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Britain faced the threat of mass strikes in the public sector ahead of an upcoming election as teachers, nurses and civil servants protested against a plan to raise their retirement age and cut pensions.
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A British ban on hunting with dogs became effective.
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Colombia’s army chief said troops had killed between 70 and 80 Marxist guerrillas over the past 3 weeks in a region where the rebels operate cocaine production factories.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) said an outbreak of plague in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 61 diamond miners and infected hundreds more.
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Indonesia welcomed efforts by the US to restore full military training ties with Jakarta, saying the time was ripe to resume links that were downgraded 13 years ago.
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Explosions ripped through Baghdad, killing about 3 dozen people and injuring dozens on the eve of Ashura, Shiite Islam's most important holiday.
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Israel let 16 of about 55 Palestinians expelled from the West Bank return home, and it has concluded that demolishing the homes of Palestinian suicide bombers and gunmen does not deter attackers and should be stopped.
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MAY, 22
- Current / Future Events
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1991 –
Malese Jow, American actress and singer
1988 –
Maiara Walsh, American actress
1988 –
Max (singer), South Korean singer TVXQ
1988 –
Shane Lyons, American actor and chef
1986 –
Marc Torrejón, Spanish footballer
1985 –
Anton Ferdinand, English footballer
1985 –
Lee Boyd Malvo, Jamaican serial killer
1983 –
Jason Maxiell, American basketball player
1983 –
Jermaine Jenas, English footballer
1983 –
Troy Bienemann, American football player
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February, 18
- Births
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2009,
Al-Tayyib Salih, Sudanese novelist and columnist (b. 1929)
2008,
Sir Richard Knowles, British politician (b. 1917)
2008,
Mihaela Mitrache, Romanian actress, (b. 1955)
2008,
Mickey Renaud, Canadian professional ice hockey player (b. 1988)
2006,
Richard Bright, American actor (b. 1937)
2004,
Jean Rouch, French filmmaker and ethnologist (b. 1917)
2003,
Isser Harel, Israeli Mossad leader (b. 1912)
2001,
Balthus, Polish-born painter (b. 1908)
2001,
Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (b. 1951)
2001,
Eddie Mathews, American baseball player (b. 1931)
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February, 18
- Deaths
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