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Current events of
December 17, 2007
(
2007-12-17
)
(Monday)
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The leaders of
Brazil
,
Bolivia
, and
Chile
agree to build a highway by 2009 that will link the
Atlantic
(in
Santos
, Brazil) and the
Pacific
(in
Iquique
, Chile) coasts of
South America
.
(BBC News)
Zarkasih, the leader of the
Islamic
militant organisation
Jemaah Islamiyah
, goes on trial in
Indonesia
on terrorism charges.
(Sky News)
President
of
Russia
Vladimir Putin
agrees to become
Prime Minister
after his term as president ends.
(CNN)
Russia
delivers its first shipment of
nuclear fuel
to the
Bushehr
nuclear reactor
in
Iran
.
(BBC News)
The
Bolivian
departments of
Beni
,
Pando
,
Santa Cruz
, and
Tarija
declare
autonomy
from
Evo Morales
' central government.
(CNN)
King
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
pardons
a
rape
victim who had been sentenced to six months in
prison
and 200
lashes
.
(AP via
The Guardian
)
Microsoft
announces that Internet Explorer version 8 passes tests for standards compliance
(IEBlog)
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