Fox backs off cowboy boots after back surgery
President Vicente Fox who favors colorful cowboy boots now wears soft moccasins after March back surgery to repair a herniated disc. His boot designer said new boots with a nonskid sole are in development, aiming to protect his back.
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Supernatural Remedies Rise Amid SARS Fears in China
Chinese villagers in Hunan seek sorcerers and incense rites to combat SARS as government pushes science. Believers gather at temples, bow to spiritual scrolls, and offer fake money before Buddha statues amid reports of 262 deaths and 5,000 infections nationwide. WHO confirms migrant workers spreading the virus to rural Hebei, while Beijing quarantines ease but warn of possible new outbreaks. Dr. Keiji Fukuda cautions potential upticks if undetected clusters exist.
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IEA Warns Low Oil Inventories May Lift Summer Gas Prices
The IEA warns that tight oil and refined product stocks in major importers could fuel volatile gasoline prices ahead of summer. OPEC cuts and Iraq war impacts contributed to a 1.4 million barrels per day quarterly decline, with heating oil and refined product stocks dropping, keeping inventories well below five year averages.
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Death toll climbs to 54 in Chechnya truck bombing
In Vladikavkaz, investigators pursue organizers of a major truck bombing that leveled the Nadterechny regional government compound, killing 54 and wounding 300. Chechnya’s ruler Akhmad Kadyrov urges changes in counterterrorism strategy and considers shifting duties to regional Interior Ministry.
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