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Current events of
September 29, 2011
(
2011-09-29
)
(Thursday)
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Armed conflict and attacks
2011 Yemeni uprising
: Heavy fighting is reported in the northern suburbs of
Sana'a
,
Yemen
's capital.
(Reuters)
Business and economy
Maple Group
, a consortium of Canadian concerns, says it is extending its bid to take over Canada's largest stock market operating company,
TMX Group
.
(Reuters)
Disasters
2011 Pacific typhoon season
The
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
closes as
Typhoon Nesat
nears
China's
Hainan Island
with schools, transport services and
government
offices also closing.
(Bloomberg)
(Reuters)
(AFP via
The Australian
)
China upgrades its emergency response to deal with two typhoons, Nesat and
Nalgae
, expected to hit over the next few days.
(
People's Daily
)
The death toll in the
Philippines
from Typhoon Nesat rises to 35 with dozens missing.
(AFP via
Herald Sun
)
Eighteen people are feared dead after a small plane crashes in the
Bohorok
region of
Indonesia
's
North Sumatra
province.
(AP via
San Jose Mercury News
)
Law and crime
Australian
criminal Matthew Johnson is found guilty of the murder of
drug boss
Carl Williams
in
Victoria
's
Barwon Prison
.
(ABC News Australia)
(
Melbourne Herald-Sun
)
The United Kingdom's
Department for Transport
announces a consultation process on
raising the motorway speed limit
to 80mph (128km/h).
(BBC)
(Sky News)
Politics
The
German
Bundestag
votes to approve the
European Financial Stability Facility
.
(
The Guardian
)
Science
The
People's Republic of China
successfully launches the
Tiangong 1
space laboratory, the country's first
space station module
, from the
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
in
Gansu Province
.
(
China Daily
)
Sport
Iran
beats
China
3-1 to win the
2011 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
held in
Tehran
.
(Asianvolleyball)
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