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Wikipedia Current Events 2007 Rugby World Cup: South A new case of foot and mouth Africa defeat England disease is confirmed at a farm in South Africa comprehensively Egham, Surrey, England. defeated defending world champions England in Pool A of the •An official for the United Nations 2007 Rugby World Cup. Office for the Coordination of Two killed in bank robbery Humanitarian Affairs warns that a Two men were shot and killed South Africa opened the scoring million people in Africa require early in the match when Juan after a bank robbery in a UK assistance after floods have killed branch of HSBC Smith scored a try in the sixth more than 200 people in recent minute. Francois Steyn kicked a weeks. Large earthquake rattles penalty for South Africa soon Indonesia; Seventh in two •Pakistan Peoples Party afterwards to stretch the lead to days unanimously decides that Benazir 10-0. A 6.4 to 6.9 Bhutto will return back to magnitude Pakistan on October 18, 2007. England's only chance at goal came in the fourteenth minute quake has hit •Pope Benedict XVI's motu proprio Indonesia, the when Mike Catt missed a drop goal Summorum Pontificum takes attempt. seventh effect -- The traditional Latin substantial Mass is thus officially restored in JP Pietersen scored a try for South quake in the last the Roman Catholic Church. two days. Africa just before the end of the •The Russian State Duma first half bringing the score to 20- confirms Viktor Zubkov as new 0, and added a second try in the Featured story Prime Minister of Russia. 64th minute. Percy Montgomery kicked 18 points to wrap up South YouTube user gets internet •Oscar Temaru is elected as the Africa's victory. fame after defending Britney President of French Polynesia by Spears the Parliament for the third time South Africa lead Pool A with nine YouTube user in three years. points. England are third on points Chris Crocker •At least 13 people are confirmed difference behind Tonga, and must is having his dead and hundreds of homes win a difficult match against week of fame damaged as a result of the Samoa next week to be able to right now, after his video on earthquakes. advance to the knockout stages. YouTube, LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!, became an instant hit. •Another earthquake of 6.9 UK bank gets emergency The video is a top-down view of magnitude occurs off the coast of support his face, as he defends Britney Sumatra. British bank Northern Rock Spears, about how everyone is •The Japan Aerospace Exploration recieved emergency loans from the using her to make money. The Agency successfully launches Bank of England yesterday, as it video has only been on the

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Saturday, September 15, 2007 Wikinews Page 2 felt the effects of the financial (74 points) following a recovery in Pakistan's , crisis originating in the U.S. the afternoon. and missed. subprime mortgage market. Queues formed outside branches The last time the Bank of England Both teams will proceed to the as many customers sought to acted as "lender of last resort" in Super 8 stage of the tournament, withdraw their savings, and shares this way was in 1973, after the while Scotland are eliminated from fell heavily. collapse of Cedar Holdings. Group D. India will face England, New Zealand and South Africa in Northern Rock, based in 2007 World the Super 8s while Pakistan will Newcastle, is one of the UK's Championship: India vs face , Bangladesh and largest mortgage lenders, with Pakistan Australia. total assets and loans of £113 India have beaten Pakistan in billion. Pressure has grown on the Group D of the 2007 Twenty20 Chris Langham given ten bank as other institutions have World Championship at months for downloading child become less willing to buy Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa. porn mortgage debt, following the British comedy actor Chris American subprime crisis. After both teams were tied on 141 Langham has been sentenced to runs after 20 overs each, India ten months imprisonment for The support from the central bank won the bowl-out 3-0. downloading indecent images of was authorised by the Government children from the internet, less 43 and the Financial Services India were reduced to 36-4 in the days for the time he served in Authority, following assurances seventh over after some effective custody. that the problems were temporary from Pakistan. Mohammad and the bank remained solvent. Asif caught and bowled Gautam Langham, 58, most famous for his Some current mortgages are being Gambhir in the first over and award-winning role in the sitcom used as collateral. The lending is dismissed Virinder Sehwag, Yuvraj The Thick of It was found guilty of an "unlimited" facility, at an Singh and cheaply, 15 counts of downloading of child interest rate higher than the base finishing with figures of 4-18. abuse, including sadism and non- rate. Chancellor of the Exchequer Robin Uthappa scored 50 for India consensual sex between adults Alistair Darling, speaking on Radio before being caught behind. and children. The police classified 4's Today programme, encouraged Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 