Relief Ops Intensify in U S Virgin Islands After Marilyn
Military cargo planes delivered food water and ice to St Thomas and other islands as Hurricane Marilyn struck, with 80 percent of homes damaged on St Thomas. Authorities reported several fatalities across St Thomas St Croix Puerto Rico and St John while 100 marshals arrived to curb looting and officials set up a radio to aid communication.
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Arlotte Amalie
Uss. . Islands
Vic
Caribbean
St. Thomas
Onal Guard
St. Croix
Puerto Rico
St. John
James Lee
U.S
Bosnia peace plan shaken as Serbs lose ground around Sarajevo
U.S. envoy Holbrooke voiced limited progress after Serb gains and Croat advances, as government forces took 36 square miles around Mount Ozren and Serb-held Prijedor reported Croatian artillery strikes. The UN warned of humanitarian catastrophe around Banja Luka while Serbs defend the industrial city amid refugee exodus.
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NATO
Sarajevo
Mount Ozren
Bosnia
Prijedor
Croatia
Yugoslavia
U.S
Richard Holbrooke
Balkans
Slobodan Milosevic
Holbrooke
Mr. Milosevic
U.N
Chris Vernon
United Nations
Banja Luka
Chris Gunness
Pope John Paul II Urges Kenya to Protect Rights in Face of Progress
In Kenya, Pope John Paul II warned against sacrificing human rights for economic gains during his African tour, standing with President Daniel arap Moi amid allegations of corruption and rights abuses. In Australia, activists cited 104 to 146 million children in Asia as laborers in sweatshops, describing horrific abuses and urging action.
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WROBI
Kenya
John Paul I
Pope
Daniel Arap Moi
India
Paul Bravender-Coyle
Melbourne
Canada rejects gay marriage proposal in Commons vote
The Canadian House of Commons rejected a bill extending legal recognition to same sex marriages by a 124 to 52 vote. Bloc Quebecois member Menard led opposition with eight Bloc MPs crossing the aisle, while several Liberal lawmakers including Deputy Prime Minister Sheila Copps supported the motion. The vote coincided with a bid by BC legislator Robinson to lead the New Democratic Party.
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TAWA
House of Commons
Legis
Menard
Bloc Quebecois
Liberal Party
Sheila Copps
British Columbia
Robinson
New Democratic Party
Canada
Hospitals Move to Curb Drug Resistant Superbugs
Germs immune to drugs alarm hospitals nationwide as they restrict potent antibiotics like vancomycin and isolate the gravely ill to slow resistance. Experts warn of vancomycin resistance spreading from Enterococcus faecium to Staphylococcus aureus, risking few remaining treatments.
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San Francisco
American Society For Microbiology
Michael Scheld
MRL Pharmaceutical Services
Franklin, Tenn
Hijacked Iranian jet lands at Ovda Israel base
An Iranian Kish Air Boeing 707 with over 170 aboard was hijacked after leaving Tehran and landed at Ovda Air Force Base in Israel's Negev. The hijacker, a man in his 30s, sought political asylum in the United States and surrendered within an hour. Four others aboard were armed guards. passengers exited onto tarmac as crews were questioned.
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Ovda Air Force Base
Israel
Tehran
United States
Kish
Ovda Airforce Base
Negev Desert
Iran
Armed Forces
Amnon Shahak
Kish Air
Israel TV
Shahak
Yitzhak Rabin
Persian Gulf
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Tel Aviv
Rabin
Ben Gurion International
Desert
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Frenchman's Reef
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Atlantic
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AJEVO
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnian TV
Ephanopoulos
Shington
White House
George Stephanopoulos
Maude Bailey
Stephanopoulos
Anada
Ess
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Faith
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr
Murphy Brown
Kennedy Hunk
Ms. Ford
Jor Hoods
Frederick
Frederick City
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Pero Png Cpn En
MHIC
FSK
Farmers Market
FSK Mall
Lowe's
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