At least 111 schools in Malaysia are shut down following the treatment of 200 children, staff, and others being poisoned.
senior ecclesiastical official of the Catholic Church
Seven people are moderately injured after a rocket attack destroys a home in Mishmeret, Israel.
The United Nations has called for his release and for Tunisia to clarify the reason for his arrest.
The SOHR reports that Syrian government shelling and Russian air strikes occur in several areas in Idlib province, in the first such raids since a September truce deal, killing at least 15 civilians including eight children and wounding around 60.
A total of 39 candidates are on the ballot, increasing the probability no candidate will win more than 50 percent of the votes.
Brunei defends its decision, despite global criticism, to implement laws that can punish homosexuality, adultery and rape with the death penalty, including by stoning, and theft with amputation, as of Wednesday, April 3, 2019.
A truck overturns on a highway in Chiapas, Mexico, killing 25 Central American migrants who were hiding inside.
Alex Trebek, host of the American syndicated game show Jeopardy! since 1984, announces that he has been diagnosed with terminal stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He plans to continue hosting during his treatment.
former American multinational mass media corporation
A DC-3 operated by Laser Aereo crashes in Colombia en route from San José del Guaviare, killing all 14 aboard.
Flash floods kill at least 32 people in western Afghanistan, destroying homes and sweeping through makeshift shelters that housed displaced families.
At least 50 people are killed and dozens others are injured during two attacks on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras says Turkish fighter jets threatened his helicopter, in Greek airspace, heading to the Aegean island of Agathonisi, near Turkey's coastline, for Greek Independence Day which celebrates the country's 1821 uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
Actor Jussie Smollett is indicted on 16 felony counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false hate crime police report in January in Chicago.
third planet from the Sun in the Solar System
Elvis Luciano of the Toronto Blue Jays becomes the first person born in the 2000s to play in a Major League Baseball game.
Mexican authorities announce a national search operation is underway after revealing masked gunmen with a list of names stormed a bus on March 7 as it was traveling along a highway that connects the town of San Fernando with the city of Reynosa. The perpetrators kidnapped 19 people and they have not been seen since.
Guatemalan economist and politician (b. 1975)
Arab ethnic group who mostly adhere to Islam
Washington Governor Jay Inslee announces he will join the Democratic Party primaries in 2020 and cites fighting climate change as a reason.
The New Yorker reports that Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch prevented the release of a story about hush money which Donald Trump paid to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election because Murdoch wanted Trump to win the election.
A mass shooting at a nightclub in Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico, kills at least 15 people and leaves another seven people wounded.
Progressive Slovakia candidate Zuzana Čaputová, who ran on an anti-corruption campaign against the backdrop of Ján Kuciak's murder, wins the first round of Slovakia's presidential election with 40.5% of the vote while the ruling Direction – Social Democracy Party's candidate Maroš Šefčovič receives 18.6% of the vote. As no candidate reached 50%+1 votes in the first round, Čaputová and Šefčovič will take part in a second round on March 30, 2019. The ruling Direction – Social Democracy Party suffers its worst result since its founding in 1999.
South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season
A fire at a refugee camp in Nigeria kills eight and leaves 15,000 homeless. The residents are people displaced by ongoing conflict with Boko Haram.
As Menem is currently a National Senator and has immunity, he will not comply with his sentence yet.
Four people—three men and one woman—are arrested in connection to the shootings, according to New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush. It is later learned that one of them was an armed citizen trying to help police and was released.
2018–19 Australian region cyclone season
The U.S. Senate votes 59–41 to cancel President Donald Trump's emergency declaration to fund the wall along the Mexico–United States border. Trump plans to veto the decision.
Semilla announces Jonathan Menkos Zeissig as running mate of Thelma Aldana. Aldana will be proclaimed presidential candidate on March 10.
Head of state and chief executive of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
island and borough of New York City, United States of America
During the 30th Arab League summit held in Tunisia, leaders condemn the United States' claim that the Golan Heights belong to Israel, and stated the establishment of a Palestinian state is essential for stability.
October 2018 United States mail bombing attempts
Date: 17 November 2018 – present (4 years, 2 months, 1 week and 2 days)
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York formally announces she is officially running for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States in the 2020 election.
The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, announces his resignation after 29 years in office.
Hundreds of thousands of Algerians again rally, this week in heavy rain and cold weather, against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika demanding his immediate resignation.
Roger Federer wins the 2019 Dubai Tennis Championships, his 100th ATP singles title overall, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6–4, 6–4, in the final. Federer became the second male tennis player in the Open Era after Jimmy Connors to win 100 ATP singles titles.
head of the United States Department of Justice
Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper announces he is running for the Democratic Party's nomination to be President of the United States in the 2020 presidential election.
tennis-related events during the year of 2019
In response to a possible accidental launching of two rockets from the Gaza Strip towards Tel Aviv the day before, Israel launches hundreds of counter strikes directed at the town of Khan Yunis.
Almost all casualties are a result of a fire on one of the buses.
Two Russian military planes, an Ilyushin Il-62 and an Antonov An-124, land at Simón Bolívar International Airport near Caracas, Venezuela, carrying senior Defence Ministry official Vasily Tonkoshkurov [ru], a large amount of equipment and about 100 troops.
However, it accepts two processes and requests the Supreme Court of Justice, the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Comptroller General of Accounts to present a report on their legal situation.
This apparently reverses the regional compact agreement Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen signed on Wednesday with these countries and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's congressional testimony of the same day.
A judge issues an arrest warrant against presidential candidate Thelma Aldana; however, as the Supreme Electoral Tribunal registered Aldana as a presidential candidate, she enjoys immunity and can not be arrested.
Date: 15 March 2019 3 years ago c. 1:40 – 1:59 pm (NZDT; UTC+13)
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
Governor of Lazio, Nicola Zingaretti, wins the leadership election by a landslide, defeating Maurizio Martina and Roberto Giachetti, and becoming the new Secretary of the Democratic Party.
head of state and government of Argentina
A team of physicists at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, assisted by colleagues in Switzerland and the United States, successfully returns the state of a quantum computer a fraction of a second into the past.
terrorism in the region of United Kingdom
nine points for breaching profitability and sustainability rules.
At least 23 people are confirmed dead, many are injured, and 10,000 customers are without electricity after several tornadoes strike Lee County in southeast Alabama.
The 2019 Algerian protests, the largest protests since the Algerian Civil War, have led the government to cancel the Presidential elections, to replace the Prime Minister, and to promise Abdelaziz Bouteflika would not run for re-election.
international non-profit organization with HQ in Sweden which publishes secret information, by keeping sources anonymous
American physician and conservative health policy analyst
endocrine gland cancer located in the pancreas
The Turkish economy enters a recession for the first time since 2009 after the currency and debt crisis of 2018.
A fire breaks out in Dhaka, Bangladesh, at a 22-story tower, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 70 others.
Cesar Sayoc pleads guilty to 65 felony counts, including using weapons of mass destruction, in last year's attempted mail bomb domestic terrorist attacks.
The death toll of the floods and landslide in Jayapura, Indonesia, rise to 113.
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
Iranian human rights activist and lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who won the Sakharov Prize in 2012, is sentenced to 38 years in prison for her defence of women who had been arrested after removing their hijabs.
Newly confirmed Attorney General William Barr announces he will not recuse himself from the special counsel's investigation, per the advice of the Justice Department's ethics officials.
The family was displaced because of the conflict according to early findings by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.
The United States sanctions two Chinese shipping companies suspected of helping North Korea evade sanctions. These are the first actions targeting Pyongyang since last month's Hanoi Summit ended without agreement.
Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras says Turkish fighter jets threatened his helicopter, in Greek airspace, heading to the Aegean island of Agathonisi, near Turkey's coastline, for Greek Independence Day which celebrates the country's 1821 uprising against the Ottoman Empire. Turkish security forces rejected the accusation, insisting the jets were carrying out a routine mission.
Celebrity chef Mario Batali gives up his stake in his restaurants more than a year after being accused of sexual misconduct.
The floods from the predecessor of Cyclone Idai cause 23 deaths and 11 missing in southern Malawi.
Hundreds of thousands of Algerians again rally, this week in heavy rain and cold weather, against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika demanding his immediate resignation. Bouteflika is fighting for his political survival in the face of unrelenting protests and the desertion of long-time allies.
Partially-recognized Venezuelan Acting President Juan Guaidó says the country has "truly collapsed already", while accusing the Nicolás Maduro-led government of murdering 17 people during the ongoing nationwide power blackout.
Two buses collide head-on in a village near Kintampo, Ghana, killing at least 50 people.
Six people are killed and 23 others injured in three bomb explosions during Nowruz celebration in Kabul, Afghanistan.
short- or long-term loss of the electric power to an area
Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia
National legislature of the Federated States of Micronesia
most populous city in the United States of America
broadcasting content live via the Internet
US-backed Syrian forces resume their offensive on the final enclave controlled by ISIL in Syria at Baghuz.
colombian airport in San José del Guaviare in the departamento of Guaviare
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
Two rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip at Tel Aviv, Israel; neither rocket was intercepted by the IDF's Iron Dome system.
The Trump administration announces it will allow lawsuits by U.S.
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos testifies before a House appropriations subcommittee about this year's DoED budget request. The committee heavily criticized Secretary DeVos for the proposed budget cuts.
platform for creating custom search engines based on Google Search
The death toll from a flash flood in Iran rises to 21.
Bashar is a failed asylum seeker from Iraq.
Officials report the death toll is now 62 from Thursday's chemical plant explosion in Chenjiagang Industrial Park in northeastern Jiangsu Province, with 94 others seriously injured and 28 people still missing.
The man, known only as Soldier F, is also charged with three attempted murders.
Dollar Tree announces it will close 390 Family Dollar stores, and rebrand a further 200 Family Dollar stores as Dollar Tree.
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters awards this year's Abel Prize to Karen Uhlenbeck for "her pioneering achievements in geometric partial differential equations, gauge theory and integrable systems." Uhlenbeck is the first woman to win this prize.
The European People's Party votes to suspend Hungary's ruling Fidesz party citing its anti-immigration stance, and personal attacks on Jean-Claude Juncker and George Soros. Hungarian Prime Minister and Fidesz leader Viktor Orbán had threatened to pull out of the EPP if it was suspended.
The EU also announces the mandate for Operation Sophia, which was scheduled to expire March 31, 2019, will be extended for six months.
overview about the health insurance in the United States
The case prompted national debate and a pledge by Angela Merkel to call for improvements to the deportation system in Germany.
With a fire causing new damage to a power plant in Bolívar State, President Nicolás Maduro states the power outages are "caused by U.S.-backed sabotage"; Guaidó says the outages are due to Maduro government "corruption and mismanagement".
genre of popular music originating in South Korea
Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia blocks Kentucky from implementing Medicaid work requirements and Arkansas from continuing its program, stating the program's approval by the Department of Health and Human Services "... is arbitrary and capricious because it did not address ... how the project would implicate the 'core' objective of Medicaid, the provision of medical coverage to the needy".
men's professional tennis governing body
A helicopter crashes in Central Island National Park, Kenya, killing four American tourists and their Kenyan pilot.
