U N chief challenges globalization at Geneva social summit
U N Secretary General Kofi Annan warned globalization has largely failed to benefit the world's masses. He urged governments and corporations to work together as thousands protested debt and trade policies in Geneva during the Social Summit. The gathering reviews progress since the 1995 Copenhagen goal to end poverty.
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Kofi Annan
Annan
U.N. General Assembly
Copenhagen
Denmark
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World Trade Organization
WTO
Seattle
Mike Moore
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Ruling coalition holds Japan majority after tough election
In the lower house vote, the Liberal Democratic Party and allies won 271 of 480 seats, a drop from prior strength but still a majority. The Democratic Party surged, while key LDP ministers Fukaya and Tamazawa lost in their districts. Voter turnout hovered just above 60 percent as Mori faced questions over leadership and fiscal policy.
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Yoshiro Mori
Japan
Kyodo
NHK
Mori
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LDP
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Hiromu Nonaka
Takashi Fukaya
Tokuichiro Tamazawa
National
Asahi
Democratic Party
Yukio Hatoyama
Democrats
Komeito
Hatoyama
Kiyoko Ishikawa
Obuchi
Yuko Obuchi
Democratic Party of Japan
DPJ
Yoko Kamiyama
Vatican to release third Fatima secret details
The Vatican plans a news conference to publish the text and commentary on the Fatima third secret. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger will present the written account and Clergy will discuss its meaning amid lingering doubts about the prophecy. The revelation centers on a bishop in white amid martyrs and a gunfire burst, sparking debate over its interpretation and connection to past assassinations.
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Fatima
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Sodano
Emanuele Severino
Oscar Romero
Hindu woman saves Catholic priest in Berhampur clash
A Hindu woman threw boiling oil on Hindu hard-liners to defend her tenant, a Catholic priest targeted for eviction in Berhampur India. Police said the protest followed mobs vandalizing Christian graves in a southern state and the prime minister urged impartial investigation into attacks on the minority. Christians make up about 2 percent of India's population amid widespread Hindu dominance.
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