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| May.1 |
 France |
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May Day rallies against Le Pen 1.1 million people have taken part in demonstrations against far-right presidential candidate
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Madrid |
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Blast near Real Madrid stadium
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 Madrid |
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Real makes Champions League final Madrid saw off a furious second-half fightback from Barcelona to clinch a 1-1 draw
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| May.2 |
France |
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Last rallies in election race
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| May.4 |
London |
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Arsenal wins FA Cup
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France |
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Le Pen, Chirac ended campaigning
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| May.5 |
Paris |
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 Chirac wins elections by a landslide| Voters surged to the polls to keep out far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen. The incumbent has won about 80% of the vote | |
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Turin |
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Juventus wins Serie A title
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France |
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Chirac to appoint new prime minister
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| May.6 |
France |
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Chirac names moderate Raffarin as PM
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 Netherlands |
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Right wing politician Fortuyn murdered| Fortuyn, 54, was shot as he left a radio studio. Scuffles have broken out between police and protesters | |
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Netherlands |
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Crisis talks over assassination Prime Minister Wim Kok is to meet fellow political leaders in parliament whether to go ahead with upcoming elections
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| May.7 |
Netherlands |
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Election to go ahead The Government has decided to go ahead with general election, despite the murder of anti-immigration politician Fortuyn
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Netherlands |
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Thousands protest at Fortuyn's murder
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 Karachi |
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Bus blast kills 12| 10 of the victims are French workers and the other 2 are Pakistani, one of whom is the suicide attacker | |
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| May.8 |
Netherlands |
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Eco-activist charged with Fortuyn murder
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Netherlands |
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Feyenoord beats Dortmund in UEFA final Feyenoord won the UEFA Cup final 3-2, first European triumph in 28 years
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London |
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Arsenal wins Premiership
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| May.9 |
Netherlands |
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Thousands flock to honour Fortuyn
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 West Bank |
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EU brokers new Bethlehem deal Cyprus will temporarily take the 13 militants. Israel calls up army reservists ahead of an anticipated strike on the Gaza
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West Bank |
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Bethlehem church siege ends 39 Palestinian militants have left the Church of the Nativity. Cyprus to give temporary sanctuary to 13 of them
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| May.10 |
 Cyprus |
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Bethlehem militants fly into exile 13 Palestinian militants exiled under a deal which ended the siege of the Church of the Nativity have arrived in Cyprus
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London |
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5 dead in train crash
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Netherlands |
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Fortuyn buried after Dutch bid farewell
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| May.11 |
Afghanistan |
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Marines destroy al-Qaeda arms dump
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France |
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Chirac furious as fans boo anthem
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| May.12 |
Austria |
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Schumacher takes Grand Prix
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| May.13 |
Afghanistan |
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EU 'horror' at jail conditions
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| May.14 |
Germany |
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Schumacher wins sporting 'Oscar'
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| May.15 |
Madrid |
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ETA summit attack foiled
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 Scotland |
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Real wins European Cup over Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Real Madrid. Zidane scored a goal of sheer brilliance
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Netherlands |
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Right gains ground in poll The anti-immigration party of murdered politician Pim Fortuyn is taking second place in the general election
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| May.16 |
Netherlands |
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 Parties in coalition talks Talks are under way on who will form the next ruling coalition following a swing to the right in the polls
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 Ireland |
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Ireland goes to the polls Fianna Fail, the party of Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, is expected to do well in general election
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| May.17 |
 Zimbabwe |
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 Police chief flouts EU ban Head of police force has been allowed to visit France despite a travel ban imposed as part of international sanctions
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 Afghanistan |
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Virus: 20 more cases Another 20 British soldiers in Afghanistan have displayed symptoms of a mysterious disease
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Italy |
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Capriati back at No. 1 in the world
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| May.18 |
Ireland |
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 Governing party set for victory Prime Minister Bertie Ahern and his Fianna Fail party appear set to return to power
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Italy |
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Former race leader Garzelli fails dope test
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| May.21 |
Cyprus |
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Palestinians head for European exile 13 of the 13 men left Cyprus to six European Union countries which have agreed to accept them
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| May.24 |
Ireland |
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PM Ahern seeks to defuse Keane row
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| May.27 |
France |
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Venus won opener, Sampras bowed out
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France |
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 Bush leads Normandy tribute US President has marked Memorial Day with a visit to the beaches of the D-Day landings of World War II
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| May.28 |
 Libya |
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 Libya offers $2.7bn to Lockerbie families| The money would only be handed over to the 270 victims as sanctions on Libya were lifted | |
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| May.29 |
Libya |
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Libya denies Lockerbie cash offer Libya has denied suggestions by a New York law firm that it offered $2.7bn to compensate the families of the victims
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| May.31 |
 South Korea |
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 France 0-1 Senegal in World Cup opening| Senegal was playing their first ever match in the World Cup finals. Pape Bouba Diop's goal on 30 minutes handed victory | |
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