Portal:Current events/2009 November 1

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At least two women are killed and six people trapped after a landslide in Los Gigantes, Tenerife. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/6481117/Two-killed-by-landslide-at-Spanish-beach.html (The Daily Telegraph)] [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1101/spain.html (RTÉ)] [https://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL1729504 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8337017.stm (BBC)]
South Sudan's leader, Salva Kiir, announces he will back the independence of the semi-autonomous region in a 2011 referendum. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8336557.stm (BBC)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/11/2009111115645238465.html (Al Jazeera)]
A ship carrying 100 tons of hydrochloric acid sinks in a section of the Yangtze River in China's central Hubei province after colliding with another vessel. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i3LmRCjNw0s5eH5tjlKRrbbq0dNw (AFP)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/01/content_12369480.htm (Xinhua)]
Nigeria's main rebel group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, threatens to call off its ceasefire with the government if foreign oil companies do not leave their land. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/11/200911195852610722.html (Al Jazeera)]
At least 14 people are dead after Typhoon Mirinae hits the Philippines. [http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/11/01/philippines.typhoon/ (CNN)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20091102070129/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20091101-233347/Fast-furious-Santi-hits-Metro-S-Luzon-11-dead (Philippine Inquirier)]
China's legislature sacks the country's education minister, Zhou Ji, amid a corruption scandal, replacing him with his deputy Yuan Guiren. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Chinese-education-minister-sacked-for-corruption/articleshow/5186401.cms (Times of India)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g1yinutRi-T9xAeOy9QEfqw24eQgD9BMH1180 (Associated Press)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/31/content_12365832.htm (Xinhua)]
Six Uyghurs detained at Guantanamo Bay detention camp are released by the United States and resettled in Palau. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h0PvMT3xGXLwI-2KwkOThMJToprwD9BMJDJO0 (Associated Press)] [http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=110150§ionid=3510203 (Press TV)]
11 people are killed after a Russian military cargo plane belonging to the Interior Ministry crashes in Yakutia. [http://en.rian.ru/russia/20091101/156667385.html (RIA Novosti)] [http://www.ptinews.com/news/357179_Eleven-killed-in-Russian-plane-crash (Press Trust of India)]
The West Atlas oil rig that has leaked oil and gas for 10 weeks into the Timor Sea catches fire after an attempt to plug the leak. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8336564.stm (BBC)] [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,26291456-5005200,00.html (The Australian)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Several events are held to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Gaelic Athletic Association. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1101/gaa.html (RTÉ)]
Afghan Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah pulls out of the run-off election versus Hamid Karzai due to concerns over the independence of Azizullah Lodin, the head of the Independent Election Commission. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/01/afghan-election-karzai-abdullah (The Guardian)]
Police in Italy detain two more suspected mafia bosses, one day after the seizure of their brother in a raid near Naples. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8336707.stm (BBC)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20091104100644/http://www.france24.com/en/20091101-mafia-brothers-arrests-italy-naples-pasquale-russo-carmine-salvatore-justice (France 24)]
The singer-songwriter Elton John postpones three more concerts on The Red Piano Tour, this time in the United States, due to illness. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8336372.stm (BBC)]
U.S. Republican Party candidate Dede Scozzafava, who withdrew her bid for New York's 23rd Congressional District in the House of Representatives Friday, endorses the Democratic challenger. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/02/nyregion/02district.html (The New York Times)]

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