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| Jun.26 |
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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 | |
| 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
| 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 | |
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
The Western Allies organized the Berlin airlift to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin
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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 | |
| 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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