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An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit between Sunday, May 20 and Monday, May 21, 2012, [1] [2] [3] with a magnitude of 0.9439. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.
Disasters At least 6 people are killed and dozens injured when a 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Italy. (BBC) (Los Angeles Times) International relations Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells his cabinet that hundreds of thousands of iIllegal immigrants from Africa would threaten Israel's identity. (The Guardian) (The Jerusalem Post) Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the former Libyan ...
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 ...
Business and economy David Cameron announces that the 39th G8 summit will be held in Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland on June 2013. (Irish Examiner) (Democrat) (BBC) Law and crime Wildlife officials investigate the killing and mutilations of dolphins along the coast of the United States over the past year. (BBC) Kazakh opposition leader Vladimir Kozlov will face seven-and-a-half ...
International relations Chile's Supreme Court convicts two retired generals of illegal weapons sales to Croatia in 1991 in violation of a United Nations arms embargo. (Newsday) China warns Iran against developing nuclear weapons. (UPI) Politics and elections Marking five years since the assassination of Hrant Dink, Turks protest. (Wall Street Journal) 2011–2012 Yemeni uprising: The Yemeni ...
Business and Economy India's official poverty rate falls to an all-time record low of 29.8% for the 2009-2010 survey. (BBC) The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejects two patents held by Prometheus Laboratories, a unit of Nestlé S.A., continuing a trend in recent years toward a narrowing of the grounds of patentability. (Reuters) Disasters A 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes near the border of ...
International relations The United States Congress suggests to extend its military presence in Kuwait. (Al Jazeera) Fund for Peace releases its 2012 Failed States Index, with Libya, Japan, and Syria scoring the largest increases since the previous study. (Fund for Peace) Law and crime The former Prime Minister of Romania, Adrian Năstase, narrowly survives a suicide attempt by gunshot to the ...
Disasters and accidents An ocean surge into nearby shanties kills one person and leaves 15 others missing off the coast of Lagos, Nigeria. (IOL) Health United States Congressman Todd Akin, who is also a candidate for the United States Senate, says "legitimate rape" would lead to pregnancy only in "really rare" cases. In a follow-up statement, he says that he "clearly misspoke" and that he ...