33,211 source-backed world facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 312 of 333.
“But in November 2009, in an effort to strengthen measures to tackle IUU fishing, the UN approved a legally binding Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA)...”
“it also deprives often poor communities of their livelihoods and can cost governments millions of dollars in lost revenues”
“But in November 2009, in an effort to strengthen measures to tackle IUU fishing, the UN approved a legally binding Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) that would require the 'port state' to close its ports and ban the landing of fish of a…”
“Aviation Minister Mohammadullah Batash said some bodies had been found but there were no sign of any survivors among the 44 people on board.”
“no sign of any survivors among the 44 people on board.”
“on a 13,500ft (4,100m) mountain”
“plane had broken into four pieces”
“Three Britons and one American were among the six foreigners on board.”
“some bodies had been found but there were no sign of any survivors among the 44 people on board.”
“there were no sign of any survivors among the 44 people on board”
“The Pamir Airways flight from Kunduz to Kabul crashed in the mountainous Shakardara district on Monday.”
“Hair metal band Poison scored eight hits in the UK between 1988 and 1993, including Unskinny Bop and Every Rose Has Its Thorn.”
“The singer, 47, is one of the finalists in the US version of The Celebrity Apprentice and had hoped to take part in the live finale on 23 May.”
“In Kandahar, at least two people were killed when a car belonging to Afghanistan's intelligence agency was attacked.”
“following a week of violence which left more than 50 people dead”
“Buildings including banks, a television station, the stock exchange and the vast Central World shopping centre were set on fire.”
“Officials said one body was found in the smouldering ruins of Central World on Friday, contradicting earlier reports that nine bodies had been found.”
“the scale of the violence and arson had far exceeded the government's expectations”
“A night-time curfew remains in place in Bangkok and 23 provinces”
“the anti-government protest that had paralysed parts of central Bangkok for two months”
“A night-time curfew remains in place in Bangkok and 23 provinces in a bid to prevent a resurgence of unrest.”
“the protesters, known as red-shirts, had been protesting since March.”
“Four key red-shirt leaders had surrendered saying they wanted to avoid further losses of life.”
“Mr Abhisit said the violence was 'one of the worst episodes Thailand has ever faced'.”
“the US action drama 24 - starring Kiefer Sutherland as special agent Jack Bauer - makes its final appearance on Monday on Fox after eight years.”
“Will we learn the reality behind the lives of the aircrash survivors (and polar bears) who've spent 121 episodes on a tropical island in the South Pacific?”
“Kimball, who is based in Los Angeles, set up TVSeriesFinale.com five years ago.”
“Seventeen episodes from 1967-1968 (originally on ITV).”
“the sci‑fi show ran on BBC One for four years from 1978 to 1981.”
“137 episodes from October 1982 to May 1988 on NBC.”
“makes its final appearance on Monday on Fox after eight years.”
“final episode of Lost (ABC on 23 May and 24 May on Sky One)”
“121 episodes”
“set up TVSeriesFinale.com five years ago”
“last episode of US sitcom Roseanne in 1997”
“Seventeen episodes from 1967-1968”
“ran on BBC One for four years from 1978 to 1981”
“Having been absent for two seasons”
“137 episodes from October 1982 to May 1988”
“evidence the North had torpedoed the ship was 'overwhelming'.”
“evidence of a Northern attack was, in her words, 'overwhelming and condemning'.”
“The torpedo that sunk the Cheonan... was fired by a North Korean submarine,”
“This will not be and cannot be business as usual. There must be an international, not just a regional, but an international response.”
“Mrs Clinton, who is in Asia for a week-long tour,”
“President Lee told his security council the sinking of the Cheonan on 26 March had violated the UN Charter and the 1953 armistice which effectively ended the Korean War.”
“Experts from the US, the UK, Australia and Sweden found that parts of the torpedo retrieved from the sea floor had lettering that matched a North Korean design.”
“Mrs Clinton, who is in Asia for a week-long tour, described the report on the sinking as "scientific"”
“Cardiff's new stadium can hold 26.000 fans”
“After all, the capacity of the Cardiff City stadium is 26,000 and only around 10% will be visiting fans.”
“Up to 40,000 Cardiff fans are expected at the game against Blackpool.”
“Several Soviet probes sent to Venus in the 1960s were crushed as they approached the surface.”
“He was ordered extradited by Canada's Minister of Justice Rob Nicholson on 10 May.”
