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Fireworks celebration during Qatar National Day (2012) The holiday is annually celebrated on 18 December. It is a national holiday and most of the public are given the day off from school and work. [3] Prior to the Emiri decree in June 2007, Qatar National Day was annually celebrated on 3 September, the day of Qatar's independence. [4]
Victory Day (Bengali: বিজয় দিবস Bijôy Dibôsh) is a national holiday in Bangladesh celebrated on 16 December to commemorate the defeat of the Pakistan Armed Forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 and the Independence of Bangladesh.
A Paris court rules that Google is infringing copyright, sentencing it to pay 300,000 euros in damages and interest to French publisher Editions de la Martinière, and 10,000 euros a day until it removes extracts of the books from its database.
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The pursuit of Thunder lasted 110 days, [3] breaking the previous record of 21 days, set by the Australian patrol vessel Southern Supporter in her pursuit of Viarsa 1 in 2003. [ 8 ] At the time of her sinking, the crew consisted of 30 Indonesians and 10 officers from Spain, Chile, and Portugal, who were turned over to the authorities in São ...
Death of Jennifer Laude. The United States refuses to extradite a United States Marine to the Philippines where he is charged with murder. (New York Daily News)The Death Penalty Information Center states that thirty-five people have been executed in the United States in 2014, marking it the fewest number within two decades.
On the same day, a collision between a train and a bus at a railroad crossing on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro killed 18 people and injured 18 others. [ 289 ] In Managua , Nicaragua, an FSLN commando unit, headed by Edén Pastora , burst into the house of José María Castillo, former president of the Banco Central , and took his guests ...
Shipping firms Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk announce a suspension of all container shipments through the Red Sea until further notice amid ... 16 December 2023, at 11:18 ...