Ramos vows to step down after 1998 term ends
President Fidel Ramos rejects speculation on a bid to extend power. In a televised news conference he said he has no wish to perpetuate himself in office and will leave when his term expires in 1998. The Manila Times cited a draft replacing the US style two chamber Congress with a unicameral parliament, while Almonte denied the report.
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Philippines
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Ramos
Manila Times
National Security Council
Jose Almonte
Almonte
Romeo Hernandez
Floods and landslides claim over 100 in India
Heavy monsoon rains unleashed floods and landslides across northern India killing more than 100 people in hundreds of inundated villages. A five-story building collapsed in Sikkim killing at least 22 with 23 injured as torrential rains persisted in Deorah near Zantok. The nationwide death toll for the monsoon season tops 600.
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India
Sikkim
Deorah
Zantok
Tibet
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Galapagos Mayor Warns Tourists Could Be Taken Hostage
The Galapagos Islands mayor warned tourists may be unsafe or hostage potential if the government ignores local protests. On the fifth day of demonstrations by municipal and business groups plus unions, demands for more economic support for the archipelago intensified as residents pressed the central government. The Galapagos lie 600 miles west of Ecuador and are famed for unique wildlife including giant tortoises.
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Quito
Ecuador
Galapagos Islands
Brazil seeks ghostbusters for federal payroll
Brazil probes 12529 federal workers for ghost employees in a payroll padding scheme. A routine check found exotic names and duplicate registrations, prompting suspensions until workers re register with the Ministry of Administration and State Reform reporting in the Official Daily.
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Brazil
Ministry of Administration and State Reform
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Huge python kills Malaysian plantation worker
A 23 foot python weighing 303 pounds and 10 inches in diameter killed a rubber plantation worker in Malaysia and attempted to swallow him. Zoologist Knew Bong Heng of the University of Malaya said it was the longest python sighted in Malaysia and the first human attack in the country. The python was shot and killed by police. A separate Tokyo report noted a strong offshore earthquake near northern Japan with magnitude 5.6 on the Richter scale but no injuries or damage reported.
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Malaysia
Bong Heng
University of Malaya
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Pacific Ocean
Japan
Workers Keep Dragon Sub In Port At Vladivostok
Workers at the Vosto yard blocked the harbor entrance with a commandeered tugboat for four days to stop Russia's Dragon submarine from leaving. The protest cites back wages as the cause. The shortage of personnel in the fleet and defense sector is noted alongside fuel shortages that delayed Navy Day celebrations.
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