Global pact limits greenhouse gases amid U S debate
At Kyoto the United States and 149 other nations agreed to cut greenhouse emissions to 7 percent below 1990 by 2008 2012. Critics in Congress warned the deal may not be ratified by the United States and stresses a shift from coal and oil to lower energy use. President Clinton and Vice President Gore hailed the accord as a historic step toward reducing heat trapping gases.
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Asian woes push US trade deficit higher in summer
Asia’s economic troubles helped widen the U.S. trade deficit as Japanese firms, facing domestic financial strain, shifted from net buyers to net sellers of U.S. Treasury securities in July-September for the first time since 1995. economist Sung Won Sohn notes firms sell to shore up balance sheets and realize accounting profits.
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Police hope for end to standoff in Orlando
Police negotiators report signs of fatigue in John Armstrong as the standoff nears day three. He has held two young hostages, Malcolm Phillips age 4 and Tedi Priest age 2, with meals and warmth provided while authorities urge release.
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Damaged Wire Seen as Key Clue in Flight 800 Probe
Baltimore AP reports investigators examined 150 miles of wire after a small damaged fragment linked to TWA Flight 800’s center fuel tank. Officials say damaged wiring is the chief suspect, possibly with corrosion on a fuel measuring rod. 230 perished when the July 17 1966 explosion occurred.
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Woman seeks revenge for 1983 killing by severing suspect's penis
In Fairfield California a woman allegedly plotted for more than a decade to avenge a friend's death. She seduced Alan Hall a 48 year old pipefitter and cut off his penis with a scalpel like knife. Doctors failed to reattach the organ and police search for the attacker who identified herself as Brenda. Hall had prior conviction for voluntary manslaughter in the Denise Denofrio case.
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Carlos the Jackal to stand trial in Paris for first time
In Paris, the fugitive known as Carlos the Jackal faces his first in person trial for the 1975 Paris killings of two French intelligence agents. Ramirez Sanchez, 48, could face multiple 30 year terms if convicted, with security tight and jury bodyguards assigned.
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Koreas China United States open talks for peace in Korea
In Geneva North and South Korea began a four country discussion on a permanent peace accord with China and the United States. Officials called the opening cordial but limited to a get acquainted session as North Korea seeks US troop withdrawal and the US cautions on progress.
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