Thursday, October 28, 1999
Indian with eye for fibre-optics climbs to rich list
Legend has it that Sycamore is an inferior fig tree whose fruit is not as sweet or edible as the more common fig. But at the end of the American century in the roaring nineties, Wall Street has no ear for botany or mythology.
US asks Pak to withdraw from LoC
The United States has asked Pakistan's new ruler General Pervez Musharraf to withdraw troops from the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir to lessen tensions with India.
Falun Gong persists with protest despite police surveillance
Chinese police stepped up patrols and surveillance of Tiananmen Square on Wednesday, trying to put an end to three days of low-key protests by members of the banned spiritual movement Falun Gong.
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