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...recently, Joseph Estrada; of renal failure; in Manila. After Marcos called for and won a snap election in 1986 that was widely suspected to be fraudulent, Sin took to the airwaves, rallying the country of devout Catholics to join a military faction that had mutinied against Marcos. After a three-day standoff, Marcos fled. Sin stepped in again to help oust the corrupt Estrada in 2001. Famous for his humor--"Welcome to the House of Sin" was his greeting to houseguests--he responded to criticisms of his secular activism by saying the church "cannot proclaim eternal salvation ... when...
...early evening in Tokyo was hot (83° F) and steamy, and one of the world's busiest air terminals, Haneda, was even more jammed and uncomfortable than usual. But most of the jostling travelers were in a festive, uncomplaining mood. The three-day observance of Bon, a holiday season nearly as joyous as New Year's, would begin the next morning. Many Japanese would devote the days to nostalgic visits to the places of their birth, to happy reunions with relatives, to paying homage to their ancestors. The more religious among them believed that the spirits of their forefathers would...
...indications are that when the lab results are in they will confirm the President to be in excellent health." Next day the results were released: all the growths were found to be benign. That came as no surprise to Reagan. When he departed from the hospital the day before, he said he felt "just fine" and flashed the thumbs-up sign as he and Nancy boarded a helicopter and headed off to Camp David for the three-day weekend. MONEY Counterfeiting Made Easy...
...excursion augurs well to be both a practical and a ceremonial success. The reason: as they nudge their economies through a fourth year of sustained growth, the industrialized countries are showing a capacity for cooperation unmatched in recent years. Looking ahead to the three-day conclave in Tokyo's imposing Akasaka Palace, the imperial guesthouse, officials from all participating countries caution that ugly problems could still dampen the summit mood. Among other things, the leaders will be preoccupied with their differing responses to international terrorism in the wake of the U.S. attack on Libya. Nonetheless, a French official predicted that...
...years left in office, the issue of who should succeed him flared up last week. The chatter came after the Durban High Court convicted Schabir Shaik, a friend and financial adviser to Deputy President Jacob Zuma, on fraud and corruption charges. After a riveting eight-month trial and a three-day verdict broadcast live on television and radio, Judge Hillary Squires found Shaik guilty on all three charges against him. Squires announced Shaik had paid some $180,000 to Zuma in bribes between 1995 and 2001 in order to keep in the Deputy President's good books and gain advantages...