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Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien indicates that during an informal meeting between him and Vladimir Putin , the Russia n president indicated that he was tentatively in favour of signing the Kyoto Protocol . Russia's signature is absolutely necessary for the protocol to acquire the force of law. {Link without Title}

go up by 20% today. Tobacconists (tobacco retailers) go on strike. {Link without Title}

posts a record budget deficit of $374.2 billion in the Fiscal Year ending September 30. The figure broke the previous record of $290 billion, set in 1992. The number was actually better than the U.S. government's own forecast of $455 billion. {Link without Title}

announces that the actor has prostate cancer. {Link without Title}

show larger-than-predicted gains for the right-wing Swiss People's Party . {Link without Title}

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Space Exploration - The Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station bringing a new crew of three from Russia , the United States , and Spain . {Link without Title}

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