Portal:Current events/2009 May 29
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- Member of Parliament for Scunthorpe Elliot Morley will resign at the United Kingdom's 2010 General Election. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8073923.stm (BBC)]
- American record producer Phil Spector is jailed for 19 years for murdering actress Lana Clarkson in 2003. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8074685.stm (BBC)]
- American media companies Time Warner and AOL terminate their merger. [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/29/aol-parts-company-with-time-warner/?feat=home_headlines (Washington Times)]
- Irish brewery Beamish and Crawford closes after 217 years in business. [http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/last-orders--92940.html (Irish Examiner)] [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/ireland/historic-cork-brewery-closes-doors-for-final-time-14319420.html (Belfast Telegraph)]
- Irish broadcaster Pat Kenny hosts his final episode of The Late Late Show. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8045336.stm (BBC)] [http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0520/kennyp.html (RTÉ)]
- Kavya Shivashankar of Kansas wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. [http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=7702614&page=1 (ABC)]
- Former President Roh Moo-hyun's state funeral is held in Seoul, South Korea. [http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/05/29/2009052900510.html (Korean Daily News)]
- The United States Department of Defense will create a computer-security military command. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/us/politics/29cyber.html?_r=1&hp (New York Times)]
- Four people are killed when a dam bursts in Piauí, Brazil. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8073114.stm (BBC)]
- The lethal Lujo virus is identified in Africa. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hgoKoYkhM_6vHIDJeIgs0PeXNifwD98FIBM80 (AP)]
- North Korea launches a short-range ballistic missile. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0529/korea.html (RTÉ)]
- Soyuz TMA-15 docks with the International Space Station. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8073551.stm (BBC)]
- Ireland's government intends to further recapitalize Anglo Irish Bank by €4 billion. [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0529/breaking30.htm (Irish Times)] [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0529/angloirish.html (RTÉ)]
- At least 20,000 civilians were reportedly killed during the final five months of Sri Lanka's civil war. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6382706.ece (The Times)]
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