33 some of the images downloaded as customers to carry on as normal, runs, but India were restricted to category 5, the most severe grade. stating that "Northern Rock will be 141-9 after twenty overs. Langham claimed that he had used able to carry on its business". the images as research for a In response R P Singh bowled character in the BBC comedy Help, Northern Rock chief executive Imran Nazir in the third over of a paedophile character called, Adam Applegarth also called for Pakistan's innings. Pakistan lost "Pedro". Langham was however, calm, but customers were seen three in quick succession, found not guilty of sexually queuing outside branches across when was caught assulting a teenage girl and two the country to withdraw money. It behind on 16 followed by Kamran counts of a serious sexual offence. is reported that the company Akmal for 15 and Younis website also crashed under the Khan bowled by in Passing sentence, Judge Philip demand. the next over. Misbah-ul-Haq Statman told Langham, "Some of scored 53 to take Pakistan near the children viewed are clearly Shares in the bank fell 31.5% on victory, and just one run was prepubescent, others are fully Friday, down almost 60% from needed off the last two balls. developed, some of the children their highest value this year. However Misbah-ul-Haq was run are clearly of Filipino extract. All Applegarth admitted that profits out by Sreesanth off the last ball have had inflicted upon them would be hit, but stated that the to leave the scores level. horrifying sexual abuse and, I bank would adapt to the changes. want to make this absolutely clear Shares in other lenders also fell, India won the following bowl-out to you, I must think first of those with Paragon being the most 3-0. Virinder Sehwag, Harbhajan children. When one sees their extreme, dropping almost 17%. Singh and Robin Uthappa all hit faces, in my judgment, they are The FTSE 100 closed down 1.17% the target for India while vacant and lacking in expression...

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Saturday, September 15, 2007 Wikinews Page 3 you never ever see the faces of the done. Kennedy Center names 2007 perpetrators. They are too young honors recipients to consent. Your activity took place Pending completion of landing gear The Kennedy Center announced in the comfort of your own home, inspections by SAS, Norwegian, that its 30th presentation of the no doubt at the time feeling safe in Swedish and Danish authorities Kennedy Center Honors would go the knowledge that you would will make a decision regarding to pianist Leon Fleisher, comedian never be caught." whether the air carrier's Q400 fleet Steve Martin, singer Diana Ross, should remain grounded, or be director Martin Scorsese and Preliminary report sheds light permitted to resume operations. musician Brian Wilson. The Center on SAS landing gear incident was opened to the public in 1971 A preliminary report by the Danish A spokesman for Bombardier and was envisioned as part of the civil aviation authority, SLV, has refused to comment on the National Cultural Center Act, which shed light on the events leading up findings when contacted by mandated that the independent, to a Scandinavian Airlines System reporters, preferring instead to privately-funded institution would (SAS) airliner experiencing a wait until the publication of the present a wide variety of both landing gear failure upon landing final report into the accident. He classical and contemporary in Denmark, one of two similar did, however, make one comment performances, commission the crashes that have resulted in the regarding speculation that SAS creation of new artistic works, and grounding of more than 60 of the would be compensated if the undertake a variety of educational model in question across the accident was proven to be the missions to increase awareness of world. responsibility of the supplier, the arts. saying, "That will be part of the The aircraft, a Bombardier Q400 discussions between Bombardier In a statement, Kennedy Center (alternatively known as a de and airlines." Chairman Stephen A. Schwarzman Havilland Canada Dash 8), crashed said that "with their extraordinary due to a landing gear failure after Scandinavian Airlines have talent, creativity and a nut worked loose, due in turn to canceled 111 flights today as their perseverance, the five 2007 rusting on the threads of its bolt, Q400s are grounded per Air honorees have transformed the according to the SLV's aircraft Transport Canada orders, while way we, as Americans, see, hear accident investigation committee SAS have concealed 110 flights and feel the performing arts." report on Scandinavian Airlines today and tomorrow while their Flight 1209. The nut and bolt were aircraft are grounded. Fleisher, 79, a member of the vital to the locking mechanism for Peabody Institute's music faculty, the starboard landing gear, and Bombardier have circulated a is a pianist who lost use of his consequently the structure document to all operators of the right hand in 1965 due to a collapsed. type, containing advice neurological condition. He became recommending a revised an accomplished musician and The SLV does not specifically