Events in November 2010
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Nov. 1
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Dilma Rousseff becomes Brazil’s first-ever woman President. |
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Nov. 2
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Britain and France sign an unprecedented 50-year nuclear deal. |
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The Republican Party sweeps to power in the election to the 112th United States Congress. Democrats’ strength in Senate slashed. |
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Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley is elected South Carolina Governor. |
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British Labour peer Swraj Paul resigns as Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords. |
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Nov. 3
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Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupts with its biggest blast yet shooting searing ash kilometres into the air. |
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Indian-American Kamala Harris wins election for Attorney-General of California. |
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Nov. 4
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All 68 people on board a Cuban plane are killed after it crashes in a remote area near Guasimal village in Sancti Spiritus province. |
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Nov. 5
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Nearly 70 worshippers are killed in the suicide bombing at a mosque in Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa, Pakistan. |
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One hundred and ninety one people are killed as Indonesia’s Mount Merapi unleashes its most powerful eruption in a century. |
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Nov. 7
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Low turnout marks Myanmar polls being held after two decades. |
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Nov. 8
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Exodus following deadly clashes between Myanmar troops and Karen rebels in Myawaddy town. |
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Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian is handed down death penalty for blasphemy. |
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Nov. 9
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Rolls-Royce signs a record $1.2-billion deal to sell jet engines to China Eastern Airlines. |
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Nov. 12
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G20 summit in Seoul agrees to curb “persistently large imbalances” in saving and spending. |
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The 16th Asian Games gets off to a colourful start in Guangzhou, China. |
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Nov. 13
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Aung Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s celebrated pro-democracy leader is freed from house arrest in Yangon. |
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Nov. 19
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is sworn in for a second term in Colombo. |
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Nov. 22
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At least 350 people are killed and 750 injured in a stampede on an overcrowded bridge at a Cambodian water festival. |
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa unveils a 90-member Cabinet. |
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Nov. 23
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Two south Korean marines and two civilians are killed and 16 others injured as North Korea shells Yeonpyeong island in the disputed waters of the Yellow sea. |
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Nov. 27
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The fuelling of Iran’s first nuclear plant in Bushehr is completed. |
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The 15-day 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China concludes. |
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Nov. 28
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WikiLeaks, the Whistleblowers’ website, leaks to media outlets of more than 250,000 classified cables sent from U.S. embassies. |
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Alassane Ouattara wins the second round of Ivory Coast presidential polls. Incumbent Laurent Gbagbo refuses to accept verdict. |
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Nov. 29
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The 10-day 16th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change opens in Cancun, Mexico. |
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