Portal:Current events/2009 November 27

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A Russian high-speed passenger train traveling on the Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway derails near Uglovka in a suspected terrorist attack, killing 26 people and injuring more than 100. [http://en.rian.ru/russia/20091128/157014273.html (RIA Novosti)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8383790.stm (BBC)]
Tiger Woods, the world's number one golfer, is hospitalised after sustaining injuries in a car crash in Orlando, Florida, USA. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6673210/Tiger-Woods-injured-in-car-crash.html (The Daily Telegraph)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8383782.stm (BBC)] [http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/golf/2009/1127/1224259601535.html (The Irish Times)]
The World Health Organization reports a one-week global increase of more than 1,000 deaths (85% increase in Europe) from the pandemic H1N1/09 virus. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8383471.stm (BBC)] [http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_11_27a/en/index.html (World Health Organization)]
A ferry carrying over 1000 people partially sinks in the Tetulia river in southern Bangladesh, trapping an unknown number of people. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8383715.stm (BBC)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100530220546/http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1 (IOL)] [http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=20817 (The Daily Star)]
The International Atomic Energy Agency passes a resolution 25-3 condemning Iran for developing a secret uranium enrichment site. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8382486.stm (BBC)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/27/content_12551387.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=112310§ionid=351020104 (Press TV)] [http://en.rian.ru/world/20091127/157009157.html (RIA Novosti)]
Vanuatu's Prime Minister Edward Natapei loses his parliamentary seat after he missed three consecutive sittings without submitting an explanation. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jcZaacuYxI_OqT9dvMwxBV7vlyOw (AFP)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8382887.stm (BBC)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/27/content_12549626.htm (Xinhua)]
Voters in Namibia vote in a general election. [https://web.archive.org/web/20091130212232/http://www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2009/november/article/elections-2009 (The Namibian)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/11/2009112735448504966.html (Al Jazeera)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gZ9DPmN5Bdno4ymgngQlD1uNaQ6g (AFP)]
At the Khmer Rouge war crimes trial, Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, pleads to be released. [http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2009112729829/Online-Edition/duch-asks-to-be-set-free.html (Phnom Penh Post)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gXssZ7V8pKg42hqegCKtdB4TPyZgD9C7VVP80 (AP)]
Great Britain and Ireland floods:
Prince Charles visits areas of Cumbria hit by the recent floods. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/27/prince-charles-visits-cumbria-floods (The Guardian)]
Hundreds of people attend the funeral held for a police officer who died when a bridge collapsed in Workington, Cumbria. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/8382259.stm (BBC)]
Royal Engineers from the British Army begin construction of a temporary footbridge over the River Derwent. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/8382156.stm (BBC)]
The Irish Farmers' Association begins an operation to distribute emergency supplies of donated fodder to Ireland's flood-hit regions as the River Shannon rises further, threatening Limerick City. [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/1127/breaking10.htm (The Irish Times)] [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1127/weather.html (RTÉ)]
Multibillion-dollar debt problems of Emirati investment company Dubai World, including the possibility of default, upset markets worldwide. [http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stock-futures-deep-in-the-red-on-dubai-news-2009-11-27 (MarketWatch)]
The China National Space Administration sets a launch date of October 2010 for Chang'e 2, its second lunar orbiter. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iZBB3YlRbLgxnFO4CJ0cYG-IQ5qwD9C7KS800 (AP)]
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2009 opens with the following issues on its agenda: discussion of climate change ahead of the December United Nations Climate Change Conference; Rwanda's admission into the Commonwealth of Nations; and Sri Lanka's bid to host the 2011 meeting. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8382014.stm (BBC)]
South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission acknowledges the government's execution of 5,000 civilians accused of sympathizing with North Korea during the early months of the Korean War. [http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-korea-commission27-2009nov27,0,3889808.story (Los Angeles Times)]
The Ugandan parliament passes a controversial land bill, criticised by the Buganda kingdom. [https://web.archive.org/web/20091130205115/http://www.monitor.co.ug/artman/publish/news/Land_Bill_passed_in_90_mins_95194.shtml (Daily Monitor)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8383253.stm (BBC)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20091129034024/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/702522 (New Vision)]
Franz Josef Jung resigns as Germany's Minister of Labour and Social Affairs following allegations of covering up the Kunduz airstrike, during which he served as Minister of Defence. [http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4935933,00.html (Deutsche Welle)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8382829.stm (BBC)]
President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso nominates a new team of commissioners for his second five-year term. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8382404.stm (BBC)] [https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/11/27/business/business-uk-eu-commission.html (The New York Times)]
Space Shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth following the completion of its STS-129 mission. [https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE5AO1EC20091127 (Reuters)]
A mass shooting at a Thanksgiving party in Jupiter, Florida, United States kills four people and critically wounds a fifth. [http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/27/florida.shooting/index.html (CNN)]

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