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WHAT HAPPENED ON 7th January 2001?
6th January 2001
PINOCHET FAILS TO SHOW FOR HEALTH TESTS
Former Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet is facing arrest after he failed to turn up for court-ordered medical tests General Pinochet was due to present himself at a military hospital in Santiago at 2pm British time. The tests were ordered by Judge Juan Guzman who is investigating the death or disappearance of 75 opponents of military rule during the 1970s. The general's lawyers had warned that he would not attend.
7th January 2001
YOUNG GIRL DIES IN WATERFALL ACCIDENT
A young British girl has died following an accident at a waterfall in South Africa the Foreign Office has said. The accident is understood to have happened yesterday at Lisbon Falls. The Foreign Office is still investigating. A spokesman was unable to release any details about the girl. Last Wednesday Cara Weaver 14 from Dorset was killed in an accident involving a cable car mechanism on Table Mountain near cape Town.
7th January 2001
LOCKERBIE TRIAL DEFENCE TEAM IN SETBACK
Syria has refused a formal request to hand over documents which defence lawyers in the Lockerbie bombing trial claim could help clear two Libyans. The trial resumed at Camp Zeist in the Netherlands with the lawyers saying they were closing their case. The defence claims the documents contained crucial evidence linking the 1988 bombing to militant Palestinians. Talks between Syria & British Embassy officials failed to yield any success.
6th January 2001
INDONESIA GIVES HOME RULE TO PROVINCES
The Indonesian government is introducing self-rule for its 26 provinces in a move which it hopes will counteract separatist disturbances. The move ` introduced with the minimum of ceremony ` has worried overseas investors & lenders who fear local rulers will overtax foreign firms. President Wahid's government admits the change is being introduced with haste. But "we will be able to do repairs along the way " a top official has said
7th January 2001
YOUNG GIRL DIES IN WATERFALL ACCIDENT
A young British girl has died following an accident at a waterfall in South Africa the Foreign Office has said. The accident is understood to have happened yesterday at Lisbon Falls. The Foreign Office is still investigating. A spokesman was unable to release any details about the girl. Last Wednesday Cara Weaver 14 from Dorset was killed in an accident involving a cable car mechanism on Table Mountain near cape Town.
7th January 2001
IRAN PUSHES FOR NEW PERCEPTION OF GULF
Iranian president Mohammad Khatami says the current global perception of the Gulf region solely as the world's main source of oil needs to be revised. That perception had led to the arrival of foreign troops wars destructive crises & a mono-cultural economy Mr Khatami told a conference in Teheran. The Gulf states should work to promote a new status for the region he said. Until its image changed the presence of foreign troops & destructive local conflicts would undermine stability.
6th January 2001
MORE SHIPMAN CHARGES UNLIKELY SAYS DPP
The Director of Public Prosecutions has said no more charges are likely to be brought against Dr Harold Shipman convicted of killing 15 of his patients The announcement follows the release of a study suggesting he probably killed 240 patients and possibly up to 297. The Department of Health examined his patient death rates from 1974 to 1998. These suggest 297 more of his patients died than could have been expected; 236 of the "excess" fatalities died at home
7th January 2001
YOUNG GIRL DIES IN WATERFALL ACCIDENT
A young British girl has died following an accident at a waterfall in South Africa the Foreign Office has said. The accident is understood to have happened yesterday at Lisbon Falls. The Foreign Office is still investigating. A spokesman was unable to release any details about the girl. Last Wednesday Cara Weaver 14 from Dorset was killed in an accident involving a cable car mechanism on Table Mountain near cape Town.
