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July 2004 Disasters

June, July, and Aug., South Asia: The worst monsoon flooding in fifteen years in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh left up to 5 million homeless, killed more than 1800 people with at least 600 in…

Estimated Deaths from Earthquakes, 2015

The following table lists the date, location, and magnitude of major earthquakes around the world during 2015. /**/ Date Location Magnitude 1 Number killed April 25 central…

Per Capita Health Expenditures by Country, 2006

The sum of public and private expenditure (in purchasing power parity terms in US dollars), divided by the population. Health expenditure includes the provision of health services (preventive and…

Public Health Expenditure by Country, 2006

(% of GDP) Current and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and…

May 2021 Current Events: World News

Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the World…

September 2005 Disasters

Sept. 1–3, China: Typhoon Talim caused major flooding and landslides, extensive crop damage, and killed at least 129 people. Sept. 5, Medan, Indonesia: Mandala Airlines, Boeing 737, crashed…

John Sherman COOPER, Congress, KY (1901-1991)

Senate Years of Service: 1946-1949; 1952-1955; 1956-1973 Party: Republican; Republican; Republican COOPER John Sherman , a Senator from Kentucky; born in Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky., August 23,…

Disasters in 2008

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December January Jan. 1-4, Kenya: more than 300 people are killed and thousands of houses, farms…

Buddha

(Encyclopedia) BuddhaBuddhab&oomacr;ˈdə, b&oobreve;– [key] [Skt.,=the enlightened One], usual title given to the founder of Buddhism. He is also called the Tathagata [he who has come thus],…