“Mr Emery arrived in Seattle, Washington state, on Thursday and is expected to plead guilty on Monday.”
“Marc Emery allegedly sold millions of marijuana seeds around the world by post.”
“The two new stands have to be delivered by 18 June for a one day international between England and Australia on 22 June.”
“The crude has been flowing since the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, leased by BP, exploded off the coast of Louisiana on 20 April and sank two days later.”
“BP had stuck by its first estimate that some 5,000 barrels, or 210,000 gallons, a day of oil was leaking from the well - despite claims from several experts the real figure was at least 10 times higher.”
“The oil firm's temporary solution has been to funnel the oil up to a ship, but on Sunday it is preparing its latest attempt to seal the rupture, which is a mile below on the seabed.”
“Two armed robbers have stolen gold rings from a jewellery shop in Tandragee, County Armagh.”
“The Cheonan went down near the disputed inter-Korean maritime border”
“The shattered wreck of the Cheonan was winched to the surface in two pieces”
“The report - by a team including experts from the US, Australia, Britain and Sweden”
“Seoul is considering taking the matter to the UN Security Council”
“respond to reckless counter-measure with an all-out war of justice”
“after falling 80ft from a cliff”
“just after 1930 BST”
“I've not won an award in Wales since 1984, Porthcawl Comprehensive Drama Student of The Year, so I'm both delighted and relieved this fallow spell has come to an end," said Brydon.”
“The 19th Bafta Cymru Film and TV awards will be held at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, hosted by Cerys Matthews and Aled Jones.”
“BBC Wales produced sci-fi show Torchwood leads the nominations for the Bafta Cymru awards, with seven nods.”
“They say they hope eventually to "build" bacteria that absorb carbon dioxide and therefore help repair damage to the environment.”
“Professor Julian Savulescu, from the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford says the potential of this science is "in the far future, but real and significant: dealing with pollution, new energy sources, new …”
“These could be used in the future to make the most powerful bioweapons imaginable.”
“Andrew, from Sandbach, in Cheshire, used a fake £10 note in the Iceland store in Wrexham and 15 minutes later went to WH Smith where a note was seized.”
“BP has said more oil than the 5,000 barrels a day it initially estimated is flowing from a burst oil well into the Gulf of Mexico.”
“The energy giant said a long tube it inserted into the gusher at the weekend was now siphoning 5,000 barrels a day”
“BP had stuck by its first estimate that some 5,000 barrels, or 210,000 gallons, a day of crude was leaking from the well”
“Now that we are collecting 5,000 barrels a day, it might be a little more than that.”
“Florida's state meteorologist said it would be at least a week before the oil reached waters near the state.”
“the long tube it inserted into the gusher at the weekend was now siphoning 5,000 barrels a day”
“offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, leased by BP, exploded off the coast of Louisiana on 20 April and sank two days later”
“despite claims from several experts that the figure was at least 10 times higher.”
“it has never been used a mile below the sea, where the well is located.”
“it would be at least a week before the oil reached waters near the state.”
“the long tube it inserted into the gusher at the weekend was now siphoning 5,000 barrels a day, but that more was escaping.”
“BP had stuck by its first estimate that some 5,000 barrels, or 210,000 gallons, a day of crude was leaking from the well - despite claims from several experts that the figure was at least 10 times higher.”
“Oil has been gushing since the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, leased by BP, exploded off the coast of Louisiana on 20 April and sank two days later.”
“more oil than the 5,000 barrels a day it initially estimated is flowing from a burst oil well into the Gulf of Mexico.”
“a long tube it inserted into the gusher at the weekend was now siphoning 5,000 barrels a day, but that more was escaping.”
“some 5,000 barrels, or 210,000 gallons, a day of crude was leaking from the well”
“The average American watches five hours of TV a day, Google said”
“there were currently 4bn TV users worldwide”
“54 'dead' in DR Congo”
“some 250 homes had been destroyed”
“Monuc has so far recovered 26 dead bodies, with 28 people still missing.”
“The DR Congo press estimates that around 5,000 people have been affected by the landslide.”
“"This is the number we should go on," says Mr Mounoubai.”
“He said that only 11,300 people in Africa made ticket purchases, out of a total of 230,000 foreign fans.”
“South African Tourism Minister Martinus van Schalkwyk said on Tuesday that the figures were 76% less than those forecasted for the event.”
“More than a million have been bought by South Africans.”
“The Saville Inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday closed in 2004 with the report initially due for publication the following year.”
