Portal:Current events/2003 June 8
June 8, 2003 (Sunday)
- After several days of violence and confusion in Mauritania, Pro-Israeli President Maaouiya Ould Taya appears to have defeated the uprising against him.[1]
- The Polish referendum on EU enlargement entrance finishes today; 78% of the voters voted to join the EU, with approximately 59% turnout.[2]
- The presence of the monkeypox virus in the United States is confirmed with four cases in Wisconsin, sparking the first discovery of the virus in the Western Hemisphere. Dozens of suspected cases have appeared across three Midwest states, where pet enthusiasts came into contact with infected domestic prairie dogs, which caught the disease from the Gambian giant rat.[3][4]
- ^ "Africa | Mauritania 'foils' coup attempt". BBC News. 2003-06-09. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- ^ "Europe | Poland says big Yes to EU". BBC News. 2003-06-09. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- ^ Altman, Lawrence K.; Wilgoren, Jodi (2003-06-08). "20 Cases of Disease Related to Smallpox Found in the U.S." The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ "Four monkeypox cases confirmed in Wisconsin". CNN. 2003-06-09. Retrieved 2022-05-24.