| Revision as of 06:02, 1 January 2015 edit70.190.111.213 (talk)No edit summary← Previous edit | Latest revision as of 22:34, 16 December 2023 edit undoShellwood (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, New page reviewers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers404,695 edits Reverted 1 edit by 172.97.158.249 (talk)Tags: Twinkle Undo | ||
| (35 intermediate revisions by 17 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| {{Current events |
{{Current events|year=2014|month=12|day=31|content= | ||
| ;Armed conflicts and attacks | |||
| *] | |||
| **A ] in ], ], kills at least 26 people. | |||
| ;Business and economy | |||
| *The ] reports ending on a gain of 7.5%. It was the sixth year of continued advancement. | |||
| ⚫ | <!-- All news items |
||
| ;Disasters and accidents | ;Disasters and accidents | ||
| *] | *] | ||
| **As ] weakens, the Philippines death toll reaches 53 people. | **As ] weakens, the Philippines death toll reaches 53 people. | ||
| *Explosions at a factory in the southern Chinese city of ] kill 17 people and injure 20. | *Explosions at a factory in the southern Chinese city of ] kill 17 people and injure 20. | ||
| *A New Year's Eve celebration ] in ] kills at least |
*A New Year's Eve celebration ] in ] kills at least 36 people and injures 49 others. | ||
| *The ] boards and |
*The ] boards and regains control of a ] that had been sabotaged and abandoned by human traffickers carrying nearly 1,000 passengers, mostly ], that was in imminent jeopardy of crashing into land. | ||
| ;Law and crime | ;Law and crime | ||
| *A ] breaks out at a New Year's Eve festival in ], ], |
*A ] breaks out at a New Year's Eve festival in ], ], leaving 83 people injured and 63 arrested. | ||
| ;Politics and elections | ;Politics and elections | ||
| ⚫ | *] ] of ] remains in power after a ] while he was travelling outside the country. | ||
| *] ] announces his impending resignation, citing "old age". | *] ] announces his impending resignation, citing "old age". | ||
| ⚫ | *] ] remains in power after a ] while he was travelling outside the country. | ||
| <!-- All news items above this line -->|} | |||
| *] resigns as the Chairman of the ] Uyghur Autonomous Region of China to become the Director of the ], and is replaced in the interim by ]. | |||
| *China relieves ] of her post as ] of ], China, and replaces her on an interim basis with ]. | |||
| *As part of an agreement with ]'s Prime Minister ], the country's main opposition party, the ], decides to return to its eight seats in the National Assembly after having boycotted it since the ]. | |||
| ⚫ | <!-- All news items above this line -->}} | ||
Latest revision as of 22:34, 16 December 2023
December 31, 2014 (2014-12-31) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks- Terrorism in Yemen
- A suicide bombing in Ibb, Yemen, kills at least 26 people. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- The United States stock exchange reports ending on a gain of 7.5%. It was the sixth year of continued advancement. (Wall Street Journal)
Disasters and accidents
- Pacific typhoon season
- As Tropical Storm Jangmi (Seniang) weakens, the Philippines death toll reaches 53 people. (AP)
- Explosions at a factory in the southern Chinese city of Foshan kill 17 people and injure 20. (Reuters)
- A New Year's Eve celebration stampede in Shanghai kills at least 36 people and injures 49 others. (BBC)(China Daily)
- The Italian coast guard boards and regains control of a cargo ship that had been sabotaged and abandoned by human traffickers carrying nearly 1,000 passengers, mostly Syrian refugees, that was in imminent jeopardy of crashing into land. (Wall Street Journal) (eNews Channel Africa)
Law and crime
- A riot breaks out at a New Year's Eve festival in Gisborne, New Zealand, leaving 83 people injured and 63 arrested. (NZ Herald)
Politics and elections
- President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano announces his impending resignation, citing "old age". (Business Week)
- President of Gambia Yahya Jammeh remains in power after a failed coup attempt while he was travelling outside the country. (Al Jazeera)
- Nur Bekri resigns as the Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China to become the Director of the National Energy Administration, and is replaced in the interim by Shohrat Zakir. (Business Standard)
- China relieves Sun Chunlan of her post as Party Committee Secretary of Tianjin, China, and replaces her on an interim basis with Huang Xingguo. (SCMP)
- As part of an agreement with Djibouti's Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil, the country's main opposition party, the Union for National Salvation, decides to return to its eight seats in the National Assembly after having boycotted it since the parliamentary election in 2013. (Deutsche Welle)