33,292 source-backed world facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 223 of 333.
“The standoff escalated after two Chinese maritime patrol vessels blocked the arrest of the Chinese fishermen by Filipino authorities.”
“At the end of December 2011, Samoa changed its time zone from UTC−11 to UTC+13, effectively jumping forward by one day and omitting Friday 30 December from the local calendar.”
“Speaking to reporters in Washington on Friday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she condemned Wikileaks' disclosure and suggested the leaking of US documents put lives at risk.”
“Fu’s comments reflected an earlier statement by Chinese Maj. Gen. Huang Haiyun, who said in...”
“The change re-shaped the International Date line, moving it to the country's east and rather than being 21 hours behind Sydney, Samoa was suddenly 3 hours ahead.”
“Iraq Body Count, which collates civilian deaths using cross-checked media reports and other figures such as morgue records, said that based on an analysis of a sample of 860 logs, external, it estimated that around 15,000 previously unknow…”
“Eisner, who served as the editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer’s editorial pages for about 25 years.”
“Prof John Sloboda, Iraq Body Count: "We estimate these logs will reveal more than 15,000 previously unreported civillian deaths"”
“South Korean government authorities said 252 commercial flights from Incheon and Gimpo airports west of Seoul reported navigation systems were disrupted by GPS jamming thought to emanate from nearby North Korea. The activity began in late …”
“The death toll was put at 109,000, of whom 66,081 were civilians.”
“South Korea’s Coast Guard reported on Monday that 122 ships suffered GPS disruptions due to jamming produced by electronic signals from the north.”
“The logs showed there were more than 109,000 violent deaths between 2004 and the end of 2009.”
“The first was the sinking by torpedo of a South Korean naval ship the Cheonan on March 26, 2010, killing 46 sailors.”
“Iraq Body Count, which collates civilian deaths using cross‑checked media reports and other figures such as morgue records, said that based on an analysis of a sample of 860 logs, external, it estimated that around 15,000 previously unknow…”
“South Korea’s government announced after that Nov. 23, 2010, incident that it would retaliate against any future attacks.”
“The death toll was put at 109,000”
“The forces were deployed as recently as 2011 when Pyongyang commandos sent an assassination team to South Korea.”
“of whom 66,081 were civilians”
“Panetta said the failed rocket launch was a 'dangerous provocation' and 'we would strongly urge North Korea not to engage in any further provocation' such as a third underground nuclear test.”
“23,984 people classed as 'enemy'”
“"I do not have any specific information as to whether or not they will proceed or not with additional provocations at this time, but I, again, would strongly urge them not to engage in any kind of provocation, be it nuclear testing or any …”
“15,196 members of the Iraqi security forces”
“Eisner—who became editor in 2008—has turned the Forward into a reliable liberal attack dog.”
“as many as 26 Iraqis were killed by a helicopter”
“I’m sure that you don’t want the only woman on the program to be the only one unpaid!”
“fired on two men believed to have fired mortars”
“We looked up other homes in Penny’s neighborhood on the Pasco Clerk’s and Property Appraisers sites, and soon enough we had the Social Security numbers of 50 of her neighbors.”
“two journalists were killed”
“We looked at other county websites and did not find Social Security numbers online but Pasco County did provide cases showing the problem is happening in Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Hernando counties.”
“two children wounded”
“there is a set of about 10 weapons systems”
“there were more than 109,000 violent deaths between 2004 and the end of 2009”
“a set of about 10 weapons systems”
“based on an analysis of a sample of 860 logs”
“in 1994 was the first to call for ending U.S. sanctions on China imposed after the Tiananmen massacre”
“around 15,000 previously unknown civilian deaths would be identified”
“The per capita GDP of Ghana is $3,100”
“We estimate these logs will reveal more than 15,000 previously unreported civillian deaths”
“Capt. Bruce Clark died on May 1 while chatting with his wife via Skype from Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.”
“France has begun importing electricity as protesters against pension reforms block fuel depots for a seventh day.”
“Syrian President Bashar Assad, who has murdered thousands of his own citizens as the U.S. stands idly by”
“They tried to open the refineries and managed to remove all the students and protesters but then they just came back and the refineries had to close again.”
“members of Qaddafi’s Libyan regime were trying to move into a home located next door to Boteach in Englewood, N.J., for two months in 2010 during the U.N. General Assembly”
“The system only has three lines, so it means many of my friends are having to get to work by bike.”
“Between equal rights force decides. Hence is it that in the history of capitalist production, the determination of what is a working-day, presents itself as the result of a struggle, a struggle between collective capital, i.e., the class o…”
“My daughter is at university, so is looking after herself but has had to walk there and back a few times now - it takes 80 minutes each way.”
