Swiss chocolate baron weds after sect suspicion cleared
Rudolph Spruengli, 72, of Lindt and Spruengli marries Alexandra Gantenbein, 44, two months after a wedding planned last Friday was called off amid allegations tied to an American religious sect. The Swiss chocolate magnate confirmed the nuptials in Kilchberg.
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Giraffe Tries Escape From Mguza Nature Reserve
A shy young bull giraffe fled Mguza Nature Reserve near Bulawayo two weeks ago and now grazes with kudu and cattle four miles away. Reserve operator Gerhard Georg says attempts to return it to females have failed as the animal adapts to life with mixed herd.
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Manila native earns Ramon Magsaysay prize for international understanding
U S Army veteran Washington SyCip founder and chairman of the SGV Group receives the Ramon Magsaysay prize for fostering economic growth and mutual understanding in Asia through professionalism and public-spirited enterprise. SyCip, born in the Philippines, served in the U S Army in India and Burma during World War II.
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Philippines
Ramon Magsaysay
Award Foundation
Washington
SyCip
SGV Group
Asia
Columbia University
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India
Burma
Explosion in Guangdong dormitory kills ten miners
A dormitory explosion at a Guangdong iron mine on July 23 left ten dead and ten injured, per China Daily. One miner reportedly stored 53 pounds of explosives and detonators in his room, according to the report.
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Shaxi
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After three months, Serbs press for conquest at Gorazde
In Gorazde, a siege town in eastern Bosnia, Serbs press for victory while defenders endure shortages and daily shelling. Residents and fighters speak of scorched villages, massacres, and a tense stalemate as aid convoys risk mines and snipers harass anyone near the Drina bridge.
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Orphans killed in Sarajevo bus attack amid evacuation hopes
In an underground garage makeshift morgue two tiny orphans Vedrana Glavas and Roki Sulejmanovic lie on a bloodstained sheet as a bus carrying evacuees was attacked. Above, injured sisters Memic are wheeled into Sarajevo's main aid center as Medjasi seeks to evacuate children and U.N. officials plan controlled flights for the wounded.
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Vedrana Glavas
Roki Sulejmanovic
Sanela
Eldina Memic
Dusko Tomic
Medjasi Children’s Embassy
Medjasi
Tomic
Ljubomir Berberovic
U.N
Jim O’neal
Unicef
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Vanja
Grbavica
Tudjman wins Croatia's first postwar presidential vote
President Franjo Tudjman led Croatia to a decisive 57 percent victory in the eight candidate presidential race as his Croatian Democratic Union claimed about 43 percent of the vote for parliament from 90 percent counted. International observers called the election generally fair despite strong early results and regional disputes.
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Tudjman
Croatian Democratic Union
Dobroslav Paraga
Party of Rights
Paraga
United Nations
Hungary
Pol Hall of Fame indhuction: four presidents proposed
A fragmented satirical piece proposes a Politicians Hall of Fame with presidents Washington Lincoln Truman and Reagan as charter inductees. It cites deception and media skill as criteria, while pondering inclusions beyond presidents and lampooning political mythmaking.
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