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
Venezuelan federal government organ responsible for the Venezuelan Armed Forces
regulator responsible for promoting high quality corporate governance
In retaliation Israeli Air Force jets strike multiple targets in the Gaza Strip, including the office of senior Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh, and Hamas' military intelligence headquarters in Gaza City.
strait between mainland China and Taiwan
Former U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke from Texas announces he is running for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States in the 2020 election.
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Syrian Democratic Forces declares progress in Syria after an ISIL camp on the outskirts of Baghuz is captured.
international prize presented by the King of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians, created in 2003
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission tells a judge in New York that she has the power to decide whether the CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, violated the terms of his settlement with the SEC without holding a hearing, because there are no open issues of material fact.
series of armed clashes between India and Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region
Voters head to the polls in Turkey to vote on metropolitan and district municipal mayors along with provincial and municipal councillors.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of New York
European Council President Donald Tusk schedules an emergency summit on April 10, two days before Brexit is scheduled to happen.
An avalanche on Ben Nevis kills two French nationals and a Swiss national. A fourth climber is injured and is receiving treatment at a hospital in Glasgow.
A plant explosion in the Jiangsu province of China kills seven and injures five others. The explosion is the second deadliest in the month after the 2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion.
A plant explosion in the Jiangsu province of China kills seven and injures five others.
Thousands of demonstrators protest in Madrid against the trial of Catalan independence leaders and the ongoing detention of some of them.
Thousands of demonstrators protest in Madrid against the trial of Catalan independence leaders and the ongoing detention of some of them. Local police say around 18,000 protestors were involved; organisers claim almost 120,000.
The Walt Disney Company completes its $71.3 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox's film and TV assets (with the exception of the business, broadcasting network, news, and sports assets owned by the newly-formed Fox Corporation).
Cardinal George Pell, the most senior official of the Catholic Church to be convicted of sexual abuse to date, is sentenced to six years in prison for the sexual assault of two children in the late 1990s.
He had remained in the Department as a senior counselor to the Associate Attorney General after his stint as acting Attorney General.
Ichiro Suzuki retires from baseball after 28 years following the Seattle Mariners/Oakland Athletics game in the Tokyo Dome.
Just hours after Marrero's detention, the United States Department of the Treasury responds by placing sanctions on BANDES, the Venezuelan Economic and Social Development Bank and four of its subsidiaries. )
school shooting, mass murder, murder–suicide and infanticide in Brazil
Joe Percoco, former aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, is denied bail and is expected to start his six-year prison term for bribery.
The joint exercises will be done on a small unit level and may include virtual training similar to the 2018 exercises.
This month, at least 400,000 hectares (1 million acres) of U.S. farmland were flooded from the early March blizzard storm that affected nine major grain-producing states, according to Israel Cleantech Ventures' Gro Intelligence.
Pilot Andy Hill is acquitted of eleven counts of manslaughter arising from the 2015 accident, in which a jet flown by Hill struck a road in Shoreham, England.
A bus overturns on the Qom–Tehran Highway in Iran, killing eight people (including the driver) and injuring more than thirty others.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea's New Britain island, east of Kandrian at 1120 GMT.
sovereign state in Southern Europe situated on an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea
United States Department of the Treasury
United States federal executive department
The drug is the chemical cousin of ketamine, a powerful anesthetic and recreational drug, and the first major new depression treatment to be approved by the FDA in more than 30 years.
Purdue Pharma reaches a $270 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the U.S.
The Trump administration announces it will allow lawsuits by U.S. citizens against dozens of Cuban companies and other entities concerning property confiscated by the Cuban government. A spokesperson says Cuba's support for Venezuela's incumbent president, Nicolás Maduro, was taken into consideration when the decision was made.
The ruling Direction – Social Democracy Party suffers its worst result since its founding in 1999.
Date: 14 February – 22 March 2019 (1 month and 6 days)
Actor and former Minister of Culture Salvador del Solar is appointed new Prime Minister of Peru.
largest Christian church, led by the pope
National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States
Minutes after Manafort is sentenced in federal court, New York state prosecutors announce 16 criminal charges against him related to mortgage fraud, conspiracy and falsifying business records.
United States and the International Criminal Court
The Syrian Democratic Forces announce the capture of the last territory held by ISIL in Syria.
In the town of Dangdala, Chad, 23 National Army soldiers are killed in an overnight attack by Boko Haram militants.
Voters in Thailand head to the polls to elect all 500 members of the House of Representatives.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the opposition blame each other for the attack.
Jake Patterson pleads guilty to the kidnapping of teenager Jayme Closs and the murder of her parents last year.
American journalist at WPLG, Cody Weddle, is released from Venezuela after being detained early Wednesday.
Lawmakers in Mexico's lower chamber of Congress approve a constitutional reform that would allow for recall referendums to cut short the six-year presidential term limit; the measure still needs the approval of the Senate and the state legislatures.
Amazon announces plans to open dozens of proprietary grocery stores in several major U.S. cities. ,
U.S. President Donald Trump removes sanctions targeting North Korea that were imposed Thursday by the Treasury Department on two Chinese companies.
gulf of the northeast Atlantic Ocean located south of the Celtic Sea
The perpetrators kidnapped 19 people and they have not been seen since.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves Sage Therapeutics' Zulresso, also known as allopregnanolone or brexanolone, for treatment of postpartum depression. It is the first drug approved to specifically target the disease, which is the most common complication of childbirth.
Manchester United defeats Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 in Paris, overcoming a 2–0 home-leg deficit to advance to the quarter-finals with a 3–3 win on away goals. United becomes the first side in the history of the Champions League or European Cup to overcome a first-leg home deficit of 2–0 or greater in a knockout tie.
city in northern Iraq and capital of Nineveh Province
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It is also announced that no other charges against either soldiers or civilians will be brought due to insufficient evidence.
A Russian cargo ship collides with a motorway bridge in the city of Busan, South Korea.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces that she will resign before the next phase of Brexit negotiations, if her deal were to be passed.
Pope Francis and Moroccan King Mohammed VI call for the protection of Jerusalem's multi-religious character, saying the city's sacred sites must be accessible to worshipers of all faiths.
The village of Derrylin, close to the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, is sealed off after a suspicious object is found. The object is later determined to be “nothing untoward”.
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons's Fact-Finding Mission in Syria issues its report regarding the April 7, 2018 chemical attack in Douma.
medical condition defined as sepsis that has circulatory, cellular and metabolic abnormalities, is associated with clinical severity and greater risk of dying.
Two buses collide head-on in a village near Kintampo, Ghana, killing at least 50 people. Almost all casualties are a result of a fire on one of the buses.
Instead, the operation will rely on air missions and close coordination with Libya.
The United States Commerce Department reports the country's 2018 trade deficit was $621 billion (£472.5 bn), the highest since 2008.
Voters in the Comoros head to the polls to elect a new President.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May suffers another defeat of 286–344 on her Withdrawal Agreement.
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes northwest of Athens, Greece, near the seaside town of Itea at 1046 GMT.
Place Charles de Gaulle (formerly Place de l'Étoile)
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani begins his first official visit to Iraq to boost bilateral ties and trade amid re-instated U.S. sanctions on Iran.
private university in New Haven, Connecticut
At least 103 people are killed when a Tigris River ferry, carrying families celebrating the Nowruz new year holiday, sinks near the Iraqi city of Mosul.
Just hours after Marrero's detention, the United States Department of the Treasury responds by placing sanctions on BANDES, the Venezuelan Economic and Social Development Bank and four of its subsidiaries.
Taiwan condemns China after two PLAAF fighter jets pass the maritime line on the Taiwan Strait. Though there was no immediate response from China, the move comes after a week when the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard sent ships through the Strait.
Coral Springs, Florida, police reported that, Saturday night, a current sophomore killed himself.
American multinational mass media company
After heavy snowfall, avalanches close Interstate 70 and three Copper Mountain passes in Summit County, Colorado.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
In Mogadishu, Somalia, at least five militants set off a car bomb and raid a government building, killing at least five people. Al-Shabaab claim responsibility for the attack.
Bayer and Johnson & Johnson announce that they have reached a $775 million agreement to settle approximately 25,000 outstanding litigation cases, which claim that their drug Xarelto caused severe and sometimes fatal bleeding episodes.
In addition, both were disqualified from holding public office for life.
Rakhine insurgents of the Arakan Army attack a police post in a village in Rakhine State, killing nine policemen.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Guatemalan political party Semilla proclaims Thelma Aldana as presidential candidate and Jonathan Menkos as vice presidential candidate.
Bayer and Johnson & Johnson announce that they have reached a $775 million agreement to settle approximately 25,000 outstanding litigation cases, which claim that their drug Xarelto caused severe and sometimes fatal bleeding episodes. Bayer and Johnson & Johnson had successfully defended the safety of the drug in all six prior cases that went to trial.
Thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes as two potentially devastating cyclones are expected to hit the country this weekend. Cyclone Trevor will make landfall in the north near Numbulwar and Borroloola, while Cyclone Veronica, a Category 4 storm, will strike Pilbara on Australia's west coast.
At least 18 people have died after a truck struck a crowd gathered at a road accident in western Guatemala. The group had apparently gathered on the road to inspect a person who had been killed in a separate crash when the vehicle ploughed into them. The estimates of those dead were later revised by officials.
Approximately one million Britons assemble for the People's Vote March in London, United Kingdom advocating for an additional referendum on Brexit.
At least 11 people are killed following an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
2019 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles
NASA reports that it has detected a huge meteor explosion in Earth's atmosphere on December 18, 2018, above Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, is renamed Nursultan, after the former President.
United States' Food and Drug Administration commissioner Scott Gottlieb announces his resignation "in the next month".
association football club in Madrid, Spain
Stoneman Douglas High School massacre aftermath
Palestinian Islamist terror organization
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
List of secretaries of the Democratic Party (Italy)
international border between the two countries in North America
Optus and Vodafone took similar actions but did not list which sites had been blocked.
head of government of the United Kingdom
NASA reports that it has detected a huge meteor explosion in Earth's atmosphere on December 18, 2018, above Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. The explosion went largely unnoticed due to its location. The explosion, which was ten times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, was the second largest of its kind in 30 years.
capital and largest municipality of Spain
bilateral relations between Cuba and the United States
American lawyer and politician (born 1955)
any attempt to expose, alter, disable, destroy, steal or gain unauthorized access to or make unauthorized use of a computer system
national government of the United States
Prime Minister of Peru Cesar Villanueva resigns after falling approval ratings.
Syria's Foreign Affairs Ministry condemns Trump's move as a "flagrant violation of the sovereignty of Syria".
Hungarian Prime Minister and Fidesz leader Viktor Orbán had threatened to pull out of the EPP if it was suspended.
statistics for the Swiss tennis player in 2019
head of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake is felt in central Alberta just before 6 a.m. The epicentre was determined to be just south of Red Deer, and is believed to be the result of tectonic activity east of the Rocky Mountains. No structural damage or injuries are reported, and it is unlikely to cause aftershocks.
