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Current events of
October 7, 2011
(
2011-10-07
)
(Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The ongoing
allied war in Afghanistan
marks its tenth anniversary, with the death toll among
ISAF
personnel reaching 2,670.
(AFP via
Sydney Morning Herald
)
Disasters
At least 35 people are killed in an
expressway
accident in the north
Chinese
port city of
Tianjin
, while another 10 are killed in a 24-car pileup in the
Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway
's
Anhui
section.
(Xinhua)
(
China Daily
)
International relations
The
Norwegian Nobel Committee
announce the winners of the
Nobel Peace Prize
in
Oslo
, with the prize being shared between the
President of Liberia
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
,
Liberian
activist
Leymah Gbowee
and
Yemeni
women's rights activist
Tawakkul Karman
.
(AFP via Google News)
(News Limited)
A
South Korean
presidential aide warns that
North Korea
could conduct a third
nuclear weapons test
if
disarmament negotiations
do not resume.
(Yonhap)
Law and crime
The
NYPD
busts a
Queens
-based
identity theft
and
retail crime
ring, arresting over 110 people. It was the largest identity theft ring in the history of the
United States
, making an annual profit of over $13 million.
(New York Daily News)
(Reuters)
Politics and elections
Alison Redford
of the
Progressive Conservatives
is sworn in as the first female
Premier
of the
Canadian
province of
Alberta
.
(CBC)
In the
United States
, the
Occupy Wall Street
protests spread from
New York
to other major cities.
(Reuters)
(BBC)
Sport
The
Detroit Tigers
defeat the
New York Yankees
in Game 5 of the
2011 American League Division Series
. They move on to play the
Texas Rangers
in the
2011 ALCS
.
(
New York Times
)
The
Milwaukee Brewers
defeat the
Arizona Diamondbacks
in Game 5 to move onto the
2011 National League Championship Series
.
(USA Today)
Spanish
torero
('bullfighter')
Juan José Padilla
is gored by a bull in Zaragoza, almost dying from his injuries.
(Daily Mail)
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