Baxter recalls plasma albumin over CJD risk
Baxter International recalls some US and Hong Kong shipments after a donor died of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease linked to mad cow disease. The affected albumin was distributed in 1994 to private medical facilities. The recall affects under 1 percent of annual production from the Deerfield headquarters.
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New York
Baxter International
United States
Hong Kong
Baxter
Britain
Mary Thomas
Deerfield
Shark bites boy and he is treated in hospital
A 3 foot nurse shark bit 16 year old Kevin Morrison in Marathon Florida after he tugged its tail. Doctors split the shark's jaw to free the boy and he was released the same day.
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Marathon
Fla
Kevin Morrison
Rockford
Ill
Dallas letter carrier fatally shoots post office clerk in break room
A 27-year-old suspect shot a 34-year-old Postal Service clerk during a break room argument at 11:30 a.m. in Dallas. The suspect fled, was later arrested, and another employee was slightly injured while escaping. The clerk, with 15 years of service, died at the scene. her identity was not released.
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Dallas
Postal Service
Linda Kirksey
Pol Pot's death details raise questions over fate of longtime dictator
Thai forces collected hair samples, photos and fingerprints from Pol Pot's body at Anlong Veng to verify death amid calls for tribunal scrutiny. Witnesses note cremation plans and a guarded funeral, while Pol Pot's widow Mea Som defended him as a good man on the 23rd anniversary of the Khmer Rouge victory.
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Anlong Veng
Cambodia
Pol Pot
Khmer Rouge
Guer
Ta Mok
Thailand
China
United States
Mea Som
Mea Sith
Poi Pot
Méa Sith
Chong Sangam Pass
Slaying of black baby shocks South Africa amid demands for vengeance
In Benoni the white farmer Nicholas Steyn withdrew bail as black demonstrators called for his arrest. The 42-year-old faced charges after allegedly shooting a 6-month-old girl Angelina Dlamini and injuring her cousin Francina while they crossed a field near a shack. Mandela condemned entrenched racism as protests and heavy security swirled around the rural courthouse.
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Benoni
South Africa
Violet Dlamini
Angelina
Mrs. Dlamini
Francina Dlamini
Francina
Nicholas Steyn
Steyn
Mandela
Carol Lazar
The
Star
Johannesburg
Center
Clinton urges Chile reform push for wider Latin democracy
President Clinton lauded Chile's return to democracy and urged a second generation of reforms across Latin America. He addressed the National Congress in Valparaiso, praising freedom while noting the need to translate voting rights into real benefits as the Summit of the Americas nears in Santiago. Fidel Castro's Cuba remains the hemisphere's only non democratic nation and excluded from the talks.
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Valparaiso
Chile
Clinton
Latin America
Pacific
National Congress
Americas
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Santiago
Congress
Shroud of Turin Returns to San Giovanni Cathedral
The famed shroud arrives back at Turin's San Giovanni Cathedral after surviving last year's fire. The display marks its first public showing in 20 years with a televised ceremony as renovations to the cathedral and palace near completion.
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Turin
Italy
San Giovanni
Jesus Christ
Chile earthquake during Clinton Chile visit causes no injuries
A 4.7 magnitude quake rattled central Chilean coast during President Clinton's visit, felt along 330 miles with no damage or injuries reported. Officials placed the epicenter 35 miles northeast of Valparaiso as Clinton and Hillary were at President Eduardo Frei's vacation home nearby.
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Valparaiso
Chile
Clinton
Carmen Fernandez
National Emergency Office
U.S. Geological Survey
Reston
Diane Noserale
Hillary
Eduardo Frei
Vina
White House
Mongolian coalition government resigns over reforms
Under fire for radical reforms that worsened economic decline, Mongolia's coalition government resigns en masse. Prime Minister Mendsai han Enhsaihan submitted the resignation to the Great Hural after a special meeting. Finance Minister P. Tsagaan cites respect for the two ruling parties' recommendations.
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Ulan Bator
Mongolia
Mendsaihan Enhsaihan
Great Hural
P. Tsagaan
Tsagaan
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