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The Chinese River Dolphin (illustrated) is declared functionally extinct, the first extinction of a large mammal in recent decades.
Suffolk police launch an investigation on five dead bodies discovered near Ipswich in Suffolk, England.
Astronauts on mission STS-116 attempt to retract a solar array on the International Space Station's Integrated Truss Structure.
Former President of Ethiopia Mengistu Haile Mariam is convicted in absentia of genocide by an Ethiopian court for his part in the so-called "Red Terror".
A conference aiming to "review the Holocaust" is held in Tehran, Iran.
In his final speech in office, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan encourages the United States to provide global leadership whilst respecting multilateralism.
A military funeral is held for former Chilean head of state Augusto Pinochet.

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