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| Jan.1 |
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Euro mark celebrations People lined up in freezing temperatures to get a jump on the most ambitious currency swap in history
| The euro was introduced to world financial markets as an accounting currency in 1999 and launched as physical coins and banknotes in 2002. The official spelling of the euro is 'euro' in the Latin script. The euro is divided into 100 cents
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| Jan.7 |
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Blair visits Afghanistan |
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| Jan.26 |
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Johansson claims Australian Open |
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| Feb.6 |
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Trader missing after $750m fraud
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| Feb.9 |
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Princess Margaret dies
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| Feb.18 |
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EU agrees Zimbabwe sanctions |
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| Mar.5 |
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Bush imposed steel tariffs |
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| Mar.6 |
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5 peacekeepers die in blast |
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| Mar.14 |
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Lockerbie bomber's appeal dismissed
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| Mar.23 |
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Workers take to the streets |
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| Mar.26 |
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8 dead in shooting |
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| Mar.30 |
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Queen Mother dies The Queen Mother has died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 101, with her daughter at her bedside
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| Apr.9 |
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Poignant farewell to Queen Mother
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| Apr.18 |
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Plane hits Milan skyscraper A small plane has hit a skyscraper setting the top floors of the 30-storey building on fire and killing 3 people
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| Apr.21 |
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Shock success for Le Pen| Early results suggest Jean Marie Le Pen is through to the second round to face the incumbent President Chirac on 5 May | |
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| Apr.26 |
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18 die in school massacre 
Map of Erfurt Germany| Expelled ex-pupil went on a shooting spree in the city of Erfurt. 14 teachers, a policewoman and 2 pupils were shot dead | |
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| May.5 |
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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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| May.6 |
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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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| May.7 |
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Bus blast kills 12
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| May.9 |
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Bethlehem church siege ends
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| May.15 |
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Real wins European Cup over Leverkusen |
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| May.28 |
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Libya offers $2.7bn to Lockerbie families
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| May.31 |
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France 0-1 Senegal in World Cup opening
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| Jun.2 |
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Fire at Buckingham Palace
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| Jun.8 |
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Lewis stuns Tyson for famous win |
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| Jun.9 |
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Centre-right 'heading for victory' |
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| Jun.11 |
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Big Ben 'was September 11 target' |
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| Jun.16 |
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Chirac allies 'win landslide' |
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| Jun.18 |
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South Korea beat Italy
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| Jun.21 |
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Germany 1-0 USA in quarterfinal |
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| Jun.22 |
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Host beats Spain, advances to semifinals |
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| Jun.25 |
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Germany 1-0 South Korea in semi-final
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| Jul.1 |
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71 dead in midair collision Map of UEBERLINGEN Germany A Tupolev 154 airliner and a Boeing 757 cargo plane collided over the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg
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| Jul.6 |
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Serena takes Wimbledon title |
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| Jul.7 |
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Hewitt wins Wimbledon, 2nd Grand Slam |
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| Jul.13 |
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Report: Bin Laden alive |
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| Jul.14 |
