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Ruling by decree, the RCC maintained the monarchy's ban on political parties, in May 1970 banned trade unions, and in 1972 outlawed workers' strikes and suspended newspapers. [83] In September 1971, Gaddafi resigned, claiming to be dissatisfied with the pace of reform, but returned to his position within a month. [ 70 ]
The 2006 Lebanon War provided momentum for the campaign to ban cluster bombs. The United Nations estimated that up to 40% of Israeli cluster bomblets failed to explode on impact. [ 13 ] Norway organized the independent Oslo Process after discussions at the traditional disarmament forum in Geneva fell through in November 2006.
In June 2018, Gates offered free ebooks, to all new graduates of U.S. colleges and universities, [162] and in 2021, offered free ebooks, to all college and university students around the world. [163] [164] The Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation partially funds OpenStax, which creates and provides free digital textbooks. [165]
Bangladesh (like Iran, China and North Korea) had banned Facebook before. [13] The ban operated for about a month, precisely from November to December 2015. [14] The Awami League-led government of Bangladesh announced a countrywide ban on Facebook and other social-network websites.
In the United Kingdom, the first hydraulic fracturing of an oil well was carried out shortly after discovery of the West Sole field in the North Sea in 1965. After the industry started to use intermediate and high-strength proppants in the late 1970s, hydraulic fracturing became a common technique in the North Sea oil and gas wells.
They entered the property and disabled the security alarm before leaving and taking another drive. The men were caught on surveillance tape at a local Walmart store where they purchased trash bags, wet wipes, black towels, black shoes, and a lock-picking kit. They then returned to the Sievers' home and waited for several hours until Teresa ...
Rachel Agatha Keen (born 24 October 1997), known professionally as RAYE, is an English singer and songwriter. [1] Her debut studio album, My 21st Century Blues (2023) was released independently to critical and commercial success, and won Album of the Year at the 2024 BRIT Awards.
Anthony was born to an Italian family in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, but moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio, where he studied the trumpet.He played in Glenn Miller's band from 1940 to 1941 [2] and appeared in the Glenn Miller movie Sun Valley Serenade before joining the U.S. Navy during World War II as Miller joined the Army, organizing another famous military band before his 1944 ...