Fire kills 17 at French private clinic near Rennes
A midnight blaze tore through the Saint Francois dAssises clinic in Bruz near Rennes, killing 17 and injuring at least 35. Sixty four patients and seven staff were inside. two people, a nurse and a patient, are missing. Firefighters say most victims were patients in bed. the cause is unknown.
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United Nations resumes Somalia aid convoys after clashes
Aid workers report rising malnutrition in Bardera amid drought after U.N. convoys restart. Ten trucks carrying 340 metric tons of beans corn and dried milk depart Mogadishu for Bardera as clinics overflow with patients. U.N. warns against large refugee flows if crop failure worsens.
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Azerbaijan Parliament Ousts President Elcibey
Azerbaijan's parliament ousted President Abulfaz Elcibey and handed power to Geidar Aliev, who returned to leadership after serving as parliament speaker. Elcibey remains in office pending a government report on responsibility for rebel clashes, with elections possible if he is found liable. Rebels led by Surat Huseynov surround Baku as the capital braces for move forward.
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Hatfield helps plan Graduation Party at Elyria store
Deli specialist Mark Hatfield offers his services to plan a Graduation Party or Steak Fry. He congratulates Bryan Keslar on winning a complete Graduation Party donated by Convenient Food Mart on Lake Ave in Elyria. Bryan is a 1993 graduate of Elyria West High School.
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Swiss plan tests free hard drugs for addicts in 700 case trial
The Swiss government approved a three percent yearly program to distribute hard drugs to 700 addicts in eight cities to study legalization of consumption and dealing. Zurich is a focus as authorities shed a notorious park hotspot for drugs and crime in a bid to curb the surge.
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Aristide to Meet Cedras Sunday in Haiti Talks
Exiled Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide and ousted army chief Gen Raoul Cedras are to meet Sunday for the first time since the 1991 coup. U.N. envoy Dante Caputo plans at least three days of talks in Port-au-Prince to seek Aristide's return, with no conditions attached. Police fired into the air and forced passersby to remove Aristide posters as a general strike disrupted Port-au-Prince, and many shops closed with some stalls smashed by soldiers.
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