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- Sir Nicholas Stern, the former chief economist of the World Bank submits a report to the British Government warning of the economic costs and damage to the world that could result from global warming. (London Times)
- Saddam Hussein's chief lawyer walks out of court after 12 of his requests were rejected, but the chief judge immediately appoints other attorneys to defend the deposed President of Iraq. (USA Today)
- A bomb at a Baghdad market kills 31 people and wounds more than 50 others. (AP via ABC News America)
- Pakistani troops backed by helicopters firing missiles destroy an al-Qaeda-linked training facility and kill 80 terrorists in a northwestern tribal area near the Afghan border, in a madrassa near the town of Khar. (Reuters AlertNet)
- Super typhoon Cimaron, the strongest storm to hit the Philippines in eight years, kills at least three people as it makes landfall in Luzon. (Reuters), (Reuters)
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