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Thursday, 18 January 1996
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- Israelis turn Jerusalem into a foreign country
- Court bans Mitterrand doctor's book
- Juppe to spend pounds 2bn reviving inner cities
- Hostel blaze kills 10 migrants
- Legend of the pool table dies at 82
- I-For faces first Bosnia deadlines
- New Greek leader a friend to EU
- Turkey gets tough with ship hijackers
- Israelis turn Jerusalem into a foreign country
- Death train arrest
- Stricken Iraq set to sell oil on UN terms
- Hotel Breaks with THE INDEPENDENT
- Iraq wants to talk about oil-for-food sale
- Final curtain
- Guns fall silent, but the truth is elusive
- Chinese arrest doctor's brother
- Children fight back against Aids taboos
- Yeltsin vows to bring war home to Dudayev
- Assault 'reckless' about hostages
- Mystery birth of Tex-Mex drug lord
- 'We have decided to finish the operation'
- Hijacked ship creeps towards Istanbul
- British troops ordered to arrest war criminals
- Saddam denounces foes as 'hyenas'
- Israeli settlers see their world crumble
- Algerian rebels mark Ramadan in blood
- US wealthy bank on fashion for flat tax
- New York's terrorist sheikh jailed for life
- Pretoria inquiry confirms secret battle for the rhino
- The Queen's man in Sydney loses his palace
- India's old crocodile snaps up rivals
- Settlers despair of saving their world
- Snow is black comedy in a place that shouldn't exist
- French arms industry hit by massive losses
- Bomber sheikh's last message
Business
- Standard sets tough rules on governance
- The right decision on rates, despite the timing
- Clarke moves despite inflation setback
- Forte steps up war of words in takeover saga
- Unichem-Lloyds deal creates biggest chain of chemists
- Grand Met leads in pounds 200m Walker battle
- Vodafone to challenge Orange with pounds 15m advertising campaign
- Lenders brace for renewed warfare
- Surprise cut lifts Footsie to record
- Robin comes rolling out of the financial ashes
- L&G sees life market recovery
- Player sales prove a winner for Spurs
- Decision on more Barings arrests expected soon
- Record day leaves investors waiting for more rate cuts
- Vaux froths on talk that Wolves may be closing in
- Loyalty cards pay off for Tesco
- World-wide slump strikes Prudential
- French unrest will damage Photo-Me
- First Leisure lays gloom on thick
- Bono of contention over 'Guardian' ad campaign
- Lloyd's turns up heat on regulation
- Banks and small firms 'getting on better'
- PIA to raise pounds 15m for safety net
- Cable firms set to invest
- Welsh Water agrees to separate listing
- USAir appoints Wolf chairman
- British Gas buys Fiat oil interests
- Gartmore says sale is still on
- Police move in at Wainhomes
- Pensions fines threaten 23 funds
- Lloyd's to turn up heat on regulation
- Granada acquires maximum stake
- Unichem in talks to bid for Lloyds Chemists
- BZW will move all its staff to Canary Wharf
- Price war at pumps will create petrol deserts
- Mixed retail fortunes leave City disappointed
- Hopes undimmed by standstill on interest rates
People
- Anniversaries
- Birthdays
- Obituary: Ian Dawson-Shepherd
- Luncheons
- Synagogue services
- Pregnancy claim after vasectomy struck out
- Obituary: Barbara Jordan
- Obituary: N. T. Rama Rao
- Dinners
- Obituary: Samuel Rosenberg
- OBITUARY: Professor Sir Edmund Happold
- OBITUARY: Philip Dunleavy
- OBITUARY: Professor R. P. Bell
- OBITUARY: Kaye Webb
- Director responsible for company's negligence
- Anniversaries: 18th January 1996
- Birthdays: 18th January 1996
- 1 Heading for America? Prepare for the longest US immigration queues ever
- 2 Notes from a small island: Is Sealand an independent 'micronation' or an illegal fortress?
- 3 You thought Ryanair's attendants had it bad? Wait 'til you hear about their pilots
- 4 'Swivel-gate': David Cameron goes to war with the press over 'swivel-eyed loons' slur
- 5 It’s official: thanks to Stephen Hawking's Israel boycott, anti-Semitism is no more
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