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What news happened in 2010?
British Petroleum’s “Deepwater Horizon” offshore oil platform explodes on April 20, 2010, killing 11 workers. The ensuing oil leak would not be capped until July 15. Time Magazine announces Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is its 2010 Person of the Year.
What was the biggest story in 2010?
From massive leaks of secret, scandalous documents to a World Cup that was literally buzzing with regional flair, these 10 news stories were tops in 2010.
- WikiLeaks Dumps Documents.
- Haiti Earthquake.
- Chile’s Miner Miracle.
- Economy Busts and EU Bailouts.
- North Korea Attacks.
- Iran’s Nuclear Defiance.
What did the Fixed Term Parliament Act 2011 do?
Under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, which has governed how UK Parliamentary elections are called since 2011, an election could only be triggered outside of the normal five-year Parliamentary cycle by one of two scenarios: if two-thirds of the House of Commons voted in favour of one, or if the Government lost a vote …
What were the main headlines in 2010?
Decade in Review: A look back at what happened in 2010
- Haiti earthquake.
- UK economy comes out of recession.
- Sachin Tendulkar scores first double century in One Day International (ODI) cricket.
- Chile earthquake.
- The eruption of Eyjafjallajokull.
- BP oil spill.
- David Cameron becomes UK prime minister.
What was the top news story of 2011?
Top News Stories from 2011 1 U.S. Events. More U.S. Statistics… 2 Economics. Unemployment: 9.0% More Economics 3 Entertainment. Nobel Prize for Literature: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2011 was awarded to Tomas Transtromer (Sweden) “because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality.”
What happened in 2011?
Dec. 20, 2011 — intro: It was a year of popular uprisings in Egypt, Libya, Syria, of devastation from drought and tsunami, and at home, of gridlock and stalemate in Washington.
What happened to the news of the world?
A scandal about hacking the cellphones of celebrities, royals and the subjects of breaking news stories led to the shutdown of the News of the World on July 10 after 168 years of publication. text: A gunman attacked a youth camp on the small Norwegian island of Utoya on July 22.
What was the biggest story of the year?
The biggest story of the year, though, was the one that took us most by surprise: the death of Osama bin Laden in a firefight in Pakistan. “Justice has been done,” said President Obama as the body of the mastermind behind 9-11 was buried at sea.