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THERE WAS FIDEL CASTRO, WEARing for the first time in Havana a blue suit instead of his trademark fatigues, on his feet for five hours praising both socialism and multinational corporations in a bravura if not altogether convincing performance. And Viktor Chernomyrdin, the Prime Minister of Russia, taking questions in Moscow's White House on topics ranging from the extent of government corruption to his relationship with Boris Yeltsin. And Do Muoi, Vietnam's Communist Party chief, asking for more foreign investment and affirming that it would be just fine if the path to pure communism first made the Vietnamese...
...allow for closer monitoring of human rights abuses. But the easing of travel restrictions is also very important, because in allowing more people in to see their relatives, more badly needed money will flow into the Cuban economy." Clinton took care to note that the trade embargo against Fidel Castro's government would remain in effect. The Administration also announced that, pending visa approval, Castro will be allowed to enter the U.S. for the first time since 1979. The Cuban leader will attend ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the U.N. on October...
...Huntsman Sr., a Salt Lake City industrialist who lost both parents to cancer and has survived two bouts himself, has donated $100 million to the University of Utah to study the disease. The gift is believed to be the largest ever to medical research. Health care writer Janice Castro reports that Huntsman, a Mormon, hopes the University can leverage a unique resource of the Church to get at the genetic roots of cancer. "Mormons have the most sophisticated genealogy database in the world right there in Salt Lake City," she says. "For years, they have collected the birth and death...
...available without a prescription. The former Surgeon General told the committee today that nicotine gum has proven its effectiveness in helping smokers quit. "If anyone can convince the FDA to do this, it's probably Koop, who is still seen as America's doctor," notes health care writer Janice Castro. "Until now, nicotine gum has been controlled for fear that users would reinforce their addiction to nicotine." At today's meeting, several medical experts said that tests show users for the most part do not dangerously abuse the drug, which they say is effective in helping smokers kick their habit...
...just as TIME is redoubling its electronic presence. Time Daily, a news digest launched a year ago, has gone from being posted once a day to being continually updated. "Our correspondents are reporting more than enough fresh news and exclusives to update nonstop," says Time Online senior editor Janice Castro. "Readers can tap into what we know on a daily and even hourly basis." And thanks to photo editor Jay Colton, the Daily now includes maps and pictures as well...