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THE OFFICIAL CURRENCY OF THE NETHERLANDS -- THE GUILDER -- HAS FORMALL...

World | January 28, 2002, Monday | Viewed: 264

The official currency of The Netherlands -- the guilder -- has formally ceased to exist as spendable cash after 776 years. The guilder is the first of 12 European currencies to completely disappear as a result of the introduction of the euro on January 1....

AS MANY AS 500 PEOPLE ARE NOW KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN KILLED AS A RESULT OF...

World | January 28, 2002, Monday | Viewed: 384

As many as 500 people are now known to have been killed as a result of a series of huge explosions at an army munitions dump in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos on Sunday. Many of the dead are children and babies who drowned in two nearby canals as thou...

PALESTINIAN LEADER YASSER ARAFAT RENEWED HIS CALL FOR A CEASE-FIRE WIT...

World | January 27, 2002, Sunday | Viewed: 229

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat renewed his call for a cease-fire with Israel on Saturday, but promised to resist increasing Israeli and U.S....

THE DALAI LAMA HAS BEEN FLOWN TO BOMBAY FOR A MEDICAL CHECKUP AFTER DO...

World | January 27, 2002, Sunday | Viewed: 321

The Dalai Lama has been flown to Bombay for a medical checkup after doctors found a lump in his stomach. The Dalai Lama fled Tibet in 1959 with thousands of supporters following a failed uprising against China....

HUNDREDS OF PROTESTERS HAVE GATHERED IN AUSTRALIA TO SHOW SOLIDARITY W...

World | January 27, 2002, Sunday | Viewed: 236

Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Australia to show solidarity with nearly 200 Afghan asylum seekers who are on their twelfth day of a hunger strike. Australia's immigration minister is standing firm on the policy, already slammed by the United Nati...

THE NAMES OF TWO MORE BRITONS BEING HELD AMONG SUSPECTED AL-QAEDA OR T...

World | January 27, 2002, Sunday | Viewed: 306

The names of two more Britons being held among suspected al-Qaeda or Taleban members in Camp X-Ray have been released by the Foreign Office. Asif Iqbal, 20, and Shafiq Rasul, 24, were taken to the maximum security prison at the US navy base in Guantanamo...

ONE ISRAELI WAS KILLED AND MORE THAN 110 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN A PALE...

World | January 27, 2002, Sunday | Viewed: 317

One Israeli was killed and more than 110 people were injured in a Palestinian suicide bombing attack midday Sunday in the center of west Jerusalem, CNN reported, citing Israeli authorities. It was the second attack in the same area in less than a week....

CAPRIATI FOUGHT OFF FOUR MATCH POINTS IN THE SECOND SET AND BEAT MARTI...

World | January 26, 2002, Saturday | Viewed: 247

Capriati fought off four match points in the second set and beat Martina Hingis 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2 Saturday to win her second consecutive Australian Open title. No woman had ever saved more match points and won a Grand Slam final....

ISRAELI FIGHTER PLANES STRUCK PALESTINIAN SECURITY INSTALLATIONS IN GA...

World | January 26, 2002, Saturday | Viewed: 234

Israeli fighter planes struck Palestinian security installations in Gaza and the West Bank late Friday, Palestinian sources and Israel Radio reported. The airstrikes came hours after a suicide bomber in Tel Aviv set off an explosive device near the city's...

PAKISTAN HAS CRITICIZED INDIA'S TEST LAUNCHING OF A NUCLEAR-CAPABLE BA...

World | January 26, 2002, Saturday | Viewed: 297

Pakistan has criticized India's test launching of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, saying the action threatens regional stability and warning that it has "the means to defend itself". Though it was informed in advance of the test, a Pakistani foreign...

THE FORMER VICE CHAIRMAN OF ENRON CORP. -- WHO MADE MILLIONS ON THE SA...

World | January 26, 2002, Saturday | Viewed: 375

The former vice chairman of Enron Corp. -- who made millions on the sale of Enron stock but was unhappy with Enron's business practices and quit last May -- was found dead Friday, the victim of an apparent suicide, police in Sugar Land, Texas, said....

A DAY AFTER INDIA TEST-LAUNCHED A NUCLEAR-CAPABLE BALLISTIC MISSILE, T...

World | January 26, 2002, Saturday | Viewed: 352

A day after India test-launched a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, the nation paraded the weapon during the country's Republic Day celebration in New Delhi. India's 53rd annual Republic Day came amid unprecedented security as its troops and Pakistani fo...

POLICE FIRED TEAR GAS AND RUBBER BULLETS AS A DEMONSTRATION IN THE ARG...

World | January 26, 2002, Saturday | Viewed: 265

Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as a demonstration in the Argentine capital descended into violence Saturday. Public outrage against a deep economic crisis triggered renewed protests Friday as unemployed Argentines blocked highways....

FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN ALAN GREENSPAN EXPRESSED OPTIMISM THURSDAY AB...

World | January 25, 2002, Friday | Viewed: 217

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan expressed optimism Thursday about the U.S....

INDIA HAS TESTED AN INTERMEDIATE-RANGE NUCLEAR-CAPABLE BALLISTIC MISSI...

World | January 25, 2002, Friday | Viewed: 332

India has tested an intermediate-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile off its eastern coast. The test comes amid a tense military stand-off with nuclear rival Pakistan, though defense analysts say the Agni is seen more as a deterrent against nuclear-ar...