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May 6, 2012 (Sunday)

Disasters

Hundreds of dolphins and more than 1,000 birds, mostly pelicans, mysteriously die on the coast in the north of Peru. (BBC)

Law and crime

The Government of Egypt extends a curfew around its Defence Ministry in Cairo to deter attacks for a third night. (Egyptian Independent)

Politics and elections

Voters in France go to the polls for the second round of the French presidential election, with François Hollande elected President. (ABC News Australia) (BBC)
Voters in Greece go to the polls for a parliamentary election with parties opposed to austerity measures winning 60 per cent of the vote and the two main parties in favour of austerity suffering withering defeats. (Al Jazeera) (Bloomberg) (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)
Voters in Armenia go to the polls for a parliamentary election with exit polls showing the ruling Republican Party doing well. (Reuters) (BBC)
Voters in Serbia go to the polls for a presidential and parliamentary election. (AP via ABC News America)

Sport

In Italian football, Juventus wins the Serie A title for the 28th time. (AFP via Google)

the world blew up

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