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* In an unprecedented move, the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[government]] submit thousands of official documents (many of which would not normally be seen by the public for 30 years) to the [[Hutton Inquiry]], and publication on the Internet. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3176329.stm][http://www.the-hutton-inquiry.org.uk/] |
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*[[Natural disaster]]: [[Wildfire|Wildfires]] sweep into the southern suburbs of [[Kelowna, British Columbia]], [[Canada]], destroying more than 200 homes. 30,000 people, or one-third of the city's population, have been evacuated.[http://globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030823.wfire0823_3/BNStory/Front/] |
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* [[Israeli-Palestinian conflict]]: [[Palestinian]] leaders state they will try to negotiate a new ceasefire by [[extremist group]]s and urge [[Israel]] to stop their action against top militants. [http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-08-23-mideast_x.htm] [http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=D639B5D4-B2CF-4945-9121D505F1B3004B] |
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* [[Power outage]] happens all of Southern [[Finland]] for 30 to 60 minutes, because one underground line in Central [[Helsinki]] short circuits. The lack of electricity begins at 20:20 and causes radio broadcasts, public lights, elevators, trains, trams and metro traffic to stop. Also people have to be evacuated in [[Linnanmäki]] amusement park.[http://www.helsinginsanomat.fi/tuoreet/artikkeli/1061299237915] [http://www.mtv3.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/arkisto.shtml?2003/08/182357] |
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* [[2003 California recall|California recall]]: [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] [[Bill Simon]] drops out of the California gubernatorial recall race. [http://www.msnbc.com/news/945950.asp] |
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* [[Iran]] makes protest and cuts diplomatic ties with [[Argentina]] over the arrest in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] of its former [[Ambassador (diplomacy)|ambassador]] with the United Kingdom and Argentina for the alleged bombing Jewish community centre in [[Buenos Aires]] in 1994 in which 85 people died. [http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=CF915034-AD78-4D66-AFC45C3A0EA9C36D][http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3177099.stm] |
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* [[John Geoghan]], a [[defrocked]] [[Roman Catholic]] [[priest]] and convicted [[Pedophilia|child molester]], dies following an attack in [[prison]]. Initial reports say that he was [[strangled]] to death.[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/30/national/main565770.shtml] [http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/08/23/geoghan/] [http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20030823_985.html] |
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