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International relations North Korea and weapons of mass destruction Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, claims that the country is close to developing an intercontinental ballistic missile. (Reuters) Syrian Civil War The United Nations Security Council unanimously votes in favor of the Russian and Turkey -backed ceasefire currently in effect in Syria. (Al Jazeera) 2016 United Nations ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. 2017 January February March April May June July August September October November December This article is about the year 2017. For the number, see 2017 (number). For other uses, see 2017 (disambiguation). Clockwise from top-left: the war against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul ; Islamic ...
Business and economics Toilets in Japan Japanese toilet industries agreed to standardize the iconography of electric toilet seat controls in order to make them less confusing for users. (The Japan Times) (BBC) (The Guardian) (Japan Sanitary Equipment Industry Association) Disasters and accidents Search continues for missing firefighters in Tehran's Plasco Building site after the building's ...
January 26 Ferugliotheriidae is one of three known families in the order Gondwanatheria , an enigmatic group of extinct mammals . Ferugliotheriids coexisted with dinosaurs, mainly during the Late Cretaceous epoch (84–66 million years ago) in Argentina , where they may have lived in a marshy or seashore environment.
Business and economics Consultancy PwC says that global banks with business both in London and on the European continent must plan for a hard Brexit that entails a break with many of the benefits of the Euro system, and a short transition period. (Reuters) International relations Enlargement of the African Union Morocco rejoins the African Union after a 33-year absence, despite opposition from ...
Disasters and accidents Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 The underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been suspended. (CNN) International relations Germany–United States relations Deutsche Bank agrees to a $7.2 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over its sale and pooling of toxic mortgage securities in the years leading up to the 2008 financial crisis ...
Law and crime Brazilian police enter the Alcacuz prison outside the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, after a week of fighting leaves 26 inmates dead. At least 126 people have been killed in Brazil's prisons since the beginning of the year. (AP) Politics and elections 2017 Women's March and Inauguration of Donald Trump protests A crowd of over 500,000 gather in Washington DC, U.S., to ...
Disasters and accidents Over 800 homes are destroyed or flooded in Tahiti, French Polynesia, following severe storms over the weekend, with at least 4,000 people affected. (Radio New Zealand) International relations 2017 Mexico–United States diplomatic crisis Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto rejects the idea, announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, that Mexico would pay for any border ...