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Current events of
November 18, 2009
(
2009-11-18
)
(Wednesday)
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The
France national football team
beat the
Republic of Ireland
at the
Stade de France
to
qualify
for the
2010 FIFA World Cup
finals in South Africa, with
Thierry Henry
admitting
after the game
that he committed
handball
in the move leading to the decisive goal.
(
The Daily Telegraph
)
The
population of Africa
reaches one billion.
(BBC)
The
Government of Hong Kong
unveils a new democratic political reform plan, which includes the expansion of the
Legislative Council
.
(Radio Television Hong Kong)
(Channel News Asia)
(
Straits Times
)
Iraqi
Vice President
Tariq al-Hashimi
vetos part of the country's new election law, putting the scheduled
January 2010 elections
in doubt.
(Al Jazeera)
(AP)
(BBC)
Prime Minister
of Australia
Kevin Rudd
announces that he will consider a probe of the
Church of Scientology
in Australia after an attack on the organization by independent parliamentarian
Nick Xenophon
.
(BBC)
According to the 2009
Corruption Perceptions Index
,
Somalia
is the most corrupt of 180 countries surveyed, and New Zealand is the least corrupt.
(Reuters)
Four people are killed after a bomb left over from the
Vietnam War
explodes as they try to remove explosive material in southern
Tây Ninh Province
.
(AFP)
Taiwanese
universities announce they will admit
mainland Chinese
students for the first time next year.
(Taiwan Today)
(
China Daily
)
(AFP)
Senator
and
President
pro tempore
of the
United States Senate
Robert C. Byrd
of
West Virginia
becomes the
longest serving member
in the history of the United States
Congress
.
(Associated Press)
Queen
Elizabeth II
officially
opens
the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
and delivers
Her Majesty's Most Gracious Address
.
(
Daily Telegraph
)
(BBC)
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