Colombia's Immigration Authority states that 567 Venezuelan soldiers have defected to Colombia from Nicolás Maduro's government since February 23, 2019. They were members of Venezuela's Armed Forces and Venezuela's National Police. ,
A U.S. appeals court denies TransCanada's request to lift an injunction preventing pre-construction work on the Keystone XL expansion from beginning. The company claims this will delay the project by a year.
head of the United States Department of State
120 Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06124, South Korea
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal dismisses six nullity proceedings against the presidential candidacy of Thelma Aldana. However, it accepts two processes and requests the Supreme Court of Justice, the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Comptroller General of Accounts to present a report on their legal situation. It was also reported that after resolving these processes this week, it will proceed to issue the credential that grants immunity to the candidate.
sand- to boulder-sized particle of debris in the Solar System
UK Prime Minister Theresa May suffers another defeat of 286–344 on her Withdrawal Agreement. European Council President Donald Tusk schedules an emergency summit on April 10, two days before Brexit is scheduled to happen.
If so, the top two will meet in a second round on 21 April.
Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority
chain of extreme budget stores in North America
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
The World Wide Web Consortium announces that WebAuthn, a standard for password-free logins on the web, is now an official web standard.
Voters head to the polls in Turkey to vote on metropolitan and district municipal mayors along with provincial and municipal councillors. The election is believed to be contested on challenging the current President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
campaign to push contested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
Cathay Pacific announces the acquisition of low-cost carrier HK Express for US$628 million (HK$4.93 billion).
The Wall Street Journal reports that former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, released from prison in February after serving 12 years for fraud and insider trading following Enron's 2001 collapse, is planning a return to the energy business, helming a "digital platform connecting investors to oil and gas projects".
marriage of persons of the same sex or gender
Battle fought in 2019 during the Syrian Civil War involving ISIL and the Syrian Democratic Forces
The second President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, is sworn into office, after the resignation of Nursultan Nazarbayev.
As a result, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cuts his four-day trip to the United States short after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Prime Minister of Greece (2015; 2015–2019)
The U.S. Senate votes 59–41 to cancel President Donald Trump's emergency declaration to fund the wall along the Mexico–United States border.
investors in connection with diesel emissions.
engine, motor, process, or other energy source, that emits no waste products that pollutes the environment or disrupts the climate
Production ends at General Motors' Lordstown Assembly complex in Lordstown, Ohio, United States.
aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces
severe weather effect in the Southeastern United States
The Trump administration announced Friday it is revoking the visas of 49 Maduro-aligned officials and their families and sanctioning several top military and security officials, part of a major U.S.
A spokesperson says Cuba's support for Venezuela's incumbent president, Nicolás Maduro, was taken into consideration when the decision was made.
Two men, aged 17 and 25 years, attack a school in the Brazilian city of Suzano, São Paulo, with a revolver and a knife, killing eight and wounding 23 people, among students and staff. The two shooters committed suicide after the attack. Police have found a crossbow, Molotov cocktails and a "suitcase with wires" at the scene.
In an annual report, the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service warns that Russia will "very likely" try to intervene in European parliamentary elections this May to undermine unity within the European Union "by sowing disorder and disbelief" within and between the 28 European Union member states.
Thousands of teachers gather in the capital of Rabat, Morocco to protest working conditions and wages.
More than 60 school, county, city, child services and law enforcement officials, as well as mental health specialists, teachers and parents, hold an emergency meeting after the suicide of a second Stoneman Douglas survivor. Florida's emergency chief is requesting the state Legislature provide more mental health resources for the community. Coral Springs, Florida, police reported that, Saturday night, a current sophomore killed himself. Last week, Sydney Aiello, a 19-year-old graduate who had recently been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, took her own life.
Offshore oil and gas in the United States
directly elected parliament of the European Union
Hundreds of thousands of students protest worldwide for climate change mitigation.
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika says he will postpone the country's elections next month, and will not seek a fifth term in office.
northernmost region of the African continent
Authorities suspect that a chemical dump in the southern state of Johor is responsible for the sudden illnesses.
A judge rules that former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr has completed his prison sentence.
overview of Jerusalem's significance to various religious traditions
Former President of Brazil Michel Temer is arrested as part of an investigation into corruption.
First Vice President of Afghanistan Abdul Rashid Dostum survives an assassination attempt on his convoy while traveling to the Jowzjan Province in Afghanistan.
Attorney General William Barr releases the "principal conclusions" of Mueller's investigation in a four-page public letter to the Congress's Judiciary Committee leadership.
At least 160 Fulani herdsmen are killed in an attack on the villages of Ogossagou and Welingara by Dogon militia in Mali.
Indian and Pakistani soldiers target each other’s posts and villages in Kashmir, killing at least six civilians and two Pakistani troops.
He has been in remission from HIV for 18 months and is no longer taking HIV drugs.
Four Palestinian protesters have been killed and more than 300 injured according to Palestinian health officials.
Slovak citizens vote for a new president, with front runner Zuzana Čaputová facing Maroš Šefčovič.
Al-Shabaab claim responsibility for the attack.
According to Israel Today, a senior Hamas official, speaking on condition of anonymity, claimed that Iran's rulers ordered the rocket attack on Mishmeret in central Israel on March 25, 2019, which injured seven Israelis.
government agency overseeing stock exchanges
2018 aircraft crash in the Java Sea off the coast of Karawang, Indonesia
A man is shot dead in the city of Zaoyang, China, after ramming his vehicle into a crowd of pedestrians, killing at least six and injuring seven others.
Huawei sues the U.S. Government to challenge the constitutionality of Section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act which prohibits U.S.
2018–19 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
Period of the cyclone season in the southwest Indian Ocean between 2018 and 2019
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
largest city in the South Island of New Zealand
Germany says it will amend the German nationality law to strip dual nationals of their citizenship who have fought for foreign militant groups, such as ISIL.
island of the Bismarck Archipelago in Papua New Guinea
Ukrainian politician , former Prime Minister
Ali Bashar confesses in court in Germany to killing teenager Susanna Feldmann.
American semiconductor chip manufacturer
The policy took effect Tuesday after a similar bid to delay implementation was rejected.
Opposition to Brexit in the United Kingdom
The European Union, Australia, India, Malaysia, Singapore, and Turkey ground all Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets.
military operations of the Syrian Civil War involving chemical weapons
At least 73 people have been killed in flash floods in the province of Papua, Indonesia.
will be withdrawing all remaining diplomatic staff from Venezuela.
The Trump administration announced Friday it is revoking the visas of 49 Maduro-aligned officials and their families and sanctioning several top military and security officials, part of a major U.S. campaign to push contested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power.
Chief of Staff of the People's National Army
Venezuelan National Assembly-declared Acting President Juan Guaidó stated that "state corruption and mismanagement (...) have left the electrical grid in shambles".
Venezuelan state comptroller Elvis Amoroso announces that opposition leader Juan Guaidó is barred from holding public office for 15 years because of irregularities in his financial records. Guaidó, the National Assembly President, says he will continue his campaign to oust President Nicolás Maduro.
At least 111 schools in Malaysia are shut down following the treatment of 200 children, staff, and others being poisoned. Authorities suspect that a chemical dump in the southern state of Johor is responsible for the sudden illnesses.
global international and intergovernmental organization
She will be the country's first female head of state.
The European Parliament approves two revisions to the controversial Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market.
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
American physician and politician (born 1963)
Mixed martial artist Conor McGregor announces his retirement from the sport on Twitter.
Her assassination prompted widespread protests.
socioeconomic and political crisis in Venezuela in the 21st century
association football club based in Paris, France
executive government agencies from procuring telecommunications equipment from two Chinese companies, Huawei and ZTE.
Thousands of Russians take to the streets in Moscow, Voronezh, and Khabarovsk to protest internet restrictions.
ocean-going, barge-derived, floating landing platform
The Israel Defense Forces claim that Hamas is responsible for any attack from Gaza.
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
American mass media company, successor to 21st Century Fox
shooting of 26 civilians by British soldiers in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1972 during the Troubles
The European Union confirms that UK Prime Minister Theresa May's requested short extension date of 30 June is too late due to pending EU elections. After lengthy discussions, EU leaders agree that if the Prime Minister's deal is passed next week a short extension until 22 May is available to pass the necessary legislation. If that deal is not passed, the UK is given until 12 April to define whether it will participate in EU elections.
city and capital of Papua Province, Indonesia
European Union regulators fine Google €1.49 billion for bundling Google Custom Search with its AdSense program which the regulators find as illegal under EU antitrust rules.
United States Department of Health and Human Services
private research university in California, United States
The flooding of the Citarum River, Indonesia, causes at least two deaths.
Tunisian health minister Abderraouf Cherif resigns following the deaths of 11 newborn babies since Thursday at a hospital in the capital Tunis.
More than 24 hours after the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN) detain attorney Roberto Marrero—Juan Guaidó's chief of staff—there has been no contact with him and lawmakers are denied access to him at El Helicoide.
suburban county in New York, United States
International military intervention against ISIL
The European Union says it is suspending Operation Sophia ship patrols. Instead, the operation will rely on air missions and close coordination with Libya. The EU also announces the mandate for Operation Sophia, which was scheduled to expire March 31, 2019, will be extended for six months.
North American professional baseball league
United States recognition of the Golan Heights as part of Israel
2019 recognition by the United States of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights
municipality in the Netherlands and capital city of the province of Utrecht
Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)
The airstrike occurred early when patients and staff members were arriving.
A leaking oil pipeline explodes in Bayelsa, Nigeria; a stampede follows. Over 50 are reported missing.
Irish boxer and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
However, it did not assign blame for the attack.
Anchorage to Nome, Alaska, United States
Prosecutors in Northern Ireland charge a former British Army soldier with murdering two people during the mass shooting in Derry during the Troubles in 1972, following a contemporary police investigation. The man, known only as Soldier F, is also charged with three attempted murders. It is also announced that no other charges against either soldiers or civilians will be brought due to insufficient evidence. Soldiers shot 28 unarmed protestors, killing 13.
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham visits the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, saying he will start an effort to recognize the Golan as part of the State of Israel.
Local police say around 18,000 protestors were involved; organisers claim almost 120,000.
American multinational technology company
However, human rights groups dispute the claims by police forces stating those killed were farmers.
The UK's parliament votes against a no-deal Brexit.
United States military prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba
automotive manufacturing corporation based in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Links between Trump associates and Russian officials
The residents are people displaced by ongoing conflict with Boko Haram.
Kirsten Gillibrand 2020 presidential campaign
The Spanish Audiencia Nacional reveals that an attack on the North Korean embassy in Madrid on February 22 was led by a Mexican citizen residing in the United States who later offered the FBI data stolen during the incident.
The Lima Group condemns the presence of Russian military planes in Venezuela as a "provocation threatening peace and security in the region."
Seven people are moderately injured after a rocket attack destroys a home in Mishmeret, Israel. The Israel Defense Forces claim that Hamas is responsible for any attack from Gaza.
capital and most populous city of France
The European Union says it is suspending Operation Sophia ship patrols.
