Health minister faces backlash over virginity tests in Turkey
In Ankara Turkish Health Minister Osman Durmus drew political fire after proposing tests for high school nursing students suspected of premarital sex. Radikal cited party leader Devlet Bahceli ordering him to take a vacation amid uproar that included expulsions and compulsory gynecological exams. Virginity checks were banned in 1999 after girls faced coercive tests.
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Staph supergerm beats new antibiotic
Harvard Medical School researchers report Staphylococcus aureus resistant to Zyvox in an 85 year old dialysis patient, marking the first resistance to this new antibiotic. The study notes rising methicillin resistance and vancomycin avoidance guidelines as Zyvox gains use in the U S and new oxazolidinone class arrives to counter resistant strains.
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Two European observers die in Macedonia cease-fire incident
In Skopje two European monitors and their Albanian translator were killed when their vehicle apparently hit a land mine and tumbled into a ravine. Norwegian and Swedish officials gave cautious statements while identities remained unconfirmed.
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West Bank killings spur calls for observers
In Hebron three Palestinians were killed by a shooter described as a Jewish settler group linked to the Kach movement. The attack follows a joint call by foreign ministers of leading economies for observers to help end ten months of violence. An eyewitness said a gunman opened fire late Thursday, killing three including a baby and wounding four others. The Road Safety Group claimed responsibility, reflecting heightened settler-Palestinian tensions.
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Argentina strikes unite unions against austerity plan
In one of the largest protests in years, state workers shut down public transport and offices across major cities and the countryside in opposition to a government austerity plan. Hugo Moyano of the General Workers Confederation denounced a program he says hits retirees and fixed incomes.
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Fernando de la Rua
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Schindler's Widow Accepts Return to Germany
Emilie Schindler, 94, accepted Ba vari a's offer to spend her final days in a German retirement home. She had expressed a wish to return to her homeland after decades in Argentina, where she aided her husband Oskar Schindler in saving Jews during the Nazi era. The couple moved to Argentina in 1949. he returned to Germany in 1958 and died in 1974.
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