Massive 7.7 Quake Off Kamchatka Triggers Alaska Tsunami Warning
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck 75 miles from Kamchatka Peninsula in the Bering Sea at 2:27 a.m. Eastern time. Officials warned of a possible tsunami for coastal Alaska from Dutch Harbor to Attu while a watch extended to Vancouver Island’s northern tip and Sand Point. No damage reported.
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Palmer
Alaska
Bering Sea
Kamchatka Peninsula
Russia
Paul Whitmore
Tsunami Warning Center
Dutch Harbor
Attu
Aleutian Islands
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Sand Point
Alasa
Farmers protest as mad cow fears spark beef ban
In London farmers block Doverport protesting cheap foreign beef amid government ban on rib roasts and T bones after scientists warn mad cow risk. Creutzfeldt Jakob disease has killed at least 20 in Britain. Police clash as trucks depart. two farmers arrested.
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London
Britain
Doverport
England
Albright presses Netanyahu on land yields to Palestinians
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for specifics on how much West Bank land Israel would surrender to the Palestinians. Netanyahu refused to provide maps or percentages. The cabinet had approved principles for ceded territory without quantifying amounts, with future West Bank withdrawals to be set under broader 1967 war era arrangements.
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Paris
Madeleine Albright
Benjamin Netanyahu
West Bank
Albright
Palestinian Authority
Yasser Arafat
EU Bans Tobacco Ads in Sports and Cultural Events
The European Union set a three year deadline to end tobacco advertising and sponsorship of major sports and cultural events. The measure, backed by 11 of 15 member states, requires phasing out ads by October 1 2006 with exceptions only for stores selling cigarettes. Germany and Austria opposed while Denmark and Spain abstained.
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Brussels
Belgium
European Union
Commission
EU Health Ministers
Britain
Germany
Austria
Denmark
Spain
U.N. approves extension of oil for food in Iraq
The Security Council extended the oil-for-food program allowing limited Iraqi oil sales to fund food and medicine amid a humanitarian crisis. France and Russia pressed for a higher six month cap, while Britain and the U.S. urged cautious support as UNICEF reports widespread malnutrition among Iraqi children and continued sanctions scrutiny.
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Iraq
Security Council
Saddam Hussein
Russia
France
U.N
Kofi Annan
Council
Saddam
Kuwait
Unicef
Alain Dejammet
Britain
Stephen Gomersall
Gomersall
U.S
Bill Richardson
1997 Hottest Year Prospect Roils Global Climate Talks
British scientists report 1997 may become Earth's hottest year on record, marking a string of warm years in the 1990s and signaling man’s impact on climate. Delegates from 150 nations press to finalize a legally binding emissions framework under the 1992 Climate Change Treaty, amid slow progress on key concessions.
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Yoto
Japan
Earth
Catherine Senior
Hadley Center For Climate Prediction and Research
Space
Botha Defies Subpoena In Truth Commission Hearing
Former South African leader P W Botha did not honor a subpoena to appear at a two day Truth and Reconciliation hearing on the State Security Council. Desmond Tutu and Frank Kahn said the subpoena was defective and a new one will require his appearance on December 19. Botha, 81, headed the 1980s security body tied to routine police killings and torture.
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Ape Town
South Africa
P.W. Botha
Commission
Desmond Tutu
Frank Kahn
Botha
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
State Security Council
Survivors hail Nazi gold conference progress toward restitution
Roman Halter, survivor and architect, welcomed a 41 nation conference that agreed to seek moral and financial restitution for Nazi persecution victims. The United States set an end of century deadline for distributing looted gold funds, while Switzerland faced ongoing scrutiny over wartime gold dealings and repayment. The gathering, seen as a moral turning point, drew praise for pursuing truth and justice amid past neutrality concerns.
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Ondon
Roman Halter
United States
Halter
Poland
Switzerland
Thomas G. Borer
Swiss Delega
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