Algeria's Chief of Staff of the People's National Army Ahmed Gaid Salah, the highest-ranked military official in the country, gives a televised address, calling on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign or be declared "unfit to serve" by the People's National Assembly.
President of the Federated States of Micronesia
international development strategy and framework proposed by China
bicameral legislature of the United States
Is a media practice in which a media outlet buys the exclusive rights to publish a story but doesn't publish the story in the end.
Fourteen suspected communist rebels are killed in the Philippines. However, human rights groups dispute the claims by police forces stating those killed were farmers.
act of leaving one's country or region with the intent to settle permanently or temporarily in another
Colombia's migration authority detains and expels an alleged spy working for Cuba's Intelligence Directorate.
easternmost coast of the United States, located near the North Atlantic Ocean
Polish politician, former President of the European Council, and former Prime Minister of Poland
fraud on emissions tests using a defeat device from 2009 to 2015 by Volkswagen
USB4 supports 40 Gbps transfer rates and enables the use of multiple data and display protocols simultaneously.
A nationwide power blackout enters its second day in Venezuela.
Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney
Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
Capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
The all-female board of Women Church World, a monthly supplement in the L'Osservatore Romano (the Vatican City daily newspaper), resign citing a campaign to discredit them and put them "under the direct control of men".
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
Voters in Ukraine go to the polls today in the first round of the presidential election. President Petro Poroshenko is seeking re-election, with comedian Volodymyr Zelensky and former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko the primary challengers. All three have expressed largely pro-European views. Former Vice Prime Minister Yuriy Boyko is the front-runner among the pro-Russian candidates. A total of 39 candidates are on the ballot, increasing the probability no candidate will win more than 50 percent of the votes. If so, the top two will meet in a second round on 21 April.
trade restrictions levied by the United States government
Tashonty Toney, son of a police officer, was arrested for vehicular homicide, vehicular negligent injury, hit-and-run and reckless operation of a motor vehicle after he veered into a bike line near a Mardi Gras parade route in New Orleans.
Around 40 fishermen are rescued by the United States Coast Guard after an ice sheet breaks away on Lake Erie.
A major power blackout leaves most of Venezuela without electricity, including the capital Caracas. At least 18 of Venezuela's 23 states have reported blackouts. Venezuelan news website El Pitazo blames failures at Simón Bolívar hydroelectric plant; state TV blames anti-government saboteurs.
First Vice President of Afghanistan Abdul Rashid Dostum survives an assassination attempt on his convoy while traveling to the Jowzjan Province in Afghanistan. The attack killed one bodyguard and injured two others.
a person or group in a competition that is expected to lose
Brazilian politician and 38th President of Brazil
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake is felt in central Alberta just before 6 a.m.
2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
telecommunications company predominantly serving Australian customers
At least 18 of Venezuela's 23 states have reported blackouts.
Health officials in Rockland County, New York, declare a state of emergency due to an ongoing measles outbreak. The county is prohibiting unvaccinated children under the age of 18 from public areas for 30 days.
Attacks against Fulani herders in central Mali
Businesses around the Champs-Élysées are looted.
56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021
Energy company bankruptcy and financial scandal
The company claims this will delay the project by a year.
A Russian cargo ship collides with a motorway bridge in the city of Busan, South Korea. The captain is reported to be drunk.
Semilla announces Jonathan Menkos Zeissig as running mate of Thelma Aldana.
Former Governor of Rio de Janeiro Moreira Franco is also arrested.
Mixed martial artist Conor McGregor announces his retirement from the sport on Twitter. The New York Times reports that McGregor was arrested in January for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in Ireland. According to the New York Times, he was released and is under investigation by authorities.
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
The Maltese Navy seizes control of commercial tanker Elhiblu 1, which was hijacked by migrants off the coast of Libya yesterday.
The UK's parliament rejects Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal by 149 votes. A vote for leaving the European Union without a deal is scheduled for the thirteenth of March. If Parliament rejects the decision to leave with no deal, the UK could request its withdrawal from the EU be postponed with the unanimous consent of the other 27 member states.
U.S. President Donald Trump issues his first ever veto after Congress attempts to block his emergency declaration to fund construction of the wall along the Mexico–United States border.
The county is prohibiting unvaccinated children under the age of 18 from public areas for 30 days.
Protests against French President Emmanuel Macron enter a fourth month in Paris. Tear gas is fired at protestors throwing stones at riot police in front of the Arc de Triomphe, news stands are torched at the Champs-Élysées, and a branch of Banque Tarneaud is burned. More than 80 arrests are made. Businesses around the Champs-Élysées are looted.
A United States airstrike in Afghanistan early Saturday kills 10 children and 3 adults. The family was displaced because of the conflict according to early findings by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.
Date: 16 February 1985 – ongoing (37 years, 11 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Fars Province Golestan Province Mazandaran Province Khuzestan Province Lorestan Province Ilam Province and 20 other provinces.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee announces he will join the Democratic Party primaries in 2020 and cites fighting climate change as a reason. ,
The Inter-American Development Bank, Latin America’s largest development lender, cancels its scheduled annual 48-country meeting next week following China's refusal to allow a representative of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó to attend what would have been the first IADB meeting held in China.
International police organization (founded 1923)
A BMW collides with two oncoming minibuses between Fouriesburg and Bethlehem in Free State, South Africa, killing thirteen and injuring eight.
Algerians protest in the capital of Algiers against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in an effort to make him resign. It is estimated that tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands attended.
expansion of the Mexico–United States barrier under Donald Trump presidencyu
Birmingham City are the first club to be deducted points since the EFL introduced its new profitability and sustainability regulations in 2016.
21 March 2019 explosion in Chenjiagang Town, Xiangshui County, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China
As no candidate reached 50%+1 votes in the first round, Čaputová and Šefčovič will take part in a second round on March 30, 2019.
A man opens fire in a tram in the city of Utrecht, Netherlands, killing three people and wounding nine others, before fleeing. Terrorism is suspected by authorities. A 37-year-old Turkish man is arrested.
The 2019 Global Teacher Prize and its $1 million (£760,000) purse is awarded to Brother Peter Tabichi, a Franciscan science teacher from rural Kenya.
2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia
family of United States laws authorizing DoD spending
2020 United States presidential election
American online social media and social networking service
bilateral relations between Russia and Venezuela
In the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, those infected by cholera jump to 139 confirmed cases in Mozambique.
maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces
Evidence suggests all 11 died from septic shock.
North Korea has reportedly threatened to suspend negotiations with the United States regarding nuclear weaponry, as well as resume related missile testing.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs a proclamation formally recognising the disputed Golan Heights as sovereign Israeli territory.
Japanese architect Arata Isozaki is announced as the winner of the 2019 Pritzker Prize.
head of state and of government of Turkey
city in the Palestinian National Authority
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
UK Prime Minister Theresa May formally writes a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk requesting for a delay of Brexit until June 30.
Through a royal decree, King Salman of Saudi Arabia revokes the citizenship of Hamza bin Laden, Osama bin Laden's son, who works in the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization. The announcement comes after the United States government offered a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to the identification or location of him. Interpol has issued an Interpol notice for him after United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions on him which includes assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo. He remains at large. , ,
head of the state and government of California
Federal Judge Sharon L. Gleason for the District of Alaska rules that President Donald Trump's 2017 executive order allowing oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean and parts of the North Atlantic coast exceeds presidential power because it requires congressional action.
intentional act of causing one's own death
external computer bus to connect peripheral devices; the host computer has USB sockets, the external devices are plugged in
All charges against American actor Jussie Smollett for allegedly filing a false police report are dropped.
intergovernmental organization in the Americas formed in response to the Venezuelan crisis
sovereign state situated on an island in the Caribbean Sea
section of Interstate Highway in Colorado, United States
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal acts legally before the Constitutional Court to appeal the permission granted to the presidential candidate Zury Ríos to participate in the elections despite having constitutional impediment.
The United States and South Korea announce that their annual large-scale exercises, commonly known as Foal Eagle and Key Resolve, will end and will be re-configured into smaller exercises.
Date: 16 January 2012 – present (11 years, 1 week and 3 days)
type of ship travelling over short to medium distances between two places transporting people, cars or trains and acting like a replacement for a bridge
The European Parliament approves two revisions to the controversial Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. One resolution includes new requirements aimed at making companies pay licensing fees to publications such as newspapers whose work gets aggregated by online services. The second revision makes online platforms such as Google, Facebook and YouTube liable for the content posted on their services, meaning that all content providers must get permission from rights holders before uploading copyrighted material of any kind.
crime, motivated by prejudice and usually violent
United States investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections
Japanese supercentenarian Kane Tanaka is officially recognized as the world's oldest living person at 116 years and 67 days old.
Prominent Venezuelan journalist Luis Carlos Díaz is released after being taken by SEBIN, the national intelligence service, on Monday; he has been ordered not to speak of his time in detention or publish anything.
More than 100 migrants hijack a merchant vessel that rescued them off Libya's coast, ordering the crew to head towards Malta. Malta's military said the ship would not be allowed into its waters.
The death toll of the floods and landslide in Jayapura, Indonesia, rise to 113. At least 94 others are still missing.
More than 100 migrants hijack a merchant vessel that rescued them off Libya's coast, ordering the crew to head towards Malta.
Algerians protest in the capital of Algiers against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in an effort to make him resign.
peer-to-peer ridesharing, food delivery, and transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco, California
Rescuers scramble to rescue about 1,300 passengers and crew from the cruise ship Viking Sky adrift off the coast of Norway.
It reveals that there is conclusive evidence that proves a toxic chemical containing molecular chlorine was used in the attack.
New York City-based organized crime group
former Al-Qaeda child soldier and Guantanamo prisoner
Eight universities are sued by two Stanford University students in regards to the college admissions bribery scandal.
entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections does not find that any US officials or Trump campaign members knowingly conspired with the government of Russia.
Describes the diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Iraq
It was also reported that after resolving these processes this week, it will proceed to issue the credential that grants immunity to the candidate.
The 2019 Global Teacher Prize and its $1 million (£760,000) purse is awarded to Brother Peter Tabichi, a Franciscan science teacher from rural Kenya. Tabichi gives away 80 percent of his salary to support poorer pupils at the Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School in Pwani Village, Nakuru.
association football club in Birmingham, England
The United States Senate blocks the Green New Deal, a progressive climate change resolution aiming to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.
Last week, Sydney Aiello, a 19-year-old graduate who had recently been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, took her own life.
The United States Department of Justice announces that former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has resigned from the Department, with his final day in the department having been March 2. He had remained in the Department as a senior counselor to the Associate Attorney General after his stint as acting Attorney General.
supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom
It is the first drug approved to specifically target the disease, which is the most common complication of childbirth.
Flooding over large portions of Nebraska leave one dead and two missing with over 900 people using emergency shelters. Many roads and highways in the state are also closed.
award honouring individuals and groups of people who have dedicated their lives to the defense of human rights and freedom of thought
Venezuelan National Assembly-declared interim President Juan Guaidó defies Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's threats and returns to Venezuela where he is received by tens of thousands of people in Caracas.
aerial service branch of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
town in the Northern Territory, Australia
Cayman Islands legalises same-sex marriage after a judge rules that a law defining marriage as a relationship between a man and woman is unconstitutional.
major mountain range in western North America
A bus overturns on the Qom–Tehran Highway in Iran, killing eight people (including the driver) and injuring more than thirty others. Officials claim the driver fell asleep.
