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David Levy (talk | contribs) It's okay to lead with the actual accident and sinking, but I believe that it's important to mention the two missing passengers. Otherwise, the disaster's nature is unclear. |
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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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{{*mp|April 2}} [[Islamist insurgency in Somalia (2007–present)|Islamist insurgents]] and [[Somali clan]] militias in [[Mogadishu]] '''[[Battle of Mogadishu (2007)|clash]]''' with [[Ministry of Defense (Somalia)|government forces]], [[Ethiopia]]n troops and [[African Union Mission to Somalia|African Union peacekeepers]] as casualties continue to mount months after the [[War in Somalia (2006–present)|defeat]] of the [[Islamic Courts Union]]. |
{{*mp|April 2}} [[Islamist insurgency in Somalia (2007–present)|Islamist insurgents]] and [[Somali clan]] militias in [[Mogadishu]] '''[[Battle of Mogadishu (2007)|clash]]''' with [[Ministry of Defense (Somalia)|government forces]], [[Ethiopia]]n troops and [[African Union Mission to Somalia|African Union peacekeepers]] as casualties continue to mount months after the [[War in Somalia (2006–present)|defeat]] of the [[Islamic Courts Union]]. |
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{{*mp|April 2}} [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[President of Ukraine|President]] [[Viktor Yushchenko]] [[Dissolution of parliament|dissolves]] the [[Verkhovna Rada|parliament]] and calls for an '''[[Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2007|early parliamentary election]]''', a move denounced by the parliament as [[Constitutionality|unconstitutional]]. |
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Revision as of 03:05, 12 April 2007
- HD 209458 b, an extrasolar planet in the constellation Pegasus, is discovered to contain water vapour in its atmosphere.
- Greek cruise ship M/S Sea Diamond (pictured) runs aground off Santorini in the Aegean Sea and sinks, leaving two passengers unaccounted for.
- 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.
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