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January 3, 2004 (2004-01-03) (Saturday)
  • A Boeing 737, Flight 604, flown by Egyptian charter company Flash Airlines headed for Cairo crashes into the Red Sea minutes after take-off from the holiday resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. All 148 people on board are killed, of whom more than 120 were French tourists. Though both United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak were in the area, neither were involved in the incident, contrary to initial reports.[1][2][3]
  • The BBC cancels the appearance of Coca-Cola sponsorship credits in the music charts in its BBC One Top of the Pops show, after criticism from politicians and health campaigners that it would be promoting junk food and unhealthy drink products to teenagers.[4]
  • Ricardo Palmera, better known as Simon Trinidad, one of top seven Colombian rebel group, FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) is arrested in Ecuador.[5]
  • Exploration of Mars: The first of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit, has successfully landed on the Martian surface with a "very strong signal" being received from the lander. It was a tense few minutes as no signal was received from the lander during the minutes while it bounced over the surface. Mission Control is described as being a wild place with the mission scientists very happy. The first pictures are expected at the earliest around 0730 UTC[6][7][8][9]
  • The People's Republic of China's fifth-largest brokerage is seized by China Securities Regulatory Commission and local authorities for "illegal and irregular management operations and disorderly management." The unusual move to clamp down on China Southern Securities is a high-profile attempt to stem corruption.[10][11]
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  2. ^ "News: Egyptian plane with 141 aboard reported crashed". Airdisaster.com. 2004-01-03. Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  3. ^ 55 mins ago (2011-04-20). "Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines". Story.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2015-10-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "News - Latest breaking UK news". Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-10-25.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "The Truth about Income Inequality". Retrieved 22 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Destination Mars | Mission Status Center". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2017-09-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-28. Retrieved 2017-09-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-28. Retrieved 2017-09-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "CNN.com - Regulators grab China brokerage - Jan. 2, 2004". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2017-09-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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