May 2004

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[edit] May, 2004

[edit] 20 May

  • A 6.5-magnitude strong earthquake hits Taiwan. There is no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

[edit] 14 May

  • Overfishing could make the cod, widely eaten in Europe, extinct within 15 years, according to the environmental group WWF
  • Piers Morgan, editor of the British newspaper The Daily Mirror, has been fired after the newspaper admitted that photos of British soldiers abusing an Iraqi were fake. The Mirror is one of the Britain's most popular daily newspapers. [Read more]
  • Danish Crown Prince Frederik has married Australian Mary Konadson in Copenhagen. Copenhagen is the capital city of Denmark.

[edit] 11 May

  • A bomb explodes in a crowded market in Iraq. It kills three people and wounds at least 23. [1]
  • Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov is buried in his home village. He was killed in a bomb attack.
  • Astronomers have found evidence for a huge ring of stars that may completely circle the Milky Way.[2]