AP and Reuters journalists killed in Sierra Leone ambush
In Sierra Leone near Rogberi Junction, AP Television News cameraman Miguel Gil Moreno de Mora and Reuters correspondent Kurt Schork were killed when their two-vehicle convoy was ambushed by suspected rebels. Four Sierra Leone soldiers also died. two Reuters journalists, Mark Chisholm and Yannis Bebrakis, were wounded.
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Hijacker robs passengers parachutes from PAL jet
A Philippines Airlines Airbus 330 with 278 passengers and 12 crew was hijacked shortly after departing Davac ity in the southern Philippines. The hijacker took money, forced a parachute jump, and the jet landed in Manila 216 hours after takeoff with all aboard reported safe.
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Explosion report prompts Northern Ireland post lockdown
British security forces sealed streets around a Royal Ulster Constabulary observation post in Northern Ireland after reports of an explosion in southern County Armagh. No injuries were reported and details were scarce. The incident comes as peace talks confront a crucial phase with David Trimble seeking UUP support to rejoin the government framework from the two year old accord.
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Obesity on the rise in Europe says researcher
At the European Congress on Obesity in Antwerp Belgium a health researcher warned that about half of European adults may be obese by 2030 with rising child and adolescent obesity. He noted 15 to 20 percent of adults are obese now, approaching U S levels, and cited BMI thresholds from the World Health Organization.
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Walkerton E coli outbreak kills two in Ontario town
Walkerton Ontario reports two deaths an infant and an elderly woman from a water supply E coli outbreak. officials say 29 hospitalised while authorities investigate the source and possible contamination after heavy rains flooded parts of the town May 12. The event is described as Canada’s worst E coli outbreak by Grey Bruce health officer Dr. Murray McQuigge.
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Hospital panel approves separating Siamese twins
In Palermo Sicily a hospital panel approved separating Siamese twin girls joined at the chest sharing a heart and liver. One surgeon refused to operate citing risk to the weaker sister. Marta Milagro Pascual Juarez, 22, of Peru is mother to the twins named Marta and Milagro. The surgery is slated for Monday after tests.
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