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Current events of
December 1, 2009
(
2009-December-01
)
(Tuesday)
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Porfirio Lobo Sosa
is
elected
President
of
Honduras
. Turnout increases dramatically despite ousted former President
Manuel Zelaya
's plea for a boycott.
(
Huffington Post
)
In a major policy speech,
South African
President
Jacob Zuma
announces the country will treat all
HIV
positive babies and expand testing.
(IOL)
(AP)
(Al Jazeera)
U.S. President
Barack Obama
announces that he will send 30,000 extra American troops to
Afghanistan
within the next six months and start withdrawal in 19 months.
(
The New York Times
)
U.S. golfer
Tiger Woods
announces that he will not be attending his own charity golf tournament, the
Chevron World Challenge
, or any other tournaments in 2009.
(AP via Google News)
Maurice Clemmons
, suspect in the
Lakewood police officer shootings
, is shot dead by police in
Seattle
.
(BBC)
The
UK
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
says efforts are continuing to secure the release of sailors captured by the
Iranian Navy
on November 25, while Iran warns it will deal with them seriously if it exposes "malicious intent".
(BBC)
(Press TV)
(Al Jazeera)
The
International Court of Justice
begins
hearings
into the legality of the
Kosovan
declaration of independence
from
Serbia
.
(AFP)
(BBC)
North Korea
raises the value of
its currency
for the first time in 17 years.
(
Chosun Ilbo
)
(Yonhap)
(
Financial Times
)
Tony Abbott
becomes the leader of the Federal
Liberal Party of Australia
and
Leader of the Opposition
defeating
Malcolm Turnbull
by 42 votes to 41 following a party revolt over its position on the
Rudd
government's
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
.
(ABC News Australia)
(BBC)
The
Treaty of Lisbon
enters into force:
The
European Union
now has legal personality and has acquired the competences previously conferred on the
European Community
. Community law therefore becomes European Union law.
(ECJ)
The
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
enters into force.
(AFP via Google News)
The
European Court of Justice
acquires general jurisdiction to give preliminary rulings in the area of freedom, security and justice.
(ECJ)
The first permanent
President of the European Council
,
Herman Van Rompuy
, officially takes office.
(AFP via Google News)
The first EU
High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy
,
Catherine Ashton
, officially takes office.
(AFP via Google News)
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