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{{*mp|May 28}} At least 80 people are killed and dozens injured in a '''[[May 2010 Lahore attacks|double bomb attack]]''' in the [[Pakistan]]i city of [[Lahore]]. |
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{{*mp|May 27}} A train '''[[Gyaneshwari Express train derailment|derails]]''' in [[West Bengal]], [[India]], killing more than 65 people, after passing over tracks sabotaged by [[Naxalite]] rebels. |
{{*mp|May 27}} A train '''[[Gyaneshwari Express train derailment|derails]]''' in [[West Bengal]], [[India]], killing more than 65 people, after passing over tracks sabotaged by [[Naxalite]] rebels. |
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{{*mp|May 26}} More than 70 people are killed during '''[[2010 Kingston unrest|unrest]]''' in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]], as the government attempts to capture [[Shower Posse]] leader [[Christopher Coke]]. |
{{*mp|May 26}} More than 70 people are killed during '''[[2010 Kingston unrest|unrest]]''' in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]], as the government attempts to capture [[Shower Posse]] leader [[Christopher Coke]]. |
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{{*mp|May 24}} The [[People's Partnership]] wins the '''[[Trinidad and Tobago general election, 2010|general election]]''' in [[Trinidad and Tobago]] ''([[Coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago|coat of arms]] pictured)'', with [[Kamla Persad-Bissessar]] set to become the country's first female [[List of Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago|Prime Minister]]. |
{{*mp|May 24}} The [[People's Partnership]] wins the '''[[Trinidad and Tobago general election, 2010|general election]]''' in [[Trinidad and Tobago]] ''([[Coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago|coat of arms]] pictured)'', with [[Kamla Persad-Bissessar]] set to become the country's first female [[List of Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago|Prime Minister]]. |
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{{*mp|May 24}} [[South Korea]] '''[[ROKS Cheonan sinking#Reaction|suspends]]''' nearly all trade with [[North Korea]] in response to [[ROKS Cheonan sinking|the sinking]] of the [[ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772)|ROKS ''Cheonan'']]. |
{{*mp|May 24}} [[South Korea]] '''[[ROKS Cheonan sinking#Reaction|suspends]]''' nearly all trade with [[North Korea]] in response to [[ROKS Cheonan sinking|the sinking]] of the [[ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772)|ROKS ''Cheonan'']]. |
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{{*mp|May 23}} The [[2010 IIHF World Championship|Ice Hockey World Championships]] tournament concludes with the [[Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team|Czech Republic]] [[2010 IIHF World Championship#Final|'''defeating''']] [[Russia men's national ice hockey team|Russia]] in the final. |
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Revision as of 23:34, 28 May 2010
- At least 80 people are killed and dozens injured in a double bomb attack in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
- A train derails in West Bengal, India, killing more than 65 people, after passing over tracks sabotaged by Naxalite rebels.
- More than 70 people are killed during unrest in Kingston, Jamaica, as the government attempts to capture Shower Posse leader Christopher Coke.
- The Alaotra Grebe, a bird endemic to Madagascar, is declared extinct, 25 years after the last confirmed sighting.
- The People's Partnership wins the general election in Trinidad and Tobago (coat of arms pictured), with Kamla Persad-Bissessar set to become the country's first female Prime Minister.
- South Korea suspends nearly all trade with North Korea in response to the sinking of the ROKS Cheonan.
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