33,286 source-backed world facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 97 of 333.
“another group of rebels holds 200 people hostage aboard a ferry”
“Seven people were killed and 35 injured in alcohol-related collisions in 2009.”
“The death toll from Wednesday’s 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes has climbed to at least 1,420”
“PwC’s latest economic outlook yesterday forecast further falls in house prices between 2009 and 2010 before they flatten out in 2011.”
“Tuesday”
“who died this past May at the age of 78”
“Work is due to begin later on a £2.7m project to restore a Grade II listed park in Berkshire.”
“more than 51,000 people remain unaccounted for”
“PwC also says that house prices may not return to last year’s levels until 2020.”
“Her new film, "Dialogues With Madwomen," won the 1994 "Freedom of Expression Award" at the Sundance Film Festival.”
“Only one person admitted council housing fraud during a two-week amnesty organised by Basildon District Council.”
“861 volunteers from Mexico, the U.S., El Salvador, Switzerland, Colombia and beyond were in the country”
“Their previous work, "In The Shadow of the Stars," won the 1991 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.”
“The council had vowed not to prosecute people who admitted offences such as illegally sub-letting a property if they owned up before 26 May.”
“(Sony Classical SK 64301)”
“When the council began the amnesty they estimated as many as 825 council homes in Basildon could be the subject of housing fraud.”
“Dietrich died last May at the age of 90”
“Eleven people died in the Deepwater Horizon drill rig accident in April”
“letters and diaries (80 years worth)”
“which left a ruptured well leaking hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.”
“1946 Jean Cocteau film adaptation”
“No-one was injured in the fire, which is being treated as arson.”
“four voices”
“Spokesman David Stevens said it was 'an unusual bet' in itself, and more so as it was placed by a Welshman.”
“a beautiful, superbly integrated work.”
“The scheme came with an estimated cost of £300m A public inquiry into the £300m scheme has also been cancelled.”
“Nonesuch Rec”
“A remotely-operated vehicle, the size of a transit van, is expected to begin the operation on 7 July.”
“14th Utrecht Early Music Festival”
“Dounreay Site Restoration Limited, which is leading the clean-up of the plant and surrounding area, said up to 700 fragments could be retrieved.”
“festival's first concert”
“Five hundred tonnes of rubbish is on fire at City Waste Industrial on the Mobuoy Road.”
“The group started 15 years ago”
“The fire was discovered shortly before 0600 BST on Tuesday.”
“Bad Religion's eighth recording is "Stranger Then Fiction," and it's their first on a major label (Atlantic).”
“There was a major blaze at the same site in March.”
“author of 'The Soviet Tragedy: A History of Socialism in Russia 1917-1991' (NY: Free Press, 1994).”
“The proposed scheme will see the town's Horsemarket and Woodmarket become one-way.”
“The Soviet Tragedy: A History of Socialism in Russia 1917-1991”
“A similar exhibition took place in the town two years ago”
“ten-part PBS documentary, 'Rock & Roll: An Unruly History,' currently airing on PBS.”
“it is now hoped the proposals can be introduced on a trial basis in September.”
“Nearly 200 Heads of State converged in Rome this week”
“Scottish Borders Council officials will be on hand in the Cross Keys Hotel on Friday and Saturday to answer questions.”
“first annual World Food Summit”
“The explosion happened minutes after policing and justice powers were devolved from Westminster.”
“conversation from 1989”
“A number of previous arrests have been made over the attack but no-one has been charged.”
“interview recorded earlier this year (1/27/94)”
“About 70 fish, including several large Koi carp, were stolen from the pond at a house in Medstead, near Alton, between 1 and 8 June.”
“late 1970s”
“The body of Paula Poolton, 40, of Titchfield in Fareham, was found near Swanwick railway station on 28 October 2008, 11 days after she was killed.”
“Now 53”
“Deliberations will resume at 1000 BST on Thursday.”
