Russian official cites evidence of Kursk collision
Deputy PM Ilya Klebanov said divers found serious visual evidence suggesting a collision with another object may have caused the Kursk disaster that killed 118 sailors. He stressed the panel has not ruled out other possible causes and that evidence is not yet conclusive. The United States said it found no contact between its vessels and the Kursk during Barents Sea exercises.
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China executes 11 in vast corruption case tied to Yuanhua Group
State media reports 84 people convicted in a multibillion-dollar smuggling ring centered on Xia men’s Yuanhua Group. Eleven sentenced to death, life terms for 12, 58 to prison, three suspended death sentences. evidence shown of lavish bribes and illicit assets.
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Dangerous dump reopens in Philippines
In Quezon City a garbage dump near Manila reopened after a collapse four months earlier that killed at least 218 people. The Payatas dump, closed by President Estrada after the July 10 collapse, left streets littered with waste. A typhoon damaged a bridge to a nearby landfill, prompting mayor McMathay to reopen part of the site to ease truck access.
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