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**One hundred Romanians flee Northern Ireland and return to Romania. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8114234.stm (BBC)] |
**One hundred Romanians flee Northern Ireland and return to Romania. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8114234.stm (BBC)] |
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**[[President of Ireland|President]] of the [[Republic of Ireland|Republic]] [[Mary McAleese]] tells [[Strasbourg]] that the racist attacks in Belfast are "distressing and sickening". [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0623/racism.html (RTÉ)] |
**[[President of Ireland|President]] of the [[Republic of Ireland|Republic]] [[Mary McAleese]] tells [[Strasbourg]] that the racist attacks in Belfast are "distressing and sickening". [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0623/racism.html (RTÉ)] |
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*[[Chilean President]] [[Michelle Bachelet]] speaks at the [[Brookings Institute]] on the financial crisis in Latin America before meeting [[U.S. Presdident]] [[Barack Obama]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090623/pl_afp/uschilediplomacypoliticslatam_20090623090824 (AP)] |
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- The French National Assembly announces the creation of a inquiry into whether women in France should be allowed to wear the burqa. (CNN)
- Setanta Sports goes into administration and ceases its UK broadcasts. (RTÉ)
- 2009 Iranian election protests:
- The Guardian Council rules out a re-run of the presidential election saying that there was no sign of serious electoral fraud in the June 12 vote. (Al Jazeera)
- Iran accuses U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of meddling in its affairs after he urged the Islamic state to stop its crackdown on opposition protesters. (Reuters)
- Attacks on Romanians in Northern Ireland
- One hundred Romanians flee Northern Ireland and return to Romania. (BBC)
- President of the Republic Mary McAleese tells Strasbourg that the racist attacks in Belfast are "distressing and sickening". (RTÉ)
- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet speaks at the Brookings Institute on the financial crisis in Latin America before meeting U.S. Presdident Barack Obama. (AP)
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