Russia wins $17.1 billion bailout package from lenders
Russia secures a two year bailout totaling 22.6 billion dollars with IMF World Bank and Japanese loans to stabilize its faltering economy. Parliament must approve stabilization plan. Duma session planned as IMF boards meets.
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Moscow
Russia
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
Anatoly Chubais
IMF
Chubais
Washington
Clinton
White House
Mike McCurry
John Odling-Smee
State Duma
Communist Party
Duma
Odling-Smee
Boris Yeltsin
Jerome Booth
ANZ Investment Bank
London
Russia's Aid Breakdown by Lenders in 1998 and 1999
The report lists loans for 1998 and 1999 from the IMF, World Bank and Japan. 1998 totals show IMF and World Bank loans, with Japan adding new loans. 1999 figures detail Fund and World Bank commitments, plus new loans from Japan, culminating in combined totals by lender and overall.
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International Monetary Fund
World Bank
Japan
International Fund
Day of self-doubt dawns for Protestant marchers in Northern Ireland
Protestant Orangemen avoided confrontation across Northern Ireland amid divisions and anger over a Ballymoney bombing that killed three Catholic boys. Marches paused for silence, with scuffles at Drumcree and calls to end protests met by firm resolve to march their traditional route. Police and soldiers maintained security as tensions rose in Portadown and Pomeroy.
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Belfast
Jim Rodgers
Ballymoney
Portadown
James II
William of Orange
Battle of the Boyne
Drumcree
Quinn
France celebrates World Cup win with Champs Elysees parade
About 600,000 fans lined Paris streets to toast France's 3-0 victory over Brazil. Spectators cheered as Zidane’s double helped seal the win, with celebrations spilling onto lampposts, rooftops, and office windows across the capital.
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Fabien Barthez
Vincent Candela
Youri Djorkaeff
Aime Jacquet
Laurent Blanc
Champs-Elysees
France
Brazil
Stade de France
St Denis
Paris
Christian Bourdieu
Tony Chambard
Italian judge dismisses manslaughter case over Alps cable crash
A Trento judge ruled NATO treaty limits Italian jurisdiction, dismissing a manslaughter case against a U S Marine jet crew linked to the Feb. ski gondola crash that killed 20. Indictments against four crew members were dropped. two face U S military trial, two cleared. Victims’ families and defense lawyers react.
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Italy
U.S
Alps
Carlo Ancona
NATO
Aviano
Francantonio Granero
Rome
United States
Klaus Stampfl
Dave Beck
Knoxville, Tenn
Joseph Schweitzer
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