Portal:Current events/2010 May 12

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Global Green USA attends BioShield 2010 Tabletop Exercise in Tbilisi, Georgia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100613045300/http://globalgreen.org/press/147 (Global Green)]
Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 arriving from South Africa en route to London crashes at Tripoli airport, Libya, killing 104 people; a 10-year-old child is the sole survivor. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8676758.stm (BBC)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h4olBn5MsRXoRA5Bc8r5hGloVunQ (AFP)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2010/05/2010512731621627.html (Al Jazeera)]
Airports in Morocco, Spain and Portugal reopen after days of Icelandic volcanic disruption. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8678514.stm (BBC)] [http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/ash-cloud-hit-airports-reopen/story-e6frfku0-1225865779890 (NEWS.com.au)]
The International Committee of the Red Cross confirms reports of a second, secret US prison at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan after new allegations of torture. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8674179.stm (BBC)]
Russia and Turkey sign a $20 billion deal permitting Moscow to build and own a controlling stake in Ankara's first nuclear power plant. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/05/2010512162730899387.html (Al Jazeera)]
Philippine general election, 2010
Mayor Jejomar Binay and Senator Mar Roxas are still in a tight race for the vice-presidency. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100514014421/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/topstories/topstories/view/20100512-269597/Roxas-Binay-camps-trade-barbs-as-VP-race-heats-up (Philippine Daily Inquirer)]
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is elected as representative of Pampanga, the first outgoing president to be elected to the House of Representatives. [http://www.gmanews.tv/eleksyon2010/story/news/190811/arroyo-proclaimed-as-pampanga-congresswoman (GMA News)]
Former First Lady Imelda Marcos is elected as representative of Ilocos Norte. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100513081538/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100511-269426/Imelda-Marcos-wins-big (Philippine Daily Inquirer)]
World-renowned boxer Manny Pacquiao is elected as representative of Sarangani. [http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=574540&publicationSubCategoryId=63 (Philippine Star)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
The Chengdu-Dujiangyan High-Speed Railway begins operation in Sichuan, China, on the second anniversary of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/regional/2010-05/12/content_9842320.htm (China Daily)]
In South Sudan there is violence for the third time in a week between the army and forces led by the former general George Athor. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8678387.stm (BBC)] [http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE64B2S1._CH_.2420 (Reuters)]
9 people, including 7 children, are killed at a school near Hanzhong city, Shaanxi, China. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-05/12/c_13289975.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gbb3SvwJW0F1Te35LxNwJDk2UBnQD9FL5ROG0 (AP)]
A bomb planted inside a grocery store in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad kills three people and wounds 23. [http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/bomb-kills-three-wounds-23-in-baghdad-3538804 (TVNZ)]
Irish authorities launch an investigation into last night's "violent incident" which saw protesters attempt to storm Dáil Éireann in a campaign against bank bail-outs. [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0512/breaking2.html?via=mr (The Irish Times)] [http://www.tv3.ie/article.php?article_id=37482&locID=1.2.&pagename=news (TV3)]
Spain's Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero announces wage cuts for state employees and a reduction in investment in response to his country's budget deficit. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/05/2010512132736708736.html (Al Jazeera)]
Pope Benedict XVI, accompanied by tens of thousands of pilgrims, visits the famous Catholic shrine to the Virgin Mary in Fatima, as part of his four-day visit to Portugal, and recalls the assassination attempt on his predecessor there. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8678056.stm (BBC)] [http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0512/pope.html (RTÉ)] [http://www.france24.com/en/20100512-vast-crowd-cheers-pope-arrival-fatima (France24)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/pope-recalls-john-paul-fatima-shooting-20100513-uye5.html (The Sydney Morning Herald)]
North Korea says it has undertaken nuclear fusion, a claim disputed by international scientists. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8676678.stm (BBC)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j8BHi4EzLfTCTaNJn6JSAueuOKZwD9FL3VKO0 (AP)] [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2010-05/12/content_9839091.htm (China Daily)]
A possible supermassive black hole is witnessed being hurled from its parent galaxy at high speed. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10108226.stm (BBC)]

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