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{{*mp|May 13}} In the ongoing '''[[Disclosure of expenses of British Members of Parliament|Parliamentary expenses scandal]]''', scores of members of the [[British Parliament]] ''([[Palace of Westminster]] pictured)'', including members of the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] and the [[Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)|Shadow Cabinet]], are implicated. |
{{*mp|May 13}} In the ongoing '''[[Disclosure of expenses of British Members of Parliament|Parliamentary expenses scandal]]''', scores of members of the [[British Parliament]] ''([[Palace of Westminster]] pictured)'', including members of the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] and the [[Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)|Shadow Cabinet]], are implicated. |
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{{*mp|May 13}} The [[European Commission]] '''[[Intel Corporation#European Union|levies]]''' a record [[Euro|€]]1.06 billion fine on [[Intel Corporation]], the world's largest [[semiconductor]] company, for [[anti-competitive practices]]. |
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{{*mp|May 11}} The '''[[VORTEX projects|VORTEX2 project]]''', or the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2, begins in [[Tornado Alley]], [[United States]], with more than 50 scientists from around the world. |
{{*mp|May 11}} The '''[[VORTEX projects|VORTEX2 project]]''', or the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2, begins in [[Tornado Alley]], [[United States]], with more than 50 scientists from around the world. |
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{{*mp|May 11}} [[NASA]] launches [[Space Shuttle]] [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|''Atlantis'']] on '''[[STS-125]]''', the fifth and final servicing mission to the [[Hubble Space Telescope]]. |
{{*mp|May 11}} [[NASA]] launches [[Space Shuttle]] [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|''Atlantis'']] on '''[[STS-125]]''', the fifth and final servicing mission to the [[Hubble Space Telescope]]. |
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{{*mp|May 10}} [[Artillery]] [[Shell (projectile)|shelling]] '''[[Sri_Lankan_Civil_War#Fighting_in_the_.27no-fire_zone.27|kills]]''' at least 378 [[civilian]]s and injures more than 1,000 others in the [[Demilitarized zone|safe zone]] in [[Sri Lanka]]. |
{{*mp|May 10}} [[Artillery]] [[Shell (projectile)|shelling]] '''[[Sri_Lankan_Civil_War#Fighting_in_the_.27no-fire_zone.27|kills]]''' at least 378 [[civilian]]s and injures more than 1,000 others in the [[Demilitarized zone|safe zone]] in [[Sri Lanka]]. |
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{{*mp|May 9}} In [[ice hockey]], [[Russia men's national ice hockey team|Russia]] wins the '''[[2009 IIHF World Championship]]''' and [[Ilya Kovalchuk]] is named [[Most Valuable Player]] of the tournament. |
{{*mp|May 9}} In [[ice hockey]], [[Russia men's national ice hockey team|Russia]] wins the '''[[2009 IIHF World Championship]]''' and [[Ilya Kovalchuk]] is named [[Most Valuable Player]] of the tournament. |
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{{*mp|May 9}} Participating countries of the '''[[Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants]]''' add nine more substances to its list of globally banned chemicals. |
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- In the ongoing Parliamentary expenses scandal, scores of members of the British Parliament (Palace of Westminster pictured), including members of the Cabinet and the Shadow Cabinet, are implicated.
- The European Commission levies a record €1.06 billion fine on Intel Corporation, the world's largest semiconductor company, for anti-competitive practices.
- The VORTEX2 project, or the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2, begins in Tornado Alley, United States, with more than 50 scientists from around the world.
- NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-125, the fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
- Artillery shelling kills at least 378 civilians and injures more than 1,000 others in the safe zone in Sri Lanka.
- In ice hockey, Russia wins the 2009 IIHF World Championship and Ilya Kovalchuk is named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.