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Business and economy Russia ’s Gazprom and Ukraine ’s Naftogaz Ukrainy have agreed to set up two joint ventures, the Russian company said after a meeting between its CEO Alexei Miller and Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister Yuri Boiko. (ITAR) [permanent dead link ] Disasters 21 people are killed and several states declare a state of emergency after torrential rains in Venezuela. (El ...
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International relations A diplomatic cable newly released from the British National Archives, dated 1980, claims that Israel would be "ready to use their atomic weapon" in any further war against its adversaries. (AFP via Google News) (Ynetnews) (Morning Star) (ABC News) (The Jerusalem Post) An international aid convoy from Asia enters Gaza, though Iranian and Jordanian members of the flotilla ...
Business and economy Estonia, one of the Baltic republics of the former Soviet Union, adopts the euro as its official currency, becoming the 17th country to do so. (Reuters) Disasters Tornadoes touch down in midwestern and southern United States, including Washington County, Arkansas ; Greater St. Louis, Sunset Hills, Missouri, Illinois and Oklahoma, with a few tornadoes in the early hours of ...
Disasters and accidents At least seven people are killed and fifteen injured in a 100-vehicle pile up in southwest China. (CNN) (NDTV) (People's Daily) A Seoul -based radio station targeting North Koreans reports that a train carrying birthday gifts for North Korean future leader Kim Jong-un derailed, in what it describes as a possible act of revolt by opponents. South Korea's National ...
Disasters Authorities in Ecuador order the evacuation of people from the slopes of the Tungurahua volcano after it begins spewing ash. (BBC) (AFP via Google News) An aircraft crashes at Domodedovo airport in Moscow after undergoing multiple engine failure, with at least 2 deaths and 80 injuries. (RIA Novosti) (The Guardian) (The Hindu) (Xinhua) (AFP via The Sydney Morning Herald) 10 Chinese ...
Business and economy 2010 Tunisian protests: Protests in Tunisia over unemployment and poor living conditions are criticized by President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali during a national television broadcast; he warns of "firm" punishment. (Al Jazeera) (Ahram Online) (AFP via Google News) (The Guardian) Turkish construction workers employed in Israel protest in front of the Turkish Embassy in Tel ...
Disasters At least 30 people drown after a boat capsizes in northeastern Bangladesh. (BBC) (Times of India) A Chinese fishing boat capsizes during a scuffle with a South Korean coastguard ship, leaving one dead and two missing. (AP) (Channel News Asia) Roads, railways and airports across the United Kingdom are severely affected by further heavy snowfall. Severe weather warnings have been ...