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{{*mp|May 17}} [[Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest|Norway]] wins the '''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2009]]''' with their song ''[[Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song)|Fairytale]]'' performed by [[Alexander Rybak]]. |
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{{*mp|May 16}} In [[India]]'s '''[[Indian general election, 2009|general election]]''', the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] [[Concession (politics)|concedes defeat]] to the [[United Progressive Alliance]], the [[Coalition government|ruling coalition]] led by the [[Indian National Congress]] ''(flag pictured)''. |
{{*mp|May 16}} In [[India]]'s '''[[Indian general election, 2009|general election]]''', the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] [[Concession (politics)|concedes defeat]] to the [[United Progressive Alliance]], the [[Coalition government|ruling coalition]] led by the [[Indian National Congress]] ''(flag pictured)''. |
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{{*mp|May 14}} The [[European Space Agency]]'s '''[[Herschel Space Observatory]]''' and '''[[Planck (spacecraft)|Planck satellite]]''' are launched from the [[Guiana Space Centre]], using an [[Ariane 5|Ariane 5ECA]] rocket. |
{{*mp|May 14}} The [[European Space Agency]]'s '''[[Herschel Space Observatory]]''' and '''[[Planck (spacecraft)|Planck satellite]]''' are launched from the [[Guiana Space Centre]], using an [[Ariane 5|Ariane 5ECA]] rocket. |
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Current topics
- Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with their song Fairytale performed by Alexander Rybak.
- In India's general election, the Bharatiya Janata Party concedes defeat to the United Progressive Alliance, the ruling coalition led by the Indian National Congress (flag pictured).
- The European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory and Planck satellite are launched from the Guiana Space Centre, using an Ariane 5ECA rocket.
- An attack by the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda kills more than 90 civilians and government troops in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
- The European Commission levies a record €1.06 billion fine on Intel Corporation, the world's largest semiconductor company, for anti-competitive practices.
- The discovery of the earliest known work of figurative art, a Venus figurine dating to the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is announced.
- The VORTEX2 project, or the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2, begins in Tornado Alley, United States, with more than 50 scientists from around the world.