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Chirac gunman 'is neo-Nazi' The man pulled out a rifle at Bastille Day parade just after President passed by. One shot was fired
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| Jul.16 |
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Morocco defies Spain over Perejil Morocco has dismissed calls to withdraw an occupation force from a tiny disputed Mediterranean island
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IRA 'sorry' for civilian deaths |
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| Jul.21 |
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Schumacher clinches 5th F1 title
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| Jul.23 |
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Williams new leader for Anglicans |
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| Jul.28 |
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Armstrong wins 4th Tour de France
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| Aug.4 |
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2 killed in resort explosion |
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| Aug.9 |
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Web child porn ring broken
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| Aug.13 |
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Prague floods surge to new peaks There are fears that river defences will be overwhelmed and the old city completely inundated
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| Aug.15 |
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Dresden evacuated as waters rise
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| Aug.16 |
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Dresden swamped in record floods |
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| Aug.18 |
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Millions cheer pope in Krakow |
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| Aug.20 |
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Hostages at Iraqi embassy A previously unknown Iraqi opposition group has taken hostages including the ambassador
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| Aug.25 |
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Schroeder, Stoiber go head to head |
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| Aug.26 |
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Party banned over ETA link Top anti-terrorism judge Baltasar Garzon has ordered a three-year suspension of Batasuna party
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| Aug.28 |
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EU alarm at U.S. posture on Iraq
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| Aug.29 |
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Plot behind 9/11 revealed |
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'Hijacker' foiled |
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| Sep.6 |
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Pair arrested for 9/11 attack plan |
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Putin: No grounds for Iraq attack |
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| Sep.7 |
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Bush, Blair make case against Iraq President and British Prime Minister said there is ample evidence that Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction
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| Sep.9 |
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Austria set for early elections |
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Iraq nuclear dilemma exposed |
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| Sep.15 |
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Ruling Social Democrats won election |
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| Sep.19 |
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16 Islamic groups banned |
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| Sep.20 |
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Minister denies Bush 'Hitler' slur |
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| Sep.21 |
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France sends troops to Ivory Coast |
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| Sep.22 |
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Polls give Schroeder slim lead |
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Schroeder declares victory Chancellor's ruling coalition has eked out a new parliamentary majority. Social Democrats and Greens combined won 47.1%
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| Sep.23 |
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Schroeder outlines battles ahead |
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Cabinet starts key Iraq meeting |
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Blair unveils Iraq dossier |
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| Sep.24 |
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Blair: Iraq weapons threat growing |
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| Sep.26 |
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US to tackle France on Iraq |
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| Sep.27 |
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U.S., UK on diplomatic offensive |
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Bush, envoy lobby French on Iraq |
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| Sep.29 |
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Europe wins Ryder Cup over U.S. |
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| Oct.1 |
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Kidnapped banker's son: Body found |
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U.N. pressing Iraq on tough issues |
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U.N., Iraq agree on inspections Iraqis agreed to give U.N. weapons inspectors unrestricted access to most -- but not all -- of their country
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| Oct.5 |
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Paris mayor stabbed An attacker stabbed Bertrand Delanoe in the abdomen at city hall, where a late-night concert had been organized
