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{{*mp|September 23}} Alleged [[al-Qaeda]] operative '''[[Aafia Siddiqui]]''' is sentenced by a [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York|federal court]] to 86 years in prison for [[attempted murder]], resulting in protests in [[Pakistan]]. |
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{{*mp|September 23}} '''[[Typhoon Fanapi (2010)|Typhoon Fanapi]]''' makes landfall in [[People's Republic of China|Mainland China]] after devastating [[Taiwan]], leaving at least 72 dead. |
{{*mp|September 23}} '''[[Typhoon Fanapi (2010)|Typhoon Fanapi]]''' makes landfall in [[People's Republic of China|Mainland China]] after devastating [[Taiwan]], leaving at least 72 dead. |
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{{*mp|September 22}} The discovery of '''''[[Kosmoceratops]]''''' ''(skull pictured)'', a [[genus]] of [[ceratopsia]]n [[dinosaur]] that lived during the [[Late Cretaceous]] [[period (geology)|period]], is announced. |
{{*mp|September 22}} The discovery of '''''[[Kosmoceratops]]''''' ''(skull pictured)'', a [[genus]] of [[ceratopsia]]n [[dinosaur]] that lived during the [[Late Cretaceous]] [[period (geology)|period]], is announced. |
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Revision as of 10:02, 25 September 2010
- Alleged al-Qaeda operative Aafia Siddiqui is sentenced by a federal court to 86 years in prison for attempted murder, resulting in protests in Pakistan.
- Typhoon Fanapi makes landfall in Mainland China after devastating Taiwan, leaving at least 72 dead.
- The discovery of Kosmoceratops (skull pictured), a genus of ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, is announced.
- Italian authorities seize €23 million in assets from the Institute for Works of Religion in Vatican City amidst an investigation of possible money laundering.
- The King's Speech, a historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper, wins the People's Choice Award at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.
- In the Swedish general election, the centre-right Alliance wins a plurality, while the far-right Sweden Democrats hold the balance of power.
- In Gaelic football, Cork defeat Down to win their seventh All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
- French athlete Philippe Croizon becomes the first quadruple amputee to swim the English Channel, completing the challenge in less than 14 hours.
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