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<cell><![CDATA[<standfirst>Calendar of news and events set to make the headlines in October 2009</standfirst>]]></cell>

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<cell><![CDATA[<body><b>Ankara:</b> Iran begins talks with six world powers, probably hosted by Turkey, in an attempt to defuse the stand-off over its nuclear ambitions. Tehran says it wants to fuel power plants but the West suspects it intends to produce weapons.</body>]]></cell>

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<cell><![CDATA[<body><b>Beijing:</b> Tight security surrounds a huge military parade in Tiananmen Square on National Day, the 60th anniversary of the founding of communist China. The celebrations come at a sensitive time, with simmering unrest, particularly in Xinjiang in the northwest.</body>]]></cell>

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<cell><![CDATA[<body><b>Dublin:</b> Irish voters decide the fate of the European Union's Lisbon Treaty on decision making in the 27-member bloc. The Czech Republic and Poland, the other countries yet to ratify, are expected to say yes if Ireland does.</body>]]></cell>

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<cell><![CDATA[<body><b>Rangoon:</b> Judges in Burma decide on <b><i>Aung San Suu Kyi's</i></b> appeal against extended house arrest. The pro-democracy icon, locked up for 14 of the past 20 years, was given an extra 18 months after an American man swam to her house in May.</body>]]></cell>
		
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<cell><![CDATA[<body><b>Copenhagen:</b> United States First Lady <b><i>Michelle Obama</i></b> heads to Denmark to promote her and her husband’s home town as a venue for the 2016 Olympic Games. The <b><i>International Olympic Committee</i></b> chooses between Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.</body>]]></cell>

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<cell><![CDATA[<body><b>Paris:</b> A new president is elected to motor racing's world governing body following a stormy year for Formula 1. Former world rally champion <b><i>Ari Vatanen</i></b> is pitched against ex-Ferrari boss <b><i>Jean Todt</i></b> to succeed the controversial <b><i>Max Mosley</i></b>.</body>]]></cell>

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<cell><![CDATA[<body><b>Pyongyang:</b> Western observers monitor an expected visit to North Korea by Chinese premier <b><i>Wen Jiabao</i></b> celebrating 60 years of communist alliance. Despite being the isolated state's only major ally, Beijing agreed to UN sanctions after its nuclear test in May.</body>]]></cell>

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<cell><![CDATA[<body><b>United Nations:</b> The <b><i>World Food Programme</i></b> slashes its services in Kenya, Somalia and Bangladesh. A drop in donations and surge in demand, caused by the global economic crisis, has put the WFP's food aid at a 20-year low.</body>]]></cell>

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