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| Mar.21 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Zuckerberg 'sorry' over Cambridge Analytica 'breach' |
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| Mar.19 |
Arizona |
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Uber halts self-driving car tests after death |
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| Mar.1 |
Washington |
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Trump steel tariffs: Trading partners threaten retaliation |
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| Jan.18 |
Netherlands |
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Deadly storm causes Dutch and German transport chaos |
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| Apr.11 |
Chicago |
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United Airlines CEO sorry for 'horrific' passenger removal |
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| Jun.2 |
Paris |
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Louvre to close as Seine rises further |
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| Jun.1 |
Switzerland |
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World's longest and deepest rail tunnel opens |
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| Apr.3 |
 Panama |
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Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca leak reveals elite's tax havens| A huge leak of confidential documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth | |
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| Jan.7 |
Manhattan |
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Wall Street sinks as China turmoil hits global shares |
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| Jan.3 |
Shanghai |
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Chinese shares trade halted after 7% plunge
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| Dec.16 |
 Washington |
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US Fed raises interest rates by 0.25% The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage points - its first increase since 2006
| The move takes the range of rates banks offer to lend to each other overnight to between 0.25% and 0.5%. Rates in the US have been at near-zero since 2008
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| Nov.6 |
Washington |
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US rejects Keystone XL pipeline from Canada |
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| Sep.22 |
USA |
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Volkswagen facing multiple US probes |
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| Aug.24 |
 Shanghai |
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Chinese stocks continue to tumble 
Chinese stocks continued to tumble though elsewhere in Asia losses were less severe than analysts had feared after Monday's dramatic fall
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| Aug.6 |
Egypt |
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Egypt launches Suez Canal expansion
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| Jul.19 |
Greece |
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Banks reopen after three-week shutdown |
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| Jun.30 |
Athens |
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IMF payment missed as bailout expires |
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| Jun.28 |
Athens |
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Greek debt crisis: Banks to remain shut all week |
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| Feb.20 |
Brussels |
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Greece agrees deal with eurozone tramadol |
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| Jan.20 |
U.S. Congress |
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State of the Union: Obama demands spread of wealth |
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| Dec.17 |
Los Angeles |
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Sony cancels The Interview release Sony Pictures cancels 25 December release of North Korea film The Interview after cinemas decide not to screen it
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| Nov.27 |
 Austria |
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Oil prices plunge after Opec meeting 
The price of oil slumped after the Opec oil producers' cartel decided not to cut output at its meeting in Vienna
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| Nov.16 |
Japan |
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Japan's economy falls into recession |
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| Oct.20 |
Moscow |
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Total oil company CEO dies in Moscow plane crash |
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| Sep.12 |
Washington |
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Ukraine crisis: US strengthens sanctions on Russia |
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| Apr.17 |
Mexico |
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Author Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies |
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| Mar.21 |
Brussels |
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Ukraine signs EU trade pact |
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| Mar.20 |
Turkey |
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Twitter 'blocked' in Turkey |
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| Dec.20 |
Russia |
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Khodorkovsky leaves Russian prison after Putin signs pardon |
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| Oct.1 |
USA |
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'Obamacare' launches amid shutdown |
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| Aug.2 |
Washington |
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U.S. issues global travel alert due to al Qaeda threat |
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| Mar.24 |
Brussels |
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Deal reached in Cyprus bailout talks |
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| Jan.1 |
Washington |
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President Obama praises US 'fiscal cliff' deal
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| May.18 |
New York |
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Facebook share trading debut
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| Jan.13 |
New York |
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9 eurozone nations downgraded by S&P
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| Oct.26 |
Belgium |
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EU leaders reach eurozone agreement |
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| Oct.5 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies | Former chief executive and co-founder of US technology giant Apple Steve Jobs has died, the company says. He was 56. Jobs announced he was suffering from pancreatic cancer in 2004. Jobs introduced the colourful iMac computer, th... | |
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| Sep.15 |
Switzerland |
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UBS: 'Unauthorized' trades cost us $2 B |
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| Jul.7 |
London |
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Hacking scandal spurs paper's closing
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| Aug.21 |
Southern Iran |
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Iran's first nuclear plant begins fueling |
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| Jul.15 |
Louisiana |
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BP says oil has stopped leaking |
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| May.9 |
Belgium |
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EU approves $560B crisis fund |
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| Apr.21 |
Louisiana |
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Oil spill after blast on oil rig| A 'catastrophic' explosion aboard an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico engulfed the drilling platform in flames. At least 11 missing after blast. Massive oil spill is the largest offshore spill in U.S. hist... | |
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| Apr.17 |
 Iceland |
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Volcanic ash wreaking travel chaos | A cloud from an Icelandic volcano continued to blanket Europe, shutting down airspace in 23 countries and causing misery for millions of travelers. Virtually all of Europe's major airports remain closed as a huge plume of ash drifts south and east across... | |
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| Apr.14 |
Japan |
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Toyota suspends sales of Lexus worldwide |
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| Mar.19 |
London |
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BA cabin crew begin strike action |
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| Mar.2 |
 Greece |
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Budget crisis is like wartime situation - PM Prime Minister George Papandreou has likened the country's budget crisis to a 'wartime situation' and said Greece was at risk of bankruptcy
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| Feb.8 |
Japan |
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Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars
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| Jan.29 |
Taiwan |
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U.S., Taiwan in $6.4 billion arms deal |
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| Jan.26 |
Southern California |
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Avatar is top-grossing film ever
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| Nov.6 |
Washington |
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US jobless rate rises to over 10%
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| Oct.29 |
Washington |
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US economy is growing once again |
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| Sep.24 |
Pittsburgh |
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G-20 to supplant G-8 on world stage |
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| Sep.9 |
U.S. Congress |
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Obama urges action on healthcare |
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| Jun.29 |
New York |
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Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years |
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| Jun.1 |
New York |
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GM enters bankruptcy protection Car giant General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, marking the biggest failure of an industrial company in US history
