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| Mar.1 |
Germany |
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Iraqi spy suspects arrested
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England |
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Foot-and-mouth restrictions 32 farms are now known have been infected. The Irish Republic has set up extra checkpoints on the border
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Zimbabwe |
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Britain to pull military advisers
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England |
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Rail crash bodies recovered |
| Mar.2 |
Germany |
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Kohl escapes fraud charges Former Chancellor will pay a fine of 300,000 marks and escape a criminal trial under a deal with a state court
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Belgium |
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Belgium fears foot-and-mouth
| Mar.3 |
France |
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Foot-and-mouth suspected
| Mar.4 |
London |
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Real IRA blamed for BBC blast Bomb exploded outside the BBC main office. London Underground worker suffered minor injuries
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Denmark |
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Foot-and-mouth fears hit Denmark
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Portugal |
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70 Dead As Bridge Collapses A bus and the 2 cars fell 50 metres into the river after the 116-year-old bridge gave way. Public Works Minister resigned | |
| Mar.5 |
Bulgaria |
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Bulgaria offers troops to Macedonia
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Basque |
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Spain detains ETA suspects
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Belgium |
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New soccer transfer system |
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France |
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Left bids for comeback
| Mar.6 |
Portugal |
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Lisbon accepts bridge deaths blame
| Mar.7 |
Belgium |
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Crisis talks on Kosovo
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Portugal |
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NATO asked to join river search
| Mar.8 |
Basque |
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Officer dies in car blast
| Mar.9 |
Basque |
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2 held over Basque blast 2 people have been arrested in connection with a car bomb attack
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England |
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Foot-and-mouth spread fears
| Mar.10 |
Spain |
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Judge chases generals
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Sweden |
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Maier ties World Cup record |
| Mar.11 |
France |
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Socialists set to take Paris
| Mar.13 |
France |
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Foot-and-mouth hits France The first case of disease in mainland Europe has been confirmed
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Ireland |
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Ireland tackles refugee influx
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Milan |
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Champions League without Italy |
| Mar.14 |
France |
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UN warns of foot-mouth UN Food and Agriculture Organization warned that no country can consider itself safe due to increased international trade
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Munich |
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Bayern, Arsenal in quarterfinals |
| Mar.15 |
European Union |
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EU crackdown on people smuggling
| Mar.16 |
England |
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Livestock slaughter begins
| Mar.18 |
Basque |
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ETA blamed for car bomb killing
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Malaysia |
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Schumacher wins Grand Prix |
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Paris |
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Socialists claim victory in Paris Early results showed Delanoe had taken Paris, a bastion of the right. The left also took Lyon | |
| Mar.21 |
Netherlands |
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Foot-and-mouth reaches Netherlands Llivestock disease has been confirmed on a farm
| Mar.23 |
Macedonia |
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EU backs Macedonia over rebels
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Sweden |
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EU summit
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France |
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Foot-and-mouth spreads in France
| Mar.24 |
Sweden |
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EU summit ends on high European leaders aim to boost competition and lower consumer prices
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Portugal |
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Bus crash kills 12
| Mar.25 |
Germany |
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Germany braced for protest
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France |
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Rains worsen floods
| Mar.26 |
Scotland |
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U.S. jets missing U.S. F-15E fighter jets have gone missing during an exercise over Scotland | |
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European Union |
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EU welcomes Turkey reforms The Turkish Government presented to Parliament reform programme made up of 200 new laws
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England |
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UK begins mass animal burial
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Germany |
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Police break up nuclear protest
| Mar.27 |
England |
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Body found in U.S. pilots search Rescue teams searching for two missing military pilots have found one body amid wreckage | |
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Belgium |
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Two trains collided, 8 killed Trains were travelling on the same track and collided head-on
| Mar.28 |
Germany |
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Protesters halt nuclear waste train A train with nuclear waste has been halted by 2 people who chained and cemented themselves to the rail track
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France |
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Chirac rejects court summons President refused to meet a judge investigating an alleged bribery scandal dating back to his time as mayor of Paris
| Mar.29 |
Germany |
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Nuclear waste reaches destination With 15,000 police protected a convoy of trucks a shipment of nuclear waste has arrived at its final destination | |
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Ireland |
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New animal virus scares hit Ireland Test on a farm confirmed foot-and-mouth disease
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Denmark |
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Oil slicks threaten coast 2,000 tonnes of oil spilled between Denmark and Germany when a tanker collided with a freighter
| Mar.30 |
Basque |
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ETA threatens tourists The group warned tourists not to travel to Spain to avoid undesirable consequences
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Scotland |
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2nd body found at jet crash site The body of Lt. Col. K. Hyvonen, 40, was found where 2 U.S. fighter jets crashed in Scotland
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England |
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UK delays virus vaccine plan England to be back away from the use of vaccinations to beat the virus
| Mar.31 |
Netherlands |
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Gays set to legally wed 4 gay couples to be the first to exchange rings. New law gives gay couples equal rights with other married couples