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Disasters and accidents 2017 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Maria Hurricane Maria reaches Category 5 as it threatens the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. (NBC News) Politics and elections Politics of the Netherlands Eberhard van der Laan, the mayor of Amsterdam, takes a permanent leave of absence after disclosing that his metastatic lung cancer has been diagnosed ...
Rescuers find the bodies of seven United States Navy sailors who were missing after the prior day's collision between the USS Fitzgerald and the MV ACX Crystal off the coast of Yokosuka, Japan. (AP, Reuters via The Japan Times) 2017 Portugal wildfires. The death toll from forest fires in Pedrógão Grande, central Portugal, rises to at least 62.
Law and crime Shooting of Philando Castile Minnesota State Patrol, after issuing three warnings, arrest 18 people who were blocking Interstate 94 in St. Paul. A peaceful protest started following Friday's acquittal of St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez, who was charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile. (CBS News) Bill Cosby sexual assault allegations The trial ...
The Argentine Navy continues searching in the South Atlantic for the ARA San Juan submarine, which went missing on 15 November 2017. (Reuters via U.S. News and World Report) A fire in a low-rent apartment in a suburb of Beijing kills 19 people and injures 8.
International relations 2017 China–India border standoff An English-language Chinese propaganda video from Xinhua, entitled The Spark: 7 Sins of India about the Doklam stand-off involving China, India and Bhutan, goes viral and sparks anger within India. (BBC) South Africa–Zimbabwe relations The South African Police Service issues a red alert at the country's borders to prevent First Lady ...
Disasters and accidents Earthquakes in 2017 A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes west of the Pacific Island of Tonga. There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage. (Reuters) 2017 Khatauli train derailment A train derails near Khatauli, Uttar Pradesh, India, resulting in at least 23 deaths and 156 injuries. (Reuters), (Reuters via ABC News Australia) US Navy losses in World War II The ...
British-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever rejects a US$143 billion takeover from Kraft Heinz, saying the deal had no financial or strategic merit.Nevertheless, Kraft is still interested in finding agreement; it has until March 17 to make a final bid under UK takeover rules.