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*<!--Oct. 23--> At least 25 people are killed and over 2,200 injured when the '''[[2004 Chuetsu Earthquake|Chuetsu Earthquake]]''', measuring 6.9 on the [[Richter scale]], strikes [[Niigata Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. |
*<!--Oct. 23--> At least 25 people are killed and over 2,200 injured when the '''[[2004 Chuetsu Earthquake|Chuetsu Earthquake]]''', measuring 6.9 on the [[Richter scale]], strikes [[Niigata Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. |
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*<!--Oct. 25--> Six men from [[Pitcairn Island]] (Pop: 47), including the island's mayor [[Steve Christian]], |
*<!--Oct. 25--> Six men from '''[[Pitcairn Island]]''' (Pop: 47), including the island's mayor [[Steve Christian]], are convicted of sexual offences involving women and girls as young as 12. |
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*<!--Oct. 24--> [[Iran]] refuses to scrap its '''[[Iran's nuclear program|nuclear program]]''', continues to [[Enriched uranium|enrich uranium]] and rejects assistance from the [[European Union]]. |
*<!--Oct. 24--> [[Iran]] refuses to scrap its '''[[Iran's nuclear program|nuclear program]]''', continues to [[Enriched uranium|enrich uranium]] and rejects assistance from the [[European Union]]. |
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*<!--Oct. 22--> The '''[[Kyoto Protocol|Kyoto Treaty]]''' is ratified by [[Russia]]'s [[Duma|lower house of parliament]]. The treaty will now go to the upper house and President [[Vladimir Putin]] for their approval. |
*<!--Oct. 22--> The '''[[Kyoto Protocol|Kyoto Treaty]]''' is ratified by [[Russia]]'s [[Duma|lower house of parliament]]. The treaty will now go to the upper house and President [[Vladimir Putin]] for their approval. |
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*<!--Oct. 22--><!--[[French Polynesia political crisis 2004]]--> '''[[Gaston Flosse]]''' is re-elected as President of [[French Polynesia]] by a one-vote majority and sworn in immediately during a parliamentary session [[boycott]]ed by "caretaker" President '''[[Oscar Temaru]]'''. |
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Revision as of 09:58, 25 October 2004
- At least 25 people are killed and over 2,200 injured when the Chuetsu Earthquake, measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale, strikes Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
- Six men from Pitcairn Island (Pop: 47), including the island's mayor Steve Christian, are convicted of sexual offences involving women and girls as young as 12.
- Iran refuses to scrap its nuclear program, continues to enrich uranium and rejects assistance from the European Union.
- The Kyoto Treaty is ratified by Russia's lower house of parliament. The treaty will now go to the upper house and President Vladimir Putin for their approval.