So 2010 is History with 2011 taking its place ... 2010 offered news of good and bad news and the odd WTF story !
I will list a few here and if you want please add a story from your country that you think is intresting !
January
In Hati an earthquake struck with the power 7.0 on the scale and by 12 days after the first quake , after shocks of 4.5 were still be felt. The Red cross estimate that 3Million people were affected by the earthquake and left 250,000 dead .. The recovery is still on going a year later ..
On January 1st 2010 in pakistan , 85 people died during a vollyball match because of an explosion..
February
The Winter olympics are held in Canada but a change in the weather meant that the government had to import SNOW from America !
Another earthquake in Chile that left 438 people dead measured 8.8 on the scale , the largest strike the country
March
A south korean ship sinks off the the shore of the country killing all on board !
April
Another earthquake in China kills around 2000 people and injuring 10,000 !
Volcanic Ash from Iceland shuts UK, French and major other countries in Europe for 4 days !
A oil Rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico killing 11 people and causing billions of dollars of damage to the ocean and residents of surrounding towns and the wildlife that died.
The Greek ecomony shuts down and the givernment accepts a 110billion euro bailout from european countries.
May
A plane crashes in Libya killing all on it .
A painting sells for $106.5 million , creating a new record for the sale.
Protests in Thailand kill 91 and injury 2000
5 Paints are stolen from a French gallery worth around 100 million euros
Another plane crash in india kills 158 but leaves 8 people alive.
June
Who could forget the World Cup starts with a terrible performance from the English and other good teams from around the world.
Roits in Kyrgyzstan kills hundreds..
July
Wikileaks publishes 90,000 documents about the US invasion of Iraq
Heavy rain causes 1,600 deaths and millions homeless in Pakistan.
August
The WHO ( world health Oragnisation) says that the H1N1 pandemic is over
September
Seven People die in a landslide in Mexico
October
A bit of good news for once , 33 miners are freed from a mine where they trapped underground for 69 days ( and come out to mega bucks deals )
The G-20 summit happnes in Seoul where world leader agree to do something political :lol:
Another earthquake in indonesia kill around 400 and leaves thosands missing.
November
A plane crash in Cuba kills 68 people on board
Burmese opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi is released from her house arrest.
Researchers at CERN trap 38 antihydrogen atoms for a sixth of a second, marking the first time in history that humans have trapped antimatter
November 21 – Eurozone countries agree to a rescue package for the Republic of Ireland from the European Financial Stability Facility in response to the country's financial crisis
November 22 – A stampede during Bon Om Thook (Khmer Water Festival) celebrations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, kills 347
North Korea shells Yeonpyeong Island, prompting a military response by South Korea. The incident caused an escalation of tension on the Korean Peninsula and prompted widespread international condemnation. The United Nations declared it to be one of the most serious incidents since the end of the Korean
WikiLeaks releases a collection of more than 250,000 American diplomatic cables, including 100,000 marked "secret" or "confidential".
The European Union agree to an €85 billion rescue deal for Ireland from the European Financial Stability Facility, the International Monetary Fund and bilateral loans from the United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden
December
NASA announces the discovery of a new arsenic-based life form in California.
The first total lunar eclipse to occur on the day of the northern winter solstice/southern summer solstice since 1638,
takes place.
Wasnt that a crap year !!!
I will list a few here and if you want please add a story from your country that you think is intresting !
January
In Hati an earthquake struck with the power 7.0 on the scale and by 12 days after the first quake , after shocks of 4.5 were still be felt. The Red cross estimate that 3Million people were affected by the earthquake and left 250,000 dead .. The recovery is still on going a year later ..
On January 1st 2010 in pakistan , 85 people died during a vollyball match because of an explosion..
February
The Winter olympics are held in Canada but a change in the weather meant that the government had to import SNOW from America !
Another earthquake in Chile that left 438 people dead measured 8.8 on the scale , the largest strike the country
March
A south korean ship sinks off the the shore of the country killing all on board !
April
Another earthquake in China kills around 2000 people and injuring 10,000 !
Volcanic Ash from Iceland shuts UK, French and major other countries in Europe for 4 days !
A oil Rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico killing 11 people and causing billions of dollars of damage to the ocean and residents of surrounding towns and the wildlife that died.
The Greek ecomony shuts down and the givernment accepts a 110billion euro bailout from european countries.
May
A plane crashes in Libya killing all on it .
A painting sells for $106.5 million , creating a new record for the sale.
Protests in Thailand kill 91 and injury 2000
5 Paints are stolen from a French gallery worth around 100 million euros
Another plane crash in india kills 158 but leaves 8 people alive.
June
Who could forget the World Cup starts with a terrible performance from the English and other good teams from around the world.
Roits in Kyrgyzstan kills hundreds..
July
Wikileaks publishes 90,000 documents about the US invasion of Iraq
Heavy rain causes 1,600 deaths and millions homeless in Pakistan.
August
The WHO ( world health Oragnisation) says that the H1N1 pandemic is over
September
Seven People die in a landslide in Mexico
October
A bit of good news for once , 33 miners are freed from a mine where they trapped underground for 69 days ( and come out to mega bucks deals )
The G-20 summit happnes in Seoul where world leader agree to do something political :lol:
Another earthquake in indonesia kill around 400 and leaves thosands missing.
November
A plane crash in Cuba kills 68 people on board
Burmese opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi is released from her house arrest.
Researchers at CERN trap 38 antihydrogen atoms for a sixth of a second, marking the first time in history that humans have trapped antimatter
November 21 – Eurozone countries agree to a rescue package for the Republic of Ireland from the European Financial Stability Facility in response to the country's financial crisis
November 22 – A stampede during Bon Om Thook (Khmer Water Festival) celebrations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, kills 347
North Korea shells Yeonpyeong Island, prompting a military response by South Korea. The incident caused an escalation of tension on the Korean Peninsula and prompted widespread international condemnation. The United Nations declared it to be one of the most serious incidents since the end of the Korean
WikiLeaks releases a collection of more than 250,000 American diplomatic cables, including 100,000 marked "secret" or "confidential".
The European Union agree to an €85 billion rescue deal for Ireland from the European Financial Stability Facility, the International Monetary Fund and bilateral loans from the United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden
December
NASA announces the discovery of a new arsenic-based life form in California.
The first total lunar eclipse to occur on the day of the northern winter solstice/southern summer solstice since 1638,
takes place.
Wasnt that a crap year !!!
