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{{*mp|November 2}} '''[[Lewis Hamilton]]''' wins the [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|2008 Formula One Drivers' Championship]], beating [[Felipe Massa]] by one point. |
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{{*mp|November 2}} '''[[Sébastien Loeb]]''' ''(pictured)'' ([[Citroën Total World Rally Team|Citroën]]) becomes the first [[World Rally Championship]] driver to become [[List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions|World Champion]] for the fifth consecutive time. |
{{*mp|November 2}} '''[[Sébastien Loeb]]''' ''(pictured)'' ([[Citroën Total World Rally Team|Citroën]]) becomes the first [[World Rally Championship]] driver to become [[List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions|World Champion]] for the fifth consecutive time. |
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{{*mp|November 1}} The [[Climatic Research Unit]] of the [[University of East Anglia]] reports '''[[2008 Climatic Research Unit study|conclusive evidence]]''' of human involvement in the warming of [[Antarctica]]. |
{{*mp|November 1}} The [[Climatic Research Unit]] of the [[University of East Anglia]] reports '''[[2008 Climatic Research Unit study|conclusive evidence]]''' of human involvement in the warming of [[Antarctica]]. |
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- Sébastien Loeb (pictured) (Citroën) becomes the first World Rally Championship driver to become World Champion for the fifth consecutive time.
- The Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia reports conclusive evidence of human involvement in the warming of Antarctica.
- A series of bomb blasts in Assam, India kills at least 77 and injures 470.
- Viswanathan Anand of India defeats Russia's Vladimir Kramnik, retaining his title as the World Chess Champion.
- After four days of heavy fighting with United Nations peacekeeping forces in Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, rebel general Laurent Nkunda orders a ceasefire.
- In baseball, the Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Tampa Bay Rays to win the 2008 World Series.