33,211 source-backed world facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 290 of 333.
“"Not a single tanker has left Karachi today for Afghanistan."”
“This latest attack comes after months of relative calm around Islamabad.”
“...which took place on Tuesday.”
“A Church in Wales survey has found that 20% of its graveyards are in disrepair.”
“Ms Williams is responsible for maintaining five graveyards across three parishes.”
“Two-thirds of Church in Wales graveyards are expected to fill up over the next ten years, and the church is discouraging any further extensions because of their long-term liability.”
“Cardiff council is about to finish an extension at Thornhill cemetery and is in the process of planning for an extension at Western cemetery, which will add another 10 to 20 years of burial space.”
“According to Martin Birch, bereavement manager for Cardiff council, 25% of people are still choosing to be buried.”
“Ms Williams predicted that her last working graveyard would fill up over the next seven years.”
“More than 35 firefighters from Essex and Suffolk were on site at the peak of the incident, which began at 1800 BST and was put out at 2340 BST.”
“have raised £1m for charity.”
“The 275 cyclists left Portsmouth a week ago”
“It is the third year the ride has taken place”
“It's been an amazing six days”
“70th anniversary of the evacuation of Dunkirk”
“Israeli commandos intercepted a flotilla of six ships destined for Gaza”
“The ships have been being brought in one by one. Three have come in so far.”
“She said she had spoken by telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan.”
“As for the UK singer, Josh Dubovie managed a mere 49.”
“Top of that list comes the Serbian singer who hit 117.”
“The Daily Telegraph says the UK may have come last but the show still got eight million viewers.”
“122-year history”
“43 years”
“1882/83”
“1891”
“The first of five episodes of Britain's Labs is on BBC Radio 4, Monday 31 May, 1545 BST and then afterwards on iPlayer.”
“It costs £85 to attend the course”
“The four hour classroom based Speed Awareness Scheme courses”
“The four hour classroom based Speed Awareness Scheme courses will be held in Omagh, Coleraine, Belfast and Newry.”
“The Young Drivers Scheme and Speed Awareness Scheme will not be offered to drivers who exceed the speed limit excessively, or those who have attended a national speed awareness course in the past three years.”
“The course follows a nationally approved syllabus, and will be run by DriveTech, part of the AA, and is delivered by approved road safety specialists.”
“The scheme consists of an educational workshop and online e-learning modules”
“At least four Israeli marines were injured, said a spokeswoman, including one who was shot when his gun was snatched by an activist.”
“It took place around 60km out to sea in international waters.”
“Within hours of the first clashes between Israeli forces and the Gaza bound convoy the Turkish government issued a strongly-worded condemnation of the Israeli actions.”
“The main organiser of the convoy is a Turkish-based Islamic charity and most of the activists on board are Turkish citizens.”
“A Turkish vessel leading the flotilla was among those raided.”
“The international community should not remain indifferent in the face of this attack in the international waters, some 69 nautical miles from Israeli territorial waters which targeted civilians including women, children, the elderly and re…”
“Turkey requests opening of every kind of investigation into the incident. We also request Israel to bring those who are responsible to justice.”
“The United States deeply regrets the loss of life and injuries sustained, and is currently working to understand the circumstances surrounding this tragedy.”
“On behalf of the European Union, she demands a full inquiry about the circumstances in which this happened. She reiterates the European Union's position regarding Gaza - the continued policy of closure is unacceptable and politically count…”
“The Arab League's Secretary-General has called for an urgent meeting at the level of representatives to look into this heinous crime committed by Israeli forces against unarmed civilians that left scores of dead and wounded.”
“The Arab League strongly condemns this terrorist act.”
“Though our naval servicemen were instructed to exercise maximum restraint, they were attacked. They were attacked with knives, with iron clubs, and also with live fire.”
“We have unfortunately 10 servicemen injured, one of them very, very seriously.”
“We in Hamas consider the Israeli attack on the freedom flotilla as a great crime and a huge violation of international law.”
“However, China has 24 machines in the list.”
“The fastest machine in the UK - which has 38 supercomputers on the list - is housed at the University of Edinburgh.”
“It has a top speed of 0.27 petaflops.”
“The US still dominates the list with more than half the Top 500, including the world's fastest, known as Jaguar.”
“The US has one other petaflop machine - owned by the US Department of Energy. Roadrunner, as it is known, held the top spot until Jaguar displaced it in 2009.”