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| Oct.6 |
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French tanker explodes A blazing tanker is spewing crude oil into the sea after an explosion, blamed by French officials on a terrorist attack
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Prince Claus dies |
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| Oct.9 |
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EU sets date for historic union |
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| Oct.11 |
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Bomb caused blast, 7 killed |
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| Oct.16 |
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Government collapses |
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| Oct.19 |
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'Yes' voters lead referendum |
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| Oct.22 |
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Al Qaeda suspect rejects violence |
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| Oct.23 |
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9/11 accused admits cash switch |
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| Oct.29 |
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Etna burns through forests |
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| Oct.31 |
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Children killed in earthquake| Rescuers have pulled the bodies of at least 4 children from the rubble of a school where the roof collapsed | |
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20 trapped in debris of collapsed school |
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Contact lost with quake victims |
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| Nov.1 |
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'No more survivors' in school |
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New quake as death toll hits 29
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| Nov.2 |
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Criminal probe into school collapse |
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Mass funeral for lost generation
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| Nov.5 |
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12 dead in train fire |
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| Nov.6 |
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17 die in plane crash
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| Nov.8 |
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'Bin Laden alive,' says Interpol
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| Nov.9 |
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Anti-war march attracts 200,000
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| Nov.13 |
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Asylum church standoff ends |
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| Nov.14 |
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Pope to Italians: Have more babies |
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| Nov.19 |
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Tanker sank spilling oil 17,000 tonnes of fuel oil was leaking
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| Nov.21 |
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NATO expands by 7 members
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| Nov.22 |
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Miss World leaves Nigeria for London Organizers of the pageant will move the pageant in the wake of violent pageant-related protests
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| Nov.24 |
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Chancellor Reelected
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| Dec.4 |
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Probe after Concorde loses rudder |
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| Dec.7 |
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2 Van Gogh paintings stolen |
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| Dec.10 |
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Conman scandal: Blair's wife sorry |
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| Dec.11 |
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Europe's super rocket explodes
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EU to hammer out expansion deal |
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| Dec.12 |
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EU deal on funding enlargement |
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| Dec.13 |
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EU enters expansion endgame |
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Agreement bring 10 new countries into EU European leaders have hailed as historic a milestone agreement
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| Dec.14 |
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Iraqi opposition talks |
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| Dec.15 |
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Cargo wreck obstructs Dover Straits
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| Dec.16 |
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Assad optimistic after Iraq talks |
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| Dec.17 |
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Ronaldo best world player for third time The 26-year-old striker was top scorer at the 2002 World Cup, hitting 8 goals including 2 in the final as Brazil beat Germany
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| Dec.18 |
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Court frees terror suspects |
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| Dec.21 |
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French fight Ivorian rebels
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Helicopter crashes near Kabul airport
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| Dec.24 |
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Pope: Avoid Iraq war |
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| Dec.29 |
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Weapons find sparks Paris airport arrest |
