Portal:Current events/2009 March 5
March 5, 2009 (Thursday)
- Michael Jackson announces This Is It shows in London
- General Motors acknowledges in its annual report that its survival is in "substantial doubt". (New York Times)
- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo pardons the 10 remaining convicted murderers involved in the assassination of politician Benigno Aquino Jr. (Inquirer)
- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers the annual government work report as the 11th National People's Congress's second session begins. (Xinhua News)
- China emphasizes domestic demand and targets 8% economic growth in 2009. (Xinhua News)
- The Israel Police kill a Palestinian militant after he rammed a bulldozer into a squad car and a bus in a suspected terror attack in Jerusalem. (Sky News)
- The Bank of England plans to create £75 billion for the United Kingdom's economy through quantitative easing. (BBC)
- Somali pirates release Egypt's MV Blue Star. (IHT)