Portal:Current events/2005 March 19
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March 19, 2005 (Saturday)
- A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits Japan's southernmost main island of Kyūshū. Japan's Meteorological Agency emits warnings for tsunamis that could hit areas including the coast of Kyūshū. (CNN)
- One Briton killed and 12 people wounded by a car bomb in Doha, Qatar. (Al-Jazeera) (BBC)
- Pakistan successfully test-fires a long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile, Shaheen-II, the latest in a series of tests. Shaheen-II can travel up to 2,000 km and carry all kinds of warheads. (Pakistan Times) (Daily Times, Pakistan) (Times of India)
- G20 group of the developing countries calls on rich nations to end their farming subsidies in five years (Reuters) Archived 2013-06-29 at archive.today (Business Week) (Bloomberg) (BBC)
- Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales met for their first of three epic boxing matches. Morales won the 12-round bout by unanimous decision. Pacquiao would later revenge the bout, fighting Morales two more times, winning both by knockoutt.