Routemasters Endure as Privatization Looms For London Buses
London’s red doubledecker Routemasters, 40 this year, resist modernization while privatization nears. About 2,825 built between 1959 and 1968, 680 remain, with 130 slated for museums as private buyers promise upgrades. Critics complain interiors lack taste but officials keep the fire-engine red scheme.
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Ruble Plunge Ravages Markets in Record Fall
The ruble slumped sharply against the dollar, closing at 3,926 per dollar after a 850 point drop the worst one day fall since 1992. Traders warned banks may close as quotes vanish and confidence erodes amid inflation running at 7.7 percent a month and government moves to let markets adjust.
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Shanghai activist sentenced to three year labor camp
Yang Zhou a 30 year old Shanghai dissident and activist was taken from his home on May 19 and given a three year labor camp term his wife Li Guoping said today He helped found a human rights group and authored a document calling for democratic reform He had been beaten by police on prior arrests and is among 17 dissidents detained since March He had previously been sentenced in 1979 for participating in a democracy movement Wei Jingsheng, a renowned dissident, was also mentioned as released last fall after a long prison term.
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