“Marx’s work was widely appropriated throughout the 20th century by countries such as China and the former Soviet Union.”
“All the petrol stations in Paris are empty and if this continues for too long, many people and companies will suffer. There are a few where you can buy fuel, but you have to queue for hours.”
“Tens of millions of people were slaughtered under those regimes.”
“I saw a man with a bloody nose this morning.”
“Hijazi wrote in a 2009 letter to the New York Times”
“The carers and canteen staff at my 10-year-old son's school are on strike which means we can no longer drop him off early at 0730 and collect him late at 1800.”
“Hijazi also alleged that Israel’s leaders wantonly kill Palestinian children in a 2001 San Francisco Chronicle article.”
“Most contracts here are on an hourly rate, so if you do not turn up for whatever the reason - you do not earn a wage.”
“Fisher said 'in 2012 we should have much more concern that the PLA will use its LCACs to attack our ally the Philippines rather than to join the U.S. in rescue operations.'”
“Our work is on a freelance basis, so when we do not work, we do not get paid.”
“The report marks 38 consecutive months with unemployment above 8 percent, which Bloomberg notes is the 'longest such stretch since monthly records began in 1948.'”
“I have a nasty feeling that Friday will be the worst day. They are gearing up for something big for sure.”
“U.S. intelligence agencies monitoring North Korea say Kim and his power circle quietly carried out significant leadership changes around two party meetings held in mid-April.”
“the timing is unclear but it would dwarf Wikileaks' July publication of more than 70,000 Afghan war files.”
“won $7,000 for correctly answering a question about the Fremont, Calif., company”
“two old boats”
“the 2011 summit meeting in Deauville, France”
“01 - 08 October”
“Because 2012 is an election year in both countries, it is clearly not a year in which we are going to achieve a breakthrough,”
“Julian Assange has said that Wikileaks is intending to release a further 15,000 documents in the coming weeks.”
“the March 26 meeting in Seoul”
“three children were injured in another explosion in the town.”
“Afghan officials reported seven dead and 17 wounded in a suicide attack on a compound that houses Westerners.”
“Two children aged 12 and one aged two, suffered cuts and shock from debris.”
“66,000 extra bike parking spaces before 2012”
“550,000 cycle journeys in London daily”
“around 250,000 in 2000”
“13 cyclist fatalities in 2009”
“14 years' experience riding in London”
“45 minutes of cycling”
“1.5m-wide painted blue lane”
“8.5 miles”
“two new superhighways to open this summer”
“twelve such routes are planned in all”
“introduced in 2010”
“Ms Roberts, 22, was found strangled in a drainage canal in Porthmadog on 10 April, after a night out.”
“Businesses in the town have offered a £10,000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction for her death.”
“Plans to dramatically cut carbon emissions by 80% by 2050 are not high enough to prevent 'dangerous' climate change”
“The defendants are Mark Andrews, 26, from Edinburgh; William Boggia, 44, from Ballater, Aberdeenshire; Matilda Gifford, 25, Daniel Glass, 26, Emilia Karwowska, 20, Jonathan Agnew, 24, and Josephine Hanson, 25, all from Glasgow; James Kerr,…”
“Aberdeen Airport was the scene of an incident in March 2009”
“We were kicked out of the lorry and we had to run through a gauntlet of eight to 10 paratroopers”
“We were kicked out of the lorry and we had to run through a gauntlet of eight to 10 paratroopers who were striking people as they ran”
“some of those detained had their faces pushed towards electric heaters to cause "discomfort and pain"”
“At that stage I got a kick in the groin and he urged me to wear my Roman collar”
“"I apologise in the name of all the players," said Florent Malouda after Tuesday's 2-1 defeat by South Africa sealed a fate that was, in fact, predicted a long time ago.”
“It is a shame to finish off on that note, but after what's happened over the last few months, it would have been a miracle if the curtain had been closed in another way.”
“Domenech's winning record since his appointment in 2004 was only 52%, compared to the 78% achieved by his predecessor, Jacques Santini.”
“The Thanet Offshore Wind Farm is currently the world's biggest wind farm.”
“Peter Walker passed away quietly on Wednesday morning after a long struggle with cancer.”
“His wife Tessa, five children and five grandchildren.”
“to mark the 30th anniversary of their partnership.”
“I am delighted to be given the opportunity to retread the 30 years Hugh and I have known each other and worked together," he said.”
“for which he has won two Golden Globes and two Screen Actors Guild awards.”
“met at Cambridge in 1980”
