Saudi King Khaled dies ushers Falih Fahd to throne
King Khaled Ibn Abdel Aziz 69 died of a heart attack in Taif. Crown Prince Fahd moved to assume leadership pledging continuity and pro Western policy. Abdullah named crown prince. funeral held swiftly with modest rites. Egyptian President Mubarak arrived to offer condolences.
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Riyadh
Oil policies unlikely to shift after King Khaled's death
Saudi Arabia is expected to keep its oil strategy stable for now, aiming to maintain steady supplies and prices to prolong the oil era. Crown Prince Fahd may retain control of oil policy, though a broader Saudi power realignment could bring changes later amid regional tensions and calls for price moderation.
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Nadav Safran
Harvard University
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Middle East
Home prices shut out most first time buyers
Washington AP a study by the U S League of Savings Associations shows median home price rose from 58000 in 1979 to 72000 in 1981 while median monthly housing costs grew from 550 to 816. First time buyers fell to 13 5 percent of buyers in 1981 from 17 8 in 1979 and 36 3 in 1977. The typical buyer last year was 34 with income 39196 and more likely to be unmarried and buy a condo or older home with a variable rate mortgage.
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Diet may be more harmful than smoking
CHICAGO AP The Cornell University nutritionist T Colin Campbell says the typical American diet with high fat and protein may pose a greater cancer risk than cigarette smoking He notes the diet may account for about 70 of cancers and urges a low fat protein diet high in fiber and vitamins A C and E He cites a two year study due for release in Washington and warns diet could raise cancer risk tenfold even as environment also causes mutations
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Cornell University
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Cornell
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Washington
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