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Portal:Current events/2009 July 1

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  • TerreStar-1, the largest commercial telecommunication satellite ever built, is successfully launched. [http://www.spaceflightnow.com (spaceflightnow.com )]
  • The European Union declares Ireland free of brucellosis, a disease which cost the country millions of euro to eradicate. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0701/farming.html (RTÉ)] [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0701/breaking61.htm (The Irish Times)]
  • The Organization of American States gives Honduras three days to restore its deposed president, Manuel Zelaya. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/world/americas/02honduras.html (The New York Times)]
  • Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt assumes the rotating presidency over the European Union. [https://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLU686698 (Reuters)]
  • Officials in Comoros confirm that one passenger from Yemenia Flight 626, a 14-year-old girl, has been found alive. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8127812.stm (BBC)]
  • Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader resigns amidst European Union negotiations standstill and economic crisis. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8128746.stm (BBC)]
  • The Met Office issues a level-3 heat wave alert across London and the South East of England for the first time since June 2006. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8128382.stm (BBC)]
  • Taoiseach Brian Cowen informs Dáil Éireann that Ireland has 11.9% unemployment, with June's growth the slowest rate of increase since January. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0701/liveregister.html (RTÉ)]
  • Three staff from the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran, are released after being detained for allegedly having a role in the post-election protests. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8129212.stm (BBC)]
  • The remains of Jane Deasy are positively identified in the bodies recovered from Air France Flight 447. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0701/airfrance.html (RTÉ)]
  • Up to 30 people are feared dead after the MV Demas Victory capsizes and sinks in choppy Persian Gulf waters off the Qatari capital Doha. [http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Up-To-30-Die-As-Boat-Sinks-In-Persian-Gulf-Off-Qatari-capital-Doha/Article/200907115327085?lpos=World_News_First_World_News_Article_Teaser_Region_3&lid=ARTICLE_15327085_Up_To_30_Die_As_Boat_Sinks_In_Persian_Gulf_Off_Qatari_capital_Doha (Sky News)]

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