Yeltsin sets parliamentary poll date from hospital bed
President Boris Yeltsin signed a decree setting December 17 as the date for the 450 seat State Duma elections. He remains hospitalized for heart disease with no clear path to a second term, while aides and officials describe his health as stable and his schedule adjusted to reduce stress.
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Viktor Ilyushin
Startass
Norway
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France resumes nuclear tests amid Bastille Day parade
President Chirac announced eight nuclear tests from September to May at Mururoa Atoll amid a Bastille Day celebration. Greenpeace France criticized the move while environmentalists pressed concerns over France's role in Bosnia and the Rapid Reaction Force.
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Bosnian Serbs shell U N posts and torch homes
Bosnian Serb forces shelled U N posts and razed homes around Zepa as NATO aircraft buzzed the area. Rebels, who seized Srebrenica, pressed to take Zepa and drive government forces from eastern Bosnia while refugees crowded Tuzla awaiting aid and grim reports of killings emerged.
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