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Economy and Business
- Iraq plans 'Baghdad Eye' to draw in tourists August 28, 2008
- Alaska Airlines set to cut up to 1000 jobs September 14, 2008
- Fast food chain McDonald’s set to open up 1000 more stores by end of year January 26, 2009
- Two British footwear chains enter administration January 27, 2009
- Home shopping retailer Shop Direct group to cut 1,150 jobs January 28, 2009
- Starbucks Coffee set to cut 6,700 staff, 300 stores to close January 29, 2009
- Steelmaker Corus to cut 2000 in the UK and Netherlands June 25, 2009
- Queen's University agree to cut 103 members of staff June 25, 2009
- Taco Bell mascot Gidget dies from stroke at 15 July 23, 2009
- Businessman and founder of The Weather Channel Frank Batten dies at 82 September 11, 2009
- World Wrestling Entertainment heir Shane McMahon resigns from the company October 16, 2009
- Nokia recalls 14 million phone chargers November 9, 2009
- Vietnam denies blocking social networking site Facebook November 21, 2009
Culture and Entertainment
- Youssef Chahine, Egyptian film director dies at 82 July 27, 2008
- American actor and star of 'Frasier' returns to hospital July 29, 2008
- Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn dies aged 89 August 3, 2008
- Former head of comedy for the BBC, Geoffrey Perkins dies in a road accident age 55 August 30, 2008
- Rachel Rice wins Big Brother UK's 2008 series September 6, 2008
- Poland wins the 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest September 7, 2008
- Award winning singer George Michael cautioned after caught using drugs in London public toliet September 21, 2008
- Newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky gives birth to baby boy September 25, 2008
- Hollywood legend Paul Newman dies of cancer age 83 September 27, 2008
- BBC Radio Bristol presenter fired over 'racist' phone call November 11, 2008
- Accident on set of British television program Heartbeat January 27, 2009
- British broadcaster Sir David Attenborough receives hate mail from Creationists January 27, 2009
- Sir Alan Sugar to keep television role on The Apprentice June 18, 2009
- American TV personality and "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon dies at 86 June 24, 2009
- BBC newsreader sacked after conviction for wounding teenager August 14, 2009
- Aerosmith cancel remaining tour dates after on stage accident August 14, 2009
- American disc jockey "DJ AM" dies at 36 of suspected drug overdose August 29, 2009
- Big Ben dropped from ITV News at Ten opening sequence October 22, 2009
- Reverend Billy Joe Daugherty dies at the age of 57 November 23, 2009
- British actress Maggie Jones dies age 75 December 2, 2009
Sports
- IOC lifts ban on Iraqi athletes participating in the Beijing Olympics, July 29, 2008
- Orville Moody, 1969 U.S open winner dies at age 74 August 9, 2008
- Cuban athlete banned for life after attack on referee during Olympics August 24, 2008
- Kevin Duckworth, former NBA All-star and Trail Blazer dies age 44 August 27, 2008
- Phil Hill, first American to win the Formula One championship, dies at age 81 August 28, 2008
- Professional wrestler Walter "Killer" Kowalski dies at age 81 September 3, 2008
- Cook Islands rugby league player Adam Watene dies after training session age 31 October 13, 2008
- Cristiano Ronaldo crashes Ferrari at Manchester Airport January 10, 2009
- Ivory Coast fined $47,000 by FIFA over March stampede July 23, 2009
- Michael Schumacher calls off Formula 1 comeback due to injury August 11, 2009
- American professional wrestler Karl Von Hess dies at the age of 90 August 13, 2009
- Women’s boxing to be included in the 2012 Olympics for the first time August 13, 2009
- Golf and rugby set to return to the Olympic Games August 13, 2009
- Director of design for the 2010 Winter Olympics dies suddenly at 40 August 23, 2009
- Former WWE superstar Jeff Hardy arrested on major drug charges September 12, 2009
- WWE Hall of Fame manager Captain Lou Albano dies at 76 October 14, 2009
