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{{*mp|May 16}} [[Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest|Norway]] wins the '''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2009]]''' with the song "[[Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song)|Fairytale]]" performed by [[Alexander Rybak]], with a record-breaking 387 points. |
{{*mp|May 16}} [[Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest|Norway]] wins the '''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2009]]''' with the song "[[Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song)|Fairytale]]" performed by [[Alexander Rybak]], with a record-breaking 387 points. |
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{{*mp|May 16}} In [[India]], the [[United Progressive Alliance]], the ruling [[Coalition government|coalition]] led by the [[Indian National Congress]], '''[[Indian general election, 2009|wins a plurality of seats]]''' in the [[Lok Sabha|House of the People]]. |
{{*mp|May 16}} In [[India]], the [[United Progressive Alliance]], the ruling [[Coalition government|coalition]] led by the [[Indian National Congress]], '''[[Indian general election, 2009|wins a plurality of seats]]''' in the [[Lok Sabha|House of the People]]. |
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{{*mp|May 14}} The [[European Space Agency]]'s '''[[Herschel Space Observatory]]''' and '''[[Planck (spacecraft)|Planck satellite]]''' are launched from the [[Guiana Space Centre]], using an [[Ariane 5|Ariane 5ECA]] rocket. |
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Current topics
- The Sri Lankan government declares victory in the civil war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (flag pictured).
- Raffaele Amato, a Camorra boss accused of being one of the principal importers of cocaine into Italy, is arrested in Marbella, Spain.
- Dalia Grybauskaitė is elected as the first female President of Lithuania.
- Women are elected to the National Assembly of Kuwait for the first time.
- Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak, with a record-breaking 387 points.
- In India, the United Progressive Alliance, the ruling coalition led by the Indian National Congress, wins a plurality of seats in the House of the People.