- July 3, 2005
July 3 2005 (Sunday)*
Roger Federer defeatsAndy Roddick in the Men's Wimbledon Final in straight sets to capture his third consecutive Wimbledon crown and fifth Grand Slam title overall.
*AviatorsSteve Fossett and Mark Rebholz, flying a replicaWorld War I Vickers Vimy bomber, re-enact the first non-stoptransatlantic flight ofAlcock and Brown in1919 , landing atClifden ,Connemara , Ireland at 1704 local time (1604 UTC), about 18 hours after they took off from St. John's, Newfoundland. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000082&sid=a8N4X0OV9vk4&refer=canada (Bloomberg)]
*Ihab al-Sherif ,Egypt 's most senior envoy toIraq is kidnapped by gunmen while buying anewspaper . He was to be promoted toambassador , representing the first Arab nation to recognize the new Iraqi government. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5115736,00.html (Guardian)]
*Albania ns vote in parliamentary elections. Final results are expected in Tuesday [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-07-03T203708Z_01_MOL346546_RTRUKOC_0_ALBANIA-ELECTIONS.xml (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4645643.stm (BBC)]
* InMexico ,Enrique Peña of theInstitutional Revolutionary Party wins election for a governor in the state of México. [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-07-04T022032Z_01_N03694110_RTRIDST_0_INTERNATIONAL-MEXICO-ELECTION-DC.XML (Reuters)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=allEhhuPvU3s&refer=latin_america (Bloomberg)]
* InPriština ,Kosovo , threebomb s explode almost at the same time 9:30 PM. They explode near Kosovo's parliament building and EAR building; at the Commercial Bank near the OSCE building; and localUnited Nations peacekeeping headquarters. No injuries are reported. PresidentIbrahim Rugova and prime ministerBajram Kosumi state that the explosions were intended to "destabilize" the region prior to assessment of possibilities for futureindependence . [http://www.b92.net/english/news/index.php?&nav_category=&nav_id=32348&order=priority&style=headlines (B92)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L03558961.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* InMauritius , parliamentary elections begin. The main rivals are prime ministerPaul Bérenger of theMauritian Militant Movement andNavin Ramgoolam of the oppositionSocial Alliance . [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=84&art_id=qw1120450507229R131 (IOL)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4645673.stm (BBC)]
* InMalaysia , medical experts gather in a bird flu conference inKuala Lumpur . [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/155916/1/.html (Channel News Asia)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4647485.stm (BBC)]
* InJapan , underwatervolcano causes a column of steam near the island ofIwo Jima . [http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20050703p2a00m0na005000c.html (Mainichi Daily News)] [http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&id=342243 (Japan Today)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T140686.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* Computer microchip manufacturerAMD asks aDelaware court to order that third parties to itsantitrust lawsuit against industry giantIntel , preserve certain documents in their possession that may be required as evidence. The court grants that request, ordering the third parties to suspend normal document destruction as to the documents described. [http://www.techworld.com/networking/news/index.cfm?NewsID=3966 (TechWorld)]
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