Nigeria names Abubakar as new military ruler after Abacha
In Johannesburg Nigeria’s Maj. Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar was sworn in as head of state, promising unity while critics warn the junta may delay civilian rule. Analysts say the choice aims to prevent military split as exiled dissidents and observers question sincerity.
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South Africa
Nigeria
Abdulsalam Abubakar
Abubakar
Sani Abacha
Provisional Ruling Council
Abacha
Africa
Minna
Abuja
Kayode Fayemi
Center For Democracy and Development
West Africa
Jeremiah
Soyinka
British Broadcasting Service
Lagos
Abdulalam Abubakar
Train disaster death toll revised as search ends
Rescue teams finished searching the Eschede wreck site in Germany as the Hamburg Hanover line reopened. The death toll was cut to 95 with 90 died at the scene and five in hospital while forensic work continued. Police noted a watch and tissue fragments found among sand as the site was handed to rail authorities.
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Berlin
Hamburg- Hanover
Joachim Lindenberg
German National Railway
Eschede
Air France pilots extend strike before World Cup kickoff
Paris natives celebrate World Cup kickoff as Air France pilots push a 9 day walkout. Four unions press on at Charles de Gaulle while Paris streets host revelry and fans. Bus and subway disruption hits Lyon Bordeaux transport as unions urge tougher action and airline management faces sharp criticism.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Lyon
Bordeaux
Snpl-Air Inter
Scotland
Brazil
British Airways
Russian stats chief charged in tax evasion probe
Prosecutors accuse Yuri Yurkov head of the State Statistics Committee and deputy Valery Dalin of aiding major firms dodge taxes. Up to 20 accomplices arrested after a yearlong probe. More than $1 million cash found in Yurkov's apartment. Allegations include manipulating data to hide real output and selling rival performance information.
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Moscow
Statistics Service
Yuri Yurkov
State Statistics Committee
Valery Dalin
Yurkov
Alexei Volin
Russia
United Nations drug talks hinge on farmer aid for substitutes
At a U N conference, Colombia’s President Samper warns that forced eradication fails without crop substitution programs as farmers risk reverting to coca. Myanmar calls for sustained funding to back alternative development. The United States remains noncommittal to a U N proposal for financial incentives to Third World farmers to quit cannabis opium poppies and coca.
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U.N
United States
General Assembly
Ernesto Samper
Colombia
Samper
Myanmar
Tin Hlaing
Burma
Precis
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Oyster
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Georgia
Dillard's
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