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the conflict between the Myanmar Government and the Mong Tai Army, over the status of the self-declared Shan State.
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A magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes Kobe, Japan. 6434 people are killed.
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The People's Republic of China announces it will spend $27.7 billion USD to fight erosion and pollution in the Yangtze and Yellow river valleys.
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The Best Picture Oscar is awarded to "Titanic" directed by James Cameron at the Academy Awards. "Titanic" with 14 nominations wins a total of 11 Oscars.
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Egypt Air flight 990 traveling from New York City to Cairo crashes off the coast of Massachusetts killing all 217 that were on-board
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A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, where temperatures plunge to -13°F (-25°C); 68 deaths are reported.
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An earthquake hits Gujarat, India, causing more than 20,000 deaths.
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TAME Flight 120, a Boeing 727-100 crashes in the Andes mountains in southern Colombia killing 92.
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The Waterfall rail accident occurs near Waterfall.
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251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured in a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
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In East Timor, assassination attempts were made on Xanana Gusmao and Jose Ramos-Horta. Both failed.
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Dendermonde nursery attack occurred in Dendermonde, Belgium.
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Suicide car bomb detonates at a volleyball tournament in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, killing 105 and injuring 100
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At least 35 died and 180 injured in a bombing
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4 people are killed and over 2,000 are evacuated after a massive flood hits Jakarta, Indonesia
