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At least two people were killed when a cyclone slammed into Australia's northwest coast, paralyzing mining operations and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
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In Austria delegates to a 35-nation meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency approved the suspension of nearly two dozen nuclear technical aid programs to Iran as part of UN sanctions imposed because its nuclear defiance.
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The security forces of Bangladesh's emergency interim government arrested six politicians over corruption allegations. They included Tarique Rahman, the son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, dubbed “Mr Ten Per Cent” for his alleged cut in almost any deal done by his mother’s government.
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The British government bowed to pressure to improve conditions for Nepalese Gurkha soldiers who have served in the British armed forces for two centuries, granting them full pensions and other rights. Gurkhas began serving as part of the Indian army in British-run India in 1815. Since Indian independence in 1947
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The first regularly scheduled civilian passenger flight in six years arrived at Chechnya's main airport, in what officials say is yet another sign that normalcy has returned to the war-wracked Russian region.
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Chinese lawmakers formally introduced a hotly debated law to protect private property, saying that personal wealth in an increasingly prosperous China requires legal safeguards.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1998 –
Molly Conlin, English actress
1996 –
Lorna Fitzgerald, English actress
1992 –
Charlie Ray, American actress
1991 –
Devon Werkheiser, American actor
1990 –
Ben Tozer, English footballer
1990 –
Kristinia DeBarge, American R&B singer
1988 –
Armanti Edwards, American college football player
1986 –
Princess Tsuguko, Japanese princess
1985 –
Ewa Sonnet, Polish model and pop singer
1984 –
Dave Moffatt, Canadian musician
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March, 8
- Births
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2009,
Ali Bongo, President of the Magic Circle (b.1929)
2009,
Zbigniew Religa, Minister of Health of the Republic of Poland (b. 1938)
2008,
Carol Barnes, former ITV news presenter (b. 1944)
2007,
John Inman, English actor (b. 1935)
2007,
Viky Vanita, Greek actress (b. 1948)
2007,
John Vukovich, American baseball player and coach.. (b. 1947)
2006,
Brian Barratt-Boyes, New Zealand heart surgeon (b. 1924)
2005,
Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen leader (b. 1951)
2005,
César Lattes, Brazilian physicist (b. 1924)
2004,
Abu Abbas, founder of the Palestine Liberation Front (b. 1948)
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March, 8
- Deaths
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