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• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 01 Sep 2000
• Sierra Leone President visits UN peacekeepers in Port Loko area, UN News, 01 September 2000 -- Sierra Leonean President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah has visited United Nations peacekeepers deployed in the western town of Port Loko, marking the first time he has travelled to the area since taking office in 1996, according to the UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL).
• LANKA BLAST, Voice of America, 01 September 2000 -- Fourteen Sri Lankan airmen have been killed in a landmine explosion in the island's northern region.
• U.S. to End Temporary Protected Status for Aliens from Bosnia, U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 01 Sep 2000 -- The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) announced August 30 that the designation of Bosnia-Herzegovina under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program will be terminated on February 10, 2001.
• Head of UN's East Timor mission meets Indonesian President, UN News, 1 September 2000 -- President Abdurrahman Wahid of Indonesia today assured senior United Nations officials of his continued support for ending the security and refugee problems in West Timor and for maintaining good relations with East Timor.
• TIMOR LIST, Voice of America, 01 September 2000 -- Indonesia's Attorney General's office has released a list of 19 suspects in the investigation into the violence that ravaged East Timor one year ago.
• Head of UN's East Timor mission meets Indonesian President, UN News, 01 September 2000 -- President Abdurrahman Wahid of Indonesia today assured senior United Nations officials of his continued support for ending the security and refugee problems in West Timor and for maintaining good relations with East Timor.
• UNHCR reports hundreds of Colombians fleeing paramilitary violence, UN News, 01 September 2000 -- Some 500 Colombians reportedly fleeing paramilitary attacks in their country have arrived in Venezuela seeking protection, a spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today.

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• YUGOSLAV ELECTIONS, Voice of America, 01 September 2000 -- U-N officials and European diplomats in Belgrade are concerned that the Milosevic government may yet try to rig the vote.
• PHILIPPINE HOSTAGES, Voice of America, 01 September 2000 -- Islamic rebels holding an American man hostage in the Southern Philippines have reportedly demanded 10 million dollars for his release.
• International Space Station Research Laboratory Passes NASA Review Boeing 01 Sep 2000 -- The Boeing-built research laboratory, Destiny, which is designed to be the centerpiece of the International Space Station when it is launched early next year, has successfully passed an Acceptance Review Board at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).
• Lockheed Martin to establish world-class Propulsion, Thermal and Metrology Center at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi Lockheed Martin 01 Sep 2000 -- Lockheed Martin Corporation announced a plan to establish an advanced Propulsion, Thermal, and Metrology Center at the John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi.