Both Russia and Vanuatu joined the World Trade Organization raising the total number of members to 157.
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Australia began selling its first platinum coin, featuring a Koala.
Two gunmen stole Edvard Munch's paintings 'The Scream' and 'Madonna' from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.
A 50,000-year-old human bone was discovered in Siberia.
Storm Botnet sent a staggering 57 million emails.
Russia launched a robot called FEDOR to the International Space Station to work as a remote operator and carry out various tasks autonomously.