Anti-corruption candidate Zuzana Čaputová of the Progressive Slovakia party wins the second round of Slovakia's presidential election, defeating the governing party candidate Maroš Šefčovič, 58 percent versus 42%. She will be the country's first female head of state.
Jüri Ratas, incumbent Prime Minister of Estonia, and his party gets second place in the election, while opposition leader Kaja Kallas's Estonian Reform Party gets the largest number of votes, and the right-wing Conservative People's Party doubles in seats.
Flooding over large portions of Nebraska leave one dead and two missing with over 900 people using emergency shelters.
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Oakland, California, United States
main international standards organization for the World Wide Web
Director of the Registry of Citizens of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal Leopoldo Guerra denounces pressures and threats by far-right groups not to register Thelma Aldana as a presidential candidate and request precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
The coalition, made up of Prime Minister Juha Sipilä's Centre Party, the conservative National Coalition Party and the Eurosceptic Blue Reform Party, were unable to agree on a package that would have slowed healthcare spending over the next decade.
Escola Estadual Professor Raul Brasil, Suzano, São Paulo, Brazil
how the project would implicate the 'core' objective of Medicaid, the provision of medical coverage to the needy".
Boeing 737 MAX groundings due to safety concerns, after two new airplanes crashed within five months
The House of Commons of the United Kingdom votes 412 to 202 to seek a delay to Brexit of three months if UK Prime Minister Theresa May's deal can be passed at a third attempt next week, else significantly longer. The delay, which means the UK will no longer leave the European Union on March 29, will have to be unanimously approved by all other 27 EU member states.
intensive campaign of civil resistance in Tunisia
Malaysian state in the southern Malay Peninsula, bordering Pahang to the north, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the northwest, Singapore to the South, and Indonesia to the west and east
U.S. President Donald Trump announces his intentions to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, a move welcomed by Israel.
Mixed martial artist Conor McGregor is arrested in Miami Beach, Florida, on charges of robbery and criminal mischief.
Flash flooding in the southern provinces of Iran kills at least 19 people and injures more than 100. The majority of the deaths occurred in the city of Shiraz.
rule of law usually issued by a head of state
The two shooters committed suicide after the attack.
North Korea and South Korea express interest in jointly hosting the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Shooting in a tram in Utrecht, the Netherlands
Guaidó, the National Assembly President, says he will continue his campaign to oust President Nicolás Maduro.
multiethnic empire with the monarchs from the Ottoman dynasty (1299–1922)
Two Russian military planes, an Ilyushin Il-62 and an Antonov An-124, land at Simón Bolívar International Airport near Caracas, Venezuela, carrying senior Defence Ministry official Vasily Tonkoshkurov [ru], a large amount of equipment and about 100 troops. Russia, which three months earlier held joint military exercises on Venezuelan soil, condemned other countries for backing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó against embattled President Nicolás Maduro.
The European People's Party votes to suspend Hungary's ruling Fidesz party citing its anti-immigration stance, and personal attacks on Jean-Claude Juncker and George Soros.
Beto O'Rourke 2020 presidential campaign
The UK's parliament rejects Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal by 149 votes.
state of Oklahoma that claimed the pharmaceutical company's opioids contributed to the deaths of thousands of people as part of the opioid epidemic.
A gunman involved in the shootings of at least one of the two mosques is identified as Brenton Tarrant, a 28-year-old Australian man.
Rakhine insurgents of the Arakan Army attack a police post in a village in Rakhine State, killing nine policemen. All of the victims were local recruits from the village.
A college admission scheme across the United States results in the indictment of over 50 people including athletic coaches, CEOs, and two Hollywood actresses, accused of using bribery and fraud in order to cheat their children into universities such as Yale and Stanford.
President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi suggests the death toll of Cyclone Idai could reach over one thousand.
United becomes the first side in the history of the Champions League or European Cup to overcome a first-leg home deficit of 2–0 or greater in a knockout tie.
Manchester United defeats Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 in Paris, overcoming a 2–0 home-leg deficit to advance to the quarter-finals with a 3–3 win on away goals.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un begins an official visit to Vietnam, three days after arriving in the country for a nuclear summit with U.S. President Donald Trump that ended in deadlock.
region in France where the capital Paris is located
flight between Addis Ababa and Nairobi crashed on 10 March 2019
The UK parliament holds "indicative votes" on eight options regarding Brexit in an attempt to find an approach which can command a majority. None of the options are passed at this stage; however, a further round of voting is planned for Monday.
Aldana will be proclaimed presidential candidate on March 10.
Ohio vehicle production plant built by GM
The UK's parliament votes against a no-deal Brexit. This greatly increases the chance of a delayed Brexit, to be voted on Thursday, as well as opening the door to the possibility of a second referendum.
Three teenage migrants who partook in the hijacking of Elhiblu 1 are charged in Malta.
aerospace and defense manufacturer in the United States
Bacterial infection of the small intestine
A fire at a refugee camp in Nigeria kills eight and leaves 15,000 homeless.
American rapper Nipsey Hussle is shot and killed outside a Los Angeles clothing store.
23rd Governor of Washington, United States
National Emergency declared by Donald Trump
Colombia's Immigration Authority states that 567 Venezuelan soldiers have defected to Colombia from Nicolás Maduro's government since February 23, 2019.
A nationwide power blackout enters its second day in Venezuela. Information Minister Jorge Rodríguez and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López claim the country appears to be the victim of a cyberattack intended to "derail the whole system". Venezuelan National Assembly-declared Acting President Juan Guaidó stated that "state corruption and mismanagement (...) have left the electrical grid in shambles".
The committee heavily criticized Secretary DeVos for the proposed budget cuts.
Bayer and Johnson & Johnson had successfully defended the safety of the drug in all six prior cases that went to trial.
series of ongoing insurgencies within Myanmar
He plans to continue hosting during his treatment.
Two men, aged 17 and 25 years, attack a school in the Brazilian city of Suzano, São Paulo, with a revolver and a knife, killing eight and wounding 23 people, among students and staff.
Former Argentine President Carlos Menem is sentenced to 3 years and 9 months in prison for the sale of a government ground.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller delivers a report on his inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 elections to Attorney General William Barr, who is expected to summarize the findings for congressional lawmakers in the coming days.
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (13 years, 6 months and 1 day)
bilateral relations between United States and Syria
air warfare branch of Turkey's armed forces
A fourth climber is injured and is receiving treatment at a hospital in Glasgow.
capital city of Voronezh Oblast in central Russia
The European Union confirms that UK Prime Minister Theresa May's requested short extension date of 30 June is too late due to pending EU elections.
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi suggests the death toll of Cyclone Idai could reach over one thousand. The current official toll stands at 84.
The sinking of the Grande America causes a 2,200 tonnes (4,900,000 lb) oil spill in the Bay of Biscay, France.
Tear gas is fired at protestors throwing stones at riot police in front of the Arc de Triomphe, news stands are torched at the Champs-Élysées, and a branch of Banque Tarneaud is burned.
European Union Military Operations in the Mediterranean Sea
American government official and national security expert
capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
road in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo bars the entry of International Criminal Court investigators into the United States as part of the ICC's investigation into possible war crimes committed by the United States military in Afghanistan.
The Supreme Court of the United States rejects a request by gun rights activists to grant a temporary stay on the Trump administration's ban on bump stock attachments that allow semi-automatic firearms to be fired rapidly. The policy took effect Tuesday after a similar bid to delay implementation was rejected.
An HIV-positive man, identified as "the London patient", is the second known adult worldwide cleared of the HIV virus after a bone marrow transplant from an HIV-resistant donor. He has been in remission from HIV for 18 months and is no longer taking HIV drugs.
The entire coalition government of Finland resigns after a failure to deliver on healthcare reform, a month ahead of the country's general election. The coalition, made up of Prime Minister Juha Sipilä's Centre Party, the conservative National Coalition Party and the Eurosceptic Blue Reform Party, were unable to agree on a package that would have slowed healthcare spending over the next decade. The government will be interim until April elections.
A United States airstrike in Afghanistan early Saturday kills 10 children and 3 adults.
U.S multinational medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods manufacturer
Tunisian authorities acknowledge they are detaining Tunisian national Moncef Kartas, a UN Libyan arms embargo monitor who has diplomatic immunity. Tunisia says Mr. Kartas had traveled in a private capacity on his Tunisian passport. The United Nations has called for his release and for Tunisia to clarify the reason for his arrest.
city in Western Asia, claimed by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority as its capital
The explosion is the second deadliest in the month after the 2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion.
alliance of militias fighting against ISIL and other Islamist extremists in the Syrian Civil War
Voters in Ukraine go to the polls today in the first round of the presidential election.
Fourteen suspected communist rebels are killed in the Philippines.
The US Food and Drug Administration approves Janssen Pharmaceutica's esketamine for treatment-resistant depression. The drug is the chemical cousin of ketamine, a powerful anesthetic and recreational drug, and the first major new depression treatment to be approved by the FDA in more than 30 years.
Severe thunderstorms in Nepal leave at least 25 people dead while more than 400 others are injured.
A man opens fire in a tram in the city of Utrecht, Netherlands, killing three people and wounding nine others, before fleeing.
The village of Derrylin, close to the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, is sealed off after a suspicious object is found.
gun stocks that can be used to assist in bump firing
The European Union, Australia, India, Malaysia, Singapore, and Turkey ground all Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets. This means 40% of the global fleet is now grounded, with Indonesia, China and several airlines grounding their aircraft yesterday. Boeing states they will issue a software update for the model within weeks.
The group had apparently gathered on the road to inspect a person who had been killed in a separate crash when the vehicle ploughed into them.
Use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Civil War
The Securities and Exchange Commission alleges in a court filing that Volkswagen has "perpetrated a massive fraud" and repeatedly lied to U.S. investors in connection with diesel emissions.
combined Field Training Exercise (FTX) conducted annually by the Republic of Korea Armed Forces and the United States Armed Forces
The object is later determined to be “nothing untoward”.
The explosion went largely unnoticed due to its location.
Peter Kaiser wins the 2019, 1000-mile Iditarod, arriving in Nome in 9 days, 12 hours and 39 minutes.
HMS Argyll rescues a 27-strong crew from a burning container vessel 150 miles off the coast of France.
Purdue Pharma reaches a $270 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. state of Oklahoma that claimed the pharmaceutical company's opioids contributed to the deaths of thousands of people as part of the opioid epidemic.
Anti-corruption candidate Zuzana Čaputová of the Progressive Slovakia party wins the second round of Slovakia's presidential election, defeating the governing party candidate Maroš Šefčovič, 58 percent versus 42%.
head of the United States Department of Education
According to Israel Today, a senior Hamas official, speaking on condition of anonymity, claimed that Iran's rulers ordered the rocket attack on Mishmeret in central Israel on March 25, 2019, which injured seven Israelis. The rocket attack was carried out by Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, which is heavily financed by Iran. The Hamas official said that Hamas's goal was to hurt Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chances of getting reelected in the April 9 elections.
