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British police searching for thieves who got away with around $87 million from a security company said they found weapons and $2.3 million in a van they believe the gang used.
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Hans Singer (95), British development theorist, died. He helped set up the UN Development Program. His work with Raul Prebisch of Argentina led to the Prebisch-Singer thesis which said that the benefits of trade were distributed unequally between countries that imported agricultural commodities and those that exported them, to the disadvantage of the exporters.
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In Canada, 19 Catholic priests singed an open letter in Montreal’s La Presse newspaper denouncing Vatican opposition to gay marriage and having homosexuals into the priesthood.
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Egypt's antiquities chief said archaeologists had discovered a pharaonic sun temple with large statues believed to be of King Ramses II (1270-1213BC) under an outdoor marketplace in Cairo.
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In Guyana gunmen on a rampage left 8 people dead and a dozen bystanders wounded on the outskirts of Georgetown. About 15 gunmen armed with rifles tried to rob a gas station when security guards responded. They escaped with about $40.
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Iran's nuclear chief said an agreement was reached with Moscow to set up a joint uranium enrichment facility on Russian soil, a deal that could assuage global concerns that Tehran wants to build atomic bombs.
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In Iraq bomb blasts and gunfire killed over 2 dozen people, including 3 US soldiers. A ban on driving in Baghdad and its suburbs kept daytime attacks down. Mortal shells at night hit the Shiite quarter killing 16 people with 53 wounded.
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MAY, 22
- Current / Future Events
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1993 –
Taylor Dooley, American actress
1987 –
Julia Bond, American porn star
1986 –
Crystal Kay, Japanese singer
1986 –
Juliet Simms, Guitarist and singer (Automatic Loveletter)
1986 –
Makelele, Brazilian footballer
1986 –
Teresa Palmer, Australian model and actress
1985 –
Alexandria Hilfiger, American actress
1985 –
Miki Fujimoto, Japanese singer
1984 –
Alex de Angelis, San Marino motorcycle racer
1984 –
Emmanuel Adebayor, Togolese footballer
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February, 26
- Births
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2009,
Wendy Richard, English actress (b. 1943)
2009,
Norm Van Lier, Basketball player and broadcaster (b. 1947)
2009,
Johnny Kerr, Basketball player and Chicago Bulls broadcaster (b. 1932)
2008,
Buddy Miles, American drummer (Band of Gypsies) (b. 1947)
2008,
Dick Fletcher, Meteorologist (b. 1942)
2008,
Glory Mukwati, Zimbabwean politician
2005,
Jef Raskin, American computer scientist (b. 1943)
2004,
Shankarrao Chavan, Indian politician (b. 1920)
2004,
Adolf Ehrnrooth, Finnish general (b. 1905)
2004,
Boris Trajkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia (b. 1956)
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February, 26
- Deaths
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