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...nearly that far a reach. Jong Il supposedly has mastered all knowledge, and his thoughts are studied at great world universities. In fact, his only travels outside his homeland -- a cause of real concern for other governments -- have been to communist countries, plus a stint of studies on Malta...
...Nigeria refused to let him enter the country. U.S. agents who had slipped aboard the Nigeria-bound jetliner then had him arrested. Rezaq is said to be the sole survivor among the Palestinian hijackers who seized Egypt Air Flight 648 in 1985. After a forced landing in Malta, two women passengers were shot in cold blood; Egyptian commandos stormed the plane, and an additional 58 were killed...
...President's agenda on Capitol Hill. Representing the President in 47 countries around the world. Traveling to all 50 states, helping out with political responsibilities. Heading the Competitiveness Council, heading the Space Council. Probably the most important event was monitoring the Philippine crisis when the President was in Malta...
...WORLD DID PRESIDENT BUSH CHOOSE TO HOLD HIS December 1989 summit with Mikhail Gorbachev on board heaving ships off the wintry coast of Malta? After the world's most powerful duo endured the so-called seasick summit, the President tweaked his younger brother WILLIAM ("Bucky") BUSH for suggesting the stormy site. It turns out that Bucky, an international investment consultant, had business ties to firms that could have profited from the choice of a tiny nation trying to boost its tourism. He was, for example, a consultant for CIGA, an Italian hotel firm that was mulling construction...
OVERALL MORTALITY. Leading cause of death: heart attacks and strokes (25% of all deaths). Highest auto death rate: Suriname (33.5 deaths per 100,000 people). Lowest: Malta...