Algerian military officer, senior leader in the Algerian People's National Army
President Donald Trump directs the United States Department of State to cease aid for El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala.
Venezuela's intelligence unit, the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN), detains attorney Roberto Marrero, Juan Guaidó's chief of staff.
More than 60 school, county, city, child services and law enforcement officials, as well as mental health specialists, teachers and parents, hold an emergency meeting after the suicide of a second Stoneman Douglas survivor.
form of pardon which obliterates all legal remembrance of the offense for a class of people
events in a specific year or time period
It is later learned that one of them was an armed citizen trying to help police and was released.
Tunisian health minister Abderraouf Cherif resigns following the deaths of 11 newborn babies since Thursday at a hospital in the capital Tunis. Evidence suggests all 11 died from septic shock. Tunisia's public healthcare had been considered one of the best in North Africa, but it has operated less smoothly since the 2011 revolution.
China and Indonesia ground 737-8 MAX aircraft across their nations in response to the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610 disasters; airlines elsewhere including Ethiopian Airlines voluntarily ground their own 737 MAX jets.
smallest, shallowest, coldest and northernmost of the world's major oceans
This means 40% of the global fleet is now grounded, with Indonesia, China and several airlines grounding their aircraft yesterday.
Algerian Army Chief of Staff Ahmed Gaid Salah renews his call for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013, be declared unfit for office.
Bangladesh's Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque tells the United Nations Security Council that his country will no longer accept Rohingya refugees fleeing violence across the border in Rakhine State, and accuses Myanmar of "hollow promises" regarding repatriation.
The United States Senate blocks the Green New Deal, a progressive climate change resolution aiming to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. It has faced criticism from conservatives, as well as some Democrats, who found the resolution too broad and unspecific.
lower house of the United States Congress
All three have expressed largely pro-European views.
metropolitan county in North West England
Venezuela's intelligence unit, the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN), detains attorney Roberto Marrero, Juan Guaidó's chief of staff. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio says this is "a significant escalation of repression and could signal the beginning of efforts to arrest Guaidó himself". ,
is arbitrary and capricious because it did not address ...
SpaceX's unmanned spacecraft Dragon 2 successfully docks with the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time.
The House of Commons of the United Kingdom votes 412 to 202 to seek a delay to Brexit of three months if UK Prime Minister Theresa May's deal can be passed at a third attempt next week, else significantly longer.
A building in Lagos, Nigeria, collapses, killing ten people and leaving more than 100 others trapped under the rubble.
The United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces that the U.S. will be withdrawing all remaining diplomatic staff from Venezuela. The withdrawal follows televised remarks from Nicolás Maduro calling colectivos (paramilitary groups) to active resistance, and alleging that U.S. President Donald Trump masterminded the ongoing nationwide power blackout as part of a "demonic plot" to oust him, by crippling the country's electricity sector with an "electromagnetic attack".
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons's Fact-Finding Mission in Syria
independent city in Virginia, United States
The epicentre was determined to be just south of Red Deer, and is believed to be the result of tectonic activity east of the Rocky Mountains.
President Peter M. Christian is defeated for re-election to his at-large seat in Congress by David Panuelo.
Chelsea Manning is jailed for refusing to answer questions from a federal grand jury in Virginia looking into the release of documents to WikiLeaks.
It is reported that California Governor Gavin Newsom will sign an executive order placing a moratorium on the death penalty for all 737 inmates on California's death row, ensuring that no executions will take place while he is governor.
industrial process plant that manufactures chemicals
bilateral relations between Greece and Turkey
Holy See's independent city-state, an enclave within Rome, Italy
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections does not find that any US officials or Trump campaign members knowingly conspired with the government of Russia. Mueller drew no conclusions about whether Trump illegally obstructed justice.
highest electoral authority of Guatemala
prospective recipient of an award or position
Cyclone Trevor will make landfall in the north near Numbulwar and Borroloola, while Cyclone Veronica, a Category 4 storm, will strike Pilbara on Australia's west coast.
procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before their term has ended
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons's Fact-Finding Mission in Syria issues its report regarding the April 7, 2018 chemical attack in Douma. It reveals that there is conclusive evidence that proves a toxic chemical containing molecular chlorine was used in the attack. However, it did not assign blame for the attack. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the opposition blame each other for the attack.
64th season of the UEFA club football tournament
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos testifies before a House appropriations subcommittee about this year's DoED budget request.
Amazon announces plans to open dozens of proprietary grocery stores in several major U.S.
agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services
Information Minister Jorge Rodríguez and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López claim the country appears to be the victim of a cyberattack intended to "derail the whole system".
U.S.-owned company Uber buys Dubai-based ride-sharing company Careem for $3.1 billion in order to further solidify its Middle Eastern presence.
President Donald Trump removes sanctions targeting North Korea that were imposed Thursday by the Treasury Department on two Chinese companies.
The entire coalition government of Finland resigns after a failure to deliver on healthcare reform, a month ahead of the country's general election.
sovereign state in northern South America
city in Russia, administrative center of the Khabarovsk Krai
United States District Court for the District of Alaska
All of the victims were local recruits from the village.
The announcement comes after the United States government offered a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to the identification or location of him.
American automotive, energy storage and solar power company
If Parliament rejects the decision to leave with no deal, the UK could request its withdrawal from the EU be postponed with the unanimous consent of the other 27 member states.
USS Devastator is damaged by fire while at a Bahrain dock.
escalation on the Israel–Gaza border starting in 2018
Former Vice Prime Minister Yuriy Boyko is the front-runner among the pro-Russian candidates.
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
political alignment on the extreme end of right-wing politics
major international airport serving London, England, United Kingdom
Roger Federer wins the 2019 Dubai Tennis Championships, his 100th ATP singles title overall, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6–4, 6–4, in the final.
peninsula in Eastern Russia between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk
head of state and head of government of Brazil
The Venezuelan Economic and Social Development Bank
ongoing indirect conflict between Iran and Israel
Voters in Thailand head to the polls to elect all 500 members of the House of Representatives. This is the first parliamentary election held in the country since the invalidation of the 2014 Thai general election and the ensuing 2014 Thai coup d'état.
rapid flooding of low-lying areas, often caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, tropical storm, or melt water from ice or snow
A fire and explosion at a chemical plant that makes fertilizer in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China, kills 47 people and injures 640 others.
March 2019 attacks against Fulani herders
SpaceX launches the first Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of the Crew Dragon Demo-1 mission, with the first stage of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle making a successful landing on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You.
largest city in California, United States of America
political and economic union of 27 European states
Federer became the second male tennis player in the Open Era after Jimmy Connors to win 100 ATP singles titles.
Canadian Treasury Board President Jane Philpott resigns having lost confidence in the government's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair.
Italy signs $2.8 billion in deals with the Belt and Road Initiative.
Iranian protests against compulsory hijab
Boeing states they will issue a software update for the model within weeks.
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
Venezuelan journalist Alí Domínguez, who disappeared a week ago, dies from injuries of beating and torture. ,
city in Broward County, Florida, United States
Two former military police officers are arrested in Brazil for the murders of Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes.
Food and Drug Administration approves Sage Therapeutics' Zulresso, also known as allopregnanolone or brexanolone, for treatment of postpartum depression.
online platform for targeted advertisements
WOW air, an Icelandic low-cost airline, ceases operations.
Thirty men are sentenced in Egypt for planning an attack on a church in Alexandria, with eighteen men receiving life sentences and twelve men receiving between ten to fifteen years in prison.
border city in the northern part of Tamaulipas, Mexico
It is estimated that tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands attended.
Mexican authorities announce a national search operation is underway after revealing masked gunmen with a list of names stormed a bus on March 7 as it was traveling along a highway that connects the town of San Fernando with the city of Reynosa.
individual act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
2019 business transaction involving Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. and The Walt Disney Company
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
Two former military police officers are arrested in Brazil for the murders of Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes. One of the suspects was arrested at home, in a Rio de Janeiro gated community where President Jair Bolsonaro also resides. Franco was born in a Rio favela and became a politician and activist against violence in the slums, which are often controlled by paramilitary groups. Her assassination prompted widespread protests.
Senator Rand Paul is expected to vote against Donald Trump’s national emergency.
A CNN reporter alleges an unnamed source has provided new video details about the August 2018 drone explosion in Caracas, claiming that it was part of a plot to kill Nicolás Maduro.
Tashonty Toney, son of a police officer, was arrested for vehicular homicide, vehicular negligent injury, hit-and-run and reckless operation of a motor vehicle after he veered into a bike line near a Mardi Gras parade route in New Orleans. He accidentally killed 2 and injured 7 cyclists while drunk and drugged.
ward management area of the Highland Council
American rapper Nipsey Hussle is shot and killed outside a Los Angeles clothing store. Two other people with him were also shot and wounded. (Global News)
most populous city in the United Arab Emirates
international youth movement for climate action
German multinational pharmaceutical, chemical, and agricultural biotechnology company
Huawei sues the U.S. Government to challenge the constitutionality of Section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act which prohibits U.S. executive government agencies from procuring telecommunications equipment from two Chinese companies, Huawei and ZTE.
An airstrike carried out in north-west Yemen kills seven and injures eight others at a hospital.
a global trend in which allegations of sexual misconduct by famous or powerful men are disclosed
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces a ban of all military-style semi-automatic weapons, assault rifles and high-capacity magazines following the Christchurch mosque shootings. An amnesty is in effect for people who return their guns.
physiological process of expelling a fetus from the pregnant human mother's uterus
Counterterror police traveled to Iraq in order to return him to Germany, as he had already been deported when he was identified in connection to the murder; Iraq has no extradition treaty with Germany.
Pope Francis announces the Vatican's historical archives of Pope Pius XII's pontificate (1939–1958) will be accessible to scholars next year, effective 2 March 2020.
Frank Cali, the reputed head of the Gambino crime family, is shot dead by an unknown assailant outside his home in Todt Hill, Staten Island, New York City. It is the first targeted killing of a mob boss in New York City since Paul Castellano was assassinated in 1985.
Australian-born American media mogul (born 1931)
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal dismisses six nullity proceedings against the presidential candidacy of Thelma Aldana.
Venezuelan journalist, student politician, and political party leader (1992-2019)
The Maltese Navy seizes control of commercial tanker Elhiblu 1, which was hijacked by migrants off the coast of Libya yesterday. The tanker is now docked in the Maltese capital, Valletta.
It is the first targeted killing of a mob boss in New York City since Paul Castellano was assassinated in 1985.
presidency of the council of EU heads of state or government
Jayapura and Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia
On the one year anniversary of the Gaza border protests, tens of thousands of Palestinians gather on the border to commemorate the weekly gatherings. Four Palestinian protesters have been killed and more than 300 injured according to Palestinian health officials.
