Priest Answers Cell Phone During Funeral in Italy
The Vatican says priests are increasingly interrupted by mobile calls even during solemn rites. Rev. Cesare Ghirini answered a call from under the altar at a funeral in Gaiano near Parma, insisting a priest must remain available at all times. A parishioner complained in Gazzetta di Parma. Ghirini defended the use as part of his duties.
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Italy
Cesare Ghirini
Gaiano
Parma
Gazzetta di Parma
Ghirini
ANSA
Klein defends hospital cuts amid fears of closures
Alberta Premier Ralph Klein says hospital closures will continue despite warnings of dire consequences, as his government aims to cut 750 million from health spending by 1997 to reduce a 32 billion provincial debt. He also cites religious tensions within his party over abortion and gay rights.
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Alberta
Ralph Klein
Klein
Aera
Ebola death toll rises to sixty in Zaire city
WHO confirms at least 60 deaths from Ebola in Kikwit after another hospital case. Eleven more cases are under observation as teams survey surrounding towns for new infections and enforce sanitary measures to curb spread.
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Reuter
Zaire
Kikwit
World Health Organization
WHO
Kenge
Kinshasa
Chris Powell
Sudan
The
Gas pumps in Canada fail to meet accuracy standards
A federal document shows thirteen per cent of gasoline pumps tested nationwide last year did not meet government accuracy standards. The data were obtained under the Access to Information Act and concern Ottawa and neighbourhood stations.
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Ottawa
Canada
Atlantic Canada
Ontario
Industry Canada
Quebec
The
Prairies
Pacific
Ted Kingsbury
Weights and Measures Division
Kingsbury
Atlantic
Heather Sibley
Imperial Oil
Sibley
Alberta leads Canada in 1994 economic growth at 5.7 percent
Alberta posted the fastest growth in 1994 at 5.7 percent using factor cost figures, driven by a vibrant energy sector and higher oil and natural gas exports to the United States. Prince Edward Island followed with 5.0 percent, while Newfoundland and Nova Scotia tied for the lowest at 1.3 percent.
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Ottawa
Canada
Statistics Canada
Atlantic
Alberta
United States
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Gasoline Pump Rates Discussed From Early 90s
The note references industry input on gasoline pump base costs in 1991 and 1992 with a one cent change in 1991 92. It highlights price adjustment considerations and policy context affecting fuel retailing during that period.
China conducts underground nuclear test near Lop Nor
China carried out an underground nuclear test today amid global moves to extend the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The blast, monitored by the Australian Seismological Centre, was estimated at 40 to 150 tonnes of TNT and took place at Lop Nor in Xinjiang.
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China
Xinhua
Lop Nor
Xinjiang
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New York
United States
Britain
Russia
France
Westray mine trial to probe prosecutors' handling May 23
The Westray mine explosion trial heads into a pivotal session May 23. Defence seeks a stay over new evidence alleging disclosure failures as notebooks from mine inspector Claude White surface for testimony. Prosecutors defend conduct while court weighs broader questions on investigation transparency.
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Pictou
N.S
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Roger Parry
Robert Anderson
Nova Scotia Supreme Court
Claude White
Halifax
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White
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Gordon Kelly
Kent Clarke
Phillips
Herman Felderhof
Anderson
Kelly
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