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South Africa's Constitutional Assembly adopts permanent post-apartheid constitution.
The Constitutional Assembly of South Africa ratifies the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, widely considered one of the most progressive and liberal constitutions globally in terms of human rights protections.
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The European Space Agency successfully launched the Ariane 5 rocket for its first test flight from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana.
This advanced launch vehicle represented a significant milestone in European space technology, designed to compete with American rocket systems and enhance Europe's space exploration capabilities.
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The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared..
Former CIA Director William Colby probably collapsed from a heart attack or stroke while he was out canoeing, and then fell into the water and died, the state medical examiner’s office said Friday.
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In a significant regional referendum, German voters decisively rejected a proposed merger between the states of Berlin and Brandenburg, demonstrating the complexity of post-reunification territorial reorganization in Germany.
Voters in the east German state of Brandenburg overwhelmingly rejected a merger with the city state of Berlin in a referendum yesterday which underlined how deep the mental divide between east and west Germans remains.
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