inspection program. conductor through the use of his address why this occurred, but left hand. At 67, he regained the according to SLV spokesman Shares in Bombardier fell 14 cents, use of his right hand. With the Thorbjoern Ancker the problem is or 2.2%, to CA$6.21 and most advent of Botox therapy, he was a design flaw, and not a recent reports have them at $6.25. once more able to undertake two- maintenance issue as previously The company is therefore currently hand performances in 2004, his suspected. In his own words, 'All valued at $11 billion. Goodrich, first in four decades. "I'm very speculation that this was an error who manufactured the equipment, gratified by the fact that it's an by SAS is now shown to be fell 9 cents, or 0.1%, to US$65.11. apolitical honor," Fleisher said. "It wrong... It's a constructional SAS, who own Scandinavian is given by colleagues and weakness.' He explained that Airlines, fell 2.25 kronor, or 1.9%, professional people who are aware Bombardier maintenance to 115.75 kronor. A continuing fall of what [an artist] has done, so it documents supplied with the in SAS shares prices over the last really is apolitical -- and that much aircraft did not require six weeks has almost negated all more of an honor." maintenance personnel to inspect gains this year. the bolt in question, and that Martin, 62, a comedian who has accordingly this had not been written books and essays in

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Saturday, September 15, 2007 Wikinews Page 4 addition to his acting and stand-up and "Wouldn't It Be Nice." Their all previously belonging to comedy career, rose to fame 1966 album Pet Sounds is Simpson, were reported to be during his work on the American considered one of the most stolen from the room, which was television program Saturday Night influential recordings in American registered to sports memorabilia Live in the 1970's. Schwarzman music. "This is something so collector Alfred Beardsley, and praised his work as that of a unexpected and I feel extremely reports say that when police found "renaissance comic whose talents fortunate to be in the company of the items, Simpson claimed that wipe out the boundaries between such great artists," said Wilson, they belonged to him. Among the artistic disciplines." Martin who is currently on tour. items stolen is believed to be a responded to the honor saying, "I suit that Simpson wore during his am grateful to the Kennedy Center The Kennedy Center's board of 1995 murder trial, an autographed for finally alleviating in me years of trustees is responsible for selecting item that had been signed by Joe covetousness and trophy envy." honorees for "lifetime contributions Montana, and "never before to American culture through the released" version of Simpson's Ross, 63, was a product of performing arts." Previous book If I Did It. Simpson was Detroit's Brewster-Douglass honorees, including Elton John and found not guilty of the murders of Projects when as a teeager she Steven Spielberg, also submitted his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and friends Mary Wilson and recommendations. A wide variety and Ronald Goldman. Florence Ballardis formed The of people were under Supremes, a ground-breaking consideration, including Emanuel "When they talked to him, Motown act. She portrayed singer Ax, Evgeny Kissin, Renee Fleming, Simpson made the comment that Billie Holiday in the 1972 film Lady Laurence Fishburne, Francis Ford he believed the memorabilia was Sings the Blues, which earned her Coppola, Melissa Etheridge and his. We're getting conflicting an Oscar nomination and a Golden Kenny Chesney. stories from the two sides," said Globe award. "Diana Ross' Jose Montoya, a spokesman for the singular, instantly recognizable President Bush and first lady Laura LVMPD. voice has spread romance and joy Bush will attend the center's throughout the world," said presentation at its opera house on Reports say that Beardsley was Schwarzman. Ross said she was December 2, 2007, which will going to sell the items and made "taken aback. It is a huge, huge broadcast on December 26 on plans to meet with someone on honor and I am excited to be in CBS. Thursday night who was interested this class of people." in purchasing them. The unnamed O.J. Simpson named suspect in individual, along with OJ claimed Scorsese, 64, is one of the most robbery to be police officers and ordered accomplished directors the United Reports say that O.J. Simpson, a Beardsley to turn over his cellular States ever produced, whose work former American football player is phone, which he refused. He then includes Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, a suspect in a robbery that took claims one of the men "roughed GoodFellas, Cape Fear, The Last place on Thursday night at the him up" before stealing every Temptation of Christ and The Palace Station Hotel and Casino in collectible in the room. Departed, for which he won a Las Vegas, Nevada. Simpson was 2006 Academy Award for Best not immediately arrested and was Police are expected to release a Director after being nominated later released. He was not a guest statement to the media later eight times. Scorsese said, "I'm at the