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{{*mp|May 30}} [[Viswanathan Anand]] ''(pictured)'' defeats [[Boris Gelfand]] to win a fourth consecutive '''[[World Chess Championship 2012|World Chess Championship]]'''. |
{{*mp|May 30}} [[Viswanathan Anand]] ''(pictured)'' defeats [[Boris Gelfand]] to win a fourth consecutive '''[[World Chess Championship 2012|World Chess Championship]]'''. |
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{{*mp|May 30}} American writer '''[[Madeline Miller]]''' wins the [[List of Orange Prize for Fiction winners|Orange Prize for Fiction]] for her novel ''The Song of Achilles''. |
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{{*mp|May 30}} Former [[President of Liberia|Liberian President]] '''[[Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)|Charles Taylor]]''' is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the [[Sierra Leone Civil War]]. |
{{*mp|May 30}} Former [[President of Liberia|Liberian President]] '''[[Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)|Charles Taylor]]''' is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the [[Sierra Leone Civil War]]. |
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{{*mp|May 29}} In response to the '''[[Houla massacre]]''', high-ranking Syrian diplomats are expelled from several countries. |
{{*mp|May 29}} In response to the '''[[Houla massacre]]''', high-ranking Syrian diplomats are expelled from several countries. |
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{{*mp|May 29}} '''[[2012 Northern Italy earthquakes|Two earthquakes]]''' hit Northern Italy, leaving 24 people dead and 14,000 more homeless. |
{{*mp|May 29}} '''[[2012 Northern Italy earthquakes|Two earthquakes]]''' hit Northern Italy, leaving 24 people dead and 14,000 more homeless. |
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{{*mp|May 29}} The incumbent [[Democratic Congress]] gains a plurality in the '''[[Lesotho general election, 2012|Lesotho general election]]'''. |
{{*mp|May 29}} The incumbent [[Democratic Congress]] gains a plurality in the '''[[Lesotho general election, 2012|Lesotho general election]]'''. |
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{{*mp|May 28}} The discovery of '''[[Flame (malware)|Flame]]''', a complex [[malware]] program targeting computers in Middle Eastern countries, is announced. |
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Revision as of 02:15, 31 May 2012
- Viswanathan Anand (pictured) defeats Boris Gelfand to win a fourth consecutive World Chess Championship.
- American writer Madeline Miller wins the Orange Prize for Fiction for her novel The Song of Achilles.
- Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
- In response to the Houla massacre, high-ranking Syrian diplomats are expelled from several countries.
- Renato Corona, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, is convicted in an impeachment trial for non-disclosure of assets.
- Two earthquakes hit Northern Italy, leaving 24 people dead and 14,000 more homeless.
- The incumbent Democratic Congress gains a plurality in the Lesotho general election.
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