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*A body found in [[2009 Cumbria and southwest Scotland floods|flooded]] [[Cumbria]] is confirmed as that of PC Bill Barker [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/8370692.stm BBC] |
*A body found in [[2009 Cumbria and southwest Scotland floods|flooded]] [[Cumbria]] is confirmed as that of PC Bill Barker ([http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/8370692.stm BBC]) ([http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Floods-Police-Confirm-That-Body-Found-On-Beach-In-Cumbria-Is-Missing-Bridge-Collapse-Pc-Bill-Barker/Article/200911315458931?lpos=UK_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15458931_Floods%3A_Police_Confirm_That_Body_Found_On_Beach_In_Cumbria_Is_Missing_Bridge_Collapse_Pc_Bill_Barker Sky News]) |
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*200 [[Europe]]an [[Association football|football]] matches are under investigation in a match-fixing inquiry, at least three from the [[UEFA Champions League]] and 12 from the [[UEFA Europa League]] as Europe's biggest ever match-fixing scandal is revealed. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8370748.stm (BBC)] [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_News&set_id=1&click_id=79&art_id=nw20091120152331868C884704 (IOL)] [http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/160574/europe-rocked-by-fresh-match-fixing-scandal (''Bangkok Post'')] |
*200 [[Europe]]an [[Association football|football]] matches are under investigation in a match-fixing inquiry, at least three from the [[UEFA Champions League]] and 12 from the [[UEFA Europa League]] as Europe's biggest ever match-fixing scandal is revealed. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8370748.stm (BBC)] [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_News&set_id=1&click_id=79&art_id=nw20091120152331868C884704 (IOL)] [http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/160574/europe-rocked-by-fresh-match-fixing-scandal (''Bangkok Post'')] |
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*[[Republic of Ireland vs France (2010 FIFA World Cup Play-Off)|FIFA World Cup controversy]]: |
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- A body found in flooded Cumbria is confirmed as that of PC Bill Barker (BBC) (Sky News)
- 200 European football matches are under investigation in a match-fixing inquiry, at least three from the UEFA Champions League and 12 from the UEFA Europa League as Europe's biggest ever match-fixing scandal is revealed. (BBC) (IOL) (Bangkok Post)
- FIFA World Cup controversy:
- FIFA rule out a replay of the controversial football playoff for the 2010 FIFA World Cup between France and Republic of Ireland. (RTÉ) (Sky News) (CNN)
- French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde calls for the match to be replayed because the French team cheated their way to victory. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin calls for a replay, saying the match was a "stain" on the entire World Cup. (The Irish Times)
- Thierry Henry apologises for the incident on his Twitter account but also blames referee Martin Hansson. (The Daily Telegraph)
- Thierry Henry says a replay would be "the fairest solution". (BBC) (The Times)
- Former Irish player Roy Keane gives a controversial televised interview attacking his former teammates and saying the Football Association of Ireland deserved the loss. (The New York Times) (RTÉ) (The Guardian)
- 35 people are injured after Egyptian riot police clash with protesters at a demonstration outside the Algerian embassy in Cairo. (BBC) (Ennahar)
- Floods in western Europe:
- The Irish Defence Forces are deployed to assist civil authorities after widespread flooding hits the west and south of Ireland after the heaviest rainfall in over thirty years falls in one night. The worst affected areas are Cork and Galway, where there is widespread disruption to public transport and services and several major roads are closed. Lectures at University College Cork are cancelled as the university is submerged. (RTÉ) (The Irish Times) (Ireland Online)
- Cumbria, England: A high volume of people, including one policeman, are declared missing, more than 200 people are rescued in Cockermouth and a bridge collapses in Workington during floods. (BBC)
- Somalia announces it is to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, leaving the United States the only country not to ratify it. (BBC)
- Colombia accuses Venezuelan troops of blowing up two border bridges between the two countries. (Colombia Reports) (El Universal) (Al Jazeera)
- At least five people are killed, including the gunman, and a further eight injured in a shooting in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. (Saipan Tribune) (BBC) (AP)
- MS Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, is officially unveiled at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, live on an American morning television show. (The Independent)
- Brenda, a transsexual named in a sex scandal involving former Lazio governor Piero Marrazzohas is found burned alive following a fire at her Rome flat. (BBC) (The Daily Telegraph) (Reuters)
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