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  2. Killing of Dilawar - Wikipedia

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    The New York Times reported on May 20, 2005 that: [2]. Four days before, on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Id al-Fitr, Mr. Dilawar set out from his tiny village of Yakubi in a prized new possession, a used Toyota sedan that his family bought for him a few weeks earlier to drive as a taxi.

  3. 2022 Istanbul bombing - Wikipedia

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    A terrorist attack occurred on İstiklal Avenue in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, on 13 November 2022 (), [7] [8] killing 6 people and injuring 81 others. [9]No group has claimed responsibility, but Turkish authorities announced that Kurdish separatists were behind the attack, [10] implicating the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Syrian Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

  4. Sinking of the Moskva - Wikipedia

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    The channel reported that "the forces of the ship were diverted to counter the Bayraktar TB-2 UAV. The blow fell on the port side, as a result of which the ship took a strong roll. After the threat of detonation of ammunition, the crew of about 500 people was evacuated." [25] [26]

  5. 2021 South African unrest - Wikipedia

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    The 2021 South African unrest, also known as the July 2021 riots, [23] the Zuma unrest [24] or Zuma riots, [25] was a wave of civil unrest that occurred in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces from 9 to 18 July 2021, sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma for contempt of court.

  6. 1966 in the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Department of Defense declared a new policy, to take effect immediately, of a hardship discharge from American military service for any men "who become qualified sole surviving sons subsequent to their enlistment or induction", but only if the applicant's brother or father had been in the military and had died "as a result of hazards ...

  7. 1966 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Carl Brashear, the first African American United States Navy diver, is involved in an accident during the recovery of the latter which results in the amputation of his leg. January 18 – About 8,000 U.S. soldiers land in South Vietnam; U.S. troops now total 190,000.

  8. Matka gambling - Wikipedia

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    Matka gambling or satta is a form of betting and lottery [clarification needed] which originally involved [clarification needed] betting on the opening and closing rates of cotton transmitted from the New York Cotton Exchange to the Bombay Cotton Exchange.

  9. Jayasimha Siddharaja - Wikipedia

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    Ultimately, the goddess Lakshmi appeared before him, and blessed him, as a result of which Jayasimha was born. [4] The 14th century author Merutunga does not mention Hemachandra's semi-mythical account. But he mentions another legend about Jayasimha's childhood: at the age of 3, Jayasimha climbed on the royal throne, and sat there.