Portal:Current events/2009 July 27: Difference between revisions

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*President [[Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]] delivers her last [[State of the Nation Address (Philippines)|State of the Nation Address]] and denies plans to extend her term which end in June 2010 as plans to convene a [[2009 Constituent Assembly of the Republic of the Philippines|constituent assembly]] to amend the constitution erupts. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8170807.stm (BBC)] [http://sona.inquirer.net/view.php?db=1&article=20090728-217574 (''Philippine Daily Inquirer'')]

*[[2009 Mediterranean wildfires|A line of wildfires]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean region]], which has killed eight people, spreads to [[Croatia]]. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0727/weather.html (RTÉ)] [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6728864.ece (''The Times'')]

*At least 150 people are [[2009 Nigeria battles|killed as clashes continue]] between radical [[Islamism|Islamists]] in northern [[Nigeria]] after two days of unrest. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8169966.stm (BBC)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iNCU46VYMVf0VzhqkKJUus45PrDAD99MT65G2 (Associated Press)] [http://www.africasia.com/services/news/newsitem.php?area=africa&item=090727162807.3dsd9tdx.php (Africasia)]

*[[Canada]] challenges the [[seal]] ban of the [[European Union]] at the [[World Trade Organization]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8171490.stm (BBC)] [http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/07/27/seal-hunt-ban-eu476.html (CBC)] [http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE56Q2FN20090727?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews (Reuters)]

*The [[United States]] and [[People's Republic of China|China]] begin the first [[U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue]]. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hCTFBYLn08loK2JZ6crqjjSh7jDA (AFP)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/27/content_11782042.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE56Q1QQ20090727 (Reuters)]

*Former [[Liberia]]n leader [[Charles Taylor (Liberia)|Charles Taylor]] denies [[cannibalism]] at his war trial in [[The Hague]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8171295.stm (BBC)] [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6729628.ece (''The Times'')]

*A rural community in the [[Eastern Cape]] in [[South Africa]] lays claim to the entire town of [[Mthatha]] in one of the biggest land restitution cases since the end of [[apartheid]]. [http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/South-Africa-Land-Row-The-Zimbane-Clan-In-Eastern-Cape-Lay-Claim-To-The-Entire-Town-Of-Mthatha/Article/200907415346640?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_2&lid=ARTICLE_15346640_South_Africa_Land_Row%3A_The_Zimbane_Clan_In_Eastern_Cape_Lay_Claim_To_The_Entire_Town_Of_Mthatha (Sky News)]

*[[Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow|Patriarch Kirill]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] begins a visit to [[Ukraine]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8169849.stm (BBC)]

*[[France|French]] [[President of France|President]] [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] leaves hospital after tests due to his [[Syncope (medicine)|fainting]] [[Seizure|fits]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8170045.stm (BBC)] [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0727/sarkozyn.html (RTÉ)] [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6728716.ece (''The Times'')]

*[[Germany|German]] [[Federal Ministry of Health (Germany)|health minister]] [[Ulla Schmidt]] is criticised when her official car is stolen during the burglarization of her driver's hotel room in [[Alicante]], [[Spain]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8169847.stm (BBC)] [http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4521084,00.html (Deutsche Welle)]

*A Saudi man facing flogging or imprisonment for speaking of his illegal [[Sexual intercourse|sexual]] conquests on television apologises for his actions. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8171135.stm (BBC)]

*A break-in at [[Christ Church Cathedral]] in [[Waterford]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], damages the building and the Thomas Elliott organ, dating from 1817. [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0727/breaking38.htm (''The Irish Times'')] [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0727/waterford.html (RTÉ)] [http://www.tribune.ie/breakingnews/article/2009/jul/27/thieves-damage-ceiling-of-waterford-cathedral/ (''Sunday Tribune'')]

*Researchers outline [[bokode]]s, a proposed replacement for the black and white stripes of the traditional [[barcode]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8170027.stm (BBC)]

*A [[United Kingdom|British]]-led military offensive, [[Operation Panther's Claw]], succeeds in clearing the [[Taliban]] from parts of southern [[Helmand Province]] in [[Afghanistan]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/27/britain.afghanistan/index.html (CNN)]

*[[Albania]]n [[List of Prime Ministers of Albania|Prime Minister]] [[Sali Berisha]]'s alliance wins enough seats to form a government, though it fell one seat short of a majority. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8171633.stm (BBC)]

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