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Thursday, October 1. 2009, 12:00:00 AM UTC

The International Olympic Committee awards the 2016 Summer Olympics to Rio de Janeiro.

Paleontologists announce the discovery of an "Ardipithecus ramidus" fossil skeleton, deeming it the oldest remains of a human ancestor yet found.

Ireland's Taoiseach Brian Cowen rules out a third referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon if the second referendum due on 2 October is again rejected by the Irish people. //www.independent.ie/national-news/cowen-insists-no-thirdtime-lucky-if-treaty-rejected-again-1901139.html ("Irish Independent")

Ireland holds a second referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty. The amendment is approved by the Irish electorate,ref name=RTE_20091003_Yes having been rejected in the Lisbon I referendum held in June 2008.

The opposition in Guinea reject a call by the ruling junta to create a unity government. //www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL1213668 (Reuters) //english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/10/200910117636509521.html (Al Jazeera)

Ahead of the second Irish referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon, the Vatican issues a warning to Irish voters that the European Union threatens Ireland's identity, traditions and history. //www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ireland/6251741/Vatican-issues-Lisbon-Treaty-warning-to-Irish-voters.html ("The Daily Telegraph")