Current events/2005

2005 Current events.

WTO Ministerial Conference of 2005

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  Site of the Conference, HKCEC New Wing
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  A multilingual banner targeted for anti-WTO protestors in Victoria Park.
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  A "Kong Yee Sai Mau" (Anti-WTO) banner in Victoria Park.
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  KAFF protestors in Victoria Park.

Hurricane Katrina

Main category: Hurricane Katrina

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  Gale-force winds (yellow) and Hurricane-force winds (red)
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  Landfall along central U.S. Gulf Coast, 28 August 21:45
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  Residents on roof of flooded house, New Orleans
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  Working to repair failed levee along 17th Street Canal
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  Escaping through flood waters, New Orleans Central Business District
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  Smashed church, Upper 9th Ward, New Orleans
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  Ruins of residential neighborhood
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  Makeshift refugee/evacuation center at first unflooded Interstate Highway interchange, Metairie, Louisiana
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  Survivors live in tent on ruined foundation where their house was, 7 months after storm. Near Reggio, Louisiana
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  Devastation in Gulfport, Mississippi
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  Neighborhood in ruins, Biloxi, Mississippi
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  Search and rescue team examine damaged house, Biloxi, Mississippi

Wikimania 2005

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  Wikimedia Banner
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  Wikimania 2005, Hacking Day #2, server issues
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  Wikimaniacs at work
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  Wikipedians from Netherland make a dancebreak
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  audience of presentation from and war cunningham for himself
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  Jimmy Wales making keynote speech at Wikimania 2005-08-05
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  Wikimania 2005, Richard Stallman keynote 2005-08-07
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  Food-based art!

London bombing, July 2005

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  People trapped in London underground
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  London Euston Station cordoned off after explosions
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  Londons Russell square (at the corner of Wobum Street looking at Bernard Street (left)) Wo cordoned off
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  ftse decline on morning of london blast 7th huly 05',
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  Sign recommending against entering London, taken on M25

FIFA Confederations Cup 2005

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Uzbekistan

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  Uzbekistan
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  Islam Karimov

Korea

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  Korean Joint Security area

Guantanamo Bay

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  Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay

Afghanistan

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  Afghanistan
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  Hamid Karzai

European Union Constitution

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  European Flag
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  European Union members and candidates
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  European Parliament
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  Result Spanish referendum vote