Russians push to end Chechen War before vote
The Chechen conflict heats up as Russian forces surround towns and shell civilians in the west. International observers condemn the assault as indiscriminate while aid groups report blocked evacuations and possible detainee abuses. Chechen resistance remains stubborn, with authorities conceding spirited defiance.
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Moscow
Yeltsin
Chechnya
Samashki
Sernovodsk
Red Cross
McDonald’s Drops British Beef Over BSE Fears
Britain faces beef scare as McDonald’s halts serving hamburgers in its 660 UK restaurants citing BSE linked fears. Burger King keeps British beef. government scientists flag the disease as a human risk with a likely link to the new illness.
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London
Britain
France
Italy
McDonald's
McDonald’s
Burger King
BSE
Stanley Prusiner
University of California
San Francisco
Richard Southwood
The
Mail
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Swiss court recognizes new Marcos fortune claim
A Swiss court recognized a new claim to Ferdi nand Marcos funds in Swiss banks. The Zurich Legal Office will order Imelda Marcos to pay 460 million dollars to a Filipino locksmith's family, claiming half the value under Philippine law. If unpaid, the sum may be seized to satisfy the claim.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Ferdinand Marcos
Marcos
Imelda
Lion
Andres Baumgartner
Associated Press
Oppose Cuba Concilio faces arrests as dissidents vow to endure
In Havana, Martha Beatriz Roque and seven veteran dissidents rally around the Concilio Cubano, formed by 131 groups advocating peaceful transition and human rights. Authorities have jailed two national directors, testing Concilio's resilience as it plans a new convention amid tight state control and limited public awareness.
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Havana
Cuba
Martha Beatriz Roque
Concilio Cubano Movement
Roque
Concilio
Conejo
Fidel Castro
Brothers
Brothers To
Jose Basulto
Leonel Morejon Almargo
Lazaro Gonzalez Valdez
Cancho
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Lee Hockstader
Washington Post
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Boris Yeltsin
Gunnar Karlson
Sweden
Organization For Security and Co-operation In
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British Broadcasting Corp
Victoria Rail Station
Judith Brown
Belfast
Leicester Square
Mike James
Wally Mintus
Sie
Ramada Inn
Elyria
Ppos
Emerald Health
Qhig Health
Choige
Ty Clu & Associates
Leavitt Ro
Inquirias
Central Reserve Life Tarur Gme Company
Conciino
Concho
Chronicle-Telegram
Carol A. Marley
Wellington
Ohio
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