2005.02.17

USA anti-terror act sparks credit card cutoff in Marshall Islands (AFP). Tourists and residents are unable to use their credit cards at many businesses in the Marshall Islands after links between the central Pacific nation's main bank and a key partner bank are cut because of the US Patriot Act. 2005.02.17

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ROK, PRC Urge Patience for DPRK Talks (Reuters). South Korea and China urged patience with North Korea today, stressing their commitment to six-party talks on its nuclear program, as diplomats arrived in Beijing to try to get the process back on track. 2005.02.17

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PRC's Help Sought on DPRK Nuke Issue (AP). China is sending a top communist party official to North Korea this week amid renewed efforts to get Beijing's longtime ally to resume stalled talks on its nuclear weapons program. 2005.02.17

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Cyclone Olaf hits American Samoan island -- takes aim at Cooks (AFP). Super-cyclone Olaf hits American Samoa's Manu'a Islands, with damage expected to be severe, authorities said, as the storm swings towards the Cook Islands. 2005.02.17

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