Today in News History
On July 2, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1940, Kenneth Clarke, English politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain was born. In 1955, Kim Carr, Australian educator and politician, 31st Australian Minister for Human Services was born. In 1959, Erwin Olaf, Dutch photographer (died 2023) was born. In 1976, Ľudovít Ódor, Prime minister of Slovakia was born. In 1986, Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile. In 1986, Aeroflot Flight 2306 crashes while attempting an emergency landing at Syktyvkar Airport in Syktyvkar, in present-day Komi Republic, Russia, killing 54 people. In 1990, In the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy, 1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of Mecca. In 1997, The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis. In 2004, Mochtar Lubis, Indonesian journalist and author (born 1922) passed away. In 2010, The South Kivu tank truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo kills at least 230 people. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
No more warnings for litterbugs as Malaysia’s Penang deploys bodycams
Malaysia’s heritage state of Penang has begun using body camera footage to prosecute litterbugs, widening a national clean-up drive that could see offenders fined or ordered by a court to carry out community service. The tougher enforcement, which took effect on Wednesday after a six-month grace period, gives patrol teams from the Penang Island City Council and Seberang Perai City Council powers to record offences at public hotspots across one of Malaysia’s best-known tourist states. Penang...
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