Portillo Wins Guatemala Presidency On Vast Victory
Alfonso Portillo a populist FRG lawyer won Guatemala's first peacetime presidential election in nearly 40 years with 68 percent of the vote to Oscar Berger's 32 percent as final results lingered. Portillo pledged national reconciliation and to continue implementing the 1996 peace accords amid questions about past killings and ties to former dictator Efrain Rios Montt.
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Chechen rebels counterattack amid southern siege of Grozny
Rebel fighters counterattacked Russian troops in Chechnya’s southern mountains to reopen supply routes blocked by federal forces as Grozny endured heavy shelling. Interfax said aerosol bombs were used on southern bases while roads were mined delaying a push toward Grozny center.
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Barak faces minority as Shas quits coalition
Israel prime minister Ehud Barak risks a minority in parliament after Shas, his major coalition partner, said it would break with his government over unresolved debt in the party's educational and welfare network. Shas cites a $24 million deficit as the cause, while other officials hint at posturing.
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Itzik Soudri
Associated Press
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Sweden Ends State Church Ties After Five Centuries
UPPSALA Sweden AP After nearly five centuries the Lutheran Church will end its ties with the Swedish government on New Year’s Day becoming a separate legal entity. Parliament approved changes in 1995 removing automatic enrollment of children of church members and state funding. Bishops will be appointed outside government and the church will no longer receive tax money though it will handle burial administration for all faiths.
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Patient praises Dr Hall after migraine relief at Healthcare Center
A patient reports 19 years of recurring headaches and failed treatments before a week of care from Dr Hall at Healthcare Center reduced their headaches. They describe initial symptoms of floaters nausea and vomiting and express gratitude for improved well being.
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