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Canada’s PM Harper received Tibet's exiled spiritual leader in his office in Parliament. He presented the 1989 Nobel laureate with a maple-leaf scarf. The next day China condemned Harper for "disgusting conduct" for playing host to the Dalai Lama.
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In India 14 children working in a textiles factory were rescued after media reports said an Indian clothing supplier to US retailer Gap was employing underage workers.
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Oil prices closed at a record $93.53 per barrel on the NY Mercantile Exchange.
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Patrick Duddy, the new US ambassador to Venezuela met with President Hugo Chavez, calling it a positive start toward improving tense relations.
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Tropical Storm Noel caused flooding and mudslides that killed at least 20 people in the Dominican Republic and left another 20 missing.
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African leaders and technology experts met in Rwanda to discuss plans to boost the continent's development by securing universal Internet access by 2012.
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A long-brewing power struggle between the Somali PM Ali Mohamed Gedi and Pres. Abdullahi Yusuf ended with the premier's resignation, throwing the government of the war-battered Horn of Africa nation into disarray. In Mogadishu, hundreds of demonstrators marched through the streets in a second day of protests against the presence of the Ethiopian troops in the country.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1990 –
Carlson Young, American actress
1987 –
Makoto Ogawa, Japanese singer
1985 –
Severino Jefferson, Brazilian footballer
1984 –
Eric Staal, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 –
Dana Eveland, American baseball player
1983 –
Jason Tahincioglu, Turkish racing driver
1983 –
Maurice Clarett, American football player
1983 –
Richard Brancatisano, Australian actor
1982 –
Ariel Lin, Taiwanese actress and singer
1982 –
Chelan Simmons, Canadian actress
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October, 29
- Births
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2008,
Mike Baker, American singer Shadow Gallery (b. 1963)
2006,
Mohammadu Maccido, 18th Sultan of Sokoto (b. 1928)
2004,
Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican politician (b. 1923)
2004,
Vaughn Meader, American comedian (b. 1936)
2004,
Peter Twinn, English mathematician (b. 1916)
2003,
Hal Clement, American writer (b. 1922)
2003,
Franco Corelli, tenor (b. 1921)
2002,
Glenn McQueen, American animator (b. 1960)
1999,
Michel Regnier (Greg), Belgian comic-book writer and artist (Achille Talon) (b. 1931)
1998,
Paul Misraki, French songwriter (b. 1908)
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October, 29
- Deaths
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