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April 10 – Homer Smith, American football player and coach (b. 1931) April 12. Sidney Harman, businessman and publisher (b. 1918) Eddie Joost, baseball player and manager (b. 1916) April 14. Walter Breuning, current oldest living man and third oldest man ever (b. 1896) Cyrus Harvey Jr., film distributor (b. 1925) William Lipscomb, Nobel ...
Business and economy British head teachers vote 99.6 per cent in favour of staging a ballot on a strike over pension cuts in what would be a first national strike by the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT). (BBC) Hong Kong introduces a minimum wage after public pressure to resolve a wealth gap, though business leaders complain about the cost. (BBC) Hundreds of thousands of people ...
2011 – A series of tornadoes cause heavy damage in the South, Alabama being the hardest hit. 324 people are killed in the deadliest American natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina. 2011 – Osama bin Laden, leader of al-Qaeda and mastermind of the September 11 attacks, is killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan, by U.S. Navy SEALs. [3]
Business and economy British head teachers vote 99.6 per cent in favour of staging a ballot on a strike over pension cuts in what would be a first national strike by the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT). (BBC) Hong Kong introduces a minimum wage after public pressure to resolve a wealth gap, though business leaders complain about the cost. (BBC) Hundreds of thousands of people ...
Politics China calls on Myanmar to protect interests of Chinese companies after President Thein Sein halted the controversial Chinese-backed Myitsone Dam project. (Reuters) (Spokesperson's remarks) October 2, 2011 (2011-10-02) (Sunday) edit history watch In horseracing, Danedream wins the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with speed record 2:24.49, becoming the second German horse winner since 1975 ...
Disasters Over 1.5 million people are still without power and four states declare a state of emergency after a nor'easter hits the Eastern United States. (CNN) LOT Polish Airlines Flight 016 makes a successful emergency landing at Warsaw Chopin Airport. (CNN) At least seven people are killed and 200 injured following an explosion caused by two trucks carrying explosives crashing in Fuquan City ...
January 8 – American congresswoman Gabby Giffords shot in Arizona [citation needed] January 14 – Amid the 2010–2011 Tunisian protests, long-time president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali dissolved the government, and flees the country due to opposition and military intervention, Tunisian PM steps in as interim President [citation needed]
Business and economy The world's largest food group, Nestlé SA, opens a new production unit in Konolfingen, Switzerland, and its CEO affirms that the company is committed to its home country, despite problems created by the unusually strong Swiss franc against the euro. (Reuters) Former Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Maria van der Hoeven ...