Portal:Current events/2011 September 2
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September 2, 2011 (Friday)
Armed conflict and attacks
- The South Korean military resumes building a naval base on the island of Jeju-do after police clear the site of protesters. (Yonhap)
Business and economy
- A court in Düsseldorf orders Samsung to stop selling its new tablet computer, Galaxy Tab, acting on a lawsuit brought by Apple. (Reuters)
International relations
- 2010 Gaza flotilla raid:
- Turkey expels Israel's ambassador and cancels all military agreements with Israel, hours before a UN report investigating the raid is published. (BBC) (The New York Times)
- The UN report finds that the IDF acted 'legitimately' in trying to enforce Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip, except for the lack of a final warning to the activists and the use of "excessive" force. (Jerusalem Post)
Politics
- The Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihiko Noda announces his new Cabinet with Jun Azumi as Minister of Finance and Kōichirō Genba as Minister for Foreign Affairs. (AFP via Google News)