29 november 2004 was een maandag onder het sterrenbeeld ♐. Het was de 333e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was George W. Bush.
Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 21 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op zaterdag 29 november 2025, 206 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op zondag 29 november 2026, in 158 dagen. Je hebt 7.876 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 189.027 uur, of ongeveer 11.341.627 minuten, of ongeveer 680.497.620 seconden.
Date: 29 November 2004
By Laurie Goodstein
Laurie Goodstein
Bridges TV, new television network, will offer English-language programming aimed at American Muslims; president and chief executive Muzzammil Hassan sees market among viewers looking for wholesome programs with Muslim themes; programming is intended to appeal to all generations of Muslims in United States and Canada; photo (M)
Date: 30 November 2004
By Carlos H. Conde
Carlos Conde
International and domestic news media groups criticize Philippine government for failing to stop killings of journalists--61 killed since 1986 and 21 since Pres Gloria Macapagal Arroyo took power in 2001; hundreds of journalists all over country held protest rallies on Nov 17, demanding justice for slain colleagues; government claims it is doing its best to solve killings (M)
Date: 30 November 2004
By Nat Ives
Nat Ives
Federal Judge Claude M Hilton dismisses libel suit brought by former Army bioterrorism expert Steven J Hatfill, who accused New York Times and its columnist Nicholas D Kristof of implicating him in unsolved anthrax attacks of Oct 2001; says Kirstof directed columns primarily to FBI's handling of investigation and did not accuse Hatfill (M)
Date: 30 November 2004
By Robin Finn
Robin Finn
Public Lives profile of author Lily Tuck in view of her winning National Book Award for her fourth novel, The News From Paraguay; photo (M)
Date: 30 November 2004
By Doreen Carvajal
Doreen Carvajal
Edwy Plenel, longtime editor in chief of Le Monde, resigns to devote himself to 'simple joys of journalism and writing'; photo (M)
Date: 30 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Halliburton Co says US Bankruptcy Judge Judith Fitzgerald approved $1.5 billion settlement of asbestos claims involving its subsidiaries DII Industries and Kellogg Brown & Root and more than 150 inusrance companies; approval clears way for Halliburton to complete $4.8 billion plan to settle all current and future asbestos claims (S)
Date: 30 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
TriQuint Semiconductor will cut about 200 jobs as part of plan to trim costs by $18 million; jobs will be eliminated in Pennsylvania and Mexico (S)
Date: 30 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
DuPont Co, producer of corn seed, and Syngenta, maker of crop chemicals, settle two-year-old disputes over seed technology patents; DuPont's Pioneer Hi-Bred unit will receive commercial licenses to Syngenta patents on Herculex and YieldGard insect-resistant corn traits (S)
Date: 30 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stanley Works acquires Security Group, which manufactures medium and high-security locks and provides security installation and repair services, for about $49 million in cash and $7 million in notes for Security Group and for Cal-Dor Specialities, distributor of Stanley products in El Cajon, Calif (S)
Date: 30 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Malaysian Airline System reports 31 percent rise in second-quarter profit, to 132.7 million ringgit ($35 million); reports 28 percent increase in sales, to 2.77 billion ringgit (S)