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First voyage through expanded Panama canal   Map of Panama Canal Panama| A Chinese container ship Cosco Shipping Panama has become the first vessel to sail into the newly expanded Panama Canal | |
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| Feb.22 |
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India caste unrest. Water supply partially restored in Delhi Map of Delhi India New Delhi: Water supply has been partially restored in the Indian capital Delhi, where up to 10 million were affected after protesters sabotaged a key canal
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| Feb.13 |
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At least 4 killed when car plunges into Swedish canal Map of Sodertalje Stockholm Sweden  Sweden: At least four people were killed when a car plunged more than 25 meters (82 feet) from a highway bridge into a canal in Sweden's capital
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| Aug.6 |
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Egypt launches Suez Canal expansion Map of Ismailia Egypt| Egypt has opened a major expansion of the Suez Canal, which deepens the main waterway and provides ships with a 35km (22 mile) channel parallel to it | |
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| Jun.13 |
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Nicaragua canal protest: Atlantic-Pacific plan decried Thousands of Nicaraguans have held a protest against the planned construction of a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
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| Dec.22 |
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 Nicaragua breaks ground on historic canal project Map of Brito Nicaragua Nicaraguan officials and a Chinese company have broken ground on a $50 billion transoceanic waterway predicted to rival the Panama Canal
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| Jul.28 |
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 UN blacklists North Korea arms ship operator UN Security Council: The UN Security Council has blacklisted the operator of a North Korean ship seized in July 2013 near the Panama Canal with Cuban weapons on board
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| Feb.16 |
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7 children dead, more injured in Bangladesh school bus accident Map of Mujibnagar Bangladesh A bus carrying schoolchildren on a study trip skidded off a road and into a canal in southwestern Bangladesh on Saturday
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| Aug.17 |
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 Gondola tourist killed in Venice Northern Italy: The German man, 50, has been crushed to death during a gondola ride on the famous Grand Canal
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| Jul.11 |
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 Four U.S. journalists arrested in Egypt Four American journalists were arrested Monday in Egypt while filming anti-government protests at the Suez Canal
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| Apr.17 |
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200 homes flooded after canal cracks Mexico: Homes in the colony of San Isidro and La Providencia remained flooded because a crack in sewage canal caused water to overflow into the city
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| Jul.14 |
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Israel warships pass through Suez  Egypt: 2 warships have sailed through the Suez Canal between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. Israel is reported to be sending a message to Iran
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| Mar.25 |
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U.S. ship fires on boat in Suez Canal Egypt: An American cargo ship under contract to the U.S. Navy opened fire on a small Egyptian boat while moving through the canal
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| Jan.1 |
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19 killed in bus plunge Egypt: A bus plunged into a canal alongside the Nile River in southern Egypt, killing 17 passengers and the driver
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| Oct.21 |
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Panama to vote on expanded canal The people are due to vote in a referendum on an ambitious plan to expand the famous canal and increase traffic
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| May.12 |
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Four Marines killed in Iraq tank accident Their M1A1 Abrams rolled off a bridge into a canal ear Karma in Anbar province
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| Apr.24 |
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Panama plans huge canal expansion Panama has announced a $5.3bn plan to widen the canal to handle a new generation of giant container ships
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| Feb.8 |
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Ship blocks Suez Canal Egypt: A 93,000-ton cargo ship drifted at the wrong angle during a sandstorm and blocked all transit on the waterway
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| Jun.22 |
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Concern about canal security  Panama: Panama is creating an anti-terrorism unit whose mission will be to protect the Canal from possible attack by militants
before year 2000
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| Jun. 24, 1948 |
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 Russian blockade of Berlin began The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control
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| Aug. 15, 1914 |
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Opening of Panama Canal Map of Panama Canal Panama| The United States took over the project in 1904, and took a decade to complete the canal. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama | |
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| Nov. 17, 1869 |
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First ships through Suez Canal Map of Port Said Egypt| Egypt: An artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened after 10 years of construction | |
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