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2009 Brazilian floods and mudslides |
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Floods and mudslides across Brazil kill at least 14 people and displace over 62,000 more from their homes. 2 May |
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May 2009
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Cross-Strait relations |
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The Republic of China allows financial investment from the People's Republic of China for the first time since 1949. 2 May |
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May 2009
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World Snooker Championship 2009 |
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John Higgins (pictured) beats Shaun Murphy in the final of the 2009 World Snooker Championship, becoming the oldest winner of the tournament since 1985 and the sixth to win three or more titles in modern times. 4 May |
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May 2009
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2009 Schalfkogel avalanche |
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Austria's deadliest avalanche since 2000 kills six hikers on Schalfkogel in Sölden. 3 May |
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May 2009
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2009 swine flu outbreak action against pigs |
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Egypt commences the extermination of all domestic pigs in the country, as a response to the recent swine flu outbreak. 4 May |
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May 2009
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2009 Mardin wedding party attack |
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Gunmen kill 44 people at a wedding party using grenades and automatic weapons in Mardin Province, Turkey. 4 May |
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May 2009
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Seal hunting |
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The European Parliament endorses a bill banning imports of seal products (seal pictured), drawing complaints from the Canadian government. 5 May |
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May 2009
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2009 World Table Tennis Championships |
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The 2009 World Table Tennis Championships conclude, with China's Wang Hao and Zhang Yining winning the men's singles and women's singles titles respectively. 5 May |
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Foreign relations of Guinea |
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Guinea recalls ambassadors from 30 countries worldwide for no apparent reason. 5 May |
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May 2009
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2009 Brazilian floods and mudslides |
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The death toll in the Brazilian floods and mudslides reaches 19, with 186,000 people left homeless; President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (pictured) inspects the disaster area. 5 May |
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May 2009
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STS-125 |
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NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-125, the fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. 11 May |
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May 2009
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Eurovision Song Contest 2009 |
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Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak, with a record-breaking 387 points. 16 May |
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Ruth Padel |
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Ruth Padel is named the first female Oxford Professor of Poetry, after a controversial race. 16 May |
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May 2009
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Kuwaiti parliamentary election, 2009 |
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In Kuwait's parliamentary election (parliament building pictured), several women are elected for the first time in the nation's history. 17 May |
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May 2009
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Raffaele Amato |
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Raffaele Amato, a Camorra boss accused of being one of the principal importers of cocaine into Italy, is arrested in Marbella, Spain. 17 May |
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May 2009
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Disclosure of expenses of British Members of Parliament |
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British politician Michael Martin (pictured) announces his resignation in a scandal over expenses of Members of Parliament, becoming the first Commons Speaker since 1695 to be forced from office. 19 May |
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Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse |
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Ireland's Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse concludes that the Roman Catholic Church and government inspectors knew sexual abuse was "endemic" in boys' institutions. 22 May |
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May 2009
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2009 Heineken Cup Final |
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In rugby union, Leinster defeat Leicester Tigers in the 2009 Heineken Cup Final to win their first ever Heineken Cup. 23 May |
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May 2009
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2009 Cannes Film Festival |
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At the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, Michael Haneke's Austrian film The White Ribbon wins Palme d'Or. 24 May |
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May 2009
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Mawazine |
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At Mawazine, at least 11 people are killed and 40 others are injured after a wire fence collapses at a football stadium in Rabat, Morocco. 24 May |
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May 2009
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Challenger Deep |
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The remotely operated vehicle Nereus becomes the third in the world to reach the Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean. 3 June |
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June 2009
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Marc Ravalomanana |
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Former President of Madagascar Marc Ravalomanana (pictured) is sentenced in absentia to incarceration for alleged abuse of office. 3 June |
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June 2009
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Luís Cabral |
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Luís Cabral, the first President of Guinea-Bissau, dies aged 78. 2 June |
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June 2009
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2009 South African mine deaths |
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At least 61 illegal miners from Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe are found dead in a mine in the Free State, South Africa. 2 June |
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June 2009
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2009 Peruvian political crisis |
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At least 52 people are killed and 155 others are injured in clashes between security forces and indigenous tribes near Bagua in Peru. 6 June |
