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| **The ] meets to discuss the deteriorating security situation in ] as the ] removes all remaining personnel. | **The ] meets to discuss the deteriorating security situation in ] as the ] removes all remaining personnel. | ||
| **] ] rebels capture the strategically important city of ]. | **] ] rebels capture the strategically important city of ]. | ||
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| **The ] claims to have killed 80 ] fighters in fighting in ] in recent days while the Taliban claims to have killed at least six soldiers. | **The ] claims to have killed 80 ] fighters in fighting in ] in recent days while the Taliban claims to have killed at least six soldiers. | ||
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| *The remains of King ], that were discovered in a car park in ] in 2012, arrive at ] ahead of a burial on March 26. | *The remains of King ], that were discovered in a car park in ] in 2012, arrive at ] ahead of a burial on March 26. | ||
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| *A campsite tent fire on ] in the ]n city of ] kills five people and seriously injures two others. | *A campsite tent fire on ] in the ]n city of ] kills five people and seriously injures two others. {{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | ||
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| **Cyclone Nathan makes landfall near ] in the ] as a high end Category 2 cyclone. | **Cyclone Nathan makes landfall near ] in the ] as a high end Category 2 cyclone. | ||
| *] ] 820 billion yen (]6.8 billion) for creating a nearly 400-kilometer (250-mile) chain of cement ]s, at places nearly five stories high, against future ] disasters such as the one that struck the country's northeastern coast ]. | *] ] 820 billion yen (]6.8 billion) for creating a nearly 400-kilometer (250-mile) chain of cement ]s, at places nearly five stories high, against future ] disasters such as the one that struck the country's northeastern coast ]. | ||
| *A ]n bus plunges into a lake in Aragua state, southwest of the capital ], killing at least eleven people with |
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**Voters in France go to the polls for the first round of voting in local government elections. ]s show the conservative ] in first place, ]'s ] in second, with ] ]'s ] in third. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 24 July 2022
March 22, 2015 (2015-03-22) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks- Yemeni crisis
- The United Nations Security Council meets to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Yemen as the United States removes all remaining personnel. (Fox News)
- Shia Houthis rebels capture the strategically important city of Ta'izz. (BBC)
- War in North-West Pakistan
- The Pakistan Army claims to have killed 80 Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan fighters in fighting in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in recent days while the Taliban claims to have killed at least six soldiers. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
- Syrian Civil War
- A Syrian Armed Forces helicopter crashes in Jabal al-Zawiya in the Idlib Governorate resulting in the death of one crew member and the capture of four. (BBC)
Arts and culture
- The remains of King Richard III of England, that were discovered in a car park in Leicester in 2012, arrive at Leicester Cathedral ahead of a burial on March 26. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- A campsite tent fire on Ganghwa Island in the South Korean city of Incheon kills five people and seriously injures two others. (Yonhap)
- 2014–15 Australian region cyclone season
- Cyclone Nathan makes landfall near Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory as a high end Category 2 cyclone. (AAP via SBS)
- Japan allocates 820 billion yen ($6.8 billion) for creating a nearly 400-kilometer (250-mile) chain of cement seawalls, at places nearly five stories high, against future tsunami disasters such as the one that struck the country's northeastern coast four years ago. (AP)
- A Venezuelan bus plunges into a lake in Aragua state, southwest of the capital Caracas, killing at least eleven people with thirty-six others injured. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- French departmental elections, 2015
- Voters in France go to the polls for the first round of voting in local government elections. Exit polls show the conservative UMP in first place, Marine Le Pen's National Front in second, with President François Hollande's French Socialist Party in third. (RTE) (BBC)
- Israeli legislative election, 2015
- The President of Israel Reuven Rivlin opens discussions over the formation of a new government, with Benjamin Netanyahu expected to return as Prime Minister. (AFP via Yahoo! News)