U S businessman set for space tourist mission on Mir
Dennis Tito, head of Wilshire Associates, plans to travel to space as a private investor aboard Russia's Mir space station. MirCorp funds back a 2001 mission to repair and revive Mir as Russia seeks private support to keep the aging station aloft amid delays to the International Space Station program.
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UN chief says Israel completed Lebanon withdrawal
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Israel finished its withdrawal from southern Lebanon, paving the way for UN troops to secure the border. Lebanon rejected the claim, saying Israeli forces still control parts of the territory and decried the UN demarcation as misaligned with the existing frontier.
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