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{{*mp|June 3}}A passenger plane '''[[Dana Air Flight 992|crashes into a building]]''' in [[Lagos]], Nigeria, killing all 153 people on board. |
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{{*mp|June 2}} Former [[President of Egypt|Egyptian President]] '''[[Hosni Mubarak]]''' ''(pictured)'' is sentenced to [[life imprisonment]] for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the [[2011 Egyptian revolution]]. |
{{*mp|June 2}} Former [[President of Egypt|Egyptian President]] '''[[Hosni Mubarak]]''' ''(pictured)'' is sentenced to [[life imprisonment]] for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the [[2011 Egyptian revolution]]. |
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{{*mp|May 30}} The [[International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry]] approves the names '''[[flerovium]]''' and '''[[livermorium]]''' for two recently discovered [[synthetic element]]s. |
{{*mp|May 30}} The [[International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry]] approves the names '''[[flerovium]]''' and '''[[livermorium]]''' for two recently discovered [[synthetic element]]s. |
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Revision as of 23:54, 3 June 2012
- A passenger plane crashes into a building in Lagos, Nigeria, killing all 153 people on board.
- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (pictured) is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
- The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry approves the names flerovium and livermorium for two recently discovered synthetic elements.
- Viswanathan Anand defeats Boris Gelfand to win a fourth consecutive World Chess Championship.
- Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
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