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20 Aug 2020 1 minute read 2 comments AverageVancouverite
At least 45 migrants and refugees are confirmed dead after a deadly shipwreck off the coast of Libya, marking the deadliest shipwreck off the Libyan coast this year, and bringing the total confirmed death toll of those attempting to cross the Mediter...
19 Aug 2020 1 minute read 1 comment AverageVancouverite
With share prices hitting $467.77 in mid-morning trading, Apple has become the first American company to have a market value of over 2 trillion United States dollars. Apple shares gained nearly 60% this year and surpassed the 2 trillion dollar market...
19 Aug 2020 1 minute read 3 comments AverageVancouverite
Malian President Ibrahim Boubcar Keïta, Prime Minister Boubou Cissé, and several other officials of the nation such as the foreign minister and the finance minister have been detained by mutinying soldiers are are being held at the Soundiata military...
18 Aug 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite
At least 15 people are confirmed dead and over a dozen others are injured after 4 gunmen attacked the 4-storey Elite Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. The attack started in the afternoon when a car bomb was detonated at the security gate of the hotel. The...
18 Aug 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite
The Japanese Gross Domestic Product (GDP) suffered a 7.8% drop in the second quarter of 2020, marking a record 27.8% drop on an annualized basis as the nation combats the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this year, Japan slipped into economic r...
17 Aug 2020 1 minute read 1 comment AverageVancouverite
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has postponed the nation's general election by 4 weeks after a spike in Covid-19 coronavirus cases. The vote, originally supposed to take place on September 19th, 2020, will now be held on October 17th, 2020....
16 Aug 2020 1 minute read 3 comments AverageVancouverite
On July 25th, 2020, the Japanese bulk carrier MV Wakashio struck a coral reef southeast of Mauritius, where it began leaking some 1,000 tonnes of fuel starting on August 6th, 2020. A crew of 20 were onboard at the time of the crash, and none were inj...
9 Aug 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite
11 people are confirmed dead while 10 others were injured after a fire in a block of apartments in the town of Bohumin, the Czech Republic. The fire started at about 18:40 local time, and media outlets say the fire was "fast moving". Described as the...
8 Aug 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite
Air India Express Flight IX-1344 with service from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to the Kozhikode (Calicut) International Airport in India's Kerala state, skidded off the runway upon landing and broke into two, resulting in at least 17 deaths and...
7 Aug 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite
In an official statement, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi and the nation's government has declared a ban on the sale of alcohol, suspended all liquor licenses effective immediately, and banned consumption of alcohol in public places citing that...
