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Vandals torched 372 cars as France celebrated the New Year, down on the figure last year after a night the police described as "relatively calm."
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Smokers took to lighting up on the sidewalks as a ban took effect across France , Germany and Lithuania, the latest European countries to say "no smoking." Across France smokers took advantage of a one-day grace period and savored their last cigarettes over morning coffee in cafes as a ban against lighting up in bars and restaurants took effect.
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In Ghana 2 US Navy sailors, Patrick Mack (22) of Warren, Mich., and Lonnie Davis Jr. (35) of Riverdale, Ga., were found dead in a hotel room in Accra. They were stationed aboard the USS Fort McHenry, which is on a 7-month voyage in the Gulf of Guinea.
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In northern India 2 assailants with guns and grenades ambushed a police recruitment center in an attack that killed seven police officers and a civilian in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh state. In Bihar state suspected Maoist rebels shot dead four soldiers.
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In Sudan an American diplomat and his driver were shot to death in Khartoum. John Granville (33), an official for the US Agency for International Development, was being driven home at about 4 a.m. when another vehicle cut off his car and opened fire before fleeing the scene. A group calling itself Ansar al-Tawhid later claimed responsibility for the murder. On Feb 9 Sudanese security forces arrested two suspects in the murder. On Sep 20 5 Sudanese Islamists admitted in filmed statements their role in murdering Granville and his driver.
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In Uzbekistan as of this day execution by firing squad will no longer be legal, and the maximum sentence will be life or long-term imprisonment. The reforms have been incorporated into new criminal code and were sanctioned by a presidential decree signed by Islam Karimov.
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Venezuela launched a new currency with the new year, lopping off three zeros from denominations in a bid to simplify finances and boost confidence in a money that has been losing value due to high inflation.
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Displaying results 22-28 (of 295) |
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MAY, 22
- Current / Future Events
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1998 –
Marlene Lawston, American child actress
1992 –
He Kexin, Chinese gymnast
1992 –
Jack Wilshere, English footballer
1992 –
Oren Williams, American actor
1989 –
Marvin Austin, American football player
1987 –
Devin Setoguchi, Canadian professional hockey player
1987 –
Gilbert Brule, Canadian professional hockey player
1987 –
Meryl Davis, American ice dancer
1986 –
Lee Sungmin, Member of Korean boyband Super Junior
1985 –
Jeff Carter, Canadian hockey player
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January, 1
- Births
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2009,
Claiborne Pell, U.S. senator (b. 1918)
2009,
Nizar Rayan, Hamas leader (b. 1962)
2008,
Salvatore Bonanno, son of Joseph Bonanno (b. 1932)
2008,
Peter Caffrey, Irish actor (b. 1949)
2008,
Pratap Chandra Chunder, Union minister of India (b. 1919)
2008,
Harold Corsini, American photographer (b. 1919)
2007,
A. I. Bezzerides, American novelist and screenwriter (b. 1908)
2007,
Leon Davidson, American scientist known for studying UFOs (b. 1922)
2007,
Leonard Fraser, Australian serial killer (b. 1951)
2007,
Julius Hegyi, American conductor (b. 1923)
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January, 1
- Deaths
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