Peruvian town faces loot and violence amid protests and rebels
In Lima region police report mock price protests by store owners turning deadly as eight Shining Path rebels attack Sacsamarea, killing peasant defense members. Guns blaze as guerrillas are sighted near Changos Alto and Tosa. Hong Kong plan to grant British residency to 225,000 draws mixed reactions amid concerns over brain drain and China’s 1997 takeover.
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Tardy tenant tops in shouting contest
A Tokyo shouting contest crowns a 28 year old tenant as winner with 1200 decibels on the Yenesey meter after chanting about rent. Second place goes to 24 year old Toru Komonyama, a television reporter, with 1179 decibels earning 215 dollars. Third is 27 year old Okada who shrieked about beef barbecue for 140 dollars. The event occurred outside a Tokyo train station.
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Middle class in Africa suffers as economic measures bite
Lagos Nigeria Amos Adeiu a university lecturer calls a car breakdown a miracle as four inner door panels fail wires dangle from beneath the dashboard the family must push start daily Lawrence Badru a former migrant now taxi driver struggles to feed his wife and three children The region tightens belts across nations half of Africa pursues austerity measures while the middle class bears the brunt production growth slows crops rise seed prices bolster farmers oil exports rebound since 1986 currency devaluation draws foreign buyers but adjustment remains painful across Africa
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Hungry zoo intruders mistake rare Brazilian bird for turkey
In Rio de Janeiro, Ermelindo Martins and a friend seized a 65 pound Thea from central Brazil thinking it was a turkey. Police learned the bird is an ostachlike rheas valued as a protected species, and the men claimed hunger while being held at the 17th precinct.
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