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{{*mp|Nov 9}} A '''[[Bindeez|children's toy]]''' is subject to a worldwide [[product recall|recall]] after a [[1,4-Butanediol|chemical]] which [[drug metabolism| |
{{*mp|Nov 9}} A '''[[Bindeez|children's toy]]''' is subject to a worldwide [[product recall|recall]] after being found to contain a [[1,4-Butanediol|chemical]] which [[drug metabolism|metabolizes]] into the anesthetic [[gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid|GHB]], and has caused the hospitalization of several children. |
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{{*mp|Nov 9}} [[Glasgow]] is chosen to host the '''[[2014 Commonwealth Games]]''' after voting by the [[Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games Federation]] in [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]. |
{{*mp|Nov 9}} [[Glasgow]] is chosen to host the '''[[2014 Commonwealth Games]]''' after voting by the [[Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games Federation]] in [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]. |
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{{*mp|Nov 7}} In [[Belgium]], '''[[2007 Belgian government formation|government formation negotiations]]''' have gone on for a record 150 days as [[Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium|Dutch- and French-speaking]] politicians clash over the [[Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde]] electoral district. |
{{*mp|Nov 7}} In [[Belgium]], '''[[2007 Belgian government formation|government formation negotiations]]''' have gone on for a record 150 days as [[Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium|Dutch- and French-speaking]] politicians clash over the [[Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde]] electoral district. |
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Revision as of 02:50, 11 November 2007
- A children's toy is subject to a worldwide recall after being found to contain a chemical which metabolizes into the anesthetic GHB, and has caused the hospitalization of several children.
- Glasgow is chosen to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games after voting by the Commonwealth Games Federation in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- In Belgium, government formation negotiations have gone on for a record 150 days as Dutch- and French-speaking politicians clash over the Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde electoral district.
- A state of emergency is declared in Georgia after clashes between riot police and opposition demonstrators in Tbilisi.
- Queen Elizabeth II formally opens the new Channel Tunnel Rail Link and London's St Pancras terminus, the new home for Eurostar trains (pictured) linking London with Paris and Brussels.
- Space Shuttle Discovery safely returns to Earth, after a 15-day mission to the International Space Station.
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