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*[[Boeing]] delays the first test flight of its lightweight jet, the [[Boeing 787|787]], because of stress found where the wings attach to the sides of the plane. [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/business/24boeing.html (''The New York Times'')] |
*[[Boeing]] delays the first test flight of its lightweight jet, the [[Boeing 787|787]], because of stress found where the wings attach to the sides of the plane. [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/business/24boeing.html (''The New York Times'')] |
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*The [[French National Assembly]] announces the beginning of an inquiry into whether women in [[France]] should be allowed to wear the [[burqa]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/23/france.burkas/index.html (CNN)] |
*The [[French National Assembly]] announces the beginning of an inquiry into whether women in [[France]] should be allowed to wear the [[burqa]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/23/france.burkas/index.html (CNN)] |
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*[[Ukraine]] sets 17 January 2010 as the date for a presidential election said to be crucial for its future direction. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0623/ukraine.html (RTÉ)] |
*[[Ukraine]] sets 17 January 2010 as the date for a presidential election said to be crucial for its future direction. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0623/ukraine.html (RTÉ)] [http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/1010/42/379002.htm (''The Moscow Times'')] |
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*[[2009 Iranian election protests]]: |
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**The [[Guardian Council]] rules out a re-run of the [[Iranian presidential election, 2009|presidential election]] saying that there was no sign of serious electoral fraud in the June 12 vote. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/06/200962374448861297.html (Al Jazeera)] |
**The [[Guardian Council]] rules out a re-run of the [[Iranian presidential election, 2009|presidential election]] saying that there was no sign of serious electoral fraud in the June 12 vote. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/06/200962374448861297.html (Al Jazeera)] |
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- Boeing delays the first test flight of its lightweight jet, the 787, because of stress found where the wings attach to the sides of the plane. (The New York Times)
- The French National Assembly announces the beginning of an inquiry into whether women in France should be allowed to wear the burqa. (CNN)
- Ukraine sets 17 January 2010 as the date for a presidential election said to be crucial for its future direction. (RTÉ) (The Moscow Times)
- 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 Ireland Mary McAleese tells Strasbourg that the racist attacks in Belfast are "distressing and sickening". (RTÉ)
- In the New York State legislative deadlock, Senate Democrats lock themselves into the Senate chamber due to a refusal to accept Pedro Espada as Senate President. (The New York Times)
- The Antigua and Barbuda government dismisses its chief financial regulator, Leroy King, following claims of a collaboration woth Allen Stanford. (RTÉ)
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