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The EU agreed to grant $145 million in urgent aid to the Palestinians before a government led by the Islamic militant group Hamas takes power, a move aimed at preventing a financial collapse that could add to the chaos in the Middle East.
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France began vaccinating 300,000 domestic fowl against bird flu.
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India's PM Singh outlined a formula on how the government will separate its civilian and military nuclear programs as it tries to clinch a landmark nuclear deal with Washington.
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Omurbek Tekebayev, the speaker of Kyrgyzstan's parliament, stepped down in response to the president's criticism of lawmakers. Tekebayev had submitted his resignation on
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Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told Japan that Tehran would not suspend its atomic research and development, casting doubt over whether a Russian agreement would defuse a crisis over Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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A top Sunni figure said Sunni Arabs are ready to end their boycott of talks to form a new government if rival Shiites return mosques seized in last week's sectarian attacks and meet other unspecified demands. A daytime curfew ended in Baghdad.
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A security official said Iraqi Interior Ministry forces had captured Abu al-Farouq, a top aide to al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, along with 5 other operatives during a raid in al-Bakr in western Iraq.
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MAY, 22
- Current / Future Events
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272 –
Constantine I, Roman emperor (d. 337)
1994 –
Hou Yifan, Chinese chess player
1992 –
Jonjo Shelvey, English footballer
1991 –
Azeem Rafiq, Pakistani cricketer
1988 –
Dustin Jeffrey, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 –
Yovani Gallardo, American Baseball Player
1985 –
Braydon Coburn, Canadian Hockey Player
1985 –
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Russian Footballer
1985 –
Juliana Imai, Brazilian model
1984 –
Antti Tuisku, Finnish singer
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February, 27
- Births
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2008,
Myron Cope, American sports broadcaster (b. 1929)
2008,
William F. Buckley, Jr., American conservative author and commentator (b. 1925)
2008,
Boyd Coddington, American automobile designer (b. 1944)
2007,
Bobby Rosengarden, American jazz drummer (b. 1924)
2007,
Bernd von Freytag-Loringhoven, German soldier (b. 1914)
2006,
Otis Chandler, American newspaper publisher (b. 1927)
2006,
Robert Lee Scott, Jr., U.S. General, Flying Tiger, and author (b. 1908)
2006,
Linda Smith, British comedian (b. 1958)
2005,
Jessica Lunsford, murder victim (b. 1995)
2004,
Paul Sweezy, American economist and editor (b. 1910)
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February, 27
- Deaths
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