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This Happened - March 23: Suez Blocked By Ever Given
Updated March 23, 2024 at 12:40 p.m.On this day in 2021, a large container ship called the Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal, obstructing the waterway and causing a major traffic jam of ships...
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Le Weekend: Vandalizing Banksy, Ancestral Piercings, Unfashionable French...
March 23-24What Gaza’s “humanitarian pier” is really aboutSpeech-enabling innovationPygmy hippo good new… and much more.🎲 OUR WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ1. On the 10th anniversary of its annexation, which...
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This Happened - March 24: Exxon Valdez
Updated March 24, 2024 at 12:20 p.m.The oil tanker, Exxon Valdez, ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on this day in 1989, causing a massive oil spill. The captain, Joseph...
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This Happened - March 25: Aretha Franklin's Birthday
Updated March 25, 2024 at 12:40 p.m.Aretha Franklin was born on this day in 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee. The American singer, songwriter, and pianist was often referred to as the "Queen of Soul". Get...
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Four Charged Over Moscow Attack, Israel Besieges Two Gaza Hospitals, Holi...
👋 Halo!*Welcome to Monday, where four men appear in court over Friday’s attack at a Moscow concert hall that killed at least 137, dozens are killed in new attacks on Gaza as Israel maintains blockades...
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Gaza Fighting Continues Despite UN Vote, Baltimore Bridge Collapses, Maple...
👋 Lumela!*Welcome to Tuesday, where fighting continues in Gaza despite the UN’s resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire, the search for survivors is underway after a container ship crashed into...
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A Vote At 16? Experiments With Lowering The Voting Age Around The World
Poland's new Marshal of the Sejm — the speaker of the lower house — and Polska 2050 party leader, Szymon Hołownia has said he intends to lower the country's voting age from 18 to 16. Calling this...
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This Happened - March 27: Happy Birthday, Quentin Tarantino
Updated March 27, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor Quentin Tarantino was born on this day in 1963. Get This Happened straight to your inbox ✉️ each day! Sign up here. Has...
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Israel vs. UN Resolution, Hungary Graft Protests, Malaga’s Holy Procession
👋 Grüss Gott!*Welcome to Wednesday, where Israel says the UN resolution is damaging ceasefire talks, protests erupt in Hungary after a leaked conversation hints at high-level corruption, and Holy Week...
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This Happened - March 28: Three Mile Island Accident
Updated March 28, 2024 at 12:40 p.m. On this day in 1979, a nuclear reactor at the Three Mile Island power plant in Pennsylvania experienced a partial meltdown due to a combination of equipment...
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Is Gaza Starvation A War Crime?, Smartphone Automaker, Japanese Food Names
👋 ꦲꦭꦺꦴ*Welcome to Thursday, where the UN human rights chief says starvation in Gaza could amount to a war crime, Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi gets into EV business and the Oxford English Dictionary...
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Israeli Hostages In Gaza: What Their Relatives Think Of A Ceasefire Deal
On Monday, the UN Security Council demanded an immediate ceasefire for the first time as well as the release of all hostages. Of the 252 hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack, 130 remain...
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Worldcrunch Magazine #77 — Who's Next?
Here's the latest edition of Worldcrunch Magazine, a selection of our best articles of the week from top international journalists, produced exclusively in English for Worldcrunch readers. >>...
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Israeli Hostages In Gaza: What Their Relatives Think Of A Ceasefire Deal
On Monday, the UN Security Council demanded an immediate ceasefire for the first time as well as the release of all hostages. Of the 252 hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack, 130 remain...
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This Happened — March 29: I.M. Pei's Louvre Pyramid Inaugurated
Updated March 29, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.The Louvre pyramid was inaugurated on this day in 1989, after nearly four years of construction. Get This Happened straight to your inbox ✉️ each day! Sign up here....
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UN Orders Israel To Let In Gaza Aid, Russia-North Korea, Dachshund Drama
👋 Halito!*Welcome to Friday, where a UN court orders Israel to allow aid into Gaza, nine are detained in Tajikistan in connection to last Friday’s attack at a Moscow concert hall, and German...
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Beggar, Joke, Neo-Nazi: Russian Insults Go Right Over Zelensky's Head
Updated March 29, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.*While some watched in awe and admiration, Russia’s ruling class has a very different take on Volodymyr Zelensky.Russian state media relentlessly taunts Zelensky,...
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Le Weekend: Olympic Flame At The Louvre, Titanic Door Auction, Saving Molly...
March 30-31Gaza’s desperate search for food18 Spanish nuns walk into a barShhhh mask… and much more.🎲 OUR WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ1. Out of 15 members of the UN Security Council, how many voted in favor of...
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This Happened - March 30: Ronald Reagan Is Shot
Updated March 30, 2024 at 4 p.m.U.S. President Ronald Reagan was shot on this day in 1981, while leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel. Get This Happened straight to your inbox...
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