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Their claims were presented at that press conference, and at a second press conference held on March 31, 2012. [178] [179] The allegations regarding the birth certificate were repeated at a July 17, 2012, news conference, where Arpaio stated that his investigators are certain that Obama's long-form birth certificate is fraudulent. [180]
December 21 – 2012 phenomenon: End of 13th b'ak'tun in the Mayan calendar, supposed end of the world according to new age beliefs. Festivities took place to commemorate the event in the countries that were part of the Maya civilization (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador), with main events at Chichén Itzá in Mexico and Tikal in ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Disasters A state of emergency is declared in Fiji as nearly 7000 people are displaced and two people have been killed during floods with conditions set to worsen with heavy storms expected following Tropical Depression 17F. (AAP via Herald Sun) (AFP via Perth Now) Politics and elections Voters in Burma go to the polls for by-elections for 45 seats, with Aung San Suu Kyi claiming victory in ...
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 ...