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• SECOND SERVICEMEMBER DIES IN AFGHANISTAN CENTCOM 25 Apr 2003 -- A second U.S. servicemember has died at 12:30 a.m. today as a result of injuries sustained during a rocket attack by enemy forces east of Fire Base Shkin near the Pakistan border in Paktika Province.
• CJTF-HOA Commander meets with Ethiopian and Kenyan officials USMC News 26 Apr 2003 -- Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Maj. Gen. John F. Sattler concluded a five-day official visit to Ethiopia and Kenya yesterday, having met with government and military officials in both countries to discuss ongoing efforts and progress in the Global War on Terrorism in the Horn of Africa region.
• Cardinal's Crew Works Overtime for OIF Navy NewStand 26 Apr 2003 -- "Over all lines," sounded the ship's announcing system as Sailors tossed mooring lines to a barge alongside the pier. At mid-morning Thursday, the crew of USS Cardinal (MHC 60) pulled back into home port after its longest underway period ever.
• Naval Coastal Warfare Units Operating in Iraqi Port Navy NewStand 26 Apr 2003 -- When the first humanitarian shipment arrived in the captured Port of Umm Qasr in Iraq, it represented a pivotal point in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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• President Signs "Clean Diamond Trade Act" Washington File 26 Apr 2003 -- President Bush has signed the "Clean Diamond Trade Act," which implements steps to exclude so-called "conflict diamonds" from international trade while promoting the legitimate diamond trade, the White House announced on April 25.

• KASHMIR/BOMB VOA 26 Apr 2003 -- In Indian Kashmir, three Islamic militants and two security personnel were reported killed Saturday in an attack on the state-run radio and television station there. There has been a surge of violence in the insurgency-wracked region over the past week.

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• W-H-O/SARS VOA 26 Apr 2003 -- The World Health Organization says it is critical that Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, known as SARS, be prevented from spreading to developing countries, where it could rage out of control. The W-H-O says the number of SARS cases worldwide has risen to more than 46-hundred, including more than 270 deaths.
• ASIA SARS VOA 26 Apr 2003 -- An official of the World Health Organization official has called on East Asian governments to take urgent action to curb the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. The U-N agency has also pointed to Vietnam's apparent success in containing the outbreak.

• Success of the 1677th launch of Soyuz EADS 26 Apr 2003 -- The 1677th flight of a Soyuz family launch vehicle, Soyuz-FG version, was performed on Saturday, April 26, 2003 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.