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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 2003
Page
5
The Queen Mary 2, world’s largest passenger liner with a planetarium and 22 elevators, began a three day open water test off the French coast ahead of its maiden Atlantic crossing. The $800 million, 150000 ton ship will carry 2600 passengers on a January voyage from Southampton to Fort Lauderdale.
The pope, 83, left Castel Gandolfo and returned to Vatican City, signaling recovery from a mild intestinal ailment that had kept him from a general audience. He waved to onlookers as his motorcade entered the Vatican, with no reason given for the schedule change. The absence raised health concerns weeks before his 25th anniversary ceremonies.
Romano Prodi pledged to root out fraud as EU officials are accused of diverting about six million dollars from Eurostat for travel and lavish entertainment. Prodi said irregularities occurred before he became EU head in 1999 and testified before a European Parliament budget panel. A separate report notes US style card game satirizing Saddam, with Defense Secretary Rumsfeld as ace.
A Nigerian Islamic court freed Amina Lawal, an illiterate 32 year old mother condemned to be stoned for sex out of wedlock. The 4-1 ruling cited procedural errors and lack of opportunity to defend herself. The decision drew praise from lawyers and criticism from conservative Muslims.
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