Brown signs South Africa business pact
U S Commerce Secretary Ron Brown signed an investment agreement with South Africa to boost U S business activity and aid apartheid victims. The pact, with Finance Minister Derek Keys, creates ties between South Africa and OPIC the U S Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Brown praised the potential market as Mandela and de Klerk agreed foreign investment is vital.
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Bush Knighted at Buckingham Palace in Quiet Ceremony
Former President George H W Bush was knighted at Buckingham Palace, joining a small group of American Republicans awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. The private luncheon affair featured no pomp with the queen and Prince Philip escorting the couple to the door.
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Somali factions urge longer UN role in Somalia talks
In Addis Ababa twelve factions allied against warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid pressed for an extended UN peacekeeping presence to prevent chaos and famine as reconciliation talks set to follow a three day humanitarian conference. Aidid and rival Al Mahdi Mohammed refused to attend, while Aidid demanded the release of eight supporters detained by the UN in Mogadishu.
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