EU approves expansion to ten Eastern European states
The EU Parliament ratified expansion to Poland Lithuania Estonia Latvia Hungary Czech Republic Slovenia Slovakia Malta and Cyprus in 10 votes. If all 15 current members approve, referendums and national ratifications pave the way for membership on May 1 2004, boosting EU population by about 75 million to 453 million.
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American SARS victim dies in Hong Kong tied to outbreak
An American teacher James Salisbury aged 52 who contracted SARS died in Hong Kong after being moved from Shenzhen. Beijing physician Dr Jiang Yanyong alleged China hid outbreak scale up to five times official figures. WHO China representative Bekedham noted secrecy and rumors while officials pledged high level follow up for real answers.
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U N Debates N. Korea Nuclear NPT Withdrawal
The Security Council met to discuss North Korea leaving the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty with Russia and China opposing condemnation while the United States urged a strong statement. Lavrov urged bilateral talks, Annan favored dialogue, and China questioned UN involvement. Tensions trace to Washington’s 2003 claim of a secret program and Pyongyang’s breach of the 1994 pact.
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