California ruling halts Alberta gas export plans to California
A California Public Utilities Commission decision prioritizes U S suppliers for its gas market, sidelining Alberta projects led by Altamont and rejecting a new Alberta Canadian pipeline. The ruling boosts Kern River and El Paso lines, delays Alberta export plans, and strains a hoped 14 billion dollar revenue path for Alberta.
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California Public Utilities Commission
Wyoming
Texas
Golden State
North America
Alberta
Commission
Robert Barnett
Calgary
Altamont Consortium
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
San Francisco
Kern River Gas Transmission Co
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Barnett
Kern River
California
el Paso
Altamont Group
Amoco Canada Petroleum Co
Shell Canada Ltd
Petro-Canada
Altamont
Air China 747 hijack ends with safe passengers
A Air China Boeing 747 carrying 223 people was hijacked by a Chinese couple with a child. The jet landed in Fukuoka Japan after fuel ran low with authorities seizing the hijackers and releasing passengers unharmed. The man, a Hebei cotton factory manager, was wounded during the landing.
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Tokyo
Air China
Japan
South Korea
Fukuoka
Beijing
United States
Japan Broadcasting Corp
China
Hebei
New York
Shanghai
San Ranches
Gheju
Seoul
Defence ‘Ministry
Japan Broadcasting
Taiwan
Taipei
Government slashes 1.4 billion in spending
Ottawa announces 1.4 billion in cuts over three years including selling two executive jets and closing a MPs dining room the move drew sharp opposition charges of political theater. The Treasury Board chief and Finance Minister promise belt tightening as a nine percent GST plan faces a likely cut to seven percent.
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Ottawa
Parliament Hill
Treasury Board
Robert de Corret
Michael Wilson
Western Europe on terrorism alert heightens security measures
Western Europe tightens security after reports of explosive caches and shipments to Hezbollah cells. In France major stores and transit hubs see heightened patrols and warnings of transit delays as officials cite increased group movements during holidays. Pan Am 103 anniversary cited by U S officials and Pan Am spokesman as prompting systemwide security boosts.
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Paris
Europe
France
Pierre Joxe
State Department
U.S
Hezbollah
Spain
Africa
Lebanon
Pan Am
Frankfurt
London
Lockerbie
Scotland
Alan Loflin
New York
Colombian police kill drug kingpin Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha
Colombian security forces killed drug kingpin Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha, his 17 year old son Fredy, and five bodyguards near a farm owned by Pablo Escobar. President Bush praised Colombia’s forces as the biggest success in Barco’s sixteen week crackdown and warned of possible drug terrorism rise.
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Bogota
Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha
Fredy
Pablo Escobar
Colombia
U.S
George Bush
Virginio Barco
Rodriguez Gacha
Barco
Medellin
RCN
Escobar
Caribbean
Covenas
Miguel Gomez Padilla
Pote
Miguel Maza Marquez
Panama declares war as Noriega leads resistance
Panama's National Assembly formalizes Manuel Antonio Noriega's grip on power and proclaims a state of war against the United States, accusing Washington of aggression while the U S. government dismisses the move as a hollow step. The 12,000 U.S. troops in Panama remain a key factor in the tension. Noriega vows to use powers judiciously as he frames the conflict as patriotic resistance.
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Panama City
Reuter
National Assembly
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Panama
United the
Noriega
Republic of F
Bush
Assembly
Mario Rognoni
United States
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Cochrane
Peter MeHrer
Seewepesans
Eos Baus
Pacific Gas
Martha Monfried
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Farnborough
England
Tors
Western Europe
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