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June 7, 2009 (Sunday)
- The European Union's parliamentary election concludes in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. (BBC) (RTÉ)
- Air France Flight 447:
- Air France replaces airspeed sensors on its Airbus aircraft. (BBC)
- Four additional bodies are discovered in the Atlantic Ocean. (BBC) (RTÉ) (Reuters)
- Bolivia's government seeks two Irish passport-holders who are allegedly connected to the attempted assassination of President Evo Morales in April. (Times)
- A seven-day gay pride festival is held for the first time in Shanghai, China. (BBC)
- The United States Supreme Court is requested to block Italian automaker Fiat's purchase of Chrysler. (BBC)
- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro dismisses allegations that ex-U.S. State Department employee Kendall Myers spied for his country. (ABC) (BBC) (Times of India)
- Former United Kingdom Cabinet Ministers Hazel Blears, James Purnell, John Hutton, and Caroline Flint coordinated their resignations to compel Prime Minister Gordon Brown to also resign. (Independent)
- Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso is granted honorary citizenship in Paris, France. (AFP)
- Radio Shabelle director Moqtar Mohamed Hirabe is killed in Mogadishu, Somalia. (BBC)
- Billy Elliot the Musical wins Best Musical and God of Carnage wins Best Play at the 63rd Tony Awards. (AP via Google News)
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