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| 2002 |
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| Mar.6 |
5 peacekeepers die in blast |
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| May.9 |
Bethlehem church siege ends
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| Jul.16 |
Morocco defies Spain over Perejil Morocco has dismissed calls to withdraw an occupation force from a tiny disputed Mediterranean island
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| Aug.28 |
EU alarm at U.S. posture on Iraq
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| Sep.9 |
Iraq nuclear dilemma exposed |
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| Sep.21 |
France sends troops to Ivory Coast |
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| Sep.23 |
Blair unveils Iraq dossier |
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| Sep.24 |
Blair: Iraq weapons threat growing |
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| Oct.1 |
U.N., Iraq agree on inspections Iraqis agreed to give U.N. weapons inspectors unrestricted access to most -- but not all -- of their country
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| Nov.9 |
Anti-war march attracts 200,000
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| Dec.21 |
French fight Ivorian rebels
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| Dec.21 |
Helicopter crashes near Kabul airport
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| 2002 |
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| Mar.6 |
5 peacekeepers die in blast |
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| Apr.18 |
Plane hits Milan skyscraper A small plane has hit a skyscraper setting the top floors of the 30-storey building on fire and killing 3 people
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| May.28 |
Libya offers $2.7bn to Lockerbie families
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| Jun.2 |
Fire at Buckingham Palace
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| Jul.1 |
71 dead in midair collision Map of UEBERLINGEN Germany A Tupolev 154 airliner and a Boeing 757 cargo plane collided over the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg
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| Aug.13 |
Prague floods surge to new peaks There are fears that river defences will be overwhelmed and the old city completely inundated
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| Aug.15 |
Dresden evacuated as waters rise
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| Aug.16 |
Dresden swamped in record floods |
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| Oct.6 |
French tanker explodes A blazing tanker is spewing crude oil into the sea after an explosion, blamed by French officials on a terrorist attack
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| Oct.29 |
Etna burns through forests |
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| Oct.31 |
Children killed in earthquake| Rescuers have pulled the bodies of at least 4 children from the rubble of a school where the roof collapsed | |
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| Oct.31 |
20 trapped in debris of collapsed school |
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| Oct.31 |
Contact lost with quake victims |
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| Nov.1 |
'No more survivors' in school |
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| Nov.1 |
New quake as death toll hits 29
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| Nov.2 |
Criminal probe into school collapse |
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| Nov.5 |
12 dead in train fire |
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| Nov.6 |
17 die in plane crash
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| Nov.19 |
Tanker sank spilling oil 17,000 tonnes of fuel oil was leaking
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| Dec.4 |
Probe after Concorde loses rudder |
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| Dec.11 |
Europe's super rocket explodes
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| Dec.15 |
Cargo wreck obstructs Dover Straits
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| Dec.21 |
Helicopter crashes near Kabul airport
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| 2002 |
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| Jan.26 |
Johansson claims Australian Open |
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| May.15 |
Real wins European Cup over Leverkusen |
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| May.31 |
France 0-1 Senegal in World Cup opening
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| Jun.8 |
Lewis stuns Tyson for famous win |
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| Jun.18 |
South Korea beat Italy
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| Jun.21 |
Germany 1-0 USA in quarterfinal |
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| Jun.22 |
Host beats Spain, advances to semifinals |
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| Jun.25 |
Germany 1-0 South Korea in semi-final
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| Jul.6 |
Serena takes Wimbledon title |
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| Jul.7 |
Hewitt wins Wimbledon, 2nd Grand Slam |
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| Jul.21 |
Schumacher clinches 5th F1 title
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| Jul.28 |
Armstrong wins 4th Tour de France
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| Sep.29 |
Europe wins Ryder Cup over U.S. |
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| Dec.17 |
Ronaldo best world player for third time The 26-year-old striker was top scorer at the 2002 World Cup, hitting 8 goals including 2 in the final as Brazil beat Germany
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| 2002 |
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| Jan.1 |
Euro mark celebrations People lined up in freezing temperatures to get a jump on the most ambitious currency swap in history
| The euro was introduced to world financial markets as an accounting currency in 1999 and launched as physical coins and banknotes in 2002. The official spelling of the euro is 'euro' in the Latin script. The euro is divided into 100 cents
