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• 22 July 2009: Portugal taken to penalties; beat England and reach historic semi-final
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• Controversial Brazilian dam gets preliminary approval
• Death toll from Brazil mudslides rises to sixty

• Suspected hijackers of Arctic Sea detained by Russian Navy
• Cape Verde to launch first public university, with Brazil's support

• East Timorese President regains consciousness
• State of emergency declared in East Timor

• Six soldiers killed in Senegal after ambush
• Guinea-Bissau to hold elections this June

• Amnesty International calls for police justice in Mozambique
• Mozambican opposition rejects election results, calls for another vote

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Portuguese troops leave for Lebanon in October

Portugal's Superior Council of National Defence decided Wednesday the composition of the countries' participation in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, in which a Engineering Company will leave for Lebanon in October.
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The 2006 East Timor crisis began in May, 2006 as a conflict between the military and 600 ex-members of the military who had been sacked after protesting against discrimination. The conflict expanded to general violence throughout the country, centred in the capital Dili, and prompted a military intervention by Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Portugal.

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Politics and conflicts

• Europeans go to the polls to elect Members of the European Parliament
• Africa-Europe summit concludes with mixed results
• Leaders declare new era of EU-African relations
• Survey: Finland is the world's greenest country
• Operation to capture rebel leader surges violence in East Timor

Disasters and accidents

• Bridge collapse kills at least five in Massana, Andorra
• Four Indonesian airlines allowed back into Europe; Zambia, Kazakhstan banned
• Cristiano Ronaldo crashes Ferrari at Manchester Airport
• British boy drowns while on holiday with family in Portugal
• Plane crash kills ten in Angola

Crime and law

• Suspect in Madeleine McCann case Robert Murat has confiscated possessions returned
• McCanns granted newspaper apologies
• 2008 Dakar Rally cancelled over terrorist threat
• Reports: Parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann are suspects in her disappearance
• Operation to capture rebel leader surges violence in East Timor

Obituaries

• Maria de Jesus, the world's oldest person, dies at age 115

Environment

• Survey: Finland is the world's greenest country
• Rare snow storm in Portugal
• Iberia burning: forest fires rage across Portugal

Economy and business

• Concern about sovereign debt of some EU members roils markets
• Survey: Finland is the world's greenest country
• Portugal receives Russian aerial firefighting airplane
• Portugal to produce new Volkswagen model in 2008

Science and technology

• Newly discovered extra-solar planet may be Earth-like
• Carbon monoxide protects against paralysis in MS mice
• Portuguese Culture Ministry suspends opening of Afonso I's tomb

Culture and entertainment

• 2008 Dakar Rally cancelled over terrorist threat
• Poll of 100 million votes names new Seven Wonders of the World
• Portuguese Culture Ministry suspends opening of Afonso I's tomb

Sports

• 2009–10 UEFA Champions League: Round of 16 field set
• Uruguay qualify to take last spot in 2010 FIFA World Cup
• UEFA Euro 2008: March 24th qualification game roundup
• UEFA Cup: quarter-final first leg round up
• UEFA Champions League round-up: September 18, 2007

Weather

• Rare snow storm in Portugal