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Current events of
September 10, 2011
(
2011-09-10
)
(Saturday)
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Disasters
The
MV
Spice Islander I
, a
passenger ferry
,
sinks
off the coast of
Zanzibar
, leaving at least 187 people dead.
(BBC)
(
Daily Telegraph
)
U.S. President
Barack Obama
declares a
state of emergency
in the state of
Texas
, amid
wildfires
that have already destroyed at least 1,300 homes.
(CNN)
Politics
G8 nations
pledge at least $40 billion to help
Arab countries
reconstruct and implement
democracy
following the turmoil of the
Arab Spring
.
(BBC)
Post-Mubarak transition in Egypt
:
Protesters storm the
Israeli
embassy in
Cairo
, forcing the
Israeli ambassador to Egypt
to flee.
(
Sydney Morning Herald
)
The
Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
, the ruling
military junta
of Egypt, declares a national state of emergency.
(Businessweek.com)
Sports
In
boxing
,
Vitali Klitschko
defeats
Tomasz Adamek
by
technical knockout
to retain the
WBC
Heavyweight Championship of the World
in
Wrocław
,
Poland
.
(
Taipei Times
)
In
mixed martial arts
,
Daniel Cormier
and
Josh Barnett
advance to the finals of the
Strikeforce
World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament by defeating
Antônio "Bigfoot" Silva
and
Sergei Kharitonov
, respectively, at
Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov
in
Cincinnati, Ohio
,
US
.
(Sherdog)
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