Top 10 world news events in 2009
The Xinhua News Agency has selected the top 10 events around the world in 2009. The event of "International naval forces jointly battle Somali pirates" tops the list.
Xinhua's top ten news events of 2009
Xinhua top ten domestic news events of 2009, in chronological order, are "Premier Wen's on-line chat with netizens", "launch of a new medical reform plan" and so on.
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G20 London Summit
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French military satellite shot into space
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62nd Cannes Festival
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Michael Jackson
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Berlin Film Festival
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