Marijuana fields cover a quarter of Pernambuco, Brazil
Folha de Sao Paulo reports 25 percent of Pernambuco is planted with marijuana totaling 25 000 square kilometers. Police coordinator says 520 properties host grows and a kilo sells for about 90 dollars. One hectare equals 146 tonnes of tomatoes and 275 hectares of beans in value terms.
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Rio DE Janeiro
AFP
Pernambuco
Brazil
Folha
Sao Paulo
Joaquim Francisco
Wladimir Cutarelli
Federal Police
Cutarelli
South Africa moves to scrap apartheid pillar act
The government introduced in Parliament a bill to repeal the Population Registration Act, calling it the death blow to apartheid. Home Affairs Minister Gene Louw said the act was a cornerstone of discrimination, while Jamie Momberg of the Democratic party welcomed the repeal and urged reconciliation.
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Cape Town
Reuter
South Africa
Home Affairs
Gene Louw
Jamie Momberg
Democratic Party
Pinatubo Erupts Shocking Clark Air Base Evacuations
Mount Pinatubo roared to life after six centuries of dormancy and sent a mushroom cloud miles into the sky. U S servicemen and Filipino residents around Clark Air Base fled as lava, boiling mud, and toxic fumes blanketed the area. Lt Col Ron Rand described a huge gray cloud rising above the base.
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Ron Rand
Quote on grey area erased to clear black and white view
Julie Page reports a firm stance declaring no grey area and all matters seen as black and white. The comment emphasizes decisive positions with a blunt framing.
Mercredi Elected National Chief After Bitter AFN Battle
Ovide Mercredi, Manitoba Cree, wins the Assembly of First Nations national chief post on the fourth ballot with 271 votes to 177 for rival Phil Fontaine. Fontaine concedes later but offers support as Mercredi pledges unity. The vote ends a day of rancor among Manitoba candidates and tributes past cooperation with Elijah Harper.
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Winnipeg
Ovide Mercredi
Phil Fontaine
Mercredi
Assembly of First Nations
Fontaine
Assembly of Manitoba
Elijah Harper
Meech Lake
Manitoba
Assembly
Manning pushes Quebec inclusion in Canada during Ottawa stop
Preston Manning drew 2,500 supporters and protesters in Ottawa as he argued Quebec could be part of a rebuilt Canada but not on its terms. Critics from Coalition Against Reform Party denounced the visit as fascist style politics amid questions about Quebec’s role and Mulroneyite sentiment.
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Reform Party
Preston Manning
Willard Munron
Smith Falls
Ottawa
Ontario
Quebec
Canada
Hull
Que
Manning
Ottawa Civic Centre
Coalition Against the
Labor
John Baglow
Ottawa and District Labor Council
Carl Stewart
Queer Nation
Jacques Roy
U S pledges grain credits to help troubled Soviets
Moscow reports the Soviet Union faces possible agriculture collapse with Deputy Prime Minister Fyodor Senko warning of imminent food shortages. Prime Minister Valentin Pavlov cites likely 1991 output at 205–206 million tonnes, signaling heavy grain imports. The U S will provide 1.5 billion in credit guarantees to buy American grain in three steps over nine months.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Fyodor Senko
Senko
Pravitelstvenny Vestnik
Government Herald
Tass
Valentin Pavlov
Canada
Pavlov
Bush
U.S
George Bush
Mikhail Gorbachev
White House
Marlin Fitzwater
United States
Mashat hearings halted in Ottawa probe
The Commons committee on Mohamed al Mashat’s Canada entry was shut down as Conservatives blocked opposition attempts to call witnesses. The move may derail a final report while sparking clashes over what facts will emerge.
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Ottawa
Special Commons
Mohamed al-Mashat
Canada
John Bosley
New vaccine may help combat deadly AIDS virus
Researchers report a genetic vaccine may train the immune system to fight HIV infection. In a New England Journal of Medicine piece, the approach aims to boost HIV-fighting antibodies, with some patients maintaining stable T cell levels after over two years of treatment. Experts call it a promising, if early, tactic and note further studies are needed to confirm in-body effects.
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Boston
New England Journal of Medicine
Robert Redfield
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Rock
Redfield
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Benno Friesen
Salk
Chris Tsoukas
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