Portal:Current events/2004 May 25
May 25, 2004 (Tuesday)
- As many as 1,000 people are killed in floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. (CNN) (BBC)
- France bans the use of Bayer CropScience Imidacloprid on maize seeds. Gaucho is claimed to be harmful to bees. (Rtrs)[permanent dead link]
- Viacom's MTV Networks unit announces plans for the LOGO channel, the first LGBT-themed major cable television service in the United States, set for a February 17, 2005, debut. (Bloomberg) (Reuters)[permanent dead link] (CNN)
- The Abel Prize is awarded in a ceremony in Oslo for the Atiyah-Singer index theorem. (AP)
- Tennis: At the French Open, a new world record for the longest match in the sport's recorded history is set when Frenchman Fabrice Santoro beats Arnaud Clément 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 3-6, 16-14 after playing for 6 hours and 33 minutes, split over two days. (ESPN)
- Phish announces the popular jamband is breaking up.