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Contents

  • 1 August 1
  • 2 August 2
  • 3 August 3
  • 4 August 4
  • 5 August 5
  • 6 August 6
  • 7 August 7
  • 8 August 8
  • 9 August 9
  • 10 August 10
  • 11 August 11
  • 12 August 12
  • 13 August 13
  • 14 August 14
  • 15 August 15
  • 16 August 16
  • 17 August 17
  • 18 August 18
  • 19 August 19
  • 20 August 20
  • 21 August 21
  • 22 August 22
  • 23 August 23
  • 24 August 24
  • 25 August 25
  • 26 August 26
  • 27 August 27
  • 28 August 28
  • 29 August 29
  • 30 August 30
  • 31 August 31

August 1

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  • Michigan student and California engineer sue Amazon for remote deletion of 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'
  • American sailor jailed for murder of Japanese taxi driver
  • President Obama names 16 recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom


August 2

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  • Three American hikers arrested in Iran
  • Homeless man causes bomb scare at LaGuardia Airport in New York City
  • Body of missing Desert Storm pilot found in Iraq
  • Food packages to Vestas occupiers cut off


August 3

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  • England remembers Bobby Robson
  • Nigerian victory marred by deaths in custody
  • Israel evicts two Palestinian families from their homes
  • Dublin travel agents occupy offices against closure
  • Plane carrying sixteen people vanishes over Papua, Indonesia
  • One shop defies court order, one shop returns to work in Dublin Thomas Cook occupation


August 4

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  • New human HIV strain discovered in France
  • Melbourne terror raids nab suspects
  • The Socialist Left Party’s election initiative starts in Norway
  • Imprisoned American journalists in North Korea pardoned, to return to US
  • Thomas Cook occupiers arrested, released; company to return to negotiating table
  • Formula One: Renault dismisses Piquet, Schumacher barred from practising


August 5

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  • Four dead, at least 15 injured after gunman opens fire at fitness center in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
  • British constable may be prosecuted for manslaughter
  • Stage collapse at Canadian "Big Valley Jamboree" kills one, and seriously injures four others
  • Canadian theatre producers sentenced for fraud
  • South Korean police battle striking workers
  • Brazilian environmentalists tell residents to urinate in shower to save water


August 6

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  • Eviction notice served on Vestas occupiers
  • Sonia Sotomayor confirmed in US Senate vote
  • American film director John Hughes dies at age 59
  • 2009-10 A-League football: Central Coast Mariners defeat Melbourne Victory in opener


August 7

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  • Hurricane Felicia threatens Hawaii
  • Eleven drown after Sudanese boat sinks
  • Police evict Vestas protesters
  • Vestas Cowes rooftop occupiers: "Save the environment, scuttle a NIMBY"


August 8

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  • Wikinews Shorts: August 8, 2009
  • Drug cartel and police shootouts erupt in Mexico
  • Philippines hit by Typhoon "Kiko" (Morakot), dozens killed
  • Small plane and helicopter collide over Hudson River in New York City
  • Spanish football captain dies at 26


August 9

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  • Wikinews Shorts: August 9, 2009
  • Police in Salinas, California identify teenage gunshot victim
  • Four children among seven killed after police chase ends in crash in US
  • Christian band MercyMe's tour bus in fatal collision with car in Indiana
  • No bomb threat, hijacking of plane in China's Xinjiang region according to Afghan officials
  • Typhoon prompts massive evacuations in China


August 10

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  • Al-Jazeera poll shows many Pakistanis identify America as 'biggest' threat
  • Wikinews Shorts: August 10, 2009
  • Pilot error blamed for July crash of Aria Air Flight 1525 in Iran
  • 600 people missing after typhoon hits Taiwan
  • British man charged with double murder in Iraq
  • No tsunamis after two major earthquakes strike islands near India and Japan


August 11

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  • Wikinews Shorts: August 11, 2009
  • Fifth child dies after police chase that ended in crash in California
  • Alleged rapist files charges against victim in Sweden on HIV infection grounds
  • Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at age 88
  • Michael Schumacher calls off Formula 1 comeback due to injury
  • 24 people rescued from roller coaster at California's Great America theme park
  • Thieves steal £40 million from London jeweller


August 12

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  • President of Costa Rica contracts H1N1 swine flu
  • Tourist plane crash in Papua New Guinea leaves thirteen dead
  • Remnants of Hurricane Felicia affect Hawaii


August 13

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  • US 'Big Brother' "live" eviction taped for the first time
  • Westchester County, NY to build affordable housing for non-whites
  • Government shuts off water to California farms in controversial effort to help threatened species
  • Wikinews Shorts: August 13, 2009
  • Number of unemployed in the UK climbs to 2.4 million
  • British gemstone expert killed by mob in Voi, Kenya
  • Gas explosion reported in Hammersmith, London
  • Woman found guilty of killing fiancé by drink driving in Bath, England
  • India begins shutdowns in Mumbai to limit spread of H1N1 swine flu virus
  • American professional wrestler Karl Von Hess dies at the age of 90
  • France and Germany resume growth, exit recession
  • Two roadside bombs kill at least 14 in Afghanistan
  • Women’s boxing to be included in the 2012 Olympics for the first time
  • Vestas plant in Newport, England shuts down
  • Golf and rugby set to return to the Olympic Games
  • Iranian passenger jet's wheel catches fire


