President Alan Garcia cut government salaries, including his own, on Monday, three days after announcing a long list of austerity measures in his inaugural address. Garcia, whose previous 1985-90 government was plagued by mismanagement and corruption that left Peru nearly bankrupt, blasted outgoing President Alejandro Toledo for spending lavishly while failing to help Peru's poor.In a decree published in the official newspaper El Peruano, Garcia reduced his monthly paycheck to just over $5,000, a 60 percent pay cut. Lawmakers saw their salaries reduced by nearly 40 percent to about the same level....
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 Israeli troops fight Hizbollah in south Lebanon |
| Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hizbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon early on Tuesday, as Israel gave the green light to widen a ground offensive and push deep into Lebanese territory. An Israe.. full News |
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| 'There is no ceasefire. There will not be any ceasefire' Israeli PM Olmert issues grim warning as US blocks moves for immediate cessation of hostilities |
| An international drive for a ceasefire in Lebanon halted yesterday amid sharp differences at the UN security council, Israel's rejection of any truce in the near future and a Hizbullah warning that it would opp.. full News |
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| Kuwait Parliament Approves One-Time $694 Government Gift for Every Citizen |
| Every Kuwaiti citizen will get a $694 gift from the government after parliament on Monday unanimously backed the one-time payout. The cabinet announced the plan earlier this month, saying it was to help Kuwaiti.. full News |
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| Couple Charged After Woman Dies During Home Liposuction Surgery |
| A couple who authorities say performed liposuction in the basement of a home were charged Monday with practicing medicine without a license after a female patient died. Luiz Carlos Ribeiro, 49, a native of Braz.. full News |
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| Elderly Duo Charged In Homeless Deaths Women, 73 And 75 Years Old, Charged With Hit-And-Run Murders |
| Two elderly women were charged Monday with killing homeless men in hit-and-run car crashes in order to collect million of dollars on their life insurance policies. Olga Rutterschmidt, 73, who was born in Hungar.. full News |
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