Major calls for elections ahead of Northern Ireland talks
London news reports Prime Minister John Major says a deadly IRA bombing will not derail plans to elect a special assembly to negotiate peace in Northern Ireland. He rejects talks with Sinn Fein while the IRA maintains the cease-fire breach. Brendan Adams, Gerry Adams and British-Irish leaders weigh next steps as bomb aftermath disrupts Isle of Dogs traffic.
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Northern Ireland
London
Britain
John Major
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Sinn Fein
Major
House of Commons
Gerry Adams
Ireland
John Bruton
Bruton
Dayton
Ohio
Isle of Dogs
Blast fails to topple massive boulder trapping 20 in Japan
In FuruBira near a remote fishing village, a quarter-ton blast failed to dislodge a 50,000-ton rock pinning a tunnel with 20 people trapped since Saturday. Rescue crews fear further collapse as weather drags on and authorities plan next steps.
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Furubira
Japan
Tokyo
Harumi Asao
Hokkaido Development Arena
Allen
Italian man returns home after six organ transplant
Leonards Croce, 29, who had a six organ transplant at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami for Gardner's Syndrome, came home to Italy nearly seven months after the July 15 operation directed by Dr. Andreas Tzakis. The $600,000 procedure included kidney, pancreas, stomach, large and small intestines, and liver.
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Rome
Miami
Italy
Leonards Croce
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Andreas Tzakis
United States
Mr. Cioce
Bari
Bricklin teams with Sanyo to build electric bicycles
Entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin who brought the Yugo to America announces an alliance with Sanyo North America to develop electric bicycles for sale through car dealers nationwide. Malcolm Currie and Motoharu Kue of Sanyo detailed plans at the National Automobile Dealers Association convention, signaling a natural fit with Sanyo’s existing electric bike in Japan.
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Las Vegas
Malcolm Bricklin
America
Sanyo
Bricklin
Aughes Aircraft
Malcolm R. Currie
Sanyo North America Corp
Motoharukue
National Automobile Dealers Association
Currie
Electric Bicycle Co
Tue
Japan
Gas prices dip nationwide after cold weather drop
Gasoline prices across the United States fell about 0.66 cents per gallon over three weeks, the first decline since mid November. Dealers matched lower demand as crude oil costs eased and extreme cold in the East and Midwest restrained consumption.
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Los Angeles
Trilby Lundberg
Lundberg
East
Midwest
Bomb rocks Bahrain hotel lobby amid unrest
A bomb exploded in the Diplomat Hotel lobby in Manama injuring at least four people. An Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain spokesman claimed responsibility, while BBC later denied the group’s involvement. Guests reported extensive damage as security forces investigated.
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Manama
Bahrain
Persian Gulf
Diplomat Hotel
Gulf
Pentagon
Islamic Front For the Liberation of Bahrain
Associated Press
BBC World Service Radio
London
Farrakhan Declares Khomeini Lives At Iran Anniversary
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan speaks at Tehran's 17th Islamic revolution anniversary rally praising Iran as both theocracy and democracy. He cites Iran's 17 elections since 1979 and sits beside President Rafsanjani amid chants of God is great.
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Tehran
Iran
Nation of Islam
Louis Farrakhan
America
Farrakhar
Ayatollah Khomeini
Hashemi Rafsanjani
Mr. Farrakhan
United States
U.S
Rafsanjani
Farrakhan
God
Imam Khomeini
Khomeini
ENIAC Turns Fifty Celebrates Computer Era Leap
Philadelphia AP reports ENIAC marked its 50th anniversary this week with events at the University of Pennsylvania. The room-sized, 50-ton machine counted to 5000 in a fifth of a second and helped launch modern digital processing amid Smithsonian displays and a stamp unveiling.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
ENIAC
Michael Williams
Annals of the History of Computing
Smithsonian
University
Gore
Garry Kasparov
IBM
Tobacco firms court Asia's youth with sports and art
Multinational tobacco companies push into Asia targeting youths, sponsoring sports and culture in cities like Bangkok and Beijing to bypass advertising bans. Critics warn such campaigns glamorize smoking among girls and teens as economic growth expands pocket money and shifts cultural norms. Judith Mackay estimates rising youth smoking in several nations as brands associate cigarettes with sophistication.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Beijing
Ofapan
Philip Morris
Asia
Singapore
Judith Mackay
Tobacco Control
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Dee Jays
Valentine
Fredericktown
Thurmont
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Hallmark Shop
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Frederick Towne Mall
Shoebox
Chappy the Clown
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