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The European Space Agency successfully launched the Ariane 5 rocket for its first test flight from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana.
This advanced launch vehicle represented a significant milestone in European space technology, designed to compete with American rocket systems and enhance Europe's space exploration capabilities.
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The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared..
Former CIA Director William Colby probably collapsed from a heart attack or stroke while he was out canoeing, and then fell into the water and died, the state medical examiner’s office said Friday.
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In a significant regional referendum, German voters decisively rejected a proposed merger between the states of Berlin and Brandenburg, demonstrating the complexity of post-reunification territorial reorganization in Germany.
Voters in the east German state of Brandenburg overwhelmingly rejected a merger with the city state of Berlin in a referendum yesterday which underlined how deep the mental divide between east and west Germans remains.
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On this day, José María Aznar was appointed Prime Minister of Spain, ending 13 years of Socialist party governance and marking a significant political transition for the country.
José María Alfredo Aznar López was born on the 25th February 1953 and as a Spanish politician became the prime minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004. He led the People's Party (PP), the dominant centre-right political party in Spain.
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