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June 2009
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Shanghai Pride |
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Shanghai Pride, the People's Republic of China's first gay pride event, is hosted in Shanghai (gay pride flag pictured). 7 June |
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June 2009
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2009 Hermosillo daycare center fire |
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A daycare center fire kills at least 41 children and burns 46 people in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. 6 June |
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June 2009
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Omar Bongo |
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President of Gabon Omar Bongo, the longest-serving non-royal head of state, dies in Spain aged 73. 7 June |
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June 2009
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2009 imprisonment of US journalists by North Korea |
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American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling are found guilty of illegally entering North Korea and sentenced to 12 years hard labor. 8 June |
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June 2009
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Omagh bombing |
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Four people, including Real Irish Republican Army leader Michael McKevitt, are found responsible for the 1998 bombing of Omagh in Northern Ireland. 8 June |
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Danish Act of Succession referendum, 2009 |
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Denmark (coat of arms pictured), the Faroe Islands and Greenland vote in favour of abolishing male-preference primogeniture in their Act of Succession referendum. 8 June |
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June 2009
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Pearl Continental hotel bombing |
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At least 11 people are killed and at least 46 others are injured in a bomb blast at the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan. 9 June |
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June 2009
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Rose Francine Rogombé |
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Rose Francine Rogombé is sworn in as Interim President of Gabon, following the death of President Omar Bongo. 9 June |
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June 2009
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Michael Thomas (author) |
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Michael Thomas wins the 2009 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his debut novel Man Gone Down. 11 June |
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June 2009
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BRIC |
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The BRIC countries hold their first official summit in Yekaterinburg, Russia. 16 June |
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June 2009
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2009 Algerian military ambush |
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At least 18 soldiers are ambushed and killed by Islamist rebels in Bordj Bou Arréridj, Algeria, in the deadliest attack aimed against the government this year. 18 June |
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20 June 2009 Taza bombing |
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At least 67 people are killed and over 200 more are injured near Kirkuk in the deadliest single attack in Iraq since March 2008. 20 June |
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June 2009
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Flute |
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Archeologists confirm the discovery of a 35,000-year-old flute, the oldest known musical instrument, in Germany. 25 June |
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June 2009
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2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race |
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The 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race concludes in Saint Petersburg, Russia, with the winner being Sweden's Ericsson 4 team (boat pictured with Ericsson 3 in Stockholm) skippered by Torben Grael of Brazil. 28 June |
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2009 European floods |
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At least 13 people are killed in the Czech Republic and Poland by floods, which have also affected Austria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. 28 June |
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June 2009
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Yemenia Flight 626 |
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Yemenia Flight 626 crashes with more than 150 people aboard, soon after takeoff from Sana'a, Yemen, en route to Moroni, Comoros. 30 June |
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June 2009
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2009 Viareggio train accident |
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A freight train carrying liquified petroleum gas exploded in Viareggio, Italy, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 50 others. 30 June |
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June 2009
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Brucellosis |
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Ireland eradicates brucellosis. 1 July |
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July 2009 |
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Fredrik Reinfeldt |
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Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt (pictured) becomes President of the European Council. 1 July |
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July 2009
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Organization of American States |
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The Organization of American States suspends Honduras (flag pictured) due to the country's recent political crisis. 5 July |
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July 2009
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2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa |
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In rugby union, South Africa win the 2009 Test series against the British and Irish Lions 2–1, with the Lions achieving their first Test victory since 2001. 5 July |
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July 2009
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Jadranka Kosor |
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Jadranka Kosor becomes the first female Prime Minister of Croatia. 7 July |
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July 2009
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Frank Kabui |
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Frank Kabui becomes the Governor General of the Solomon Islands. 7 July |
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July 2009
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2009 Jakarta bombings |
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Bombings in Jakarta, Indonesia, kill at least nine people and injure at least 50 others. 17 July |
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Iceland and the European Union |
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Iceland's Althing votes by a narrow majority to apply for membership of the European Union after five days of debate. 16 July |
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