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15 de dez. de 2014 · As 2014 comes to a close, here are the top ten most notable world events of the past year. Russia Annex Crimea Passport. Blog Post by James M. Lindsay. December 15, 2014 3:18 pm (EST) Every...
- Ebola Outbreak
- Malaysia Airlines Disasters
- The Deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner
- The Rise of Isis
- U.S.-Cuba Thaw
- Conflict in Ukraine
- Robin Williams’ Suicide
- Domestic Violence and The NFL
- Space History: Landing on The Surface of A Comet
- Bill Cosby Rape Allegations
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa started quietly but soon spread across the porous borders of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to become a full-blown epidemic. The deadly virus made global headlines as patients were evacuated to other countries for treatments: medical missionaries Dr. Kent Brantly, Nancy Writebol and Dr. Rick Sacra, as well as Spa...
In what has become one of the greatest mysteries in aviation, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370disappeared with 239 people onboard on March 8 while traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Malaysia. Authorities have not determined why the aircraft seemingly turned back to the Southeast Asian country and then, they believe, headed south. Experts think the jet ulti...
Protests erupted nationwide after a grand jury decided in late November not to indict white police officer, Darren Wilson, in the shooting death of unarmed teen Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Weeks later, the protests ballooned following a second grand jury decision – this time in New York City – not to indict white police officer Daniel Pantale...
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria emerged as the terror successor to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's al Qaeda in Iraq. ISIS has overrun huge areas of Iraq and Syria, raising concerns that its radical ideology will spread across the Middle East. Its recent executions of political candidates in Iraq are the latest in a spiral of violence that United Nations...
Americans were taken by surprise when on Dec. 17 they first learned that Alan Gross of Maryland would be freed after five years of imprisonment in Cuba – and then, that the Obama administration was normalizing relations with the communist island nation after more than five decades of an ever-tightening embargo and frosty Cold War-era ties. The deci...
The crisis in Ukraine, first triggered by former President Viktor Yanukovych’s decision to walk back on a deal to forge a closer relationship with the European Union in November 2013, has led to guerrilla conflict, the annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia and an exodus of people living in the country’s east. NATO in November said that Russ...
One of the most beloved American comedian-actors of the last few decades, Robin Williams, took his own lifeat his home in Tiburon, California, at age 63 on Aug. 11. The Oscar-winning legend was known for his turns on Saturday Night Live, Mork & Mindy, Moscow on the Hudson, The Birdcage, Dead Poets Society, Mrs. Doubtfire and many more films as well...
The NFL has struggled with the gravest scandal in its history. A video surfaced earlier this year of Baltimore Raven running back Ray Rice punching and knocking out his then fiancée, now wife, and dragging her out of a hotel elevator. NFL leadership, including Commissioner Roger Goodell, seemed caught off-guard by the incident and said it hadn’t pr...
The European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission achieved something no one had ever done: Sending a lander onto the surface of a comet’s nucleus. Legions of fans kept track of the Philae lander’s descent and touchdown on Nov. 12 in real time, on television and online. The surface of the target, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, was so hard that Philae’s ...
In recent weeks, some 20 women – including supermodel Beverly Johnson - have come forward to accuse entertainer Bill Cosby of sexual assault - charges that began to surfacea decade ago when the former director of operations for Temple University’s women's basketball team sued him for allegedly drugging and assaulting her in 2004. The comedian has n...
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26 de dez. de 2014 · Smoke from Israeli strikes rise over Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, July 21, 2014. Heightened tensions following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens led to an exchange of rocket fire ...
22 de dez. de 2014 · From the fall of oil prices to the rise of ISIS, a look at this year's most significant events. By James M. Lindsay. December 22, 2014. 10. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Disappears.
4 de set. de 2014 · Here is a look back at the events of 2014. Notable US Events: January 1 - Colorado legalizes the purchase of marijuana for recreational purposes. January 1 - The 2010 Patient Protection and...
31 de dez. de 2019 · Why you can trust Sky News. The fifth year of the decade was a momentous one for news, with several major international events, the after-effects of which are still rippling around the world to this day. Decade in Review: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. Winter Olympics in Sochi - 6 February.
