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Template:*mp The Japanese spacecraft SELENE (artist's impression shown) is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center for a mission to explore the Moon. Template:*mp The United Nations General Assembly signs the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples intended to combat human rights violations against 370 million members of indigenous peoples worldwide. Template:*mp Viktor Zubkov replaces Mikhail Fradkov as the Prime Minister of Russia after the State Duma approves his nomination by President Vladimir Putin. Template:*mp Multiple major earthquakes occur off the southwest coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, with the largest having a magnitude of 8.4. Template:*mp Shinzo Abe announces his resignation as Prime Minister of Japan, effective 19 September, triggering a leadership election.
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