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Words in the News - Archive 2003  
    JUNE    
    30 June International Olympic Committee to help Iraqis  
    27 June EU farm policy agreed  
    25 June India and China talk  
    23 June Wimbledon money row  
    20 June Brazilian president visits Washington  
    18 June President Musharraf in London  
    16 June UNESCO conference on Afghanistan  
    11 June Tehran street protest  
    09 June Hillary Clinton interviewed  
    04 June Tamil Tigers reject offer  
    02 June Road to peace?  
         
  MAY    
    28 May All-Italian European champions league final
 
    26 May Two Everest climbers set records  
    21 May Clearing up the rubbish in Baghdad  
    19 May Private Jessica Lynch  
    14 May Sino-Indian relations  
    12 May Bali bomber trial  
    07 May Breakthrough in brain cancer  
    05 May Malaysian Prime Minister returns to work  
         
    APRIL    
    30 April Palestinian suicide bomber attack  
    28 April Conference on Iraq's future  
    23 April Bangladesh bans some ferry trips  
    21 April SARS Beijing  
    16 April Iraq humanitarian crisis  
    14 April People of Hungary vote 'Yes'  
    9 April Afghan's first computer specialists  
    7 April Afghanistan health crisis  
    2 April War risk to Iraqi treasures  
           
    MARCH      
    31 March First EU military mission - to Macedonia  
    26 March War markets  
    24 March Geneva Conventions on prisoners of war  
    19 March EU Iraq meeting  
    17 March Mystery illness  
    12 March Dirty bombs  
    10 March The future of Cyprus  
    5 March Is Britain prepared for a terrorist attack?  
    3 March Thailand's war against drugs  
           
    FEBRUARY      
    26 February Developing countries - oil  
    24 February Earthquake hits China  
    19 February Bangladesh air force to attack mosquitoes  
    17 February Congestion charging starts in London  
    12 February North Korea and the IAEA  
    10 February Divisions in NATO over Iraq  
    5 February Small nations in the spotlight over Iraq  
    3 February Columbia Space Shuttle - the search begins  
           
  JANUARY    
    29 January   Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa  
    27 January   Ancient caves get clean-up  
    22 January   Music piracy  
    20 January   Australian bush fires  
    15 January   Human Rights Watch  
    13 January   Kenya's ex president  
    8 January   South Korea's diplomatic intervention  
    6 January Rescue efforts after Cyclone Zoe  
   
 
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