Brazil adopts civil code granting women legal equality
Brazil's Congress approved a new civil code ending paternal power and granting women equal status before the law for the first time, abolishing annulment grounds tied to virginity and allowing remarriage after adultery. The reform shifts authority from fathers to mothers and recognizes single mothers as heads of households, marking a shift toward modern Brazilian society.
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Deadly hotel fire in Philippines kills about 70
A six story Manor Hotel in Quezon City suffered a major fire killing about 70 people and injuring 54 as guests trapped by smoke and iron window bars. Investigators consider short circuit. lack of alarms and safe exits blamed. Most victims died of smoke inhalation during the Destiny Conference tied to Don Clowers Ministries.
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Latin America Talks End with Bush Support Announced
Leaders from nineteen countries wrapped a Santiago summit with host Chile announcing U S backing for stabilizing volatile markets shaken by the Argentina crisis. President Lagos said Bush offered assurances in a phone call as the Rio Group meeting concluded.
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Ortega says he's changed eyes Nicaragua presidency
Ortega proclaims himself a changed man and launches a campaign to retake Nicaragua's presidency. He meets with indigenous allied leaders on Nicaragua's northeast coast to ease fears of a socialist rollback after the 1980s economic disaster. Shadowy rebel groups threaten NATO plans as troops move into Macedonia to assess arms collection. A Pakistani court sentences a homeopathic doctor to death for blasphemy and fines him.
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Trains Wreck Kills 13 in Sri Lanka Near Colombo
A passenger train crowded with about 2,000 people derailed near Kuranegala, 58 miles north of Colombo, collapsing carriages and causing at least 13 deaths and dozens of injuries, police said. The accident halted service as rescue teams and authorities investigated the cause.
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Ambassador Mediates Archbishop Milingo Wedlock Case
South Korea’s ambassador to the Holy See met with Maria Sung the wife of Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo in a two hour meeting aimed at privately reuniting the couple and resolving a Vatican scandal.
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