshore in rough Barents Sea conditions. Divers clear holes for lifting cables while Russian officials hope to remove environmental risk from the reactor vessels and resolve the sinking mystery.
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NATO reports arms collection beat target in Macedonia
NATO says 3,381 weapons have been collected under Operation Essential Harvest, surpassing the 3,300 quota as the mission nears its end. Lord Robertson warns peace depends on Macedonia's parliament approving constitutional changes to grant ethnic Albanian rights, while debate on a referendum risks derailing the accord. Germany to lead a new civilian protection mission, with Trajkovski praising Schroeder's role.
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