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• Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Visits Boeing C-17 Facility Boeing 04 Aug 2000 -- U.S. Army Gen. Henry Shelton, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, participated in a delivery ceremony for a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III cargo airplane to the U.S. Air Force.

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• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 04 Aug 2000
• SIERRA LEONE / U-N, Voice of America, 04 August 2000 -- The United Nations Security Council today (Friday) extended the mandate for U-N peacekeepers in Sierra Leone for another month and at the same time called for a tougher response by peacekeepers to hostile action from rebel forces.
• Council, Extending Unamsil Mandate Until 8 September, Expresses Intention To Strengthen Mission Mandate, Structure, Resources, UN Press Release, 04 August 2000 -- The Security Council this afternoon expressed its intention to strengthen the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) to enable the peacekeepers to respond more decisively and robustly to attacks by the Revolutionary United Front (RUF).
• RUSSIA / CHECHNYA ANNIVERSARY, Voice of America, 04 August 2000 -- The present war, which Russian officials call an "anti-terrorist" operation, has dragged on despite the military's promise to win a quick victory over the Chechen rebels.
• KARADZIC TRIAL, Voice of America, 04 August 2000 -- The controversial trial of a civil lawsuit against former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is underway in a New York Federal court.
• NIGERIA HOSTAGES, Voice of America, 04 August 2000 -- A hostage crisis at two oil installations continues in southeastern Nigeria despite promises by armed militants to release their captives and evacuate the oilrigs.
• BRITAIN / YUGOSLAVIA, Voice of America, 04 August 2000 -- Britain is pressing Yugoslav authorities for the release of two British citizens who Belgrade says are being detained, along with two Canadians, on suspicion of spying.
• U-N / TIMOR, Voice of America, 04 August 2000 -- The United Nations has suspended the repatriation of East Timorese refugees from West Timor because of continued militia attacks against the refugees and aid workers.

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• Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Build First Interactive Broadband Multimedia Spacecraft for New Skies Satellites Lockheed Martin 04 Aug 2000 -- Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) announced the award of a contract to build a second geosynchronous satellite for New Skies Satellites N.V.