2019 disaster in the Midwestern United States
modular space station in low Earth orbit
It is to be replaced by the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority featuring increased powers and new leaders.
multiple-fatalities disaster on the Tigris River
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces a ban of all military-style semi-automatic weapons, assault rifles and high-capacity magazines following the Christchurch mosque shootings.
Shares of Boeing lose roughly 9 percent after one of its best-selling planes, the Boeing 737 MAX jet, saw its second deadly crash in less than five months.
Soldiers shot 28 unarmed protestors, killing 13.
Tens of thousands of Algerians take to streets to protest President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid to seek re-election in 2019 presidential election in what is Algeria's biggest anti-government protests since the 2011 protests. 183 people have been injured.
U.S. federal executive department overseeing commerce
2016 United States presidential election
58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
Many roads and highways in the state are also closed.
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
group of religious orders within the Catholic Church (1209-1517)
river flowing from Turkey through Iraq and Syria
Senator Marco Rubio says this is "a significant escalation of repression and could signal the beginning of efforts to arrest Guaidó himself".
United States Department of Homeland Security
Whilst a nationwide power blackout continues, Acting President Juan Guaidó calls for protests in the capital of Venezuela.
Though there was no immediate response from China, the move comes after a week when the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard sent ships through the Strait.
Intel makes Thunderbolt 3 open and royalty-free and gives the specification to USB Implementers Forum, while USB Promoter Group announces the USB4 specification that is based on Thunderbolt 3. USB4 supports 40 Gbps transfer rates and enables the use of multiple data and display protocols simultaneously.
appeals court denies TransCanada's request to lift an injunction preventing pre-construction work on the Keystone XL expansion from beginning.
77th & 85th United States Attorney General
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Syria)
cabinet ministry of Syria responsible for foreign relations
President Petro Poroshenko is seeking re-election, with comedian Volodymyr Zelensky and former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko the primary challengers.
spaceflight-related events during the year of 2019
legislature of Thailand, sometimes serving as the lower house of the National Assembly of Thailand
Underdog AFC Ajax defeats defending champions Real Madrid 4–1, and advances to quarter-finals on aggregate 5–3, marking the end of Real Madrid's European dominance.
American politician, businessman and the 42nd Governor of Colorado
citizens against dozens of Cuban companies and other entities concerning property confiscated by the Cuban government.
Pope Francis says the plight of migrants was "a wound that cries out to heaven". He added, "The issue of migration will never be resolved by raising barriers, fomenting fear of others or denying assistance to those who legitimately aspire to a better life for themselves and their families".
Venezuelan state comptroller Elvis Amoroso announces that opposition leader Juan Guaidó is barred from holding public office for 15 years because of irregularities in his financial records.
A social news aggregation website free from censorship and propaganda; a discussion portal
material of natural or synthetic origin (other than liming materials) applied to soils or to plants to supply essential nutrients
small meteor that exploded near the Kamchatka Peninsula on December 2018
town in Dihlabeng Local Municipality, South Africa
Health officials in Rockland County, New York, declare a state of emergency due to an ongoing measles outbreak.
The United Kingdom announces it will abolish the Financial Reporting Council, which regulates the nation's accounting industry, after it was criticised by an independent review following the collapse of several large organisations. It is to be replaced by the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority featuring increased powers and new leaders.
Korean pop star Jung Joon-young is arrested over allegations that he shared sexually explicit videos of women filmed without their knowledge or consent.
Florida's emergency chief is requesting the state Legislature provide more mental health resources for the community.
He added, "The issue of migration will never be resolved by raising barriers, fomenting fear of others or denying assistance to those who legitimately aspire to a better life for themselves and their families".
The estimates of those dead were later revised by officials.
The United States Department of Justice announces that former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has resigned from the Department, with his final day in the department having been March 2.
A major power blackout leaves most of Venezuela without electricity, including the capital Caracas.
Prime Minister of Algeria Ahmed Ouyahia resigns after Bouteflika's speech.
The withdrawal follows televised remarks from Nicolás Maduro calling colectivos (paramilitary groups) to active resistance, and alleging that U.S. President Donald Trump masterminded the ongoing nationwide power blackout as part of a "demonic plot" to oust him, by crippling the country's electricity sector with an "electromagnetic attack".
1960s–1990s conflict in Northern Ireland
At least 18 people have died after a truck struck a crowd gathered at a road accident in western Guatemala.
U.S. federal statute also known as Obamacare
executive department of the U.S. federal government
Attorney Michael Avenatti is arrested and charged with extortion, embezzlement and bank fraud.
self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
American multinational investment management corporation
War crimes perpetrated by the U.S. and its armed forces
current rise in Earth's average temperature and related large-scale shifts in weather patterns
President Donald Trump directs the United States Department of State to cease aid for El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. This apparently reverses the regional compact agreement Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen signed on Wednesday with these countries and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's congressional testimony of the same day.
act in which an individual kills one or more other persons as well as oneself
The Hamas official said that Hamas's goal was to hurt Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chances of getting reelected in the April 9 elections.
Australian Catholic cardinal (1941–2023)
eastern portion of the Southern United States
Kidnapping and double homicide in Barron, Wisconsin in October 2018
The English Football League is to deduct Birmingham City F.C. nine points for breaching profitability and sustainability rules. Birmingham City are the first club to be deducted points since the EFL introduced its new profitability and sustainability regulations in 2016.
form of legal immunity and a policy held between governments
first-level administrative division in Venezuela
24 Rue du Commandant Guilbaud 75016 Paris, Île-de-France, France
The US Food and Drug Administration approves Janssen Pharmaceutica's esketamine for treatment-resistant depression.
city in Alaska, United States of America
bilateral relations between China and Italy
Palestinian Sunni-Islamist organization that governs the Gaza strip, with an associated military wing. The group is recognized as a terrorist organization.
The attack killed one bodyguard and injured two others.
southern region of the European continent
upper house of the United States Congress
American politician and lawyer (born 1971)
armed conflict between the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and the Israel Defense Forces
(Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons)
Judge John D. Bates of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia, in a case filed by 11 states, strikes down the Trump administration rule broadly re-defining an Association Health Plan employer to include self-employed individuals with no employees because it violates the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Affordable Care Act of 2010.
This is the first parliamentary election held in the country since the invalidation of the 2014 Thai general election and the ensuing 2014 Thai coup d'état.
Franco was born in a Rio favela and became a politician and activist against violence in the slums, which are often controlled by paramilitary groups.
sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car
British overseas territory in the Caribbean
method of breaking ties in sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground, according to which the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal
American conservative cable television news channel
The explosion, which was ten times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, was the second largest of its kind in 30 years.
Telstra blocks access to several websites in Australia for hosting footage of the recent mass shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, which were livestreamed on Facebook, including LiveLeak, 4chan, 8chan, Voat and the blog Zero Hedge. Optus and Vodafone took similar actions but did not list which sites had been blocked.
No structural damage or injuries are reported, and it is unlikely to cause aftershocks.
They were members of Venezuela's Armed Forces and Venezuela's National Police.
Canada and the United States ground all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft and ban the jet from their airspace until further notice. It is now effectively grounded worldwide, with no operators remaining unaffected by grounding orders.
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
Flash flooding in the southern provinces of Iran kills at least 19 people and injures more than 100.
person running together with another person on a joint ticket during an election
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with 149 passengers and eight crew members onboard crashes en route to Nairobi, Kenya, killing all 157 persons on board.
Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the Arab League, declares this action irrelevant and illegal.
In Mogadishu, Somalia, at least five militants set off a car bomb and raid a government building, killing at least five people.
continent on the Earth's northwestern quadrant, spanning from the Arctic Archipelago to the Panama Isthmus
Tabichi gives away 80 percent of his salary to support poorer pupils at the Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School in Pwani Village, Nakuru.
standard that is openly accessible and usable by anyone
Thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes as two potentially devastating cyclones are expected to hit the country this weekend.
constituent country of the United Kingdom
National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Prime Minister of Luxembourg and President of the European Commission (born 1954)
American politician for the Democratic Party
capital and most populous city of Russia
45th presidential administration and cabinet of the USA (2017-2021)
Telstra blocks access to several websites in Australia for hosting footage of the recent mass shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, which were livestreamed on Facebook, including LiveLeak, 4chan, 8chan, Voat and the blog Zero Hedge.
A vote for leaving the European Union without a deal is scheduled for the thirteenth of March.
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort is sentenced to 3½ years for money-laundering and obstruction of justice.
security and rescue military service branch for U.S. waters
On the one year anniversary of the Gaza border protests, tens of thousands of Palestinians gather on the border to commemorate the weekly gatherings.
control or suppression of what can be accessed, published, or viewed on the Internet
Ongoing corruption scandal involving major universities in the U.S.
citizens or residents of the United States of America
Terrorist mass shooting attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand
2010s migrant crisis in the European Union
United States Special Counsel investigation
metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England
The Securities and Exchange Commission alleges in a court filing that Volkswagen has "perpetrated a massive fraud" and repeatedly lied to U.S.
Global investment management company BlackRock says that it is buying eFront, the leading provider of management software for alternative investments, for $1.3 billion in cash.
capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia, and the surrounding area
scientific achievements (including inventions and discoveries) of the year 2019
Progressive Slovakia candidate Zuzana Čaputová, who ran on an anti-corruption campaign against the backdrop of Ján Kuciak's murder, wins the first round of Slovakia's presidential election with 40.5% of the vote while the ruling Direction – Social Democracy Party's candidate Maroš Šefčovič receives 18.6% of the vote.
relations between the People's Republic of China (Mainland China) and Republic of China (Taiwan)
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Anaheim, California, United States
American politician and businessman (born 1963)
a set of heights, that are having ongoing territorial disputes between Israel and Syria
Southern half of the Downtown Mall, Charlottesville, Virginia
Four people—three men and one woman—are arrested in connection to the shootings, according to New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush.
He also told opponents not to seek to undermine the military.
The United States sanctions two Chinese shipping companies suspected of helping North Korea evade sanctions.
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
delay or suspension of an activity or a law
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
Israeli air defense system to protect against short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from distances of 4 to 70 km
Kartas had traveled in a private capacity on his Tunisian passport.
Tunisian authorities acknowledge they are detaining Tunisian national Moncef Kartas, a UN Libyan arms embargo monitor who has diplomatic immunity.
sixth director of the FBI; American attorney
successful 2016 US presidential campaign
An opposition group to the rule of the Assad family in Syria
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort is sentenced to 47 months in federal prison for eight counts including tax fraud and bank fraud.
Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization
American lawyer and politician (born 1966)
Alex Trebek, host of the American syndicated game show Jeopardy! since 1984, announces that he has been diagnosed with terminal stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit
meeting between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump
withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election
James Alex Fields, who drove his car into a crowd of protestors at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, killing one person and injuring 28 others, pleads guilty to 29 federal hate crimes. He will be sentenced on July 3, 2019.
votes to ultimately ratify the United Kingdom's Brexit withdrawal agreement
U.S. federal executive department in charge of law enforcement
armed conflicts that started from January 2012
selection of the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in 2020
Venezuelan news website El Pitazo blames failures at Simón Bolívar hydroelectric plant; state TV blames anti-government saboteurs.
residental community with controlled entrances and often a closed perimeter of walls/fences
series of mail bombing attempts to high profile figures in the United States
If that deal is not passed, the UK is given until 12 April to define whether it will participate in EU elections.
vehicle-ramming attack in the United States
In Washington, D.C., the leaders of Romania and Honduras announce they will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, following the lead of the United States.
operation that has led to numerous investigations into Petrobras regarding alleged corruption and payment of kickbacks
Russia, which three months earlier held joint military exercises on Venezuelan soil, condemned other countries for backing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó against embattled President Nicolás Maduro.
