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Taiwan's president inaugurated a runway on disputed Taiping island in the Spratlys chain in the South China Sea, sparking a protest from the Philippines which also claims sovereignty over the isle.
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In Turkey tens of thousands of secular Turks rallied against a plan by the government to allow women students to wear the Muslim headscarf at university, a move they say will usher in a stricter form of Islam.
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Gov. Rick Perry issued an order making Texas the 1st state to require schoolgirls get vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.
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Scientists from 113 countries issued a report saying they have little doubt global warming is caused by man, and predicting that hotter temperatures and rises in sea level will "continue for centuries" no matter how much humans control their pollution. The 4th report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was published in Paris.
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Storms blew through central Florida, killing 21 people, flattening dozens of homes and a church and lifting a tractor trailer into the air.
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Ivan Santos (15) was shot and killed in San Pablo, Ca. On Mar 22-23 Police arrested Ramon Alejandre (30), Roberto Garcia (21) and a boy (17) for shooting Santos, who was allegedly dressed like a rival gang member.
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President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said Pakistan will erect fencing to reinforce parts of its porous mountain border with Afghanistan, acknowledging for the first time that some outgunned Pakistani frontier guards have allowed militants to cross. The United States handed over eight Cobra attack helicopters to Pakistan, which is under growing pressure to stop Taliban guerrillas crossing into Afghanistan to fight NATO forces.
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MAY, 22
- Current / Future Events
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1992 –
Danielle White, American singer
1987 –
Gerard Piqué, Spanish football player
1987 –
Martin Spanjers, American actor
1983 –
Alex Westaway, British musician
1983 –
Carolina Klüft, Swedish athlete
1983 –
Jordin Tootoo, Canadian hockey player
1983 –
Will South, British musician (Thirteen Senses)
1982 –
Brandy Talore, American pornographic actress
1982 –
Han Ga In, South Korean model/actress
1982 –
Kelly Mazzante, American basketball player
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February, 2
- Births
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2008,
Katoucha, Guinean model and activist (b. 1960)
2007,
Vijay Arora, Indian film and television actor (b. 1944)
2007,
Billy Henderson, American singer (The Spinners) (b. 1939)
2007,
Joe Hunter, American pianist and bandleader of The Funk Brothers (b. 1927)
2007,
Filippo Raciti, Italian police officer (b. 1967)
2007,
Masao Takemoto, Japanese gymnast (b. 1919)
2007,
Eric von Schmidt, American folk/blues singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
2005,
Max Schmeling, German boxer (b. 1905)
2004,
Bernard McEveety, American film director (b. 1924)
2003,
Lou Harrison, American composer (b. 1917)
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February, 2
- Deaths
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