Wikinews Shorts: June 7, 2007
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[[Image:Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2006.]]
===Opposition gains control of Philippines senate===
With results of the [[Philippines|Philippine]] [[w:Philippine general election, 2007|general election]] being slowly tabulated, winners are declared in 10 of 12 [[w:Senate of the Philippines|Senate]] seats, with opposition parties winning seven, and two going to supporters of President [[Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]], giving the opposition control of the Senate.

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*{{source|url=http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s1944562.htm
    |title=Philippines President wins just two Senate seats
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    |pub=Australia Broadcasting Corporation
    |date=June 7, 2006 }}
*{{source|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-06-06-voa28.cfm
    |title=Philippine opposition wins 6 of 10 Senate seats in mid-term election
    |author=Douglas Bakshian 
    |pub=Voice of America
    |date=June 7, 2006 }}  
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===Tornado devastates Vietnam villages===
[[Image:LocationVietnamThaiBinh.png|thumb|right|100px|Thai Binh province highlighted on map of Vietnam.]]
A [[w:tornado|tornado]] ripped through several villages yesterday in [[w:Thai Binh Province|Thai Binh Province]], northern [[Vietnam]], killing one person, injuring five others and destroying more than 70 homes and shops.

"This is the fiercest tornado hitting the district over the past 20 years," Tran Ba Cao, an officer from the Thai Phuong commune people's committee, was quoted as saying by the Vietnam News Agency.

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*{{source|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=119289
    |title=Twister flattens Vietnamese villages
    |author=Agencies
    |pub=Bangkok Post
    |date=June 7, 2006 }}
*{{source|url=http://www.vnanet.vn/Home/EN/tabid/119/itemid/199190/Default.aspx
    |title=Whirlwind wreaks havoc in Thai Binh province
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    |pub=Vietnam News Agency
    |date=June 6, 2006 }}
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[[Category:Asia]]
[[Category:Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]]
[[Category:Philippines]]
[[Category:Vietnam]]
[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Politics and conflicts]]

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Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2006.
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"This is the fiercest tornado hitting the district over the past 20 years," Tran Ba Cao, an officer from the Thai Phuong commune people's committee, was quoted as saying by the Vietnam News Agency.

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Asia Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Philippines Vietnam Disasters and accidents Politics and conflicts