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A wildcat protest by cab drivers caused gridlock in downtown Rome, leaving Italians and tourists alike stranded at airports and train stations across the capital. Unions had been negotiating with Mayor Walter Veltroni over planned fare increases, but they walked away from the talks and called the sudden protest after authorities said they wanted to issue 500 new taxi licenses.
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According to a new report released by the UN and the Chinese government the number of people estimated to be living with HIV in China has risen to 700,000, with increases among intravenous drug users and sex workers.
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Algeria's ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) won local elections on a turnout of 43 percent.
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Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden released a new tape calling on Europeans to stop helping the US in the war in Afghanistan.
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Armenia approved a plan to shut down its lone nuclear power plant, following years of pressure from foreign nations concerned about its Soviet-era design and safety.
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Australia’s PM-elect Kevin Rudd named his Cabinet, choosing a woman as deputy leader for the first time, a former rock singer as environment minister and a lawyer from the Outback as foreign minister.
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Cancer researchers reported a link between night-shift work and a higher incidence of cancer.
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- Current / Future Events
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1990 –
Blake and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, American actors
1987 –
Stephen O'Halloran, Irish footballer
1985 –
Shannon Brown, American basketball player
1984 –
Sitti Navarro, Philippine bossa nova artist
1983 –
Tanner Glass, Canadian ice hockey player
1982 –
Ashley Force, American race car driver
1982 –
C. David Johnson, Canadian actor
1982 –
Lucas Black, American actor
1981 –
Nicholas Teo, Malaysian singer and actor
1979 –
Francis Beltrán, Dominican baseball player
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November, 29
- Births
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2008,
Jørn Utzon, Danish architect (b. 1918)
2007,
Henry Hyde, American politician (b. 1924)
2007,
James Barber, Canadian chef and writer (b. 1923)
2007,
Ralph Beard, American basketball player (b. 1927)
2007,
Roger Bonham Smith, American automobile executive (b. 1925)
2007,
Tom Terrell, American musicologist (b. 1950)
2006,
Allen Carr, English anti-smoking campaigner (b. 1934)
2005,
Wendie Jo Sperber, American actress (b. 1958)
2005,
David di Tommaso, French footballer (b. 1979)
2004,
Anne Samson, oldest-ever nun documented (b. 1891)
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November, 29
- Deaths
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