Portal:Current events/2009 June 28
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June 28, 2009 (Sunday)
- The United Kingdom reports its second death from swine flu. (Reuters)
- 2009 Honduran political crisis:
- President Manuel Zelaya is removed from office by the army ahead of a disputed constitutional referendum and sent to Costa Rica. (BBC)
- Congress appoints Roberto Micheletti as interim president. (Dow Jones via NASDAQ)
- The Supreme Court of Justice claims that it ordered Zelaya's removal from office for repeatedly defying its rulings. (AP via Yahoo! News)
- A presidential election takes place in Guinea-Bissau following the death of former President João Bernardo Vieira. (BBC)
- Voters in Albania go to the polls in a parliamentary election. (The Age) (BBC)
- Iranian authorities arrest eight employees at the British embassy in Tehran. (Al Jazeera) (Financial Times)
- Voters in Argentina go to the polls for the legislative elections. (France 24)
- Russia announces that they will shut down every legal casino in the state by Wednesday, July 1. (The New York Times)
- An internet child pornography ring, involving at least 2,000 IP addresses in 78 countries, is uncovered in Switzerland. (BBC)
- Stephen Hawking holds a party for future time travelers at the University of Cambridge. (Huffington Post UK)