“In the 1970's, De Palma, along with other young film directors Martin Scorcese, Steven Speilberg and Francis Coppola made films of such quality that the period is sometimes refered to as another Golden Age of Hollywood.”
“More than 4,000 people have been taking part in the 29th Great Nottinghamshire Bike Ride.”
“The community has existed for 20 years.”
“Cyclists had four rides to choose from, ranging from a single family lap to a 75-mile route.”
“BOB KALINSKI who lived underground for eight years”
“The ride, which started in 1982, drew part of its original inspiration from the London to Brighton bike ride.”
“won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.”
“At the end of May, 496 people were out of work, compared to 510 a month earlier and 393 in May 2009.”
“From 1936 to 1958 Stalling composed music for Warner Brother's cartoons including: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the Road Runner.”
“It means 1.54% of the working population is currently unemployed.”
“The title is "The Carl Stalling Project, Vol. 2, Warner Bros."”
“The figures include 25 people who were on the Community and Environmental Project Scheme and 128 who were in part time or casual employment.”
“For the past three months, BBC Scotland has been investigating allegations that tens of thousands of genuinely sick or disabled people have been denied the benefits they're entitled to.”
“The Squadron will operate from the base from Monday and helicopters will fly until 0300 BST from Tuesday to Thursday.”
“RAF Shawbury will host ex-students with No 18 Squadron, which is preparing for deployment to Afghanistan.”
“But this is the first time they will have operated their Chinook helicopters from the north Shropshire airbase for a longer period.”
“now 'only' needs to tackle Everest and Mount Vinson”
“had already climbed Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, Elbrus and Carstensz Pyramid”
“Malcolm Lewis, 60, of Woodlands Road, Hampshire,”
“on 3 June.”
“He leaves behind a wife, daughter, son and grandchild.”
“26-year-old man”
“62-year-old driver”
“Two pedestrians have been seriously injured after being hit by cars in Aberdeen.”
“A woman in her 70s was injured on Great Northern Road, near its junction with Don Street, in Woodside at about 0840 BST.”
“A man was later badly injured on the A956 near its junction with Wellington Road at about 1315 BST.”
“Pauline Gregory, 66, who has mental health problems, was last seen at her care home at Borrowash on Friday morning.”
“Ms Gregory is described as white, 5'5" to 5'6", with short brown hair and of medium build.”
“At least 30 members of a wedding party were killed”
“At least 20 others who were injured have been taken to hospital”
“Seven of the wounded are in a serious condition”
“The Bishop of Stafford is responsible for more than 480 clergy and lay ministers across 220 churches in north and east Staffordshire within the Diocese of Lichfield.”
“shortly after 1230 BST”
“A 32-year-old motorcyclist has died after the bike she was riding left a Lincolnshire road.”
“The accident happened on the B1225, Horncastle Road, in Caistor at about 1850 BST on Monday.”
“She was riding a Honda 400cc along with a group of bikers from the Scunthorpe area when she came off the road.”
“A man entered the caravan armed with a knife and baseball bat and assaulted a 20-year-old man and 19-year-old woman.”
“at about 0330 BST on Saturday.”
“Dyn 61 oed wedi marw mewn gwrthdrawiad yn ardal Beddgelert”
“Digwyddodd y gwrthdrawiad ar y ffordd rhwng Nantmor a Nantgwynant”
“Y beic modur oedd yr unig gerbyd oedd yn rhan o'r gwrthdrawiad”
“Er gwaethaf ymdrechion y gwasanaethau brys bu farw'r dyn yn y fan a'r lle”
“More than 2,500 people had signed up to attend an unnamed location in the town on Friday night.”
“Last year, it was reported around 1,500 revellers descended on Rhyl one Saturday in January to celebrate a mass reunion which was organised on Facebook.”
“Dan Smith, 24, a former builder from Billericay, was shot dead at a bar in Mijas over the weekend.”
“The Foreign Office said Mr Smith died on Sunday.”
