Peru and Ecuador sign border peace pact in Brazil
Leaders Alberto Fujimori and Jamil Mahuad will sign a pact ending decades of conflict over the Cordillera del Condor border in the jungle. The agreement defines the unmarked 1,050 mile boundary, grants Tiwintza to Ecuador as private property yet keeps Peruvian sovereignty, and creates two contiguous national parks. The pact includes security, trade, and navigation terms with broker nations Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and U.S. envoy Luigi Einaudi attending.
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Russian space mirror to light up north to be launched
The Russian space agency plans to launch a 100 foot mirror named Znamya to orbit with the Progress cargo ship to illuminate sun starved northern Russia. It will unfold near Mir in February and may serve as a prototype for larger solar sails subject to funding.
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Pinochet unaware of arrest warrant as he lies ill abroad
Madrid paper cites Lucia Hiriart saying Pinochet would suffer a rage heart attack if told of the arrest. The former Chilean dictator, 82, hospitalized in London after back surgery, reportedly believes the warrant is a mistake and that he is protected by immunity. Police delivered the Oct. 16 order at his hospital bed amid calls in Europe for extradition.
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Forest of Japan's Aokigahara Sees Print of Deaths Rise
The Aokigahara forest near Mount Fuji, nicknamed the sea of trees, records a surge in deaths by own action as 58 bodies are found this year and officials warn the trend may exceed 70. Police and firefighters conduct searches while shopkeepers report advising patrons and police about suspicious individuals.
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