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Wednesday 23 April 1997 23:02 BST
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Good Day for Buddhists, as Bangkok announced a two-year fund-raising campaign to help Buddhist crematoria convert from wood-burning to electricity.

Bad Day for Racketeers, as Bulgaria formulated new laws under which, a spokesman said: "racketeering and evading taxes are considered as a crime".

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