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A new strain of swine influenza infects over 3,400 people globally, killing at least 159 people in Mexico (masked police officers in Mexico pictured) and one in the United States.
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The Social Democratic Party, led by Jaume Bartumeu, wins with a plurality of votes in elections to the General Council of Andorra.
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The Social Democratic Alliance, led by Jóhanna Sigurđardóttir, wins a plurality in elections to the Icelandic parliament.
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The African National Congress, led by Jacob Zuma, wins a majority in the National Assembly of South Africa.
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Two suicide attacks in Baghdad and Baquba kill at least 76 people, including 46 Iranian pilgrims, in the deadliest terrorist incidents in Iraq this year.
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The discovery of a fossilised Puijila darwini, the oldest ancestor of modern pinnipeds ever found, is announced.