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{{*mp|October 21}} '''[[Litokwa Tomeing]]''' loses a [[Motion of no confidence|vote of no confidence]] in the [[Legislature of the Marshall Islands|Legislature]] of the [[Marshall Islands]] and is temporarily replaced as [[President of the Marshall Islands|President]] by [[Ruben Zackhras]]. |
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{{*mp|October 17}} A '''[[2009 Pishin bombing|suicide bombing]]''' in [[Pishin, Iran|Pishin]], [[Iran]], kills 42 people, including several [[Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution|Revolutionary Guard]] commanders. |
{{*mp|October 17}} A '''[[2009 Pishin bombing|suicide bombing]]''' in [[Pishin, Iran|Pishin]], [[Iran]], kills 42 people, including several [[Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution|Revolutionary Guard]] commanders. |
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{{*mp|October 17}} [[Jenson Button]] ''(pictured)'' and [[Brawn GP]] win the '''[[2009 Formula One season|2009 Formula One World Championships]]'''. |
{{*mp|October 17}} [[Jenson Button]] ''(pictured)'' and [[Brawn GP]] win the '''[[2009 Formula One season|2009 Formula One World Championships]]'''. |
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{{*mp|October 15}} In one of [[Australia]]'s longest trials, five men are found guilty of '''[[2005 Sydney terrorism plot|plotting a terrorist attack]]''' in [[Sydney]]. |
{{*mp|October 15}} In one of [[Australia]]'s longest trials, five men are found guilty of '''[[2005 Sydney terrorism plot|plotting a terrorist attack]]''' in [[Sydney]]. |
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{{*mp|October 15}} The [[United Nations]] [[United Nations Human Rights Council|Human Rights Council]] endorses the '''[[United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict|Goldstone Report]]''' on the [[Gaza War]]. |
{{*mp|October 15}} The [[United Nations]] [[United Nations Human Rights Council|Human Rights Council]] endorses the '''[[United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict|Goldstone Report]]''' on the [[Gaza War]]. |
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{{*mp|October 13}} Under the '''[[One Laptop per Child]]''' initiative, [[Uruguay]] becomes the first country to deliver a free [[laptop]] to each child of [[primary school]] age. |
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Revision as of 20:49, 21 October 2009
- Litokwa Tomeing loses a vote of no confidence in the Legislature of the Marshall Islands and is temporarily replaced as President by Ruben Zackhras.
- A suicide bombing in Pishin, Iran, kills 42 people, including several Revolutionary Guard commanders.
- Jenson Button (pictured) and Brawn GP win the 2009 Formula One World Championships.
- The Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany, reopens after 70 years.
- President Ian Khama leads the Democratic Party to victory in a general election in Botswana.
- The Pakistan Army begins an operation against the Taliban in South Waziristan, Pakistan.
- In one of Australia's longest trials, five men are found guilty of plotting a terrorist attack in Sydney.
- The United Nations Human Rights Council endorses the Goldstone Report on the Gaza War.
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