Croatia adopts its own currency amid war and upheaval
Croatia launched its own dinar to replace Yugoslav money as lines formed in Zagreb post offices and banks. Officials warned the transition won’t fix inflation or budget deficits amid ongoing conflict. residents expressed pride in national independence while relying on goodwill to back the new notes.
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Danica Kirka
L.A. Times
Zagreb
Croatia
Republic of
Branka Vincek
Ante Cicin-Sain
National Bank of Croatia
Zarko Miljenovic
Ministry of Economic Development
Bombing of bus injures Soviet Jewish evacuees near Budapest
A remote controlled bomb exploded beside a road as a bus carrying 28 Soviet Jews to Budapest International Airport was halted for departure to Israel. Two police escorts were seriously wounded and several passengers injured. Police suspect Arab terrorists, with no claim of responsibility yet. Budapest transit has long hosted Jewish emigres via Vienna.
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Budapest
Hungary
Israel
Budapest International
MTI
Europe
Two Firebombs Strike London Subways in IRA Attack
In London two fire bombs exploded on subway trains causing a three hour shutdown. No injuries were reported as a small pocket bomb was found smoldering. The IRA claimed week ago and later announced a 72 hour cease-fire for Christmas. The Ulster Volunteer Force rejected the truce. Police reported arrests tied to weekend Northern Ireland violence amid casualties.
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London
Irish Republican Army
Ulster Volunteer Force
Northern Ireland
IRA
Britain
Republican News
Dublin
Firebombings Push Province Deaths to 94 in Year
The deaths bring to 94 the number killed in Northern Ireland's sectarian and political fighting this year, the highest since 1982's 97. The IRA, backed by a Catholic minority, escalates attacks on police and army units to end British rule, claiming responsibility for killings of Protestant paramilitaries, informers, or collaborators.
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U.N. Security Council
Aliya Izetbegovic
Bosnia-Herzegovina
U.N
IRA
Northern Ireland
Bush urges resolve to fight hard times and boost jobs
President Bush in a Christmas broadcast urges Americans to apply Kuwait victory era resolve to domestic economic woes. He cites 1991 as a year when the impossible became history, vows to expand markets for U.S. exports, and sets jobs and growth as his top priority. He speaks from the Blue Room via satellite.
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Washington
Bush
Kuwait
Middle East
Bethlehem braces for Christmas with heavy security
Bethlehem in the West Bank endures a security clampdown as Palestinian activists call a Christmas Eve strike closing shops and restaurants while hundreds of Israeli troops guard Manger Square. Pilgrims converge on the Church of the Nativity amid curfews on refugee camps and a major troop presence.
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West Bank
Manger Square
Church of the Nativity
Christ
Gaza Strip
Hamas
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