Israelis withdraw from Ramallah ending 28 year occupation
Israeli troops pulled out of Ramallah marking the last West Bank withdrawal before Palestinian elections. Thousands of residents cheered as jeeps departed after occupation spanning 28 years, with Ramallah seen as a potential future seat of Palestinian authority.
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Mideast talks aim to end conflict at Wye River estate
State Warren Christopher led talks with Syrian and Israeli officials at the Wye River Conference Centers to craft a peace accord. Dennis Ross guided the discussions with unannounced sessions, proposing Israel cede the buffer zone and Syria sign a peace treaty, amid plans for a potential uprooting of Golan Heights residents.
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Bosnia Peace Effort Near First Deadline in Sarajevo
In Sarajevo region NATO and Bosnian Serb forces pursued the first peace deadline. French troops patrolled the Dobrinja front as mine removal and troop withdrawals began. NATO spokesmen gave mixed timelines with a midnight target while Serbs resisted conceding Sarajevo districts to government control.
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France plans fifth nuclear test in South Pacific
Paris reports that France intends to conduct its fifth nuclear blast in the South Pacific on Thursday, per Le Canard Enchaine. The Defense Ministry declined to confirm. The paper says the test was postponed to avoid becoming leverage for unions opposing Prime Minister Juppé's social security overhaul.
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Floods kill 124 in KwaZulu Natal near Pietermaritzburg
Survivors search river banks for relatives as Umsindusi River floods devastate shack settlements near Pietermaritzburg. Police pull bodies from water and mud, death toll at 124 with many displaced about 2,000, shelters opened in schools and centers.
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Tol
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Help is not always helpful CHICAGO bystanders CPR study
The study in The Journal of the American Medical Association reports that bystanders poorly performed CPR in 357 of 662 cardiac arrest cases in New York City over six months, yielding survival rates one third of properly given CPR. Dr. John Gallagher of Albert Einstein College of Medicine notes improvised CPR may not improve outcomes.
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John Gallagher
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York City
Journal of the American Medical Association
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Pope recovers from flu and leaves for Castelgandolfo
Pope John Paul II has apparently recovered from the flu that interrupted his Christmas program and departs for Castelgandolfo in the hills outside Rome. A helicopter carries him to the vacation residence where he will stay until a New Year’s Eve service, after missing Christmas Mass. Doctors had urged rest for two days, the Vatican citing fever and nausea as the illness. The pope appeared briefly at the window and delivered greetings before his departure.
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Saliva HIV test nears FDA approval
Epitope Inc said the FDA told the firm its saliva based HIV confirming test was approvable. An FDA spokesman would not confirm receipt of the letter but noted that such approvable letters indicate possible approval if the company satisfies requested conditions.
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Epitope Inc
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Recliners Recalled Over Hazardous Gap
The government recalls 1,000 Astro-Lounger recliners from Astro- Lounger Furniture Manufacturing Co Inc of Houkla Mississippi after finding a 6 3/4 inch gap between seat and leg rest that could trap a child’s head. The space exceeds the 5 inch guideline set by CPSC. Spokesman Ken Giles commented on the deviation.
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Astro-Lounger Furniture Manufacturing Co. Inc
Houkla
Miss
Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Delawares First Ever Presidential Primary In Play
Democratic leaders in Delaware seek Elbert Carvel to run February 24 to deny Lyndon LaRouche delegates. LaRouche filed as a Democratic candidate and is the only contender in the Delaware ballot while Clinton skips the state due to New Hampshire objections. Carvel, 85, says he will run as a favorite son and would yield delegates to Clinton if he is the nominee.
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