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**], ], and ] win three ]s including ] for "]". | **], ], and ] win three ]s including ] for "]". | ||
**] posthumously wins the ] for ''Canción de Andaluza''. | **] posthumously wins the ] for ''Canción de Andaluza''. | ||
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**] and ] win the ] for "Universos Paralelos". | ||
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*] threatens to conduct another nuclear test in response to a ] resolution passed on Tuesday recommending the ] authorise a probe into human rights abuses. | *] threatens to conduct another nuclear test in response to a ] resolution passed on Tuesday recommending the ] authorise a probe into human rights abuses. | ||
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*The ] ] charges former ministers ] and ] for offenses of misconduct in public office in relation to mining licences. | *The ] ] charges former ministers ] and ] for offenses of misconduct in public office in relation to mining licences. | ||
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*A knife attack in a ] dormitory in the ] resort of ] kills seven people, including six nurses. | ||
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**Kim Han-sik, the chief executive of ] |
**A ]n court sentences Kim Han-sik, the chief executive of ], operator of the {{MV|Sewol}}, to ten years in jail for negligence and embezzlement. | ||
*The ] ] ] ]s to defer the ]s of a certain group of ]: parents whose children are already U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents who have lived in the ] for five years or more. | *The ] ] ] ]s to defer the ]s of a certain group of ]: parents whose children are already U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents who have lived in the ] for five years or more. | ||
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*The ] ] calls an early election. | *The ] ] calls an early election. | ||
*Thousands of protestors gather in ] for a national rally in memory of the ]. Demonstrators have also called for a nationwide strike. | *Thousands of protestors gather in ] for a national rally in memory of the ]. Demonstrators have also called for a nationwide strike. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:59, 22 April 2024
November 20, 2014 (2014-11-20) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks- ADF insurgency
- The Ugandan rebel group kills up to 80 people near Beni in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
- 15th Latin Grammy Awards:
- Enrique Iglesias, Gente de Zona, and Descemer Bueno win three Latin Grammy Awards including Song of the Year for "Bailando". (ABC News)
- Paco de Lucía posthumously wins the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year for Canción de Andaluza. (ABC News)
- Jorge Drexler and Ana Tijoux win the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year for "Universos Paralelos". (ABC News)
International relations
- North Korea threatens to conduct another nuclear test in response to a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution passed on Tuesday recommending the Security Council authorise a probe into human rights abuses. (BBC)
Law and crime
- The New South Wales Independent Commission against Corruption charges former ministers Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald for offenses of misconduct in public office in relation to mining licences. (AAP via Sky News Australia)
- A knife attack in a sanatorium dormitory in the Northern China resort of Beidahe kills seven people, including six nurses. (Reuters via The Globe and Mail)
- Sinking of MV Sewol
- A South Korean court sentences Kim Han-sik, the chief executive of Chonghaejin Marine, operator of the MV Sewol, to ten years in jail for negligence and embezzlement. (Reuters)
- The President of the United States Barack Obama announces executive orders to defer the deportations of a certain group of illegal immigrants: parents whose children are already U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents who have lived in the United States for five years or more. (Washington Post)
Politics and elections
- The President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa calls an early election. (Washington Post)
- Thousands of protestors gather in Mexico City for a national rally in memory of the 43 missing students. Demonstrators have also called for a nationwide strike. (BBC News)
- Nicola Sturgeon becomes Scottish First Minister, after Alex Salmond's resignation.