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 Israeli military source reported "on and off" clashes in the areas of Aita al-Shaab and Taibe on the Lebanese side of the border and Hizbollah said it was resisting another Israeli incursion near the border village of Kfar Kila.The southern village of Qana was set to bury bodies of at least 54 civilians, including 37 children on Tuesday, two days after they were killed in an Israeli air strike that sparked international outrage and calls for a swift end to the fighting.At least 598 people have been killed in Lebanon, although the health minister puts the toll at 750 including bodies still buried under rubble. Fifty-one Israelis have also been killed in the violence ignited by Hizbollah's July 12 capture of two Israeli soldiers...
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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 oppose the deployment of a multinational security force.Amid undiminished outrage after the Qana tragedy and complaints that the UN was doing nothing, Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, said she was convinced a sustainable ceasefire could be achieved at the security council this week.But Israel signalled dissent hours after she left Jerusalem for Washington. Ehud Olmert, its prime minister, shrugged off international pressure: "The fighting continues. There is no ceasefire and there will not be any ceasefire in the coming days....
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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 Kuwaitis with "life's expenses." It is not the first time such a payment has been made. The ruler of this oil-rich state, Sheik Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah, ordered the payout for Kuwait's one million citizens regardless of age. It will cost a total of $694 million. ...
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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 Brazil, and Ana Maria Miranda Ribeiro, also 49, pleaded not guilty to the unauthorized practice of medicine and drug charges at their arraignment. Luiz Ribeiro was ordered held on $250,000 bail while his wife was held on $50,000 bail. Both were ordered to surrender their passports. Neither had yet obtained an attorney, according to the district attorney's office. ...
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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 Hungary, and Helen Golay, 75, each were charged with two counts of murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder for financial gain. The murder charges carry special allegations that would make the women eligible for the death penalty if convicted. However, prosecutors will wait until the cases move closer to trial before deciding whether to seek capital punishment, county Deputy District Attorney Shellie Samuels said in a statement. ...
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