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August 9, 2009 (Sunday)

South African opposition parties call on President Jacob Zuma to withdraw Sandile Ngcobo as Chief Justice because he failed to consult the opposition and Judicial Service Committee. (The Times)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Sri Lanka's governing coalition wins in Jaffna but suffers a surprise defeat in Vavuniya in the country's first post-war local elections. (BBC) (AFP)
A million people are evacuated in southeastern China as Typhoon Morakot approaches. (The Daily Telegraph) (Xinhua) (AFP)
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hits Tokyo and eastern Japan. (Nikkei)^{[permanent dead link‍]} (Press Association) (Reuters)
Tonga raises the death toll from the MV Princess Ashika sinking to 93. (Bloomberg) (Matangi Tonga)
Three bombs explode on the island of Majorca, Spain. (Bloomberg) (BBC) (RTÉ)
At least 43 people are feared dead after a massive mudslide sweeps away three hamlets in northern India. (CNN) (RTÉ)
A Kam Air plane bound for the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in northwestern China is diverted to Kandahar, Afghanistan after an earlier alleged bomb threat. (Associated Press) (Xinhua) (BBC)
Former Taoiseach of Ireland Garret FitzGerald is among twenty Irish nationals who are quarantined at a French chateau due to swine flu. (Irish Examiner) (Expatica)
A senior General from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard calls for opposition leaders Mohammad Khatami, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi to stand trial. (Gulf Times) (Press TV)
A same-sex marriage demonstration occurs outside the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in Dublin. (The Irish Times) (RTÉ)
The last of three men who escaped from a Belgian jail on board a hijacked helicopter are recaptured in Morocco. (BBC) (People's Daily online) (The New York Times)
Seventeen people, including five children, are killed when a crowded bus crashes into a ditch after being side-swiped by an oncoming heavy truck in Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe. (IOL)

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+* [[South Africa]]n opposition parties call on [[President of South Africa|President]] [[Jacob Zuma]] to withdraw [[Sandile Ngcobo]] as [[Chief Justice of South Africa|Chief Justice]] because he failed to consult the opposition and [[Judicial Service Committee]]. [http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEdition/News/Article.aspx?id=1047170 (''The Times'')]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
-*[[Sri Lanka]]'s governing [[United People's Freedom Alliance|coalition]] wins in [[Jaffna]] but suffers a surprise defeat in [[Vavuniya]] in the country's first post-war [[Sri Lankan local government elections, 2009|loval elections]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8191031.stm (BBC)]
+* [[Sri Lanka]]'s governing [[United People's Freedom Alliance|coalition]] wins in [[Jaffna]] but suffers a surprise defeat in [[Vavuniya]] in the country's first post-war [[Sri Lankan local government elections, 2009|local elections]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8191031.stm (BBC)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jlJMAiPEzFUiJnLayK8_T8QAbTvQ (AFP)]
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+* A million people are evacuated in southeastern [[People's Republic of China|China]] as [[Typhoon Morakot (2009)|Typhoon Morakot]] approaches. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5998497/Million-flee-as-typhoon-approaches-China.html (''The Daily Telegraph'')] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/09/content_11851097.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jFKvDArPWzZ5d5uaSisoexNPI_mQ (AFP)]
+* A 6.9 [[Richter magnitude scale|magnitude]] earthquake hits [[Tokyo]] and eastern [[Japan]]. [http://www.nni.nikkei.co.jp/e/fr/tnks/Nni20090809D09JF489.htm (Nikkei)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gRq5ct08njtJ2AX91nBTzSL5xLvA (Press Association)] [https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5780MP20090809 (Reuters)]
+* [[Tonga]] raises the death toll from the [[MV Princess Ashika|MV ''Princess Ashika'']] sinking to 93. [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=asG3cRSA4CvU (Bloomberg)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20090812133223/http://www.matangitonga.to/article/tonganews/outerislands/20090809_ashika_93missing.shtml (''Matangi Tonga'')]
+* Three bombs explode on the island of [[Majorca]], [[Spain]]. [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=atZq_.A2ZKD4 (Bloomberg)]  [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8192267.stm (BBC)] [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0809/spain.html (RTÉ)]
+* At least 43 people are feared dead after a massive mudslide sweeps away three hamlets in northern [[India]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/09/india.mudslides/index.html (CNN)] [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0809/india.html (RTÉ)]
+* A [[Kam Air]] plane bound for the [[Xinjiang Autonomous Region]] in northwestern [[People's Republic of China|China]] is diverted to [[Kandahar]], [[Afghanistan]] after an earlier alleged bomb threat. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gnBqczgQmXYgnfwSmC-LoCOMpfCgD99VHP680 (Associated Press)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/10/content_11853976.htm (Xinhua)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8192448.stm (BBC)]
+* Former [[Taoiseach]] of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] [[Garret FitzGerald]] is among twenty Irish nationals who are quarantined at a [[France|French]] chateau due to [[swine flu]]. [http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/garrett-fitzgerald-quarantined-in-france-amid-fears-of-swine-flu-outbreak-421910.html (''Irish Examiner'')] [http://www.expatica.com/fr/news/french-news/French-police_-Irish-ex_PM-in-swine-flu-scare_55264.html (''Expatica'')]
+* A senior General from the [[Iran]]ian [[Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution|Revolutionary Guard]] calls for opposition leaders [[Mohammad Khatami]], [[Mir Hossein Mousavi]] and [[Mehdi Karroubi]] to stand [[2009 Iran poll protests trial|trial]]. [http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=308074&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17 (''Gulf Times'')] [http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=102990&sectionid=351020101 (Press TV)]
+* A [[same-sex marriage]] demonstration occurs outside the [[Department of Justice and Equality|Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform]] in [[Dublin]]. [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0809/breaking39.htm (''The Irish Times'')] [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0809/civilpartnership.html (RTÉ)]
+* The last of three men who escaped from a [[Belgium|Belgia]]n jail on board a hijacked helicopter are recaptured in [[Morocco]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8192572.stm (BBC)] [http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90853/6722971.html (''People's Daily online'')] [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/world/europe/09copter.html?_r=1&partner=MOREOVERNEWS&ei=5040 (''The New York Times'')]
+* Seventeen people, including five children, are killed when a crowded bus crashes into a ditch after being side-swiped by an oncoming heavy truck in [[Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe|Mount Darwin]], [[Zimbabwe]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20060615021453/http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1 (IOL)]
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