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PICKS
50 reported killed in Afghan ethnic fightingPAKISTAN
(August 2 — Reuters) — The Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press
(AIP) said 50 soldiers and civilians (平民) were killed in the
fighting Thursday near Ghurian, some 40 miles west of Herat
city, near the border with Iran. Bombing kills 7 at Hebrew
University JERUSALEM (August 1 — AP) — A bomb hidden in a bag
ripped through a busy cafeteria (自助餐厅) at Hebrew University
Wednesday, killing seven people, in an attack that shattered
(粉碎) the peace in one of the few places where young Jews and
Arabs still mixed freely. More than 80 people were also
wounded in the second bombing to hit Jerusalem in two days. 13
bodies found off southern Spanish coast SPAIN (August 1—AP) —
Coast guards found the bodies of 13 people believed to be
would-be immigrants (移民) who drowned trying to enter Spain
clandestinely (秘密地).S. Korean parliament rejects nominee for
PMSEOUL (July 31—AP), — South Korea’s parliament embarrassed
(使难堪) President Kim Dae-jung, voting to reject (否决) his
nominee for prime minister, the first woman ever nominated for
the job.
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