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May 24, 2008
(
2008-05-24
)
(Saturday)
history
watch
Dima Bilan
of
Russia
wins the
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
with the song "
Believe
" with 272 points.
(AP via
The International Herald Tribune
)
Tornadoes of 2008
: Two people from
Colorado
die in a
tornado
south of
Pratt, Kansas
as more than a dozen tornadoes hit
Kansas
.
(AP via Forbes)
Three people are killed and another three injured in a helicopter crash on
Santa Catalina Island, California
near
Two Harbors, California
.
(AP via Google News)
[
permanent dead link
]
Munster
win the
Heineken European Rugby Cup
against
Toulouse
, 16 to 13.
(RTÉ)
Colombia
:
According to the
Colombian
Minister of Defense
,
Juan Manuel Santos
,
FARC
founder and commander
Tirofijo
died on
March 26
.
(El Tiempo)
(Semana)
The death was confirmed a day after in a video released to channel
teleSUR
.
Noticias24
A
5.9
earthquake
with its
epicentre
in the
Department of Meta
strikes the Central and West areas of the country; at least 11 people are killed with over 4000 injuries reported.
(Hindustan Times)
(USGS)
In continuing battles against anti-foreigner violence in
South Africa
, police shoot and kill one man in
Johannesburg
. The Red Cross warns it is struggling to help the thousands of displaced people.
(AFP via Google News)
(AFP via Google News)
Flooding
in
Chile
kills at least five people, displaces at least 15,000 people and closes the
Pan American Highway
south of
Santiago
.
(BBC News)
Cyclone Nargis
: The authorities in
Myanmar
allow foreign help into the country following initial resistance.
(Reuters)
Wen Jiabao
, the
Premier of China
, estimates that the eventual death toll from the
2008 Sichuan earthquake
could rise as high as "80,000 or more".
(CBC)
Prince Joachim of Denmark
marries French
Marie Cavallier
. Prince Joachim was previously married to Hong Kong-born
Alexandra Manley
.
(The Danish Monarchy)
Month
May 2008
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Next day
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:
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
Portal:Current events
May 24, 2008
(
2008-05-24
)
(Saturday)
history
watch
Dima Bilan
of
Russia
wins the
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
with the song "
Believe
" with 272 points.
(AP via
The International Herald Tribune
)
Tornadoes of 2008
: Two people from
Colorado
die in a
tornado
south of
Pratt, Kansas
as more than a dozen tornadoes hit
Kansas
.
(AP via Forbes)
Three people are killed and another three injured in a helicopter crash on
Santa Catalina Island, California
near
Two Harbors, California
.
(AP via Google News)
[
permanent dead link
]
Munster
win the
Heineken European Rugby Cup
against
Toulouse
, 16 to 13.
(RTÉ)
Colombia
:
According to the
Colombian
Minister of Defense
,
Juan Manuel Santos
,
FARC
founder and commander
Tirofijo
died on
March 26
.
(El Tiempo)
(Semana)
The death was confirmed a day after in a video released to channel
teleSUR
.
Noticias24
A
5.9
earthquake
with its
epicentre
in the
Department of Meta
strikes the Central and West areas of the country; at least 11 people are killed with over 4000 injuries reported.
(Hindustan Times)
(USGS)
In continuing battles against anti-foreigner violence in
South Africa
, police shoot and kill one man in
Johannesburg
. The Red Cross warns it is struggling to help the thousands of displaced people.
(AFP via Google News)
(AFP via Google News)
Flooding
in
Chile
kills at least five people, displaces at least 15,000 people and closes the
Pan American Highway
south of
Santiago
.
(BBC News)
Cyclone Nargis
: The authorities in
Myanmar
allow foreign help into the country following initial resistance.
(Reuters)
Wen Jiabao
, the
Premier of China
, estimates that the eventual death toll from the
2008 Sichuan earthquake
could rise as high as "80,000 or more".
(CBC)
Prince Joachim of Denmark
marries French
Marie Cavallier
. Prince Joachim was previously married to Hong Kong-born
Alexandra Manley
.
(The Danish Monarchy)
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May 25
Category
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