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{{*mp|September 11}} Former [[President of the Republic of China]] '''[[Chen Shui-bian]]''' ''(pictured)'' is sentenced to [[life imprisonment]] for [[Political corruption|corruption]]. |
{{*mp|September 11}} Former [[President of the Republic of China]] '''[[Chen Shui-bian]]''' ''(pictured)'' is sentenced to [[life imprisonment]] for [[Political corruption|corruption]]. |
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{{*mp|September 10}} [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|UK Prime Minister]] [[Gordon Brown]] apologises for the "inhumane" treatment of [[World War II]] [[Cryptanalysis|code-breaker]] '''[[Alan Turing]]''', who was sentenced to [[chemical castration]]. |
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{{*mp|September 10}} In [[association football|football]], [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]] defeat [[England women's national football team|England]] 6–2 in the '''[[UEFA Women's Euro 2009]]''' final, claiming their seventh European title. |
{{*mp|September 10}} In [[association football|football]], [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]] defeat [[England women's national football team|England]] 6–2 in the '''[[UEFA Women's Euro 2009]]''' final, claiming their seventh European title. |
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{{*mp|September 10}} The first [[Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency|JAXA]] [[H-II Transfer Vehicle]] '''[[HTV-1]]''' is launched to the [[International Space Station]] from the [[Tanegashima Space Center]], [[Japan]]. |
{{*mp|September 10}} The first [[Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency|JAXA]] [[H-II Transfer Vehicle]] '''[[HTV-1]]''' is launched to the [[International Space Station]] from the [[Tanegashima Space Center]], [[Japan]]. |
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{{*mp|September 9}} At least 31 people are killed by '''[[2009 Turkish flash floods|flash floods]]''' during [[Turkey]]'s heaviest rainfall in 80 years. |
{{*mp|September 9}} At least 31 people are killed by '''[[2009 Turkish flash floods|flash floods]]''' during [[Turkey]]'s heaviest rainfall in 80 years. |
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{{*mp|September 8}} '''[[Joshua French and Tjostolv Moland|Two former soldiers]]''' from [[Norway]] are sentenced to death for [[murder]] and [[espionage]] by a [[military tribunal]] in [[Kisangani]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. |
{{*mp|September 8}} '''[[Joshua French and Tjostolv Moland|Two former soldiers]]''' from [[Norway]] are sentenced to death for [[murder]] and [[espionage]] by a [[military tribunal]] in [[Kisangani]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. |
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{{*mp|September 7}} The discovery of '''[[Bosavi Woolly Rat]]''', a new species of [[rodent]], at [[Mount Bosavi]] in [[Papua New Guinea]] is announced. |
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Revision as of 16:48, 11 September 2009
- Former President of the Republic of China Chen Shui-bian (pictured) is sentenced to life imprisonment for corruption.
- UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologises for the "inhumane" treatment of World War II code-breaker Alan Turing, who was sentenced to chemical castration.
- In football, Germany defeat England 6–2 in the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 final, claiming their seventh European title.
- The first JAXA H-II Transfer Vehicle HTV-1 is launched to the International Space Station from the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
- At least 31 people are killed by flash floods during Turkey's heaviest rainfall in 80 years.
- Two former soldiers from Norway are sentenced to death for murder and espionage by a military tribunal in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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