Portal:Current events/2007 November 18
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- Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former Prime Minister, announces he will dissolve the Forza Italia party and found a new one called Freedom People's Party. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7101027.stm (BBC)]
- Japan resumes whaling of humpbacks for the first time in 40 years. Greenpeace and other environmentalist groups condemn the decision. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7099720.stm (BBC)]
- Cyclone Sidr: Rescue efforts reach the most remote areas of Bangladesh, as the death toll rises to 2,400 people. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7100957.stm (BBC)]
- 2007 Burmese anti-government protests: ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong says Burma will not be suspended from the organization. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7100411.stm (BBC)]
- Hong Kong voters go to the polls in District Council elections, with pro-Beijing parties expected to recover. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7100344.stm (BBC)]
- 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
- Hina Jilani leads a protest in London to ask for the release of all political prisoners and to vocalize the call for President Pervez Musharraf's resignation. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7100762.stm (BBC)]
- United States Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte says President Pervez Musharraf should lift the state of emergency and free political opponents. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7100322.stm (BBC)]
- Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez opens the 2007 OPEC meeting in Saudi Arabia, warning the United States against attacking Iran. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7100175.stm (BBC)]
- 2007 Writers Guild of America strike: Screenwriters announce they will resume negotiations with movie studios on November 26. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7099516.stm (BBC)]
- Cyclone Sidr: Rescue efforts in Bangladesh continue, with helicopters and ships being used to reach isolated areas. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7100359.stm (BBC)]
- 28 people die in a fire at a Saudi Aramco gas pipeline in Hawiya, Saudi Arabia. Twelve more people are missing. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7100373.stm (BBC)]
- Strikes in France: Transport workers strike for the fifth consecutive day, rejecting an offer by public railway company SNCF. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7100215.stm (BBC)]
- George Charamba, the spokesman for Robert Mugabe, the President of Zimbabwe, says the Mugabe government is preparing for a British invasion. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7100737.stm (BBC)]
- Hashim Thaçi, a former rebel leader who has promised to declare Kosovo's independence if mediation efforts fail, declares victory for his party in the parliamentary election. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071121044218/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5goukO2cHh4e7wwpQhpROVZezaT7QD8SVP1JG0 (AP via Google News)]
- An explosion in a coal mine in Zasyadko, Ukraine, kills at least 63 people and leaves many more trapped below ground. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7100456.stm (BBC)]
- Jimmie Johnson wins his second straight NASCAR Nextel Cup championship for the 2007 season. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/19/sports/othersports/19nascar.html?ref=othersports (NYT)] [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=aODUDUS6zy4c&refer=home (Bloomberg)] [http://www.latimes.com/sports/printedition/la-sp-nascar19nov19,1,7642781.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-sports (LA Times)]
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