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{{*mp|April 10}} '''[[HD 209458 b]]''', an [[extrasolar planet]] in the constellation [[Pegasus (constellation)|Pegasus]], is discovered to contain [[water vapour]] in its [[atmosphere]]. |
{{*mp|April 10}} '''[[HD 209458 b]]''', an [[extrasolar planet]] in the constellation [[Pegasus (constellation)|Pegasus]], is discovered to contain [[water vapour]] in its [[atmosphere]]. |
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{{*mp|April 5}} [[Greece|Greek]] [[cruise ship]] '''[[M/S Sea Diamond|M/S ''Sea Diamond'']]''' ''(pictured)'' |
{{*mp|April 5}} Two passengers remain unaccounted for after the [[Greece|Greek]] [[cruise ship]] '''[[M/S Sea Diamond|M/S ''Sea Diamond'']]''' ''(pictured)'' ran aground off [[Santorini]] in the [[Aegean Sea]] and sank. |
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{{*mp|April 4}} The fifteen [[Royal Navy]] personnel '''[[2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel|accused of trespassing into Iranian waters]]''' are released after a two-week detention. |
{{*mp|April 4}} The fifteen [[Royal Navy]] personnel '''[[2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel|accused of trespassing into Iranian waters]]''' are released after a two-week detention. |
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{{*mp|April 3}} [[TGV]] '''[[SNCF TGV POS|POS trainset number 4402]]''' sets a new [[Land speed record for railed vehicles|world speed record for railed vehicles]] at 574.8 [[Kilometres per hour|km/h]] (357 [[Miles per hour|mph]]) during test runs conducted in [[Champagne (region)|Champagne]], [[France]]. |
{{*mp|April 3}} [[TGV]] '''[[SNCF TGV POS|POS trainset number 4402]]''' sets a new [[Land speed record for railed vehicles|world speed record for railed vehicles]] at 574.8 [[Kilometres per hour|km/h]] (357 [[Miles per hour|mph]]) during test runs conducted in [[Champagne (region)|Champagne]], [[France]]. |
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Revision as of 00:37, 12 April 2007
- HD 209458 b, an extrasolar planet in the constellation Pegasus, is discovered to contain water vapour in its atmosphere.
- Two passengers remain unaccounted for after the Greek cruise ship M/S Sea Diamond (pictured) ran aground off Santorini in the Aegean Sea and sank.
- The fifteen Royal Navy personnel accused of trespassing into Iranian waters are released after a two-week detention.
- TGV POS trainset number 4402 sets a new world speed record for railed vehicles at 574.8 km/h (357 mph) during test runs conducted in Champagne, France.
- Islamist insurgents and Somali clan militias in Mogadishu clash with government forces, Ethiopian troops and African Union peacekeepers as casualties continue to mount months after the defeat of the Islamic Courts Union.
- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko dissolves the parliament and calls for an early parliamentary election, a move denounced by the parliament as unconstitutional.
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