 Hong Kong urged small ships and fishing boats on the open seas to seek shelter Tuesday as a killer typhoon -- the strongest ever to threaten the city in May -- spun closer on its way to China's southern coast.The storm's eye was expected to miss Hong Kong, but its fringe would begin lashing the city early Wednesday, the Hong Kong Observatory said.Typhoon Chanchu, which means "pearl" in Chinese, was about 600 kilometers (372 miles) south of Hong Kong early Tuesday, the observatory said. It was moving at 16 kph (10 mph) and packing maximum sustained winds of 170 kph (105 mph), the observatory said.Chanchu was the strongest typhoon on record to enter the South China Sea in May, the observatory said. ...
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 Castro says he's not wealthy, Forbes story untrue |
Cuban President Fidel Castro furiously denied on Monday a story in Forbes magazine that he was worth $900 million and said he would step down if the magazine could prove the assertion. The financial magazine ranked Castro as the seventh wealthiest ruler in the world in its annual tally of the "Fortunes of Kings, Queens and Dictators."Castro went on television brandishing a copy of the U.S.-based magazine to tell Cubans the story was a "repugnant slander" by a capitalist publication.With Communist Cuba's Central Bank governor at his side, Castro challenged Forbes to prove the allegation."If they can prove that I have a bank account abroad, with $900 million, with $1 million, $500,000, $100,000 or $1 in it, I will resign," he said at the end of a four-hour broadcast....
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| Brazil in shock as revolts fade |
Revolts in 70 jails in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo have come to an end, after spawning four days of violence in which at least 81 people died. Police are patrolling Sao Paulo city after gangs apparently directed by prison inmates attacked police stations and banks, and torched dozens of buses. The state government refused a federal offer to send in 4,000 elite troops. The unrest was triggered when hundreds of imprisoned members of a gang were sent to maximum-security prisons. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called the violence "a provocation, a show of force by organised crime". ...
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| Army Sends Warning On Iraq Documentary Says 'Baghdad ER' May Be Too Graphic, Could Trigger Mental Health Problems |
The U.S. Army is warning soldiers and their families that a new film about an Iraq war medical unit may trigger mental health problems for some who view it. Army brass have sent a cautionary warning to military medical personnel about the soon-to-be-aired HBO documentary "Baghdad ER," which gives a graphic view of the Iraq war through the eyes of trauma doctors and nurses, even filming during an amputation. Despite many disturbing scenes, filmmaker Jon Alpert said the film had actually been toned down. "Some of the real raw scenes were just a little bit too brutal. My first two days there, I witnessed four amputations," said Alpert. A private screening was held in Washington on Monday, and the film will air on HBO on Sunday. ...
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| Boston faculty chafes at Rice rave |
About 20 percent of Boston College's faculty signed a letter opposing the Catholic school's plan to award Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice an honorary degree when she addresses this year's graduates, saying it is morally wrong to praise a leader whose efforts promote an "unjust war." The letter, signed by more than 200 faculty members, says Miss Rice's approach to international affairs conflicts with the school's Catholic traditions and humanistic values, and has sparked student rallies and counter-rallies on the university's Chestnut Hill campus. "Why honor someone who is the architect of an unjust war?" asked the Rev. David Hollenbach, a professor of theology and co-author of the letter. But Miss Rice will speak and be awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the May 22 commencement, Boston College spokesman John B. Dunn said Friday. ...
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Editor - 22:37:00 05-15-06
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| Bush's Immigration Speech Fails to Sway U.S. House Republicans |
George W. Bush faces an uphill battle in persuading House Republicans to support his plan to create a guest-worker program and use National Guard troops to gain ``full control'' of the U.S.-Mexico border. Bush, in a prime-time speech from the Oval Office last night, said tougher enforcement and a new visa program are needed to ``reduce the numbers of people trying to sneak across'' the border. He also endorsed giving undocumented immigrants who have been in the U.S. ``for many years'' a path to citizenship. Some House Republican leaders, who have backed border security legislation while opposing expanded immigration, immediately criticized the guest-worker proposal. ``I have real concerns about moving forward with a guest- worker program or a plan to address those currently in the United States illegally until we have adequately addressed our serious border-security problems,'' said House Majority Whip Roy Blunt, a Missouri Republican. ...
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