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Current events of
March 2, 2013
(
2013-03-02
)
(Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
2013 Bangladesh protests
:
The death toll in
Bangladesh
rises to at least 50 as protests continue following the sentencing of
Delwar Hossain Sayeedi
.
(Xinhua)
Northern Mali conflict
:
Chadian
soldiers
kill
Mokhtar Belmokhtar
, an
al-Qaeda
commander in
Africa
responsible for a
mass hostage-taking
at an
Algerian
gas plant.
(Reuters)
(BBC)
South Thailand insurgency
:
Suspected insurgents detonate a motorcycle bomb in
Southern
Thailand
killing 2
Thai Military rangers
and wounding 11 people.
(Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
A massive
car crash
on
I-65
in
Kentucky
,
United States
, leaves 6 people from
Wisconsin
dead and 2 injured.
(WMTV)
(
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
)
Health and environment
A study concludes that continuous
standing
and
walking
reduces the risk of
type II diabetes
better than either
sitting
/
lying
or
exercise
.
(
Medical News Today
)
Law and crime
A
judge
declines to throw out the case against actress
Lindsay Lohan
in which she is accused of lying to a
California
police officer after a car accident in 2012.
(Star Pulse)
Science and technology
Image taken by the
Cassini spacecraft
from
Saturn
orbit shows
Venus
shining like a bright
beacon
through
Saturn’s rings
.
(ESA)
(NASA)
Hackers
hack the popular
note-taking
application
Evernote
. The website says that the hackers gained access to user
passwords
,
e-mails
, and
usernames
.
(ZD Net)
(PC Magazine)
Sport
El Clásico
:
Real Madrid
defeat rivals
FC Barcelona
2–1 in the
2012–13 La Liga
match.
Sergio Ramos
scores winning goal.
(ESPN)
The 1,000 mile 2013
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
begins in
Anchorage
,
Alaska
,
United States
. The winner of the race will get a new
truck
and $50,400.
(AP via
Seattle PI
)
(NPR)
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