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'' plans to widen its legal battle against the
Open-source
Operating System
, stating intent to sue large-scale
Linux
users for
Copyright
infringement.
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US President
George W. Bush
arrives in
London
for the start of his three-day state visit to the
United Kingdom
amid an extremely high-security operation.
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--- Protestors in the
United Kingdom
make preparations for
President Bush
's state visit to the UK starting Tuesday.
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--- More
Britons
approve of
President Bush's
visit to the UK than disapprove of it. In an ICM survey for
The Guardian
, 43% of those questioned said they welcomed Bush's visit, while 36% said they did not. In the new poll, 62% agreed that the
US
was "generally speaking, a force for
Good
", while 15% thought it was "an
Evil Empire
". The survey contrasted with a poll published last week by Populus for ''
The Times
'' newspaper.
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The
Mexican
government announces the imminent resignation of its ambassador to the
United Nations
,
Adolfo Aguilar Zinser
, who, in a speech in Mexico City last week, said that the political and intellectual class of the
United States
sees Mexico as "a country whose position is that of a back yard".
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Enron
announces proposed sale of
Portland General Electric
for $2.35 billion, including assumption of debt. The sale is to a newly formed
LLC
backed by a private investment firm from
Texas
. This happens after
Portland-area
residents defeated a
Ballot Measure
to take over the utility on
November 4
. PGE had outspent supporters of the takeover 60-to-1.
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The
United States
announces restrictions on the import of textiles from the
People's Republic Of China
.
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An inquest finds that prominent
Sky News
Journalist
James Forlong
, who had resigned from the station when it was revealed that he had faked footage during the
Iraq War
, committed
Suicide
by hanging himself.
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The
European Union
strongly criticises
Israel
's plans to build the
Israeli West Bank Barrier
encircling
Palestinian
areas on the
West Bank
. It also criticises the intensification of
Suicide Attack
s by Palestinians and describes Israel's building of settlements in the West Bank as an "obstacle to peace".
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Fermilab
confirms the existence of a mystery
Subatomic Particle
that is inconsistent with existing theories of how the universe works.
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The US
Centers For Disease Control
warn of a possible severe
Flu
season and urges Americans to get a
Vaccination
.
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is reportedly pushing for a changed approach in Iraq that goes beyond military strategy to reach out to the Iraqi people and the country's neighbours.
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The
United Nations
suspends operations in south-eastern
Afghanistan
following the fatal
16 November
shooting of
Bettina Goislard
, a
French
employee of the
UNHCR
.
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CalPERS
, the United States' largest pension fund, is to terminate its contracts with
Putnam
and withdraw its funds.
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rules 4-3 in ''
Goodridge V. Department Of Public Health
'' that the state's non-recognition of
Same-sex Marriage
is unconstitutional and gives the state legislature 180 days to change the law.
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Santa Barbara County, California
police search the Neverland ranch of pop icon
Michael Jackson
, looking for evidence to corroborate a 12-year-old boy's complaint that he was
Sexually Molested
.
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Roger Federer
beats
Andre Agassi
to win the final of the
Tennis
Masters Cup
in Houston.
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Barry Bonds
is selected the
National Baseball League's
Most Valuable Player
, for the third year in a row and the sixth time overall, both unprecedented.
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Prominent
British
Football
er
Jody Morris
, who plays for
Leeds United
, is charged with
Rape
.
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