hotel. today. very honored to be receiving this recognition from the Kennedy Las Vegas Metropolitan Police 2007 Twenty20 World Center and proud to be joining the (LVMPD) began to question Championship: England vs company of the very distinguished Simpson and at least five other Australia individuals who have received this people, after they were accused of Australia have beaten England by honor in years past." breaking into a room in the hotel, eight wickets in Group B of the with at least one of the individuals 2007 Twenty20 World Wilson, 65, along with his brothers holding a gun, but its not known if Championship at Newlands Dennis and Carl, formed the Beach the room was a guest room. Ground, Cape Town, South Africa. Boys in 1961. They had a series of hits that included "Surfin' U.S.A." Several sports memorabilia items, England posted a total of 135 runs

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Saturday, September 15, 2007 Wikinews Page 5 after being restricted by some Lanka set a formidable target for data," but that there could be good Australian bowling. Reduced Kenya. "local tsunamis" located "not more to 48-3 in the eighth over, Kevin than 100 k.m." from the quake's Pietersen made 21 runs before immediately made epicenter. being bowled by Nathan Bracken. a breakthrough, dismissing Paul Collingwood fell lbw to Brett opening batsman Maurice Ouma There is no word on any injuries, Lee for 18 while Andrew Flintoff for a duck. Kenya never recovered, deaths or damage. The region has was caught by Stuart Clark on 31, and were reduced to just 88 runs been almost continuously rattled leaving England on 127-6. England in the 20th over as Sri Lanka by earthquakes and aftershocks collapsed to 135 all out at the end dismissed their batsmen cheaply. since a major magnitude 8.4 of their twenty overs, after losing The win, by 172 runs, is the quake struck the region on their last four wickets for just nine largest margin of victory in a September 12 killing at least 13 runs. . people and injuring hundreds. Several towns report that most of Australia comfortably won the The defeat eliminates Kenya from their buildings have been match in the fifteenth over. Adam the tournament. Sri Lanka and destroyed. Gilchrist and New Zealand will advance to the shared an opening partnership of Super 8 stage. Volcanologists say that the domino 78 runs before Gilchrist was effect of the quakes could make caught by Andrew Flintoff. Ricky Large earthquake rattles some volcanoes in the region Ponting was caught and bowled by Indonesia; Seventh in two days active. "We expect a triggering Flintoff for 20 runs, but Hayden According to the United States effect on volcanoes in the region scored 67 not out as Australia Geological Survey (USGS) a large which have already shown some cruised to an eight victory. magnitude 6.4 quake has struck activities in the last couple of Indonesia, the seventh such major years," said a Department of Earth Both England and Australia will earthquake in two days. The Sciences Professor in Indonesia. advance to the Super 8 stage of Meteorology Agency of Indonesia the tournament. All three teams in recorded the quake at a magnitude Blood recipients contract HIV the group have two points with 6.9. in Peru one win and one defeat each, but At least four people in Peru have Australia and England progress as The epicenter was located 164 contracted HIV, the virus that Zimbabwe have an inferior net run kilometers (102 miles) west, causes AIDS after receiving blood rate. southwest of Bengkulu, Sumatra, transfusions that were infected Indonesia with a depth of 47 k.m. with the deadly virus. 2007 Twenty20 World (29.2 miles), and the Meteorology Championship: Kenya vs Sri Agency recorded it at a depth of As a result, all of Peru's 240 blood Lanka only 10 k.m. (6.2 miles). banks have been closed pending Sri Lanka have beaten Kenya by further investigation and an 172 runs in Group C of the 2007 The Meteorological Agency issued emergency has been declared by Twenty20 World Championship at a tsunami warning for the west the government. Wanderers Stadium, coast of Sumatra, but was called Johannesburg, South Africa. off a short time later. The USGS "This situation cannot continue. All did not believe a tsunami will occur of Peru's blood banks are being scored 88 runs saying "the earthquake is not big reviewed. We do not want people off 44 balls as Sri Lanka raced to enough" and that they "generally to panic, what we have to do is be 260-6 off 20 overs, the highest need to be over 7.2" to generate more careful, strengthen our total made in a Twenty20 one. care," said Carlos Vallejos, the international. Health Minister of Peru. scored 65 runs before falling lbw The National Oceanic and to Jimmy Kamande, who took 3- Atmospheric Administration The country's government made 48, bowling for (NOAA) had issued a bulletin its decision when Judith Rivera, 44 30 and for just stating that "no widespread and mother of four children, went three runs. Jehan Mubarak destructive tsunami is expected public with claims that during an smashed 46 off 13 balls as Sri based on historical earthquake operation, she was infected with

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