Returnees to Cuba lead normal lives after Mariel exodus
A Cuban official says refugees returned from the United States are living normal lives at home. About 125,000 Cubans left for the U S in 1980. 2,746 were among those being returned and quarantined about 30 days at Melena del Sur Hospital for medical exams including AIDS screening.
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Cuba
Ricardo Alarcon
U.S
Mariel
Florida
Melena del Sur
Juan M. Diego Cobelo
Ministry of Health
Mayor says MOVE fire threat led to deadly Philadelphia raid
Philadelphia police moved on MOVE headquarters after the group threatened to burn the neighborhood and themselves. The assault and ensuing fire killed 11 people and damaged or destroyed 61 houses. A MOVE leader’s letter threatened to fight police with smoke gas fire and bullets. Demolition of the remaining 53 destroyed houses was planned to begin.
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Philadelphia
MOVE
W. Wilson Goode
Goode
Red Cross confirms prisoner swap deal and release
The International Red Cross said a Syrian backed Palestinian group will free three Israelis in exchange for about 380 Palestinians and Lebanese held by Israel at Geneva Countrin airport. The plan includes a six hour simultaneous exchange across the Middle East.
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Switzerland
Israel
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Red Cross
Syria
Tel Aviv
Lod
Jean- Jacques Kurz
Countrin
Middle East
West
Beirut
Child Soldiers and Child Prostitution Spark Global Alarm
International rights groups raise alarm over underage fighters in Iraq and child prostitution in Latin America Asia. UNICEF warns 40 000 children under five die daily with preventable deaths. A proposed UN Convention on the Rights of the Child seeks legal force to protect education health and protection of children worldwide.
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Iraq
Iran
Colombia
Bolivia
United Nations
Asia
Latin America
U.N. Children’s Organization
Unicef
Rosalind Harris
U.N
Cuba retaliates as Radio Marti goes on air
Radio Marti began broadcasting at 5:30 a.m. EDT prompting Cuba to suspend immigration proceedings under a Dec 14 treaty and bar Cuban Americans from visiting Cuba. The move follows Cuba’s offer to halt prisoner transfers and echoes tensions with Washington over the new station. The State Department and USIA officials offered cautious comments.
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Radio Marti
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Cuba
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State Department
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