Subject: Cancer rate in China is 137 per 100,000 people; higher rate in village

From: "Russ Oneil" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:55:51 -0600

http://arelg.straightif.cn/?086094068898At talks Friday with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, he ridiculed U.S. plans for a missile defense system in eastern Europe, supposedly to stop an Iranian attack."The main reason for Putin's visit to Iran was to convey this message personally to the ultimate power inIran," one official said.Railway workers will join bus, power, gas and some state employees for the action called after President Nicolas Sarkozy refused to back down over planned pension reforms, according to Monique Ricard, spokeswoman for the French railway SNCF.ROME, Italy (AP) -- A man opened fire in a courtroom in northern Italy on Wednesday, seriously wounding his estranged wife and killing her brother before being shot to death by police, officials said.About 80,000 rugby fans are expected to attend Saturday's World Cup final between England and South Africa.Trains across France and the Metro -- Paris's subway system -- are expected to come to a halt starting Wednesday night, Ricard said.Unidentified relatives of the gunman's victims console one another outside the courtroom."We are certainly concerned about the impact for fans. So far we've been assured the disruptions should be manageable but it remains to be seen," Jessica Chambers, a spokeswoman for the England Rugby Supporters Club.A police officer and the woman's lawyer also were injured, but not seriously, police said.The wife was taken to a hospital, where she was declared clinically dead, Italian media reported. Her brother died at the scene.The ANSA news agency identified the man as Klirim Fejzo, his wife as Vyosa Demcolli and her brother as Arjan Demcolli, all Albanians.Police were investigating how the man managed to take a weapon into the courtroom in Reggio Emilia, a city about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Bologna. LONDON, England (CNN) -- Widespread strikes are expected to cripple France's transport network just as rugby fans make their way to Paris for this weekend's World Cup final.Prompted by government attempts to cut pension privileges, the strikes will be for 24 hours but could be prolonged to Friday, Ricard said.The strike is expected to cripple France's national train network.Russian officials could not immediately be reached to verify the report and the Iranian news agency provided no details on what Putin had proposed.