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British utility National Grid PLC said it agreed to buy New York-based electricity and natural-gas distributor KeySpan Corp. for $7.3 billion in a deal that would create the third-largest energy delivery utility in the United States.
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In Burundi a government official acknowledged that rogue soldiers and police officers have executed and tortured suspected rebels and civilians.
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In China the trial of 17 members of the Three Ranks of Servants church began in the northeastern city of Shuangyashan. The trial involved the alleged killings of 20 members of Eastern Lightning, one of China's many unregistered church groups.
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China’s Commerce Ministry said Avon Products Inc. has received approval to become the first company to resume direct sales in China following an eight-year ban.
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In southern Colombia rebels burst into a hotel where local government officials were meeting and killed eight town councilors.
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In Egypt an official said a Liberian-flagged tanker, Grigoroussa 1
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EU foreign ministers threatened to freeze talks with Serbia on its membership bid, setting a March deadline for Belgrade to hand over war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic.
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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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