Portal:Current events/2008 November 6
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November 6, 2008 (Thursday)
- Lindsay Roy of the Scottish Labour Party wins the Glenrothes by-election despite concerns that his party may lose the seat to the Scottish National Party. (BBC News)
- According to officials, an explosion kills at least 11 people aboard a minibus in the North Caucasus city of Vladikavkaz, Russia. (BBC News)
- Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is coronated as the fifth King of Bhutan, replacing his father Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who abdicated his power, making him the world's youngest monarch. (BBC News)
- Tropical Storm Paloma, the 16th named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, forms off the coast of Nicaragua with the potential to become a hurricane within 24 hours. (AP via Yahoo News)
- Philosopher and academic Jean-Luc Marion is elected to become a member of the French Academy, replacing the late Jean-Marie Lustiger. (Académie française)
- Johnson Toribiong is declared the winner of the Palauan presidential election and will succeed Thomas Remengesau Jr. as President. (Pacific Magazine)