- Italian goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini seriously injured in motorcycle accident November 12, 2009
- Iraq threaten with expulsion from world football by FIFA November 17, 2009
- Uruguay qualify to take last spot in 2010 FIFA World Cup November 19, 2009'
- Professional wrestler Eddie Fatu dies age 36 December 5, 2009
Crime and Law
- British man dies five days after wife in honeymoon shooting August 3, 2008
- Three Indonesian terrorists executed by firing squad for 2002 Bali bombing November 8, 2008
- Thousands of pounds worth of damage caused to railway station and stonework in Bath, England January 25, 2009
- High school football coach shot dead at school gym in Iowa June 24, 2009
- 65 year old woman arrested over the death of two Mexican wrestlers July 23, 2009
- American sailor jailed for murder of Japanese taxi driver August 1, 2009
- British gemstone expert killed by mob in Voi, Kenya August 13, 2009
- Woman found guilty of killing fiancé by drink driving in Bath, England August 13, 2009
- Television appeal for 1984 murder in Bath, England September 2, 2009
- Gunmen kill seventeen at drug rehab centre in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico September 3, 2009
- Irish priest seized by gunmen in the Philippines October 12, 2009
- Man killed over Halloween hat in London, England November 2, 2009
- South African police officer kills three year old boy November 10, 2009
- Washington, DC sniper John Allen Muhammad executed by lethal injection November 11, 2009
- Irish priest freed from month long captivity in the Philippines November 12, 2009
- Judge known for jailing pirates shot dead in Bossaso, Somalia November 12, 2009
Politics and conflicts
- Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Indian politician dies at 92 August 1, 2008
- President Levy Mwanawasa of Zambia dies at age 59 following stroke August 20, 2008
- Gladys Powers, last female veteran of World War I dies age 109 August 25, 2008
- Former Indian President R. Venkataraman dies age 98 January 27, 2009
- US senator John Ensign resigns from leadership role after admitting extra-marital affair June 17, 2009
- Togo unanimously vote to abolish the death penalty June 24, 2009
- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il 'has cancer' July 13, 2009
- Javier Velásquez named as Peru’s new Prime Minister July 13, 2009
- Former Lebanese Prime Minister Amin al-Hafez dies age 83 July 13, 2009
- South African President Jacob Zuma chooses new Police Chief July 31, 2009
- President Obama names 16 recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom August 1, 2009
- Fiji fully suspended from the Commonwealth after failure to call election September 1, 2009
- ‘Twin Towers’ warship set to enter New York November 2, 2009
- Prime Minister of Vanuatu loses seat over paperwork error November 29, 2009
- Chelsea Clinton engaged to banker Marc Mezvinsky November 20, 2009
Disasters and accidents
- Two people die in bus crash in North Yorkshire September 21, 2008
- South African couple killed after being hit by train while having sex September 22, 2008
- Explosion at new shopping centre in Bath, United Kingdom September 23, 2008
- Firefighter killed while tackling pub blaze in Edinburgh, Scotland July 12, 2009
- Flash flooding kills fourteen hikers near Chongqing, China July 13, 2009
- 24 people rescued from roller coaster at California's Great America theme park August 11, 2009
- Charging elephant kills BBC guide in Tanzania November 1, 2009
- Bridge collapse kills at least five in Massana, Andorra November 8, 2009
Health
- McDonald's pull sliced tomatoes from menu in US June 9, 2008
- Sandy Allen, worlds tallest women dies age 53 August 13, 2008
- Cancer trial patient dies after hospital computer system error September 22, 2008
- United Kingdom to introduce graphic images on cigarette packets September 27, 2008
- Venezuela bans Coke Zero over unspecified health problems June 11, 2009
- India begin shutdowns in Mumbai to limit the spread of H1N1 virus August 13, 2009
