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Israel – Yugoslavia – Maori Pay – Heart Surgery Waiting List – Super – Air Traffic Control – Hamilton Casino
ISRAEL: The violence between Palestinians and
Israel has eased after tough talk from the Israeli PM. While
Israel talked tough a new ceasefire was organised in Gaza.
In another gesture of reconciliation Mr Arafat has offered
to rebuild Joseph’s tomb.
- The US Secretary of State
says it is up to Yasser Arafat to stop the uprising.
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The director of an Islamic group in London says that if
Yasser Arafat were to stop the uprising he would lose his
job.
- Israel and Hizbollah negotiators have begun
negotiating over the return of three Israeli
soldiers.
YUGOSLAVIA: The new President of Yugoslavia said his first priority is to normalise relations with other countries. Montenegro and Kosovo are concerned that they will no longer have external support for their independence movements.
MAORI PAY: An Otago University Study which found that Maori employees were being paid less on average for the same jobs than Pakeha, has been criticised.
HEART SURGERY WAITING LIST: The waiting list for non-acute heart surgery in Auckland at Greenlane Hospital has quadrupled over the last 27 months.
SUPER: The government will announce details of a new superannuation fund tomorrow. National says that more widespread support is needed for the scheme.
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL” Airways Corporation is probing a computer hardware problem with the air traffic control system that led to some flight delays over the weekend.
HAMILTON CASINO: The backers of a proposed casino
in Hamilton go to court today to challenge a High Court
decision that the Casino Control Authority was biased when
it granted the casino license.
Alastair Thompson
Scoop Publisher
Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.
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