Exhumation Tests Seek Fischer Paternity Link
In Iceland, authorities exhumed the body of chess champion Bobby Fischer near Selfoss to test DNA for a possible paternity claim regarding a 9-year-old Philippine girl. He was reburied after samples were taken. Fischer died in 2008 at age 64 amid ongoing estate disputes.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Philippines
Olafur Helgi Kjartansson
Fischer
Selfoss
Kjartansson
New York
Takeru Kobayashi
Kobayashi
Brooklyn
Israel Eases Gaza Sanctions Amid War Rental Aftermath
Israel widens Gaza imports to include most consumer goods and some construction items at Kerem Shalom, but keeps tight travel and export bans. White House lauds move as Netanyahu visits Obama. Gaza officials warn outcomes fall short of needs with aid, housing, and materials still constrained.
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Kerem Shalom Crossing
Israel
Gaza
White House
Benjamin Netanyahu
Washington
Barack Obama
International Mideast
Tony Blair
Kerem Shalom
Gilad Shalit
Hamas
Egypt
U.S
European Union
Obama
Netanyahu
Tommy Vietor
Cruelty ban looms over Spain’s bullfights during Pamplona festival
Amid Pamplona’s running of the bulls, regional pressure on bullfighting grows as Catalonia eyes a mid July vote to ban corridas. Budget cuts, high unemployment, and tourism fears threaten Spain’s bullring tradition and local fiestas.
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Pamplona
Spain
Catalonia
Barcelona
Canary Islands
Ernest Hemingway
Afa
Denia
Clinton condemns Russia over Georgia invasion and occupation
U S secretary of state Hillary Clinton rebuked Russia for failing to honor the cease fire in Georgia and accused Moscow of occupying parts of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. She urged Russia to pull back troops and defend Georgia's sovereignty amid NATO tensions. Putin warned against seeking outside solutions and urged direct dialogue.
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Tbilisi
Georgia
U.S
Hillary Clinton
Russia
Mikhail Saakashvili
South Ossetia
Abkhazia
NATO
Moscow
United States
Dmitry Medvedev
Clinton
Vladimir Putin
Putin
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Ukraine
No clear victor in Mexican gubernatorial elections
In 12 states results were still being tallied with no overarching winner. The PRI held six governorships and gained three, including Oaxaca and Puebla, while Calderon’s PAN lost many contests when running alone. Analysts say local conditions drove outcomes without a single national message.
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Mexico City
Felipe Calderon
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
Oaxaca
Puebla
Mexico
Calderon
National Action Party
PAN
Ciudad Juarez
Baja California
Aguascalientes
Daniel Lund
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Warsaw
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Bronislaw Komorowski
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Alan Clendenning
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Alonia
Mimi Bekhechi
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