August 14

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  • Guitarist Les Paul dies at 94
  • Wikinews Shorts: August 14, 2009
  • BBC newsreader sacked after conviction for wounding teenager
  • Aerosmith cancel remaining tour dates after on stage accident
  • Hong Kong's recession ends, economy grows 3.3%
  • Spanish economy contracts 1% in second quarter
  • Hurricane Guillermo forms in Pacific Ocean


August 15

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  • Cargo ship Arctic Sea may be found
  • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi moves to drop Lockerbie bombing appeal
  • Venice hotel sells rooms for one cent a night after pricing error


August 16

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  • UK assumes direct rule over the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Pakistan to Turkey container train service launched
  • Fighter jets collide, crash into houses near Moscow
  • Tennis: Andy Murray wins Montreal Masters 2009
  • Four injured after three earthquakes strike Sumatra, Indonesia


August 17

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  • It's a GLAM wrap: Curators meet collaborators at Canberra conference
  • 2009 Shri Shyam Bhajan Hindu religious festival held in Hyderabad
  • English Wikipedia publishes 3 millionth article
  • Renault F1 team exclusion overturned
  • Hurricane Bill gains strength over Atlantic
  • Accident at Russian hydroelectric plant kills ten
  • 12 injured after van carrying church group flips over on Buffalo, NY expressway


August 18

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  • Lockerbie bombing appeal dropped
  • Tennis: Jelena Janković wins 2009 Cincinnati Masters
  • Neville Chamberlain's War Diaries go on display
  • Suspected hijackers of Arctic Sea detained by Russian Navy
  • Australian receives bravery award for rescues in Indonesian air disaster
  • Suicide bomber kills seven people in Afghan capital


August 19

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  • F1 driver Massa speaks about accident: "I wasn't scared"
  • Reality TV star sought after model found dead in California dumpster
  • UK film board rejects Japanese horror 'Grotesque'
  • Hurricane Bill now a Category 4 storm
  • Michael Jackson doctor posts message on YouTube
  • Arrest made over murder of UK gemstone expert in Kenya


August 20

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  • Formula 1 new team USF1 sponsored by YouTube co-founder
  • Fern Britton may appear on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing
  • Six bomb attacks kill 95 in Baghdad
  • Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi released on compassionate grounds


August 21

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  • Presidential election held in Afghanistan
  • Formula 1: Barrichello and Alonso top timesheets at European GP Friday Practice
  • Police charge two people for leaking database of BNP members
  • Stock markets worldwide rise on hopes of US economic recovery
  • Michael Jackson's burial postponed
  • Convicted murderer Leonard Peltier again denied parole


August 22

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  • Rumours suggest Alonso and Schumacher could move to Ferrari
  • Violence in Somalia's capital kills 22 people
  • New England, Canada brace for Hurricane Bill
  • State of emergency declared in Greece after heavy forest fires
  • Usain Bolt breaks 200m and 100m sprint records at championships


August 23

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  • Australian offshore drilling rig leaks oil, could take weeks to plug
  • Greece wildfires force thousands to evacuate
  • Director of design for the 2010 Winter Olympics dies suddenly at 40
  • Afghan election rival accuses incumbent Karzai of vote rigging
  • Over 100 Shiite rebels killed in Yemen, government says


August 24

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  • Christmas arrives early in Rochdale, Greater Manchester
  • Rubens Barrichello wins 2009 European Grand Prix
  • Suspect in model Jasmine Fiore's murder found dead
  • Cricket: England regain Ashes in the Oval sunshine
  • Two firefighters killed in deadly blaze in Buffalo, New York
  • Coroner says Michael Jackson's death was due to sedative overdose
  • Calvin Harris knocks Michael Jackson off top spot in UK Album Chart


August 25

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  • Tropical Storm Ignacio forms over the Pacific
  • Women in South Africa advancing in fields of science and technology


August 26

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  • Obama renominates Bernanke as US central banker
  • White House predicts US debt will double in 10 years
  • Wikipedia plans to introduce new editing restrictions on articles
  • Pakistan Taliban say Baitullah Mehsud is dead
  • Afghan president Karzai widens lead in early voting count
  • Tropical Storm Danny to threaten the U.S. East Coast this weekend
  • Senator Ted Kennedy dies at age 77


August 27

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  • Police remove valuables from unlocked cars
  • Extrasolar planet will most probably fall into its star
  • Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian writer, dies at 97
  • Cast of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing announced
  • Air France passenger jet intercepted by Indian Air Force


August 28

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  • Sheep sells for £231,000 at auction


August 29

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  • Space Shuttle Discovery successfully lifts off on mission STS-128
  • Noel Gallagher quits Oasis
  • British Army chief General Sir Richard Dannatt stands down
  • American disc jockey "DJ AM" dies at 36 of suspected drug overdose


August 30

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  • Bodies found in trailer park in Brunswick, Georgia, US
  • Girl found dead in truck in Northamptonshire, England
  • Dalai Lama begins trip to Taiwan
  • British TV and radio presenter Simon Dee dies at age 74
  • Yukio Hatoyama named as Japan's new Prime Minister


August 31

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  • Australian rules football: West Gippsland Latrobe Football League Finals week one results
  • Hurricane Jimena intensifies off Mexican coast
  • Japan blames design, maintenance for explosion on China Airlines jet
  • Former terrorist arrested for 1970s murder of top German prosecutor
  • Reports suggest probe into Formula One race-fixing allegations
  • Study shows that aspirin might do more harm than good
  • Israeli navy fires on Gazan fishing vessels
  • U.S. General McChrystal submits plan on Afghanistan to President Obama
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