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Final wife A 69-year-old Kenyan man who boasts 126 marriages and 497 children has said he is finally calling it a day. Arsantus Akuku Ogwella, who has divorced 85 of his spouses, has taken what he insists is his final wife, making his present tally 41.—Nairobi
Turnout low Only some of the strikers in the disputed region of Nagorno-Kara-bakh have returned to
work, with the turnout as low as 50 per cent in some factories, the Communist Party daily “Pravda” reports.—Moscow. Attache killed A bomb blast has killed a United States naval attache in Greece. The man was driving to work when the bomb was detonated outside his car.—Athens. Minister escapes A Sri Lankan Government Minister, Gamini Athukorale, escaped
unhurt when two suspected Left-wing guerrillas opened fire at him.— Colombo. Call for inquiry British security forces may have planned the “extrajudicial execution” of suspected members of Irish Republican groups, according to Amnesty International. The human rights organisation has renewed calls for an independent judicial inquiry into disputed killings by the Army and the police.—London
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