Portal:Current events/2003 August 23

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In an unprecedented move, the British government submit thousands of official documents (many of which would not normally be seen by the public for 30 years) to the Hutton Inquiry, and publication on the Internet.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3176329.stm |title=UK | Politics | Hutton documents released |publisher=BBC News |date=2003-08-23 |accessdate=2015-09-26}}{{cite web|url=http://www.the-hutton-inquiry.org.uk/ |title=Personal Injury UK | Advice on making personal injury or accident claims in the UK |publisher=The-hutton-inquiry.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-09-26}}
Natural disaster: Wildfires sweep into the southern suburbs of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, destroying more than 200 homes. One-third of the city's population, or 30,000 people, have been evacuated.{{Cite web |url=http://globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030823.wfire0823_3/BNStory/Front/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040604010658/http://globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030823.wfire0823_3/BNStory/Front/ |archive-date=2004-06-04 |url-status=dead }}
Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Palestinian leaders state they will try to negotiate a new ceasefire by extremist groups and urge Israel to stop their action against top militants.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-08-23-mideast_x.htm |title=Palestinians seek new cease-fire to head off more violence |publisher=Usatoday.Com |date=2003-08-23 |accessdate=2015-09-26}}[http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=D639B5D4-B2CF-4945-9121D505F1B3004B ]{{dead link|date=September 2015}}
Power outage happens all of Southern Finland for 30 to 60 minutes, because one underground line in Central Helsinki short circuits. The lack of electricity begins at 20:20 and causes radio broadcasts, public lights, elevators, trains, trams and metro traffic to stop. Also people have to be evacuated in Linnanmäki amusement park.{{cite web |url=http://www.helsinginsanomat.fi/tuoreet/artikkeli/1061299237915 |title=Uutiset - Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi |publisher=Helsinginsanomat.fi |accessdate=2015-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050311145124/http://www.helsinginsanomat.fi/tuoreet/artikkeli/1061299237915 |archive-date=2005-03-11 |url-status=dead }} [http://www.mtv3.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/arkisto.shtml?2003 August 182357]
California recall: Republican Bill Simon drops out of the California gubernatorial recall race.[http://www.msnbc.com/news/945950.asp]{{dead link|date=September 2015}}
Iran makes protest and cuts diplomatic ties with Argentina over the arrest in Britain of its former ambassador with the United Kingdom and Argentina for the alleged bombing Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires in 1994 in which 85 people died.[http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=CF915034-AD78-4D66-AFC45C3A0EA9C36D ]{{dead link|date=September 2015}}{{cite news|last=Eeles |first=Miranda |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3177099.stm |title=Americas | Iran cuts ties with Argentina |publisher=BBC News |date=2003-08-23 |accessdate=2015-09-26}}
John Geoghan, a defrocked Roman Catholic priest and convicted child molester, dies following an attack in prison. Initial reports say that he was strangled to death.{{cite web|last=Grace |first=Francie |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/30/national/main565770.shtml |title=Guards Told Of Geoghan Slay Plot? |publisher=CBS News |date=2003-07-30 |accessdate=2015-09-26}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/08/23/geoghan/ |title=Priest in sex abuse scandal killed in prison - Aug. 23, 2003 |publisher=CNN.com |date= |accessdate=2015-09-26}}{{Cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20030823_985.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040815184614/http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20030823_985.html |archive-date=2004-08-15 |url-status=dead }}

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