Malaysia's killer virus stumps virologists
In Malaysia a new deadly virus from pigs has killed about 90 people and stumped virologists. U.S. CDC officials say the virus is unrecognized in humans and not yet confirmed to spread person to person. Investigators from the United States Australia Taiwan and Japan assist from field farms to labs amid ongoing uncertainty.
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Uala Lumpur
Malaysia
United States
Australia
Taiwan
Japan
Tom Skinner
U.S
Skinner
World Health Organization
Bukit Pelandok
Negeri Sembilan
CDC
Macedonia clears border as Kosovo refugees flood out
Thousands of Kosovo Albanians stranded in a fetid border enclave were moved by Macedonian authorities overnight. About 35,000 to 40,000 refugees were sent to NATO camps inside Macedonia, 10,000 to Albania, and 5,500 to Turkey, with 10,000 unaccounted. Aid groups voiced concern over the evacuation's speed and conditions.
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Kopje
Macedonia
Kosovo
NATO
Albania
Turkey
U.N. High Commissioner
UNHCR
Paula Ghedina
Brazda
Dita
Ghedina
Knut Vollebaek
Organization For Security and Cooperation In Europe
Lava flows toward village near Mount Cameroon
A lava flow more than a mile wide and 100 feet thick moved toward Bakingele, threatening the coastal village. Authorities expect it to reach mud-brick houses within four days, prompting a government evacuation camp 25 miles away. Gas and ash have fouled air and water for about 2,600 people nearby.
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Yaounde
Cameroon
Mount Cameroon
Bakingele
Radio Cameroon
Atlantic Ocean
Impeachment Debate Looms Over Yeltsin's Rule in Russia
In Moscow the State Duma is set to debate impeaching President Boris Yeltsin, a bid led by Communist forces aiming to roll back reforms. The five counts accuse him of complicity in the 1991 Soviet collapse, the 1993 use of force, the 1994-96 Chechnya war, and policies that impoverished Russia, with approval needing 300 votes.
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OSCOW
Boris Ni Yeltsin
Soviet Union
Russia
Duma
Yeltsin
United States
Clinton
Sergei Kolmakov
Politika Foundation
NATO
Yugoslavia
Chechnya
Kolmakov
Yabloko
Grigory Yavlinsky
Moscow
U.S
Marshal Goldman
Harvard University
Russia records near twenty four thousand alcohol poisoning deaths
Nearly 24,000 Russians died from alcohol poisoning last year, the highest in a decade, according to the Health Ministry inspectorate via ITAR-Tass. The report notes no earlier-year figures or causes but highlights vodka’s affordability and widespread home brews as factors.
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Moscow
Health Ministry
Itar-Tass
Russia
Bank of England Cuts Base Rate to 5.25 Percent
The Bank of England lowered its base lending rate by 0.25 percentage points to 5.25 percent, the MPC voting to reduce from 5.5 percent. The move aims to spur growth amid low inflation, pleasing manufacturers and labor unions and aiding mortgage borrowers with potentially lower consumer rates. The British Chambers of Commerce gave a cautious welcome, noting rates stay higher than most of Europe.
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Bank of England
Central Bank
British Chambers of Commerce
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