Portal:Current events/2009 May 2

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• The racehorse Mine That Bird wins the 135th Kentucky Derby. [http://therail.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/welcome-to-kentucky-derby-135/?hp (New York Times)]
• The Sri Lankan Army kills 91 people and injures 87 others at a hospital inside a civilian safe zone. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8030605.stm (BBC)]
• The United Nations orders Israel to stop evicting Palestinians from East Jerusalem. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/05/20095113927141744.html (Al Jazeera)]
• Israel aids the Palestinian National Authority, Egypt, and Jordan in combatting swine influenza. [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710828696&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Jerusalem Post)]
• Australia will spend US$70 billion through 2029 to improve its Defence Force. [http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/australia-to-boost-military-might-government-20090502-aqni.html (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)]
• The Pacific Islands Forum indefinitely suspends Fiji's membership. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/02/content_11297082.htm (Xinhua)]
• The Indonesian Pilots Federation threatens to strike unless Marwoto Komar's conviction is overturned. [http://www.balidiscovery.com/messages/message.asp?Id=5213 (Bali News)]
• Two Army soldiers and 13 Taliban militants are killed during a raid in Mohmand Agency, Pakistan. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8030379.stm (BBC)]
• The Republic of China allows financial investment from mainland China for the first time since 1949. [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article6199775.ece (The Times)]
• The bulk carrier MV Ariana is hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aht_hTpP8mko&refer=home (Bloomberg)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8030541.stm (BBC)]

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