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After two days of playing catch-up with the International Space Station (ISS), a new supply ship has docked with the orbital outpost carrying more than two tons of precious supplies for the humans aboard.The Russian-built Progress 14 cargo ship connected
World | May 27, 2004, Thursday // 00:00
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A hostage-taker put down his knife and freed a woman after Puerto Rico's governor entered the room to negotiate with him Thursday, ending a standoff that lasted nearly three hours. The man held the captive, a receptionist, in a mail room outside the gover
World | May 27, 2004, Thursday // 00:00
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Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias have got married in secret. According to The Daily Star, the Russian tennis star is already pregnant by her pop superstar husband.
World | May 27, 2004, Thursday // 00:00
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Italy has drafted a series of rules that must be met for a Neapolitan pizza to be worthy of the name. Italians claim that there is only one true Neapolitan pizza and the regulations are designed to protect and promote the traditional one.
World | May 27, 2004, Thursday // 00:00
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Health officials feared up to 2,000 people could be dead in a single Haitian town from floods that wiped out villages across Haiti and the Dominican Republic, a figure that would nearly double the death toll from the disaster. As search crews worked to re
World | May 27, 2004, Thursday // 00:00
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Global intelligence and police agencies are on a worldwide hunt for terrorists with ties to places as disparate as Boston, Islamabad, and Panama City, part of a US scramble to head off what officials fear could be a massive attack this summer. The US Just
World | May 27, 2004, Thursday // 00:00
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An armed man has seized a woman hostage at the mansion of the San Juan governor. The attacker insisted on seeing Governor Sila Calderon, who was not in the building at that time.
World | May 27, 2004, Thursday // 00:00
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Extra UK troops are being sent to southern Iraq, Sky News reported, citing insiders. Downing Street says Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon is "likely" to make an announcement later in the Commons.
World | May 27, 2004, Thursday // 00:00
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Aussie movie star Nicole Kidman and her ex Tom Cruise have reportedly been on a string of secret dates. The Hollywood stars are keen to spend as much time together as possible, according to the Daily Star.
World | May 26, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00
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UK football giant Liverpool have agreed to sell a 30 % stake to Thailand. However, the final signing the deal may be delayed until late July.
World | May 26, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00
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Two Russian civilian contractors have been killed and five more wounded in Iraq as unidentified insurgents attacked the bus they were traveling in. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry two Iraqis also died in the attack.
World | May 26, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00
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A key associate of radical Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has been seized in Najaf. Three other Iraqis have been arrested in the operation.
World | May 26, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00
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Gas explosion at a Pakistani coalmine killed 15 people, media reported on Wednesday. The incident occurred the previous evening after a buildup of gas in the 770-meter deep mine.
World | May 26, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00
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At least 500 people have died and many others are missing in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, after the area was swept by floods and mudslides. The disaster came after two weeks of heavy raining, and more rain is forecast.
World | May 26, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00
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Iran has mastered between 60 and 70% of the technology needed for the production of nuclear fuel, a former Iranian representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. Ali Akbar Salehi, quoted on Tuesday in Kayhan daily, said the technolo
World | May 25, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00
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The Pentagon is seeking a replacement for Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, the top US commander in Iraq, a senior US defense official said Monday, noting the general already has been there 13 months. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, s
World | May 25, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00
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Gardeners from around the globe have descended on the annual Chelsea Flower Show in London, eager to showcase new design trends. Seen as the most important on the horticultural calendar, this year's event exhibited numerous unusual entries such as a medic
World | May 25, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00
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More than 130 people have died after torrential rains hit the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. At least 80 people were killed in the Dominican Republic, fifty-eight people were reported killed in flooding in Haiti.
World | May 25, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00
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The US and UK tabled a draft UN resolution for the future of sovereign Iraq. The text stipulates for a US-led multinational force to stay in Iraq even after the June 30 power handover.
World | May 24, 2004, Monday // 00:00
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Paris' Charles De Gaulle airport has been evacuated after cracking noises were heard in the roof. It happens just a day after part of the futuristic-looking terminal collapsed, killing four people.
World | May 24, 2004, Monday // 00:00
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Four people were killed in the structural collapse at a terminal at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport, the commander of rescue operations said early on Monday. Reportedly, a Chinese and a Czech passenger are among the casualties.
World | May 24, 2004, Monday // 00:00
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