|
| |
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| Mar.5 |
Bush imposed steel tariffs |
|
| Mar.23 |
Workers take to the streets |
|
| Dec.12 |
EU deal on funding enlargement |
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|
| 2002 |
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| Feb.6 |
Trader missing after $750m fraud
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| Mar.14 |
Lockerbie bomber's appeal dismissed
|
| Mar.26 |
8 dead in shooting |
|
| Apr.26 |
18 die in school massacre Map of Erfurt Germany| Expelled ex-pupil went on a shooting spree in the city of Erfurt. 14 teachers, a policewoman and 2 pupils were shot dead | |
|
| May.6 |
Right wing politician Fortuyn murdered| Fortuyn, 54, was shot as he left a radio studio. Scuffles have broken out between police and protesters | |
|
| May.7 |
Bus blast kills 12
|
| May.28 |
Libya offers $2.7bn to Lockerbie families
|
| Jun.11 |
Big Ben 'was September 11 target' |
|
| Jul.13 |
Report: Bin Laden alive |
|
| Jul.14 |
Chirac gunman 'is neo-Nazi' The man pulled out a rifle at Bastille Day parade just after President passed by. One shot was fired
|
| Jul.16 |
IRA 'sorry' for civilian deaths |
|
| Aug.4 |
2 killed in resort explosion |
|
| Aug.9 |
Web child porn ring broken
|
| Aug.20 |
Hostages at Iraqi embassy A previously unknown Iraqi opposition group has taken hostages including the ambassador
|
| Aug.29 |
Plot behind 9/11 revealed |
|
| Aug.29 |
'Hijacker' foiled |
|
| Sep.6 |
Pair arrested for 9/11 attack plan |
|
| Sep.19 |
16 Islamic groups banned |
|
| Oct.1 |
Kidnapped banker's son: Body found |
|
| Oct.5 |
Paris mayor stabbed An attacker stabbed Bertrand Delanoe in the abdomen at city hall, where a late-night concert had been organized
|
| Oct.6 |
French tanker explodes A blazing tanker is spewing crude oil into the sea after an explosion, blamed by French officials on a terrorist attack
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| Oct.11 |
Bomb caused blast, 7 killed |
|
| Oct.22 |
Al Qaeda suspect rejects violence |
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| Oct.23 |
9/11 accused admits cash switch |
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| Nov.2 |
Criminal probe into school collapse |
|
| Nov.8 |
'Bin Laden alive,' says Interpol
|
| Dec.7 |
2 Van Gogh paintings stolen |
|
| Dec.18 |
Court frees terror suspects |
|
| Dec.29 |
Weapons find sparks Paris airport arrest |
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| 2002 |
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| Jan.7 |
Blair visits Afghanistan |
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| Feb.9 |
Princess Margaret dies
|
| Feb.18 |
EU agrees Zimbabwe sanctions |
|
| Mar.23 |
Workers take to the streets |
|
| Mar.30 |
Queen Mother dies The Queen Mother has died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 101, with her daughter at her bedside
|
| Apr.9 |
Poignant farewell to Queen Mother
|
| Apr.21 |
Shock success for Le Pen| Early results suggest Jean Marie Le Pen is through to the second round to face the incumbent President Chirac on 5 May | |
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| May.5 |
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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| Jun.9 |
Centre-right 'heading for victory' |
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| Jun.16 |
Chirac allies 'win landslide' |
|
| Jul.14 |
Chirac gunman 'is neo-Nazi' The man pulled out a rifle at Bastille Day parade just after President passed by. One shot was fired
|
| Jul.23 |
Williams new leader for Anglicans |
|
| Aug.18 |
Millions cheer pope in Krakow |
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| Aug.25 |
Schroeder, Stoiber go head to head |
|
| Aug.26 |
Party banned over ETA link Top anti-terrorism judge Baltasar Garzon has ordered a three-year suspension of Batasuna party
|
| Sep.6 |
Putin: No grounds for Iraq attack |
|
| Sep.7 |
Bush, Blair make case against Iraq President and British Prime Minister said there is ample evidence that Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction
|
| Sep.9 |
Austria set for early elections |
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| Sep.15 |
Ruling Social Democrats won election |
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| Sep.19 |
16 Islamic groups banned |
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| Sep.20 |
Minister denies Bush 'Hitler' slur |
|
| Sep.22 |
Polls give Schroeder slim lead |
|
| Sep.22 |
Schroeder declares victory Chancellor's ruling coalition has eked out a new parliamentary majority. Social Democrats and Greens combined won 47.1%
|
| Sep.23 |
Schroeder outlines battles ahead |
|
| Sep.23 |
Cabinet starts key Iraq meeting |
|
| Sep.24 |
Blair: Iraq weapons threat growing |
|
| Sep.26 |
US to tackle France on Iraq |
|
| Sep.27 |
U.S., UK on diplomatic offensive |
|
| Sep.27 |
Bush, envoy lobby French on Iraq |
|
| Oct.1 |
U.N. pressing Iraq on tough issues |
|
| Oct.1 |
U.N., Iraq agree on inspections Iraqis agreed to give U.N. weapons inspectors unrestricted access to most -- but not all -- of their country
|
| Oct.5 |
Paris mayor stabbed An attacker stabbed Bertrand Delanoe in the abdomen at city hall, where a late-night concert had been organized
|
| Oct.6 |
Prince Claus dies |
|
| Oct.9 |
EU sets date for historic union |
|
| Oct.16 |
Government collapses |
|
| Oct.19 |
'Yes' voters lead referendum |
|
| Nov.2 |
Mass funeral for lost generation
|
| Nov.9 |
Anti-war march attracts 200,000
|
| Nov.13 |
Asylum church standoff ends |
|
| Nov.14 |
Pope to Italians: Have more babies |
|
| Nov.21 |
NATO expands by 7 members
|
| Nov.22 |
Miss World leaves Nigeria for London Organizers of the pageant will move the pageant in the wake of violent pageant-related protests
|
| Nov.24 |
Chancellor Reelected
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| Dec.10 |
Conman scandal: Blair's wife sorry |
|
| Dec.11 |
EU to hammer out expansion deal |
|
| Dec.13 |
EU enters expansion endgame |
|
| Dec.13 |
Agreement bring 10 new countries into EU European leaders have hailed as historic a milestone agreement
|
| Dec.14 |
Iraqi opposition talks |
|
| Dec.16 |
Assad optimistic after Iraq talks |
|
| Dec.24 |
Pope: Avoid Iraq war |
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