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Current events of
June 30, 2008
(
2008-06-30
)
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An
International Security Assistance Force
attack in
Khost province
results in the death of 33 militants.
(AP via Google News)
Chrysler
announces that it will indefinitely close a
minivan
plant in
South St. Louis
,
Missouri
and cut production at another due to falling demand for large vehicles.
(AP via Google News)
The
Court of Arbitration for Sport
upholds a two year ban against
cyclist
Floyd Landis
meaning that he will lose his 2006
Tour de France
title.
(AP via Google News)
The
African Union
meets at
Sharm el-Sheikh
in
Egypt
with
Robert Mugabe
recently reelected as
President of Zimbabwe
representing
Zimbabwe
.
(
The Herald
via AllAfrica)
Peru
's largest federation of
mining
unions
commences
strike action
in order to pressure the
Congress of Peru
to pass legislation to improve labor benefits.
(Reuters via
The Guardian
)
An
Ilyushin
Il-76
crashes minutes after takeoff from
Khartoum International Airport
. All four
Russian
crew were killed. It is the second major air crash in the country this week.
(
Jerusalem Post
)
MV
Princess of the Stars
disaster:
The
Bureau of Marine Investigation
says it has uncovered multiple lapses in Sulpicio's training and orientation of the ship's crew, but cautioned that it cannot yet draw any conclusions about the disaster's cause.
(Inquirer.net)
Sulpicio sue the
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
and two of its officials for allegedly misforcasting the route of
Typhoon Fengshen
, which they say makes them responsible for the sinking.
(ABS)
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