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Current Twitter trends: President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino, Cristiano Ronaldo, epic films, earthquake in Mexico

Relaxnews
Wednesday 30 June 2010 12:45 BST
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(AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE)

The Philippines' newest leader, Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino ("President Noynoy Aquino") has made it onto the top of Twitter's most talked about topics on the morning of June 30.

"Though we may not have voted for him, let all support President Noynoy Aquino for all his good intentions for the country," posted people on Twitter.

The name of the next film in the Harry Potter series, "Deathly Hallows," is second on the list. The film trailer appeared on the web on June 29.  M. Night Shyamalan's forthcoming action-adventure fantasy film "Last Airbender" is also in the charts, sitting in fourth place.

The name of Portuguese World Cup team captain, "Cristiano Ronaldo" (@cristiano), is trending in third place. The term "#worldcup" has once again risen into the trending topics and is currently in ninth place.

American TV series " Pretty Little Liars" is at number five. According to microbloggers, the series has been picked up for an additional 12 more episodes.

The name of "kiss-and-tell hip hop groupie" Kat Stacks is in sixth place.

Microbloggers were shocked to hear that Korean actor and singer "Park Yong" reportedly committed suicide on June 29 and have been tweeting their condolences to Park's friends and family.

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico at 7:22 AM GMT on Wednesday, June 30, causing "Oaxaca" to trend in eighth place on the charts.

In tenth place is the meme "#getouttherelationship." People on Twitter are giving advice about when it is definitely time to end a relationship.

The top 10 most talked about topics on Twitter on June 30 at 9:30 AM GMT are:

1. President Noynoy Aquino (new)
2. Deathly Hallows (new)
3. Cristiano Ronaldo (new)
4. Last Airbender (new)
5. Pretty Little Liars (new)
6. Kat Stacks (new)
7. Park Yong (new)
8. Oaxaca (new)
9. #worldcup (new)
10. #getouttherelationship (new)

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