Agreement on global AIDS plan reached at United Nations
Delegates near the end of a U.N. AIDS conference announced a plan to combat HIV and AIDS for years. Western nations dropped language naming groups at risk, including gays and prostitutes, to avoid offending some Muslim nations. The House committee agreed to add over 1.3 billion dollars to the global effort, marking a new U.S. financial commitment. The final document sets stringent worldwide targets, though objections persist over language excluding gays and lesbians.
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U.N. HIV AIDS Special Session Sees Global Pact Amid Tensions
Delegates from 180 countries gather at the U N Special Session on HIV AIDS to map a campaign to halt and reverse the epidemic. After weeks of friction, a deal allows the San Francisco based commission to participate. Kofi Annan seeks 710 billion annually, with Britain 200 million Canada 73 million Uganda Zimbabwe Kenya token sums and the United States 200 million amid a 1.3 billion fiscal year package. The plan earmarks 750 million for fund and multilateral efforts, 560 million for individual countries, and 50 million for a pilot treatment program.
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Army retiree convicted of spying for Russians
George Trofimoff, a 74-year-old Melbourne, Florida retiree and former Army colonel, was convicted on conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union. The verdict, delivered after under two hours of deliberation, makes him the highest ranking U.S. officer jailed for spying. Prosecutors urged the case as a warning to others and highlighted a videotaped 1999 undercover FBI meeting in which Trofimoff named KGB agents and meeting towns.
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Germany
Minorities Lag in Home Ownership Across Alabama
In Alabama, black homeowners rose to 57.6 percent over ten years while white ownership reached 77.8 percent, widening the racial gap. Officials cite persistent barriers from discrimination and economic disparity, despite overall gains in minority homeownership nationally and in several states.
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Conservative mayor wins GOP nomination in New Jersey
Bret Schindler the Jersey City mayor defeated Bob Franks 57 to 43 percent with 99 percent of precincts reporting to secure the GOP gubernatorial nomination. He received congratulatory calls from President Bush and support from Jim Gilmore and Jack Kemp at his victory party. He faces Democrat Jim McGreevey in November.
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Marine scientists fail to sedate entangled North Atlantic right whale
In Provincetown Massachusetts marine scientists attempted to sedate a 50 foot, 50 ton North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing line but the sedative had no effect. They cannot reach the animal due to the line and infection threatens the whale's life. The group will not attempt another rescue now but will analyze data for future efforts.
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