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Quake hits Indonesia again: An earthquake mcasyrliigAS pn the.openrended Richter scale nit Indonesia today, the Australian Seismological Centre said; reports Al'l* from Canberra.
The centre said in a statement the earthquake occurred at 2 pm. (0300 GMT) and was centered in the Banda Sea about 600 kilometres (370 miles) north of Darwin, at a depth of 90 kilometres (56 miles).
The quake follows two others in the past two days.
Israel to lift closure on Gaza: im«h will lift the 16-day closure on the Gaza Strip today, allowing Palestinians to cross In to in Israel, the army said on Tuesday, reports Reuter from Jerusalem.
The curfew will remain in force in parts of the Strip.
The closure over the occupied Gaza was partially lifted on Monday but only a few hundred of the 30,000 Palestinians who earn their living in Israel left the Strip.
Israeli authorities will also lift the closure over the Hebron area In the occupied West Bank.
Israel sealed off the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip after five Israeli soldiers were killed this month by militants of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas. Hundreds of 1 thousands of the nearly two million Palestinians have been under curfew.
Israel authorities arrested more than 1,200 Palestinians and last week deported 415 to Lebanon. ’
UNITA withdrawing troops The opposition movement UNITA has begun withdrawing troops from the northern Angolan towns of Uige and Ncgage, the Portuguese news agency LUSA said on Tuesday, reports Reuter from Lisbon.
“UNITA troops arc effectively abandoning the cities of Uige and Negagc and returning to their barracks,- LUSA quoted a report from Unavcm. the UN Mission in Angola, as saying.
Unavcm officials met UNITA generals in Uige and Ncgage on Monday, LUSA said.
Angola has been on the brink of renewed civil war since elections last September. The vote was intended to set the seal on a 1991 peace accord to end 16 years of fighting between rebel UNITA troops and the ruling MPLA.
Ganesh Ghosh dead: The legendary revolutionary leader, Ganesh Ghosh, died at SSKM I lospital in Calcutta early yesterday morning, reports PTI from Calcutta.
Ghosh who was 92, was a bachelor.
He was elected to the West Bengal legislative assembly as CPI (M). Candidate for three consecutive terms from 1952 to 1962 and to the l-ok Sabha from South Calcutta parliamentary constituency in 1967.
His body will be brought to the CPI (M) party office tomorrow and cremation will be held on Thursday, according lo CPI (M) sources.
NASA to launch next mission Jan 13: The first shuttle launch of the new year Is scheduled for Jan 13 — a six-day mission that will allow for practice space walking, NASA said Tuesday, reports AP from Cape Canvcral.
The endeavour fight will include deploying a solid propellant rocket that will boost the satellite into a 22,300-milc (37,000 km).
High orbit, making astronomical observations of X-ray sources and practicing space walking.
The spacewalk will help prepare astronauts to walk on the paned space station freedom.
The orbiter is schedule ton lift off at 8:52 am with five astronauts. said NASA spokesman George Diller.
The crew commanded by John Casper will Include pilot Don McMoqgalc. and mission specialists Susan Helms. Mario Runco and Greg Harbaugh. Helms will be the only rookie. The others have each made one previous space flight.
Israel to allow UN envoy's trip:
Israeli leaders have agreed lo allow a UN envoy to visit Israel al the request of Secretary-Genera Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the Prime Minister's office said on Tuesday, reports Reuter from Jerusalem.
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s spokesman said Boutros-Ghali phoned Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres on Tuesday and proposed that Under-Secretary General James Johnah will visit Israel shortly. The spokesman stressed ft would be a good will visit-
No dale has been set for the trip.