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Business and economy The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing former employees of General Motors to pursue a lawsuit against a unit of State Street Corp. over the alleged mismanagement of their retirement savings. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents The Government of Japan orders an inspection of road tunnels across the country following the Sasago Tunnel collapse on Saturday, December 1. (BBC) An ...
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 ...
Disasters A new section of high-speed railway that had undergone test runs collapses near Qianjiang, China. (New York Times) Over 45 people are trapped by avalanches in the remote Afghan villages of Poshan and Ghadoor in Nuristan province. (AP via Wall Street Journal) International relations United States Census Bureau has estimated the world population up to 7 billion people. (USCB ...
2012 Indonesia national football team results; 2011–12 Indonesian Premier League; 2011–12 Indonesia Super League; 2012 Piala Indonesia; 2012 Aceh Governor Cup; 2012 Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold; 2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional; 2012 ASEAN School Games; 2012 Asian Aerobic Gymnastics Championships; 2012 Asian Women's Handball Championship ...
Business and economy The Spanish government cuts 27 billion euros from the country's budget as part of one of the toughest austerity drives in its history. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) VISA and MasterCard warn banks across the United States about a "massive" breach of security with more than ten million credit card numbers potentially compromised. (Sydney Morning Herald) The Mega Millions jackpot in the ...
Disasters Hurricane Isaac arrives in the US city of New Orleans on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting the city. Damage is limited. (Reuters) International relations UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expresses "serious concerns on the human rights abuses and violations" in Iran at the meeting of non-aligned nations being held in Teheran. (The Los Angeles Times) (AP) Japan and ...
Business Dangote Cement opens a new line of production at its Obajana facility in the Kogi State, making the plant the largest in Sub-Sahara Africa and one of the largest in the world. (AFP) Disasters Burma declares a state of emergency after several people are killed in sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims (The Guardian) More than 80 people die in a landslide triggered by two ...
Business and economy The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group announces plans to cut 1000 jobs in Australia. (Herald Sun) Japan suffers negative economic growth for the fourth quarter of 2011 making it three out of four quarters that the Japanese economy shrinks. (CNN) Rangers F.C. announces an intent to enter administration. (BBC) The European Union and United States approve Google's $12.5 ...