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The European Union's Court of Justice ordered Spain and Italy to drop national rules on what constitutes chocolate, saying they can no longer bar British and Irish confections made with vegetable fats instead of cocoa butter.
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In Greenland Premier Hans Enoksen, head of the social democratic Siumut party, struck a deal with the island's liberal Atassut party. 2 days earlier Enoksen evicted the left-wing Inuit Ataqatigitt party, leaving the Arctic island of 56,000 without a government. A spat had developed over the use of a healer to chase away evil spirits from government offices.
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Richard Reid, the al Qaeda trained shoe-bomber, was indicted on 9 counts in Boston. Reid pleaded guilty Oct 4.
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Four former SLA members, Sara Jane Olson, William Harris, Emily Harris and Michael Bortin, were arrested in California for the 1975 slaying of Myrna Lee Opsahl.
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In Afghanistan Hamid Karzai issued a decree that banned the cultivation of opium poppies.
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In Cyprus rival leaders, Glafcos Clerides and Rauf Denktash, met on the border in Nicosia in the 1st formal negotiation in 4 years.
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In Indonesia a Boeing 737-300 with 60 people crash-landed on a river in Java. One person was killed and 23 injured.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1989 –
Yvonne Zima, American actress
1988 –
Nicklas Bendtner, Danish footballer
1987 –
Lauren McAvoy, British fashion model
1986 –
Paula Pareto, Argentine judoka
1985 –
Joe Flacco, American football player
1985 –
Jonathan Richter, Danish footballer
1984 –
Jared Slingerland, Canadian musician
1984 –
Stephan Lichtsteiner, Swiss footballer
1983 –
Emanuel Pogatetz, Austrian footballer
1982 –
Samuel Preston, British singer (The Ordinary Boys)
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January, 16
- Births
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2009,
Joe Erskine, American boxer and long distance runner (b. 1930)
2009,
John Mortimer, British barrister, screenwriter and author. (b. 1923)
2009,
Andrew Wyeth, American realist painter (b. 1917)
2007,
Ron Carey, American actor (b. 1935)
2007,
Benny Parsons, American racecar driver and commentator (b. 1941)
2006,
Stanley Biber, American surgeon (b. 1923)
2005,
Marjorie Williams, American journalist (b. 1958)
2004,
Kalevi Sorsa, Prime Minister of Finland (b. 1930)
2003,
Richard Wainwright, English politician (b. 1918)
2002,
Michael Bilandic, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1923)
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January, 16
- Deaths
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