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*[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Gordon Brown]] travels to [[Cumbria]] to meet victims of the [[November 2009 Great Britain and Ireland floods|recent floods]] that have hot the area. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8371961.stm (BBC News)] |
*[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Gordon Brown]] travels to [[Cumbria]] to meet victims of the [[November 2009 Great Britain and Ireland floods|recent floods]] that have hot the area. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8371961.stm (BBC News)] |
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*For the first time in his presidency, U.S. President [[Barack Obama]]'s job approval rating slips below 50 percent in |
*For the first time in his presidency, [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]]'s job approval rating slips below 50 percent in a daily tracking survey by [[Gallup poll]]. [http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE5AJ53220091120 (Reuters)] |
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*A research concludes that ''[[Homo floresiensis]]'', discovered in 2003, is a distinct species and not a previously known species with [[dwarfism]] or [[microcephaly]]. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6605983/Indonesian-hobbits-are-a-separate-species.html (Telegraph.co.uk)] [http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/11/20/hobbits-were-a-distinct-species-study-concludes.html (U.S. News)] |
*A research concludes that ''[[Homo floresiensis]]'', discovered in 2003, is a distinct species and not a previously known species with [[dwarfism]] or [[microcephaly]]. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6605983/Indonesian-hobbits-are-a-separate-species.html (Telegraph.co.uk)] [http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/11/20/hobbits-were-a-distinct-species-study-concludes.html (U.S. News)] |
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*[[Sri Lanka]]'s government announces [[Tamil people|Tamil]] refugees held in camps since the [[Sri Lankan Civil War|end of the conflict]] with the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam|Tamil Tigers]] will be free to leave the camps next month. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/11/200911219933906785.html (Al Jazeera)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8371820.stm (BBC)] [http://www.island.lk/2009/11/21/news9.html (''The Island'')] |
*[[Sri Lanka]]'s government announces [[Tamil people|Tamil]] refugees held in camps since the [[Sri Lankan Civil War|end of the conflict]] with the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam|Tamil Tigers]] will be free to leave the camps next month. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/11/200911219933906785.html (Al Jazeera)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8371820.stm (BBC)] [http://www.island.lk/2009/11/21/news9.html (''The Island'')] |
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- Prime Minister Gordon Brown travels to Cumbria to meet victims of the recent floods that have hot the area. (BBC News)
- For the first time in his presidency, U.S. President Barack Obama's job approval rating slips below 50 percent in a daily tracking survey by Gallup poll. (Reuters)
- A research concludes that Homo floresiensis, discovered in 2003, is a distinct species and not a previously known species with dwarfism or microcephaly. (Telegraph.co.uk) (U.S. News)
- Sri Lanka's government announces Tamil refugees held in camps since the end of the conflict with the Tamil Tigers will be free to leave the camps next month. (Al Jazeera) (BBC) (The Island)
- A gas blast at a coal mine in Heilongjiang province, northeastern China kills 42 people and traps 66. (BBC) (Xinhua) (AP)
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