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Disasters Australian floods: Heavy rains in the Australian state of New South Wales leads to evacuations or warnings in the towns of Cooma, Goulburn, Queanbeyan and near the town of Kiama. (The Australian) (ABC News Australia) (Daily Telegraph) The Warragamba Dam, the primary water source for the city of Sydney, is expected to overflow within 24 hours causing nearby areas to flood as well as ...
The 2012 Malian coup d'état began on 21 March that year, when mutinying Malian soldiers, displeased with the management of the Tuareg rebellion, attacked several locations in the capital Bamako, including the presidential palace, state television, and military barracks.
2012 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 12th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2010s decade.
Business and economy The United States, Japan, and the European Union file a case against China at the WTO regarding export restrictions on rare earth metals. (BBC) Auto manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover announces plans to hire an additional 1,000 workers in its car plant in Halewood on Merseyside, England. (BBC) Most of the largest financial institutions in the United States pass a Federal ...
This month's best and brightest on Facebook mostly look familiar, with Zynga ruling most of the top 10. CityVille still remains the game to beat, despite the fact that the city-building game lost ...
On 26 March, a 12-year-old boy was hit and punched in the back of his head as he left his Ozar Hatorah school in Paris "by youths reciting anti-Semitic slogans". [ 130 ] [ 131 ] [ 132 ] In one attack, a Jewish man and his friend were attacked by people identifying themselves as Palestinians, who promised to "exterminate" the Jews. [ 127 ]
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 ...
Disasters The Commission of Inquiry into the 2010–11 Queensland floods hands down its report with engineers at the Wivenhoe Dam outside Brisbane to be referred to the Crime and Misconduct Commission. (ABC News Australia) (News Limited) A tropical cyclone warning is issued for Western Australia's Pilbara and Kimberly regions as Cyclone Lua approaches at Category 3 strength. (TV New Zealand ...