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Brazil's gross domestic product fell 5 percent in most recent quarter; GDP totaled 344.3 billion reais ($120 billion) in period, which was first quarter of 2003 fiscal year, down 5 percent from fourth quarter; economy grew 15 percent from first quarter of 2002; exports in most recent quarter rose 61.7 billion reais from 34.2 billin reais year ago (S)
Article noted on Iraqi Shiite cleric's condemnation of US-sponsored constitutional council
China analysts say conflict between supporters of Pres Hu Jintao and predecessor Jiang Zemin exposes tensions within top leadership and makes it more difficult for new generation to put its stamp on politics; Jiang, 76, retains enormous political muscle by keeping allies in key posts and staying on as chairman of Central Military Commission; Hu, 60, solidifies his stature with strong handling of SARS epidemic, but has to navigate between liberal intellectuals calling bluntly for political change and Jiang allies, who fear instability and reportedly try to reverse trend toward government openness (M)
Mark Philippoussis defeats Andre Agassi in five sets in fourth round of Wimbledon; photos (M)
Summer performing arts festivals throughout France are being threatened by workers protesting deal between three unions and French employers' association that would reduce unemployment benefits to 8 months from 12 for part-time workers; police storm theater in Caen and evacuate 100 strikers staging sit-in; Montpellier Dance Festival and performances at Comedie Francaise and several other Paris theaters are cancelled; photo (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 25, 2003, covering July 1, 2003.
Luther Vandross
Metallica
Radiohead
Annie Lennox
George Strait
2003Tate McRae, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer[†]
Tate Rosner McRae is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and dancer. She first gained prominence as the first Canadian finalist on the American reality television series So You Think You Can Dance (2016). She was later signed by RCA Records and went on to release two extended plays (EPs), All the Things I Never Said (2020) and Too Young to Be Sad (2021). The latter was the most streamed female EP of 2021 on Spotify and was preceded by the single "You Broke Me First", which peaked within the top ten of the Canadian Hot 100 and the top twenty of the US Billboard Hot 100.
2003Storm Reid, American actress[†]
Storm Reid is an American actress. After early roles in the television show A Cross to Bear (2012), the drama film 12 Years a Slave (2013), and the superhero film Sleight (2016), she played the lead role of Meg Murry in the fantasy film A Wrinkle in Time (2018). She garnered further recognition with roles in the thriller film Don't Let Go (2019) and the horror film The Invisible Man (2020).
2003Herbie Mann, American flute player and saxophonist (born 1930)[†]
Herbert Jay Solomon, known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet, but Mann was among the first jazz musicians to specialize on the flute. His most popular single was "Hi-Jack", which was a Billboard No. 1 dance hit for three weeks in 1975.
2003Over 500,000 people protest against efforts to pass anti-sedition legislation in Hong Kong.[†]
Article 23 is an article of the Hong Kong Basic Law. It states that Hong Kong "shall enact laws on its own to prohibit any act of treason, secession, sedition, subversion against the Central People's Government, or theft of state secrets, to prohibit foreign political organizations or bodies from conducting political activities in the Region, and to prohibit political organizations or bodies of the Region from establishing ties with foreign political organizations or bodies."
In 2003, the world population was approximately 6,420,361,634 people[†]