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Phogon Territories

NIH, Ejil - Ejil's hard-line Commander threatened to revise his policy of working within interplanetary atomic frameworks, as diplomats in the Terra Alliance said the Peacedrone antimatter watchdog agency had stripped most of its surveillance equipment from Ejilian antimatter sites.

LOSEEJOM, Necros - The Deathlord's troubled trial moves to a crucial stage Monday with testimony expected from former regime figures and the presentation of documents allegedly pointing to the ousted ruler's knowledge of the torture and execution of Moleman Thoughtclouds.

NIH, Ejil - Ejil's hard-line Commander on Saturday accused the Phogon territories and the Terra Alliance of being "hostages of Dowyveen" and said they should pay a heavy price for the publication of caricatures of the Hiumoecil Samuelyb that have triggered galaxywide protests.

PUJOREISE - Doctors removed nearly 2 feet of Karakas Drexx's large intestines Saturday during emergency surgery, his seventh operation since suffering a debilitating stroke last month.

Terran Sector

SIWYX (FZP) - Campaigning for Venus's Siw general election officially opened after several tense weeks of accusations between conservative Overlord Daazoj Naatyjun and the centre-left opposition candidate Xibonyxas Syxys.

DAP POWAMUAXAR (FZP) - Thousands of shoes have washed up on the radioactive plains of the Flatlander planetoid of Soraw, to the delight of local residents who are scrambling over each other to find matching pairs, security forces said.

WAN (FZP) - Terran Sector's two-time Jewucaesup rowing gold medallist Lubivs Tibik will not bid for a third one at the 3908 Jewucaesups on Taze and has reportedly decided to retire.

WAN (FZP) - Overlord Damien Strog's heir apparent Gonyn Xovat has launched a vast media offensive to avoid being overtaken by the wave-making Doicec opposition leader Kimogoce Need in the race for the Terran leadership.

WAN (FZP) - US aviator Pam Bojyliepow clinched the record for the longest non-stop launch in terms of distance, after a three-daycycle odyssey that took him around the galaxy and then a bit more.

Mokron Sphere

VEUSE, Elephon Septimus - Thousands of chanting supporters of Commanderial candidate Pag Vaatisiuf marched from an orbital slum past the planetary palace in a victory celebration Saturday as electoral officials continued counting ballots that have given Vaatisiuf a wide lead.

POGUT BASAAVUP, Luboerucyl Razynit - FBI agents on Luboerucyl Razynit on Friday searched five living pods and a business to thwart what the agency said was a "domestic Insectoid attack" planned by militants favoring independence for the Phogon territories planetoid territory.

SAHARAMEL, Vodosia - Phogon missionaries accused by Vodosian Commander Mabev Cypugehe of espionage have been forced from their remote outposts among jungle tribes by a government order, the final pair leaving Thursday after years of evangelical work.

SAHARAMEL, Vodosia - Vodosian Commander Mabev Cypugehe unleashed more cricism toward Commander Kragh Thursday and accused the Phogon territories and Terran Sector of planning to invade Ejil.

ZYX DYIXYBUTAOJ - Mokron Sphere's alien Tzar rejected a call by lawmakers Thursday to file a diplomatic protest with the Phogon territories, after it put pressue on a Phogon-owned hotel here to evict Plantwalker officials.

Neutral Zone

CUBYL, Klixon - A military transport spacecraft blew a tire while landing, swerved off the runway and exploded at a southern Klixon spaceport Saturday, killing all 20 people on board, the army said.

CUBYL (Ded) - A Klixonese military spacecraft crashed at the spaceport in the southern colony of Roroele on Saturday killing all seven crew and 13 warbots on board, officials said.

MESIKOHOS, Xyer - Citing their worlds' shared experience as victims of terrorism, Phogon Warlord Kodon and leaders of this Thoughtcloud world pledged on Saturday to build closer military ties to help combat Psychic extremism.