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| Apr.30 |
Mexico |
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Mexico shuts down to control flu |
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| Apr.17 |
Sweden |
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Court jails Pirate Bay founders |
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| Apr.2 |
London |
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G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal
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| Mar.20 |
 Global |
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IMF: Global economy worst in 60 years The economic slowdown is so severe that the worldwide economy will contract for the first time in 60 years
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| Mar.14 |
London |
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G20 leaders vow to restore growth |
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| Feb.23 |
New York |
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US shares at nearly 12-year low |
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| Jan.28 |
Global |
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World growth 'worst for 60 years'
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| Jan.6 |
European Union |
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European gas supplies disrupted
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| Dec.13 |
New York |
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Top investors 'hit by $50bn con' |
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| Nov.18 |
U.S. Congress |
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US car firms ask for $25bn aid
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| Nov.15 |
Washington |
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Summit pledge to 'restore growth'
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| Oct.7 |
New York |
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Dow Jones hits 5-year low
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| Oct.3 |
House of Representatives |
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House backs $700bn bail-out plan
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| Sep.19 |
Washington |
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Bush hails financial rescue plan |
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| Sep.16 |
New York |
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World markets continue to slide |
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| Sep.14 |
New York |
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Lehman Bros files for bankruptcy The 4th-largest investment bank in the US will file for bankruptcy protection, amid a growing global financial crisis
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| Sep.7 |
Washington |
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US takes over key mortgage firms |
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| Jul.11 |
New York |
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Oil price per barrel reached $147.02
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| Jun.18 |
Washington |
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Bush calls for offshore drilling |
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| Jun.2 |
Rome |
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Summit targets global food crisis |
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| Jan.24 |
Paris |
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Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn |
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| Jan.21 |
Global |
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World markets plunge on U.S. fears |
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| Aug.9 |
New York |
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World markets fall after US losses |
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USA |
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Mortgage concerns hit US markets The share indexes tumbled amid fears that a wobble in the mortgage market may prompt a global credit crunch. Dow Jones fell 199.24
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| Feb.28 |
France |
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Airbus to cut 10,000 jobs |
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| Feb.27 |
Shanghai |
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Shanghai Composite index sank 8.8% |
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| Jan.8 |
European Union |
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Russia oil row hits Europe supply |
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| Oct.14 |
UN Security Council |
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U.N. slaps sanctions on North Korea |
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| Jul.13 |
USA |
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Record oil price of $78.40 per barrel |
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| Jan.1 |
Ukraine |
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Russia cuts gas supplies |
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| Dec.18 |
Hong Kong |
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WTO seals farms deal |
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| Jul.15 |
Scotland |
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New Harry Potter book hits shops |
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| Jun.11 |
London |
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G8 ministers back Africa debt deal |
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years |
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| Sep.27 |
New York |
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Oil rises to $50 |
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| Jan.1 |
European Union |
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Euro mark celebrations People lined up in freezing temperatures to get a jump on the most ambitious currency swap in history
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| Dec.2 |
Texas |
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Enron in bankruptcy filing |
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| Sep.17 |
New York |
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Wall Street reopens, Stocks plummet |
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| May.4 |
USA |
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'I love you' virus disrupts computers |
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| Mar.10 |
USA |
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Nasdaq reached 5048 |
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| Jan.14 |
New York |
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Dow Jones reached 11,722 |
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| Jan.1 |
USA |
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Y2K bug fails to bite A flaw in computer program that caused processing to operate incorrectly on and after January 1, 2000
before year 2000
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| Jan. 1, 1999 |
European Union |
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Europe is united with a common currency 'euro' The euro was introduced to world financial markets as an accounting currency on 1 January 1999, replacing the former European Currency Unit
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| Apr. 9, 1998 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin A multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products. Ad technologies, search, cloud computing, and so...
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| Oct. 10, 1987 |
Manhattan |
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Black Monday (1987) Stock markets around the world crashed, shedding a huge value in a very short time. The crash began in Hong Kong
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| Apr. 1, 1976 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Jobs and Wozniak created Apple Computer, Inc. |
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| Jun. 24, 1948 |
 Berlin |
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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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| Jul. 22, 1944 |
New Hampshire |
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Bretton Woods Conference ends Manhattan
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American stock market crashed The most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States signaled the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression
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| Aug. 15, 1914 |
Panama |
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Opening of Panama Canal 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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| Dec. 10, 1902 |
Egypt |
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Aswan Dam opened
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| May. 25, 1879 |
Canada |
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Lord Beaverbrook born
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| Oct. 27, 1871 |
South Africa |
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Britain annexes Kimberly diamond fields
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| Nov. 17, 1869 |
 Egypt |
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First ships through Suez Canal 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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| Jul. 30, 1863 |
U. S. Midwest |
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Henry Ford born
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| Feb. 11, 1847 |
Ohio |
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Thomas Alva Edison born
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| Jul. 9, 1839 |
Upstate New York |
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John D. Rockefeller born
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| Nov. 25, 1835 |
Scotland |
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Andrew Carnegie born |
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| Sep. 15, 1830 |
Northern England |
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Manchester to Liverpool Railway opened
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| Jun. 5, 1783 |
Southern France |
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First fire balloon ascent by Montgolfier Brothers
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| Jun. 5, 1776 |
Scotland |
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Adam Smith born
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| Mar. 20, 1602 |
Netherlands |
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Dutch East India Company established
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