October 2005 - October 23, 2005 (Sunday)

October 23, 2005 (Sunday)

• Avian influenza:
  • The Swedish National Veterinary Institute reports a dead duck discovered near Stockholm was infected with an undetermined strain of avian influenza. (ABC)
• Nigerian airline Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashed in Oyo State, Nigeria shortly after take-off from Lagos en route to Abuja. The Red Cross reports there are no survivors. (theStar) (Reuters) (BBC) (CNN)
• The second round of the Polish Presidential election is held today between conservative candidates Lech Kaczyński and Donald Tusk. According to exit polls conducted by Polish television stations, Kaczyński is the winner. (Bloomberg) (AFP)
• A referendum to ban civilian manufacture and sale of firearms in Brazil is rejected by a vote of 64 percent to 36 percent. (ABC News)
• Pope Benedict XVI canonizes Chilean Jesuit Alberto Hurtado.
• Elections in Argentina, 2005.Candidates supporting Argentina's President, Néstor Kirchner, won the parliamentary elections in Buenos Aires Province (his wife was elected as Senator) and several other provinces. However, they lost in Buenos Aires City and Santa Fe Province. (Bloomberg).
• The Chicago White Sox defeat the Houston Astros 7-6 to take a 2-0 lead in the World Series.