Australia marks centennial with parades and reflection
In Alice Springs seven Arrernte men beat sticks at dawn while in Sydney crowds fill streets for a 3 1/2 hour parade commemorating Australia's 1901 federation. Prime Minister Howard cites cohesion amid Depression, migration and globalization, as Queen Elizabeth II offers congratulations.
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Zapatistas Demand Full Closure of Bases in Chiapas
Zapatista rebels mark their seventh anniversary praising Fox for restarting talks yet demand the immediate closure of all seven bases near rebel strongholds. They seek troop withdrawals from Guadalupe Tepeyac and surrounding operations, after recent base closings near Jornachos and Amador Hernandez.
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Mexico
Zapatista
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Guadalupe Tepeyac
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Jornachos
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Chiapas
Norwegian Trains Hit by Y2K Glitch Delay
The Norwegian State Railways NSB faced a late Y2K issue when 16 airport express trains and 13 high speed Signatur trains failed to start on Dec 31 1999. Computers reset to Dec 1 2000 fixed the problem temporarily. Older trains were unaffected and service gradually returned to normal.
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Adtranz
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