The majority of the deaths occurred in the city of Shiraz.
process of returning an asset, an item, or a person to its owner or their place of origin or citizenship
President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019
part of the United Kingdom situated on the island of Ireland
Rupert Murdoch's political activities in the United States
Date: 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
The United States and South Korea announce that their annual large-scale exercises, commonly known as Foal Eagle and Key Resolve, will end and will be re-configured into smaller exercises. The joint exercises will be done on a small unit level and may include virtual training similar to the 2018 exercises.
Taiwan condemns China after two PLAAF fighter jets pass the maritime line on the Taiwan Strait.
Syria has not publicly responded to President Trump's decision. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the Arab League, declares this action irrelevant and illegal.
His government's Minister of Economy Domingo Cavallo was also sentenced to 3 years and 6 months.
Prime Minister of Algeria Ahmed Ouyahia resigns after Bouteflika's speech. He is replaced by Noureddine Bedoui.
It has faced criticism from conservatives, as well as some Democrats, who found the resolution too broad and unspecific.
South China Sea, East China Sea (Pacific Ocean）
diplomatic relations between North Korea and Vietnam
overview of Internet censorship in the Russian Federation
most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States under the Trump Administration
Chinese multinational technology company
Brazilian politician and activist (1979–2018)
(William Barr letter to congress via The Washington Post)
Packages containing suspected improvised explosive devices are found near Heathrow Airport, London City Airport, and London Waterloo station in London, England.
farmland were flooded from the early March blizzard storm that affected nine major grain-producing states, according to Israel Cleantech Ventures' Gro Intelligence.
Date: 30 March 2018 – 27 December 2019 (1 year, 8 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
United States social health care program for families and individuals with limited resources
Tens of thousands of Algerians take to streets to protest President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid to seek re-election in 2019 presidential election in what is Algeria's biggest anti-government protests since the 2011 protests.
Ali Bashar confesses in court in Germany to killing teenager Susanna Feldmann. Bashar is a failed asylum seeker from Iraq. The case prompted national debate and a pledge by Angela Merkel to call for improvements to the deportation system in Germany. Counterterror police traveled to Iraq in order to return him to Germany, as he had already been deported when he was identified in connection to the murder; Iraq has no extradition treaty with Germany.
The Supreme Court of the United States rejects a request by gun rights activists to grant a temporary stay on the Trump administration's ban on bump stock attachments that allow semi-automatic firearms to be fired rapidly.
city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
An HIV-positive man, identified as "the London patient", is the second known adult worldwide cleared of the HIV virus after a bone marrow transplant from an HIV-resistant donor.
The tanker is now docked in the Maltese capital, Valletta.
information office documenting human rights abuses in the Syrian Civil War
Wikimedia list of persons by citizenship
Interpol has issued an Interpol notice for him after United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions on him which includes assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo.
overview of Internet censorship in Australia
This month, at least 400,000 hectares (1 million acres) of U.S.
develops, produces, and markets drugs or pharmaceuticals licensed for use as medications
The UK parliament holds "indicative votes" on eight options regarding Brexit in an attempt to find an approach which can command a majority.
List of traffic collisions (2000–present)
Through a royal decree, King Salman of Saudi Arabia revokes the citizenship of Hamza bin Laden, Osama bin Laden's son, who works in the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization.
Mueller drew no conclusions about whether Trump illegally obstructed justice.
occurrence in which gun violence takes place at an educational institution
2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, US
multinational transportation network company
sovereign state situated on an archipelago in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa
An airstrike carried out in north-west Yemen kills seven and injures eight others at a hospital. The airstrike occurred early when patients and staff members were arriving.
Ogossagou and Welingara, Mopti Region, Mali
Venezuelan journalist Alí Domínguez, who disappeared a week ago, dies from injuries of beating and torture.
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Seattle, Washington, United States
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
bilateral relations between United States and Venezuela
These are the first actions targeting Pyongyang since last month's Hanoi Summit ended without agreement.
border barrier between the Palestinian Gaza Strip and Israel
medical procedure to replace bone marrow stem cells
portion of the atmosphere controlled by a country
Securities and Exchange Commission tells a judge in New York that she has the power to decide whether the CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, violated the terms of his settlement with the SEC without holding a hearing, because there are no open issues of material fact.
Southeastern United States, particularly Alabama and Georgia and the Florida Panhandle
simultaneous citizenship of multiple countries by the same person
Malta's military said the ship would not be allowed into its waters.
An avalanche on Ben Nevis kills two French nationals and a Swiss national.
One of the suspects was arrested at home, in a Rio de Janeiro gated community where President Jair Bolsonaro also resides.
opposition to some or all movement of people into another country or region to which they are not native
Development project by state government of New York
Protests against French President Emmanuel Macron enter a fourth month in Paris.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Colorado
Algerian Army Chief of Staff Ahmed Gaid Salah renews his call for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013, be declared unfit for office. He also told opponents not to seek to undermine the military.
2019 Italian Democratic Party leadership election
It is now effectively grounded worldwide, with no operators remaining unaffected by grounding orders.
After lengthy discussions, EU leaders agree that if the Prime Minister's deal is passed next week a short extension until 22 May is available to pass the necessary legislation.
This greatly increases the chance of a delayed Brexit, to be voted on Thursday, as well as opening the door to the possibility of a second referendum.
principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces
James Alex Fields, who drove his car into a crowd of protestors at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, killing one person and injuring 28 others, pleads guilty to 29 federal hate crimes.
lower house in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Former President of Brazil Michel Temer is arrested as part of an investigation into corruption. Former Governor of Rio de Janeiro Moreira Franco is also arrested.
central London railway terminus; interchange with the London Underground station of the same name
North Korea's military development for weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical, and biological
Prosecutors in Northern Ireland charge a former British Army soldier with murdering two people during the mass shooting in Derry during the Troubles in 1972, following a contemporary police investigation.
Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta
maritime warfare branch of Malta's military
automotive brand; manufacturing subsidiary of Volkswagen Group
international airport in London, England
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
The New York Times reports that McGregor was arrested in January for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in Ireland.
war of independence waged by Greek revolutionaries
The Bering Sea, near the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Hungarian-American business magnate, investor and philanthropist
None of the options are passed at this stage; however, a further round of voting is planned for Monday.
Near Avenida Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela
Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels finalize a record-breaking 12-year, $430 million contract, the largest in the history of Major League Baseball.
partially reusable orbital launch vehicle by SpaceX
American pornographic actress and director
Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia blocks Kentucky from implementing Medicaid work requirements and Arkansas from continuing its program, stating the program's approval by the Department of Health and Human Services "...
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019
result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
Russian interference in the 2016 elections
actions to limit climate change in order to reduce the risks of global warming
The United Kingdom announces it will abolish the Financial Reporting Council, which regulates the nation's accounting industry, after it was criticised by an independent review following the collapse of several large organisations.
Israeli business who invest in renewable technology
Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities strengthen the greenhouse effect, causing climate change. Most is carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas.
Slovakian political party established in 2017
The English Football League is to deduct Birmingham City F.C.
international relationship between Israel and the United States
A Japanese high-speed boat collides with a "marine creature" while carrying 121 passengers; 87 passengers are injured and 5 airlifted by helicopter to the hospital.
scandal involving Donald Trump and pornographic actress Stormy Daniels around sexual relations and an alleged hush payment by lawyer Michael D. Cohen in 2016
Australian cyclone season in 2018 and 2019
Salafi jihadist organization founded in 1988
Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)
association football club in Manchester, England
Police have found a crossbow, Molotov cocktails and a "suitcase with wires" at the scene.
The second revision makes online platforms such as Google, Facebook and YouTube liable for the content posted on their services, meaning that all content providers must get permission from rights holders before uploading copyrighted material of any kind.
Two other people with him were also shot and wounded.
An amnesty is in effect for people who return their guns.
civil war taking place in Somalia since 1991
The delay, which means the UK will no longer leave the European Union on March 29, will have to be unanimously approved by all other 27 EU member states.
Argentine politician, president of Argentina from 1989 to 1999
Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017–2023)
He accidentally killed 2 and injured 7 cyclists while drunk and drugged.
The rocket attack was carried out by Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, which is heavily financed by Iran.
Syria has not publicly responded to President Trump's decision.
A leaking oil pipeline explodes in Bayelsa, Nigeria; a stampede follows.
Date: Since 20 August 2018, mostly on Fridays, sometimes on Thursdays, Saturdays or Sundays
Intel makes Thunderbolt 3 open and royalty-free and gives the specification to USB Implementers Forum, while USB Promoter Group announces the USB4 specification that is based on Thunderbolt 3.
Ex President of the National Assembly of Venezuela.
The United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces that the U.S.
Former Argentine President Carlos Menem is sentenced to 3 years and 9 months in prison for the sale of a government ground. His government's Minister of Economy Domingo Cavallo was also sentenced to 3 years and 6 months. In addition, both were disqualified from holding public office for life. As Menem is currently a National Senator and has immunity, he will not comply with his sentence yet.
Canada and the United States ground all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft and ban the jet from their airspace until further notice.
head of state and head of government of Venezuela
activities that oppose or inhibit corruption, including preventive and reactive measures
Turkish security forces rejected the accusation, insisting the jets were carrying out a routine mission.
The government will be interim until April elections.
Pope Francis says the plight of migrants was "a wound that cries out to heaven".
Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)
United States civil space and aeronautics agency
2020 presidential campaign of Beto O'Rourke
59th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales
seaside town and port in West Sussex, England
One resolution includes new requirements aimed at making companies pay licensing fees to publications such as newspapers whose work gets aggregated by online services.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
The election is believed to be contested on challenging the current President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Village in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States of America
endogenous depression that involves intense, sustained and sometimes disabling depression experienced by women after giving birth
Tunisia's public healthcare had been considered one of the best in North Africa, but it has operated less smoothly since the 2011 revolution.
According to the New York Times, he was released and is under investigation by authorities.
one of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security
President of the National Assembly of Venezuela
presiding officer (speaker) of the National Assembly, Venezuela's unicameral legislature
overview of the links between Trump associates and Russian officials
Bouteflika is fighting for his political survival in the face of unrelenting protests and the desertion of long-time allies.
Frank Cali, the reputed head of the Gambino crime family, is shot dead by an unknown assailant outside his home in Todt Hill, Staten Island, New York City.
nationwide power outage beginning on 7 March
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 2 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Canadian-American television personality
central repository in the Vatican City for all of the acts promulgated by the Holy See
bilateral relations between Iran and Iraq