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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 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 ...
The show is a temporary placeholder (airing for a nine-week limited run) for ABC's 2 p.m. (Eastern Time) slot, an hour where ABC would relocate General Hospital after it cedes the 3 p.m. (ET) slot (GH's longtime home) to its affiliates on September 10. [157]
Disasters and accidents The midwestern United States is hit by a massive storm causing major disruption to traffic. (AP via Time) The UN refugee agency reports at least 55 people have drowned after an overcrowded boat capsizes off the coast of Somalia on 18 December. (Reuters) (BBC) (CNN) (Al Jazeera) International relations Julian Assange issues a statement to supporters from a balcony of ...
Disasters and accidents The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Bopha rises to 647 with 780 people still missing. (Al-Jazeera) A New Zealand Royal Commission finds that the CTV Building that collapsed during the 2011 Christchurch earthquake killing 115 people was poorly designed and built and should not have received a building permit. (AP via Washington Post) Eleven people are killed ...
Disasters and accidents A severe cold spell kills at least 83 people in Ukraine. Across Russia, the deep freeze killed at least 45 people over the last week. (BBC) (NBC News) Five people are killed and one injured in Zeebrugge, Belgium, when a bus rolled off into the water. (Deredactie.be) International relations A British court rejects an attempt by the son of a man killed in U.S. drone ...
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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 ...