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April 30, 2009 (Thursday)

Swine influenza outbreak:
- President Felipe Calderón partially closes Mexico's economy for five days. (The Irish Times)
- The World Health Organization changes the strain's name to influenza A (H1N1). (The Irish Times)
Chrysler declares bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Code. (CNN-IBN)
Seven people are killed and 17 injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. (BBC)
The third round of India's general election takes place. (Reuters via Telegraph)
The United Kingdom ends combat operations in the Iraq War. (BBC)
Eight National Army soldiers are killed during combat with the Revolutionary Armed Forces in Colombia. (BBC)
Twelve people are killed at the State Oil Academy in Baku, Azerbaijan. (BBC)
Helios Airways and four executives are charged with 119 counts of manslaughter over the crash of Flight 522 in 2005. (AP)
The Italian cargo ship Jolley Smeraldo evades an attempted hijacking by Somali pirates. (UPI)
The Los Angeles Police Department identifies the suspected serial killer John Floyd Thomas, Jr. (LA Times)
Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye replaces Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré as Prime Minister of Senegal. (Radio Netherlands)^{[permanent dead link]}

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