Portal:Current events/2009 March 11
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- UNICEF claims that a meningitis epidemic in of Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali has killed 931 people since January 2009. (AFP via Google News)
- NASA delays the Space Shuttle Discovery's mission to the International Space Station due to a hydrogen gas leak. (AP via Google News)
- China's exports plummet 25.7%, the worst decline in more than a decade, as global demand deteriorates. (Xinhua)
- Over 1,000 police officers in the United Kingdom are revealed to have a criminal record, with 77 convicted of violent offences and 96 of dishonesty.(BBC)
- At least fifteen people are killed in a school shooting in Winnenden, Germany. (DW)
- "Chemical Ali" Hassan al Majid and former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq Tariq Aziz are sentenced to 15 years in jail for crimes against humanity. (Sky News)
- Nicolas Sarkozy announced that France intends to become a full member of NATO, 43 years after Charles de Gaulle pulled France out of the alliance’s military command. (Reuters)
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