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Disasters and accidents A tour bus hits a bridge at Miami International Airport, United States, killing at least two people and injuring many more. (NBC News) (BBC) (The Miami Herald) [permanent dead link ] At least 8 people are killed and 36 injured when a passenger bus overturns on the highway between the cities of Sucre and Potosí in southern Bolivia. (RIA Novosti) International ...
Business and economy Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia and Hong Kong ban poultry imports from the Australian state of Victoria while Japan bans imports from the whole of Australia following an outbreak of a low pathogenic form of the avian influenza (separate from the potentially deadly H5N1 strain). (ABC News Australia) (VoA) The social network Facebook files for an initial public offering. (Wall ...
Arizona v. United States: In a 5–3 decision, the US Supreme Court strikes down most of the Arizona Immigration Law passed in 2010, but unanimously upholds the most controversial provision, which allows police officers to ask the immigration status of any person suspected of a crime. [161] June 28 National Federation of Independent Business v.
Business and economy Ben Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve announces explicit ties between Fed policy on interest rates and economic goals, especially unemployment. (Reuters) International relations North Korea successfully launches a long-range Unha rocket to put its first satellite into space, the aim of what critics say is a disguised ballistic missile test. The United Nations ...
Business and economics World stock markets [which?] hit their lowest level in 2012. (The Guardian) Health Gonorrhoea soars in England. (BBC) International relations China arrests a security ministry official on suspicion of spying for the United States; the official is reported to have been blackmailed by the CIA. (BBC) The Japanese yen and the Chinese yuan begin direct trading. (Yomiuri ...
Business and economy Rio Tinto Alcan locks out hundreds of workers from a smelter in the Canadian town of Alma, Quebec. (CBC) Disasters A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes south of Japan ; no damage is caused. (Wall Street Journal) (Reuters) (Newsday) A boat capsizes near Lamu Island off the Kenyan coast with at least seven people dead. (Reuters) International relations The Iranian Navy test ...
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Business and economics Bankrupt car maker Saab is sold to a Chinese-Swedish investment group, aiming at transforming the company into a maker of electric vehicles. (BBC) Greeks withdraw their cash from banks and stock up on non-perishable food ahead of Sunday's election. (Al Jazeera) Syrian uprising: The Syrian government begins printing money for the first time in a sign that the Syrian ...