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Business and economy The German Bundestag votes overwhelmingly in support for a Greek bailout. (AP via Washington Post) (ABC News) Internet portal company Yahoo warns social network company Facebook that it believes Facebook has infringed on several Yahoo patents, between 10 and 20. (Dealbook) Disasters A section of a nine-story apartment building in the city of Astrakhan, Russia, collapses in ...
Teenager Thomas Lane kills three students at Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio. [51] 2012 Daytona 500: In a first ever delay, the race is postponed to Monday due to heavy rain in Daytona. [52] Matt Kenseth wins on Tuesday morning. [53] WikiLeaks begins disclosing 5 million e-mails from the private intelligence company Stratfor. [54] [55 ...
Disasters Heading toward Taiwan, slow-moving Typhoon Saola's torrential rains lead to the deaths of at least 12 people and displacement of 154,000 in the Philippines. (The Washington Post) Law and crime The Tal Law, which granted a sweeping exemption from military service to a majority of the Israeli ultra-Orthodox population in Israel, expires. As a result Defense Minister Ehud Barak orders ...
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Disasters Australian floods: Heavy rains in the Australian state of New South Wales leads to evacuations or warnings in the towns of Cooma, Goulburn, Queanbeyan and near the town of Kiama. (The Australian) (ABC News Australia) (Daily Telegraph) The Warragamba Dam, the primary water source for the city of Sydney, is expected to overflow within 24 hours causing nearby areas to flood as well as ...
Business and economics German deputy finance minister Steffen Kampeter rejects calls to pool European debt, saying "debt is a national responsibility." (BBC) Nokia announces it will cut 10,000 jobs. (BBC) Coca-Cola says that it will start doing business in Burma after sixty years as soon as the U.S. government issues a license allowing American companies to make such investments. (The ...
International relations U.S. President Barack Obama visits Afghanistan on an unannounced visit coinciding with the first anniversary of Osama Bin Laden's assassination by the U.S. Special Forces in Pakistan, signing an agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai outlining a continuing U.S. role in Afghanistan after 2014. (BBC) Five European presidents and the President of the European ...
Disasters and accidents Cyclone Evan heads towards Fiji after causing at least three deaths and widespread damage in Samoa. (ABC Australia via Weatherzone) (TVNZ) Thirteen areas of south-west England and Wales have been warned of possible floods as the United Kingdom prepares for heavy rain. (ITV News) Law and crime A shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, United ...