Portal:Current events/2009 April 27
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April 27, 2009 (Monday)
- A low-flying Boeing VC-25, Air Force One, causes momentary panic in New York City, New York, United States. (New York Times)
- Mexico reports 149 deaths from the outbreak of swine influenza. (BBC)
- General Motors announces that its Pontiac brand will be eliminated by 2010. (AP via Google News)
- Japan's NEC Corporation and Renesas Technology announce their intentions to merge. (AP via Forbes)
- Yemen's military rescues four oil tankers from Somali pirates. (BBC)
- A 5.6-magnitude earthquake strikes near Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico. (Sky News)
- The People's Armed Forces invade Madagascar's constitutional court. (BBC)
- A police officer suffers a mental breakdown and kills 3 people in Moscow, Russia. (BBC) (RTÉ)