China and Taiwan vie for Panama influence amid canal shift
In Panama City Davis Fort era streets become Teng-hui Boulevard as Beijing and Taipei woo Panama with loans and investments. Panama leans Taiwan after U S pullout, while Taiwan funds hospitals and discretionary uses. Taiwan's aid brings attention and friction with China over the canal conference boycott.
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Arafat arrests Hamas activists near Nablus and Gaza
West Bank security forces arrest dozens of Hamas activists in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as part of a crackdown sought by Israel and the United States. In Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu faces criticism after announcing 300 new homes in the West Bank settlement of Efrat amid Palestinian concerns over terror attacks.
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Quake in central Italy kills two near Foligno
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck central Umbria centering near Foligno, killing at least two people, damaging buildings and artworks, with aftershocks rattling Rome and the town of Macerata. Civil defense officials reported the toll and widespread damage.
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Cambodian troops recapture five villages in Battambang
Cambodian government troops recaptured five villages in Battambang province this week amid battles with Khmer Rouge guerrillas backing ousted co prime minister Norodom Ranariddh. The fighting around Samlaut, southwest of Osmach near the Thai border, has driven thousands to seek safety in Thailand.
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Bus falls into river after bridge collapse in Beachpally
A bus plunged from a bridge into the Krishna River at Beachpally village south of Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. Officials said 36 passengers drowned while three others and the driver swam to safety.
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Sioux chief Long Wolf laid to rest at Pine Ridge after 105 years abroad
The remains of Sioux chief Long Wolf and Star were exhumed in London after 105 years in a British cemetery. Descendants, led by John Black Feather, gathered at Brompton Cemetery as the casket, draped in a Sioux flag and the Stars and Stripes, was moved toward an ancestral burial ground near Wounded Knee in South Dakota.
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