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18 December. South African health authorities have reported the detection of a new COVID-19 variant known as the 501Y.V2 variant in the provinces of Eastern Cape, Western Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal. This variant is similar to a British strain detected that same month, and both are considered to be more infectious than earlier strains.
The Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft ( HAPAG ), known in English as the Hamburg America Line, was a transatlantic shipping enterprise established in Hamburg, in 1847. Among those involved in its development were prominent citizens such as Albert Ballin (director general), Adolph Godeffroy, Ferdinand Laeisz, Carl Woermann ...
December 18, 1977 (Sunday) SA de Transport Aérien Flight 730, an international charter service from Zürich in Switzerland to Madeira in Portugal, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean during a landing attempt. Many of the 36 dead survived the crash but drowned while trapped inside the sinking aircraft.
November 29, 1939. Instructions for Warfare against the Economy of the Enemy. 10. January 19-February 18, 1940. Concentration of Forces for "Case Yellow" ( Fall Gelb ) Manstein Plan. 10a. March 1940.
December 1, 1910 (Thursday) Porfirio Diaz was inaugurated for his eighth term as President of Mexico.; Miss Helen Taft, the 19-year-old daughter of U.S. President William Howard Taft and his wife Nellie, had her debutante ball, with 1,500 guests coming to the White House, including Vice-President Sherman, 20 U.S. Senators and 19 U.S. Representatives.
The Eastern Fleet was a World War II formation of the British Royal Navy.It was formed from the ships and installations of the East Indies Station and the China Station (which are included in this list), with headquarters at Singapore, moving between Trincomalee and Kilindini after the Japanese advances in south east Asia made Singapore untenable as a naval base.
December 4, 1938 (Sunday) Anti-Italian riots broke out in Tunis over Italy's recent demand that France hand over Tunisia. Windows of an Italian tourist office, newspaper and bookstore were smashed, but police reinforcements prevented any such attack on the Italian consulate. 15 arrests were made.
China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd (CIMC; Chinese: 中集集团) is a Chinese company principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of transportation equipment, such as containers, road transport vehicles and airport ground-handling equipment.