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Cannabis law reformers have mixed feelings over the recent "non-criminal" importation of marijuana and hashish by an
American billioniare.
The UK is in the grips of what is being desribed by authorities as a full scale killer-flu epidemic. People are dropping
like flies and up to 20,000 could die. John Howard reports
The collision between Stars & Stripes and Le Defi caused a late night International Jury session. It was called at the request of Team Dennis Conner,
asking for 48 hours to repair its boat, which was damaged in a collision with France's Le Défi challenger.
Psst! Want a new passport? You can get it over the Net. Welcome to Lomar the latest in a string of cyberspace nations
that is causing international legal interest.
Luna Rossa ITA 45 of team Prada dismasted on January 5 during the first leg of the match against AmericaOne.
As the Russian military begins its invasion of Grozny, Russia has launched a strategic intercontinental Topol-M missile
using the occasion to warn the West against criticising its Chechen campaign. John Howard reports.
Drugs Billionaire – Liquor Shop Bashing – Waitangi Row – Lost Hand – Gay Scouts – Timor Shoes – Childcare – Folic Acid
– Cannabis Special, Q, Attitudes, Legal Loophole – Conservation
Round Robin two of the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Selection Series ended after three previously cancelled matches were
re-sailed from Race 6 of 14 November. Team Prada's yacht Luna Rossa completed the Round Robin yesterday with a total of
46 points, ...
The Moscow Times reports that Russian troops have blasted their way into the outskirts of the Chechen capital of Grozny
and are now engaging rebel soldiers in the besieged city.
If democracy can be likened to a flower then in Russia the flower is wilting. Shortly it will probably be plucked and
thrown into the compost heap. The results in the Russian Parliamentary elections - now nearly finalised - are a clear
wake-up call ...
Perverse creatures that we are, some people were looking forward to the world coming to an end on January 1.
According to the Australian newspaper, The Advertiser, Air New Zealand has been issued with 501 infringement notices for
bringing illegal immigrants into Australia. John Howard reports.
An increasingly desperate Russian Prime Minister may have overstepped the mark in his flagrant nuclear sabre rattling
display today, writes Scoop's Alastair Thompson.
Silly Season Timing Perfect for Annual Intelligence and Security Report. “Turkey, Chicken or Just Plain Stuffed” ?
Today, Scoop welcomes Barb Sumner to our columnist fold. Barb is a freelance writer, a regular in "Grace" and "Metro"
and occasionally in the NZ Herald. She warns: some consider her works "too extreme". You be the judge.
Time, what is it? Like the weather it is something to talk about. And like the weather you have to take it has it comes.
And it keeps on coming, at the speed of light. Occasional Dublin Scoop Greg Meylan writes on how to get free bananas.
Japan's Nippon Challenge has lodged a protest with the International Jury against Team Dennis Conner.
Police Commissioner - Arthur Allan Thomas - Chechnya - IHC Shortchanged - Drug Billionaire - Middle East Peace -
Norwegian Train Crash - Gambling Warning - Pope To Step Down? - Lytellton Port - Cyclone Iris - Coromandel Scallops -
Tourism Bonanza - UK Flu ...
The issue of Chechnya has been raised informally in the UN Security Council by individual members, but Russia has never
allowed the matter to go further. The world is angry - but largely silent. John Howard reports.
The two postponed matches will be sailed today [Friday] after being called off due to no wind on Auckland's Hauraki Gulf
yesterday.