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*The [[President of Mexico]] [[Felipe Calderón]] issues an emergency decree giving the government special powers to combat the [[2009 H1N1 flu outbreak|outbreak of swine flu]]. [http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE53O2WD20090425 (Reuters)] |
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* [[Hackers]] Hack Into Wikipedia, Destroying The News For Today (Your Mother) |
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*[[Ethopia]]n authorities arrest 35 people associated with [[Berhanu Nega]]'s Ginbot 7 or May 15 movement on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the Government. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/26/2552750.htm (BBC News via ABC News Australia)] |
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*The [[African National Congress]] [[South African general election, 2009|loses]] its [[supermajority]] in [[South Africa]]'s [[National Assembly of South Africa|National Assembly]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8017713.stm (BBC)] |
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*[[North Korea]] [[Nuclear power in North Korea|begins]] to [[Nuclear reprocessing|reprocess]] [[Nuclear fuel|fuel rods]] at its [[Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8017898.stm (BBC)] |
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*[[Iceland]]'s [[Althing|legislative]] [[Icelandic parliamentary election, 2009|election]] begins. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/25/iceland-election-gay-prime-minister (''The Guardian'')] |
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*[[Somalia|Somali]] [[Piracy in Somalia|pirates]] [[Hijacking|hijack]] [[Germany]]'s [[Merchant vessel|MV]] ''Patriot'' and release a [[Greece|Greek]] [[ship]]. [http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE53O0B620090425 (Reuters)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gB7YMEDuCwwY9ncDOtPAkEI4-H2wD97PJU580 (AP)] |
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*Police search for a [[University of Georgia]] [[George M. Zinkhan|professor]] accused of killing 3 members of a community theatre. [http://www.ajc.com/gwinnett/content/metro/stories/2009/04/25/uga_professor_shooting.html (AJC)] [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6170032.ece (The Times)] |
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Revision as of 03:19, 26 April 2009
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- The President of Mexico Felipe Calderón issues an emergency decree giving the government special powers to combat the outbreak of swine flu. (Reuters)
- Ethopian authorities arrest 35 people associated with Berhanu Nega's Ginbot 7 or May 15 movement on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the Government. (BBC News via ABC News Australia)
- The African National Congress loses its supermajority in South Africa's National Assembly. (BBC)
- North Korea begins to reprocess fuel rods at its Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center. (BBC)
- Iceland's legislative election begins. (The Guardian)
- Somali pirates hijack Germany's MV Patriot and release a Greek ship. (Reuters) (AP)
- Police search for a University of Georgia professor accused of killing 3 members of a community theatre. (AJC) (The Times)
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