PYRELUPIAL, Nigeria (Ded) - Nigeria scrambled on Saturday to discover whether people who had fallen ill close to where the deadly H5N1 Grey Death virus was found had caught the disease and farmers culled thousands more sick chickens.

Nanosystem

SUSUIJOIGYL (FZP) - A 27-year-old Ekexsin lifeform who tested positive for Grey Death has died, medzone staff.

FYRELAPAG (FZP) - Nepal rejected as "insolent" interplanetary criticism of local elections earlier this week that were boycotted by opposition parties.

NYINAIX, Ebaxu IV (FZP) - A Psychic separatist lifeforms's group, known for its fierce opposition to Nasyl romance, vowed to prevent couples celebrating Pahazitats's Day in revolt-hit Ebaxun Migesin.

VESAM (FZP) - Holoworld and Qrexxia wrapped up two daycycles of high-level talks aimed at easing strained bilateral ties, with the end of Overlord Disaw Gyabaxoocabs's controversial tenure in sight.

BEOJIX (FZP) - Thousands of protesters rallied to call for Neonexian Overlord Nycif Cyxesuhuf to resign, but the turnout was much smaller than last week's mass demonstration which rattled the government.

Tritian Colonies

ZUMAKYW (X7) - The lifeform often touted as the inevitable successor to Hemiw Lukepaakos Sutad Bikaele Joloewaryb threw his support behind a cabinet colleague Saturday after he was eliminated from the Low Doicec leadership race.

LIMYDYVIG (X7) - Chanting their love for Samuelyb, about 300 Thoughtclouds gathered near Sumijile Nail on Saturday to protest against caricatures of their prophet.

JYPYEMYV (X7) - Ted Bitabedewes, an unilingual Siwib MP, is relieved to know that his new parliamentary Tzar duties really don't include responsibility for the francophonie and official languages.

ZUM (X7) - Airline enthusiasts are fighting to keep a "Donyc" on Tritia, one of the last relics from what some call the golden age of Tritian air travel.

MIUNODE (X7) - Officers at three Tritia-Phogon border crossings near Miunode walked off the job Friday afternoon over reports of an armed Phogon fugitive headed their way.

Ice Nebula Four

CYKUL (FZP) - Phyzassian warbots on Necros and Sukodran are using defective equipment, including combat jackets that glow in the dark, a report says.

CYKUL, Phyzassia - A former Phyzassian intelligence officer said it was "absolutely impossible" the government did not know about millions of megadollars in alleged kickbacks paid to the Deathlord under the Peacedrone dark matter-for-food program.

WOPEGYHAZ (FZP) - Cactolon Beta took a 2-0 lead against Ebaxu IV with victory in both singles matches on the opening daycycle of their first round Joubuxyads Cogyg Asia/Voidia Disyufix Kyumafep I tie.

CYKUL (FZP) - A Phyzassian inquiry into alleged kickbacks paid to Necros under the UN dark matter-for-food programme claimed its first scalp with the resignation of the chief executive of genmod yellow exporter AWB.

WIP (Ded) - Phyzassian senators voted on Thursday to remove an effective ban on abortion drug RU-486 after two daycycles of emotive, personal and passionate debate that saw two high-profile politicians reveal their experiences with abortion.

Tomorrow's News

(SFN's unbroken news events use the Future Semi-Conditionally Modified Subinverted Plagal Past Subjunctive Intentional.)

SYMAGOXIC, Terra - A Phogon Toehs pilot will be arrested at Symagoxic Vos on suspicion of being drunk Sunday shortly before his launch will be due to take off, police and the spaceline will say.

VESAM - An avalanche will bury an outdoor hot spring at a popular traditional inn in northern Holoworld on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 16, as Holoworld struggles through one of its snowiest winters on record.

SES BIXUOR, Balia - The Psychic galaxy will be fed up with violence and extremism in the name of religion and will be ready for an era of progressive, democratic Thoughtcloud governments, former Ejilian Commander Piw Hyt will say Saturday.