Volcano drives villagers from Santiago Xalitzintla
Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City lit up the night sky with red hot rocks and ash, forcing tens of thousands in the high risk zone to flee. Residents previously staying behind packed up as authorities ferried out more evacuees, while scientists warned energy could rise again and trigger stronger eruptions. President Fox urged continued alert as ash cloud drift eased away from the capital.
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Santiago Xalitzintla
Mexico
Mexico City
Tuesay
Popocatepetl
Tomas Jimenez
Jimenez
Don Goyito
Cecilio Sevilla
Rita Agustin
Sevilla
Miguel Aleman
Isidro Sanchez
San Nicolas de Los Ranchos
Vicente Fox
Fox
Volkswagen
Servando de la Cruz
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Chotlula
Wii
Shanghai Plans World First Maglev Train System
Shanghai eyes a 20 to 25 mile maglev line to Pudong Airport with Transrapid partners Siemens ThyssenKrupp and Adtranz. Project could exceed 1 billion dollars, aims to boost high tech image despite questions about practicality and cost.
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Shanghai
China
Transrapid
Germany
Japan
Shanghai Pudong International
Siemens and
ThyssenKrupp
Adtranz
DaimlerChrysler
United States
Pudong Airport
Tony Eastham
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Zhu Rongji
California
Florida
Tokyo- Osaka
Berlin-Hamburg
Airbus approves plan to build the A380 superjumbo jet
Airbus Industrie wins supervisory board approval for a 12 billion dollar double-decker A380 to carry 555 passengers with options for bars casinos and lounges. The project pits Airbus against Boeing as the 21st century jetliner bets on early 2006 service.
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Toulouse
France
Airbus Industrie
Airbus
Seattle
Boeing Co
Manfred Bischoff
Airbus Supervisory Board
European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company
Britain
BAE Systems
Boeing
Putin Seeks Missiles Policy Pact During Canada Talks
In Ottawa Putin won cooperation deals and support for Russia joining the WTO while failing to secure Canada’s rejection of a U S missile defense plan. He pressed that deployment would alter global power and feared a new arms race as he met with Prime Minister Chretien.
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Ottawa
Vladimir Putin
Canada
World Trade Organization
Jean Chretien
U.S
Putin
Cuba
Russia
Washington
Latin America
America
Bush
Miami
Mexico
United States
Great Britain
Rafael Fernandez de Castro
Foreign Policy Magazine
Fox hopes for strong US ties as Mexico shifts power
Mexico's Vicente Fox begins post PRI rule era by counting on a growing US economy and closer ties with George W. Bush. Analysts warn Fox must balance national interests with Mexican sovereignty while pursuing border, immigration, and trade goals amid a cautious bipartisan US Congress.
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Mexico
Fox
National Action Party
Institutional Revolutionary Party
U.S
Washington
Vicente Fox
Denise Dresser
University of Southern California
Pacific Council On International Policy
United States
Bush
Texas
Latin America
M. Dela Baez
Center For Strategic and International Studies
Clinton
Fernandez
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Cresencio Sandoval
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Po.jocater Volcano
Yang Shu
Focus
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Maglev
Sun
Bes
Ager
Et Wireless
George W. Bush
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