Serbian artillery strikes villages

VERY TENSE SITUATION IN KOSOVO PAGE 9

50 CHILDREN WHO KILL

Bosses give them pistols to kill rivals. Children benefit from lighter sentences PAGE 2

Yugoslavs cause a breakdown at Vau i Dejës

SHKODËR—Specialists at Vau i Dejës said yesterday that the cause of this breakdown was a drop in frequency on the high-voltage line that goes to Yugoslavia. They said that this drop in frequency came completely unexpectedly from the Montenegrin side. An extraordinary noise was heard at the Vau i Dejës hydroelectric plant, which was immediately followed by an interruption in the electricity supply. PAGE 12

DIARY

26.02.1999, SHKODËR, DURRËS, ELBASAN, KORÇË, THE SOUTH Baby girls are left to die TIRANË—Baby girls have the right to die, while boys do not. The patriarchal nature of Albanian society is affecting newborn babies too. While boys receive care, for girls it falls to the point of neglect, which naturally results in their deaths. PAGE 11

Seven police officers have their caps taken away

The detainee escaped from the courthouse PAGE 12

Coca-Cola, back on March 3

DURRËS — “Albanian” Coca-Cola is coming back to Tirana. The company’s major investment was severely damaged several months ago by a fire caused for reasons that remain unclear, halting production of the famous Coca-Cola soft drinks, one of the symbols of the West. In response to speculation about the closure of foreign investments in Albania, Kristina Buzi, President of the Coca-Cola Group in Italy, expressed her determination to reopen the plant. PAGE 6

The bishop in Rome as a witness

The mystery of the PAD politician’s “involvement” with the Mafia is unraveled PAGE 2

Tax inspectors launch an attack on gas stations

THOSE WITHOUT A LICENSE WILL BE SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY PAGE 10

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