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Current events of
September 26, 2007
(
2007-09-26
)
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More than half a million Chinese-manufactured toys are recalled in the United States due to excess levels of
lead paint
including 269,000 of
RC2 Corp
's "
Thomas & Friends
"
toy trains
.
(Reuters)
The
bishops
of the
United States Episcopal Church
agree to "exercise restraint" by not
consecrating
more
gay
bishops or authorizing rites for the blessing of
same-sex unions
in order to prevent a schism in the
Anglican Church
worldwide.
(Christian Science Monitor)
United States District Court
judge
Ann Aiken
rules that two sections of the
Patriot Act
are unconstitutional because they allow
search warrants
to be issued without a showing of probable cause.
(AP via CNN)
The
House of Assembly of Zimbabwe
passes legislation transferring control of all foreign-owned
businesses
to
Zimbabweans
.
(ABC News Australia)
A lack of
chlorine
for water sanitation in
Iraq
has led to
an outbreak of cholera
which has now reached Baghdad.
(BBC)
Superior Courts of California
judge
Larry Fidler
declares the trial of record producer
Phil Spector
as a
mistrial
due to the inability of the jury to reach a verdict.
(CNN)
The
United States Secretary of Defense
Robert Gates
asks for
$
190 billion to cover the cost of the
war in Iraq
and
war in Afghanistan
during 2008.
(AP via Topix)
A photo possibly showing missing
Madeleine McCann
in
Morocco
is being examined by British experts.
(Sky News)
The new
Prime Minister of Japan
Yasuo Fukuda
is sworn into office with his
Cabinet
.
(AFP)
The
United Auto Workers
announces a tentative agreement with
General Motors
ending a two-day strike.
(AP via Fox News)
The
Cần Thơ Bridge
, a bridge over the
Bassac River
in
Cần Thơ
,
Vietnam
,
collapses during construction
, leading to the death of at least 60 workers with about 100 more missing.
(BBC)
(Fox News)
(Reuters via ABC News Australia)
2007 Burmese anti-government protests
:
Up to five
Buddhist monks
are killed
(Sky News)
Burmese
police
baton-charge
a crowd of 700 anti-junta protestors including
Buddhist monks
and students.
(AFP and ABC News Australia)
Win Nang
, a pro-democracy activist, is arrested.
(AFP via News Limited)
The
India national cricket team
starts a
victory parade
in
Mumbai
after winning the inaugural
2007 ICC World Twenty20
.
(BBC)
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