Portal:Current events/2008 November 26
November 26, 2008
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2008-11-26
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The
United Nations
Security Council
gave the green light to a plan by
UN Secretary General
Ban Ki-moon
on the deployment of an
EU civilian police and justice mission
in
Kosovo
.
(Reuters)
The
Czech
constitutional court unanimously ruled that the disputed parts of the
Lisbon Treaty
are in line with the
Czech Constitution
.
(Bloomberg)
Woolworths Group PLC
agrees to put its chain of 815 stores in the
United Kingdom
and
DVD
distribution businesses into administration with 30,000 jobs at risk.
(Times Online)
The
European Union
proposes a
€
200 billion stimulus package that will include already-spent money
(BBC News)
(WSJ)
(IHT)
(Al Jazeera)
U.S.
President-elect
Barack Obama
announces that he will create a new "economic recovery board," headed by
Paul Volcker
, designed to provide "fresh perspective" on the current economic issues
(CNN)
At least 80 people are dead and over 250 wounded in
coordinated terrorist strikes
across
Mumbai
,
India
.
(The Times of India)
Vitaly Karayev
, the mayor of
Vladikavkaz
, the capital of
North Ossetia-Alania
in
Russia
is
assassinated
.
(BBC)
2008 Thai political crisis
:
The
People's Alliance for Democracy
claims to be in complete control of
Suvarnabhumi Airport
,
Bangkok
's international airport.
(Sydney Morning Herald)
Thai authorities evacuate thousands of passengers from Suvarnabhumi Airport.
(ABC News Australia)
Thai
Prime Minister
Somchai Wongsawat
rejects calls for election.
BBC News
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The
Greenlandic self-government referendum
passes with 75% approval.
(BBC)
Edna Parker
,
the oldest living person in the world
, died at age 115 in her hometown of
Shelbyville, Indiana
.
(Shelbyville News)
(BBC News)
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