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Former World War II prime minister and army commander Gen. Wladyslaw Sikorski’s body is set to be exhumed to finally determine whether the good leader actually died in the plane crash he was in or was he murdered by political rivals. He died on July 4, 1943 while he was on board a British bomber which crashed to the sea shortly after the said plane took off in Gibraltar. Gen. Sikorski was the head of the governement-in-exile that was based in London. Poland during that time ws mainly occupied by the Nazi Germans and The Russians. It was always believed that he was assassinated by his enemies. Sikorski was buried alongside Polish kings that rule Poland long before his time.

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As Zimbabwe waits for the official result of the Presidential Vote, Time was able to secure an interview with the Presidential Candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai. His party, Movement for Democratic Change (M.D.C.), says he has won with a 50.3% vote. Mugabe’s party, Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF), expectedly demanded for a recount. 

Below are just some of the highlights in the interview: 

Time: What lies in the future for Zimbabwe?
Tsvangirai: We’ll manage to get Mugabe out. Mugabe is being deserted. No one wants to touch Mugabe in the region now. Eventually, we will ease him out. After that, we need to set the country in a new direction, giving people freedom, dignity and opportunity. Zimbabwe has potential. With all our resources, mineral and human, we are well positioned to be a prosperous country. 

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Russian President Vladimir Putin flexes his muscle over the missile defense program and the inclusion of two ex-Soviet states into NATO as he hosts U.S. President George Bush and First Lady, Laura Bush.

Initially we reported that Bush may have a possibility in installing a missile interceptor in Poland, but Putin did not agree to this. He requested that Russia be able to inspect, monitor, and have equal access to both facilities in Poland and the Czech Republic. He also suggested that systems operations be run from Moscow instead of the U.S. Unfortunately Bush did not agree to this as it would violate the sovereignty of both countries.

The dinner ended well, but talks will continue.

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Bush scores a big victory in the NATO meeting last April 3. He was able to secure approval from the Czech Replublic to install U.S. radar systems in its territory. The systems will be linked to interceptor missiles in Poland.

Although the latter has yet to agreed to the plan, NATO’s support might force the hands of the Russians to go ahead with it despite their resistance to the proposal. The Russians see it as a threat that a U.S. installation be so near their motherland.

Both U.S. President Bush and Russian President Putin will be meeting on Sunday to discuss the missile defense system as well as the inclusion of ex-Soviet states Ukraine or Georgia into NATO.

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With the US Presidential Elections coming up on November, and Russia’s new president taking office this May, the meeting between both Bush and Putin on April will most likely be the last time. It will be on the missile system the US wants to place in Central Europe. It includes 10 interceptor missiles to be placed in Poland, and a radar system in the Czech Republic.

According to Bush, it will protect Europe from possible missile attacks from Iran, Putin says that the missile system’s intent is to weaken Russia’s nuclear deterrent. Initially the reaction was negative, but in recent months it has cooled down and now Bush wants to convince Putin again before the new President, Dmitry Medvedev , steps into office.

We will provide you with an updated result as soon as we get it.

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Taiwan’s newly-elected President, Ma Ying-jeou, wants to improve relations with China. This seems to be a drastic change from previous Presidents wherein they wanted to establish Taiwan as a separate state from China. He won by a landslide, 58% to 42% of his rival Frank Hsieh of the Democratic Party.

He proposes the following:

• Launch direct transportation links with the mainland
• Lift restrictions on Taiwan businessmen to operate in China
• Open Taiwan to Chinese tourists and investors

Will this mean that China bites the lure? The business sector hopes that the new President’s policies will entice the Mainland to help boost the economy.

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Workers in Notre Dame Basilica (Montreal’s landmark) are getting ready for a possible strike.  These workers have been working without a contract since end of 2005, and they said that they are frustrated with slow pace of negotiations.  The group includes technicians, boutique employees, tour guides and office workers earning $19.40-$25 an hour.