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| October 10 |
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| Thousands have assembled to watch the giant Ferris wheel move into position as the new landmark on the London skyline. |
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| October 9 |
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| The first Sumo wrestling tournament ever to be staged outside Japan in the sport's 1500 year history has begun. |
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| October 8 |
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| The film star Arnold Schwarzenegger has been elected governor of California, ousting the incumbent, Gray Davis, three years before his term was due to end. |
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| October 7 |
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| The United States has begun its military campaign, Operation Enduring Freedom, against al-Qaeda and the Taleban in Afghanistan. |
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| October 6 |
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| Heavy fighting has erupted between Arab and Israeli forces along two fronts. |
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| October 5 |
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| Opposition supporters from across Serbia have stormed the Yugoslav parliament building in Belgrade proclaiming Vojislav Kostunica as the new Yugoslav president. |
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| October 4 |
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| A Russian satellite has been launched into space - the first man-made object ever to leave the Earth's atmosphere. |
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| October 3 |
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| OJ Simpson has been found not guilty of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman. |
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| October 2 |
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| More than 25 people have been killed during a vicious gun battle in Mexico City just days before the Olympic Games are due to begin. |
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| October 1 |
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| Two people have been killed and at least 75 injured in rioting at the Mississippi State University campus. |
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| August 31 |
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| Diana, Princess of Wales, has died after a car crash in Paris. |
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| August 30 |
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| Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic is to be charged with genocide- the most serious of all war crimes. |
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| August 3 |
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| Queen has officially opened the 11th Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada. |
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| August 2 |
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| More than 100,000 Iraqi soldiers backed up by 700 tanks invaded the Gulf state of Kuwait in the early hours of this morning. |
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| January 8 |
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| General Charles de Gaulle has been proclaimed first President of the new Fifth Republic in France during a brief ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris. |
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| January 7 |
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| The Leaning Tower of Pisa has been closed to the public for the first time in 800 years amid speculation the structure is on the verge of toppling over. |
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| December 31 |
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| The British Prime Minister has set off on his trip to America after more than 24 hours of delays. |
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| December 30 |
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| A vicious house-to-house battle between rebel guerrillas, led by Fidel Castro, and the Cuban army is raging around the town of Santa Clara, the capital of the province of Las Villas. |
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| December 29 |
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| Six people are feared dead after raging storms hit competitors in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. |
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| December 28 |
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| British customs officials have seized ￡70m of Columbian cocaine which is thought to be directly linked to the Mafia. |
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| December 27 |
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| Thousands of people are flocking to cinemas in the UK to watch the long-awaited blockbuster, Star Wars - a movie which is already setting US box offices alight. |
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| December 26 |
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| Iran's spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said the death sentence on writer Salman Rushdie for alleged blasphemy will remain in force. |
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| December 25 |
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| Charles "Charlie" Spencer Chaplin, the comic genius of silent films, has died aged 88. |
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| December 24 |
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| Former UK minister John Stonehouse has been found living under a false name in Australia after apparently faking his own death. |
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| December 23 |
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| Ten thousand people are feared dead after a two-hour earthquake ripped through the Nicaraguan capital of Managua. |
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| December 22 |
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| The American superstar Madonna has married British movie director Guy Ritchie at an exclusive ceremony in the Scottish Highlands. |
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| December 21 |
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| General Charles de Gaulle has been elected President of France with an overwhelming majority. |
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| December 20 |
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The Queen has urged the Prince and Princess of Wales to seek "an early divorce".Buckingham Palace said the Queen called for an end to the marriage in a letter to each of them earlier this week.
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| December 19 |
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| The British colony of Hong Kong is to be returned to China in 1997 after an historic agreement was signed in Peking today. |
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| December 19 |
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| The British colony of Hong Kong is to be returned to China in 1997 after an historic agreement was signed in Peking today. |
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