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Words in the News - Archive 2002 
 AUGUST  
  14 AugustGlobal weather problems 
  12 AugustGrown in space 
  7 AugustIndian woman commits sati suicide 
  5 AugustTwins to be separated 
  JULY   
  31 July FARC release three kidnapped men 
  29 July Anti-gravity device could change air travel 
  24 July President Mugabe criticises Western countries 
  22 July California gets landmark green law 
  17 July Saving Venice  
  15 July Assassination attempt on French President 
  10 July Asia Road Link 
  8 July AIDS conference 
  3 July Contour space mission 
  1 July UN fights to save Bosnia mission 
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  JUNE    
  26 June Russian land sales bill 
  24 June Zimbabwean farmers  
  19 June Round the world balloon trip 
  17 June Watergate anniversary 
  12 June Afghanistan’s loya jirga 
  10 June New comic Superhero 
  5 JuneWorld Heart Federation obesity warning 
  3 JuneNews imageState of the British Monarchy 
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 MAY  
  29 May British Foreign Secretary in Pakistan 
  27 May Ice reservoirs found on Mars 
  22 May Quarter of mammals face extinction 
  20 May Taiwanese boyband in China 
  15 May NATO - Russia Council 
  13 May Jimmy Carter visits Cuba 
  8 May European immigration  
  6 May Chirac's election victory 
  1 MayControversial Russian stamps 
  APRIL   
  29 AprilIran's reformists and conservatives 
  24 April Global health fund 
  22 April French election shock 
  17 April Vietnamese bike racers 
  15 April Venezuelan President 
  10 AprilIran oil 
  8 AprilIsrael opinion poll 
  3 AprilBleak outlook for the world's forests 
  1 AprilPrince Charles's tribute to The Queen Mother 
MARCH  
  27 MarchUS backs major NATO expansion 
  25 March74th Oscars ceremony 
  20 MarchWHO in fight against smoking 
  18 MarchNorth Korean defections 
  13 MarchUnited Nations calls for Palestinian state 
 11 MarchAttack on World Trade Centre remembered 
  6 MarchIndian novelist jailed 
 4 MarchWomen and Islam conference 
 FEBRUARY  
  27 FebruaryGermany's biggest cash robbery 
  25 FebruaryWinter Olympics come to close amid controversy 
  20 FebruaryCairo train fire 
  18 FebruarySpeight sentence commuted 
  13 FebruaryMilosevic trial - Belgrade's reaction 
  11 FebruaryAfghan defence minister visits Moscow 
  6 FebruaryBritish prime minister urges action on Africa 
  4 FebruaryPeople smuggler arrested 
 JANUARY  
  30 JanuaryState of the Union address
 
  28 JanuaryUS criticises Yasser Arafat 
  23 JanuaryRumsfeld defends treatment of prisoners 
  21 JanuaryAfghan Aid Conference 
  16 JanuaryPress Freedom in Malaysia 
  14 JanuaryZimbabwean Asylum Seekers 
  9 JanuaryUSA - War on Terrorism Phase Two 
  7 JanuaryBlair - India and Pakistan talks 
  2 JanuaryEuro Cash Launch 
 

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