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*A new study has found that the gap in [[wealth]] between [[White American|white]] and [[African American|black]] [[United States|Americans]] increased by more than four times between [[1984]] and [[2007]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8690329.stm (BBC)] |
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*[[Hamas]]' interior ministry [[Capital punishment|executes]] three [[Palestinians]] in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]], without the approval of the [[President of the Palestinian National Authority]], [[Mahmoud Abbas]]. [http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=175855 (The Jerusalem Post)] |
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*A [[Taliban]] suicide car bomber kills at least 12 Afghan civilians and wounds dozens more in an attack on a NATO convoy in the capital, [[Kabul]]. [http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/suicide-attacker-kills-12-in-kabul-3556880 (TVNZ)] |
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*A suicide car-bomber attacks a police van in the north western [[Pakistan]]i town of [[Dera Ismail Khan]], killing 12 people. [http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/bomber-kills-12-in-pakistan-3556986 (TVNZ)] |
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*Suspected [[Maoist]]s kill 35 people in a land mine attack against a bus in central [[India]] on a road roughly 280 miles (450 km) south of the state capital of [[Raipur]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/india.maoist.attack/index.html?hpt=T2 (CNN)] |
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*Secretary-General [[Ban Ki-moon]] appoints [[Christiana Figueres]] of [[Costa Rica]] to lead [[United Nations]] efforts to combat [[climate change]] and [[global warming]]. [http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34719&Cr=climate+change&Cr1= (UN)] |
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Latest revision as of 05:18, 11 March 2022
May 18, 2010 (Tuesday)
- A new study has found that the gap in wealth between white and black Americans increased by more than four times between 1984 and 2007. (BBC)
- Hamas' interior ministry executes three Palestinians in Gaza, without the approval of the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. (The Jerusalem Post)
- A Taliban suicide car bomber kills at least 12 Afghan civilians and wounds dozens more in an attack on a NATO convoy in the capital, Kabul. (TVNZ)
- A suicide car-bomber attacks a police van in the north western Pakistani town of Dera Ismail Khan, killing 12 people. (TVNZ)
- Suspected Maoists kill 35 people in a land mine attack against a bus in central India on a road roughly 280 miles (450 km) south of the state capital of Raipur. (CNN)
- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appoints Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica to lead United Nations efforts to combat climate change and global warming. (UN)