“The telescope will be based in either Australia or South Africa.”
“The top 500 list was published at the International Supercomputing Conference in Hamburg, Germany.”
“He said China was rapidly becoming a 'player' in high performance computing.”
“Unite joint secretary Tony Woodley said a new vote may come within two weeks.”
“The warning came on the second day of the latest five-day strike by Unite members, with another walkout of the same duration due to start on 5 June.”
“If Unite cabin crew members were to vote for further strikes, it would likely mean walkouts starting in July, unless it and BA can come to an agreement in the meantime.”
“The Unite union claimed BA cancelled more than 100 flights on Sunday and said its strikes continued to be strongly supported.”
“BA denies the bullying accusations, and on Sunday said it had reintroduced all flights from Heathrow to New York's JFK airport and that it would add more. 'We have announced a larger schedule at Heathrow for this round of strikes, because …”
“BA's services from London's Gatwick and City airports continue to be unaffected.”
“Mark Scott, 19, from Torphins”
“about 2245 BST on Saturday”
“the two people in the other car were not hurt”
“38-year-old Angus MacKenzie”
“Friday 28 May”
“The figures for Aberdeen division showed there were 448 violent crimes in 2005-06 compared with 366 in 2009-10.”
“The force also said its detection rate in the city had risen by nearly 20% over the same period.”
“Overall, the detection rate in Aberdeen currently stands at 73.2% compared with 55.4% five years ago.”
“A total of 25 people have been banned from Aberdeen nightclubs for up to two years through the Unight scheme.”
“The 'sports place' was built by King Lerou Tshekedi Moletlegi, who leads the Bafokeng people, with the wealth his family has accumulated from the platinum in this region of South Africa's North West Province.”
“For although this region provides more than 75% of the world's platinum, you would never know it as it remains quite modest.”
“Museum and library workers in Glasgow have staged their fourth day of strike action in a month.”
“Unions said they were fighting a 10% wage cut for 150 workers, a pay freeze and cuts in public holidays and overtime rates.”
“Libraries and sports facilities run by Culture and Sport Glasgow were also affected by the strikes but the organisation said more than half of sports facilities remained open.”
“As this dispute drags on, more and more of our staff have reported for work, which has allowed us to open more than half of our sports facilities across the Glasgow Club network and many community facilities.”
“Friday's train crash which left 148 people dead.”
“Railway officials in eastern India have cancelled night trains in Maoist-affected areas after Friday's incident.”
“The restrictions would be in place until 0500 [1130GMT] on 3 June, the company said.”
“The attack took place at about 0400 (0100 GMT).”
“Five members of the Turkish security forces were killed over the weekend in clashes with Kurdish rebels in the south and east of the country.”
“It follows the bombing of Kurdish rebels targets in northern Iraq two weeks ago by the Turkish airforce.”
“Some 40,000 people have been killed.”
“It happened about 40 miles (64 km) out to sea, in international waters.”
“they enjoyed 10 minutes of boisterous play”
“President Museveni's team emerged victorious defeating the UN envoy one nil.”
“The details were released after a Freedom of Information request to all 14 health boards in Scotland by the Press Association.”
“A ban on displays in shops and sales from vending machines comes into force across Scotland next year.”
“A powerful tropical storm in Central America has left at least 99 people dead in floods and mudslides.”
“the worst-hit country was Guatemala, where officials say at least 82 people died.”
“Nine were killed in El Salvador”
“at least eight in Honduras”
“at least 53 people were reported missing”
“Parts of Guatemala have received their highest rainfall in more than 60 years, according to the country's President Alvaro Colom, who said more than 3ft (1m) of rain fell in some areas.”
“Nearly 112,000 people have been evacuated from their homes across Guatemala, officials said.”
“In El Salvador rains triggered at least 140 landslides in which President Mauricio Funes said nine people had died.”
“In Quetzaltenango, 125 miles (200km) west of the capital, Guatemala City, a boulder came loose and crushed a house, killing four people, including two children.”
“The worst-hit country was Guatemala, where officials say at least 82 people died.”
“Nine were killed in El Salvador and at least eight in Honduras.”
“In Guatemala, where Agatha made landfall on Saturday, at least 53 people were reported missing.”
“A mudslide devastated an entire neighbourhood in the Guatemalan town of San Antonio Palopo, 90 miles (150km) south-east of the capital.”
