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*<!--Oct. 27--> '''''[[Homo floresiensis]]''''', a new [[species (biology)|species]] closely related to [[human being]]s, has been discovered on the island of [[Flores]] in [[Indonesia]], according to a report published in the journal ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]''. The discovery came in the form of 12,000-year-old [[fossil]]s, and the species is presumably now [[extinct]]; however, it is the most recent human relative known. |
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*<!--Oct. 27--> A report published in the journal ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'' announces the discovery of '''''[[Homo floresiensis]]''''', an extinct [[species (biology)|species]] closely related to [[human being]]s, on the [[Indonesia]]n island of [[Flores]]. |
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*<!--Oct. 27--> A vote by the [[European Parliament]] over the approval of the new '''[[European Commission]]''' has been delayed after incoming president [[José Durão Barroso]] (''pictured right'') asks for more time to reshuffle his team. |
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*<!--Oct. 27--> The '''[[Cassini-Huygens|Cassini]]''' [[spacecraft]] makes its closest flyby yet of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], resulting in images up to 100 times better than anything seen before. |
*<!--Oct. 27--> The '''[[Cassini-Huygens|Cassini]]''' [[spacecraft]] makes its closest flyby yet of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], resulting in images up to 100 times better than anything seen before. |
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*<!--Oct. 26--> [[Israel]]'s [[parliament]], the [[Knesset]], approves [[Prime Minister]] [[Ariel Sharon|Ariel Sharon's]] '''[[Israel's unilateral disengagement plan of 2004|plan]]''' to dismantle 21 [[Israeli settlement]]s in the [[Gaza Strip]] and 4 in the [[West Bank]]. |
*<!--Oct. 26--> [[Israel]]'s [[parliament]], the [[Knesset]], approves [[Prime Minister]] [[Ariel Sharon|Ariel Sharon's]] '''[[Israel's unilateral disengagement plan of 2004|plan]]''' to dismantle 21 [[Israeli settlement]]s in the [[Gaza Strip]] and 4 in the [[West Bank]]. |
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Revision as of 23:02, 27 October 2004
- A report published in the journal Nature announces the discovery of Homo floresiensis, an extinct species closely related to human beings, on the Indonesian island of Flores.
- A vote by the European Parliament over the approval of the new European Commission has been delayed after incoming president José Durão Barroso (pictured right) asks for more time to reshuffle his team.
- The Cassini spacecraft makes its closest flyby yet of Titan, resulting in images up to 100 times better than anything seen before.
- Israel's parliament, the Knesset, approves Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to dismantle 21 Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip and 4 in the West Bank.
- The media watchdog group Reporters Without Borders issues a report ranking countries according to their degree of press freedom; Cuba and several Asian countries come last.