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In 2020, Luxembourg became the first country to provide free public transport across its entire territory. [1] Free public transport, often called fare-free public transit or zero-fare public transport, is public transport which is fully funded by means other than collecting fares from passengers. It may be funded by national, regional or local ...
Haisal – On 27 December the passenger ferry sank after being rammed from behind by a cargo ship on the Dhaleshwari River killing 200 people. [32] 200 1987 United Kingdom: Herald of Free Enterprise – Capsized and sank on 6 March due to taking on water just minutes after leaving the harbour at Zeebrugge in Belgium. The doors to the car decks ...
This was rejected by Israel the following day. [192] Malaysia banned Israeli-flagged ships from entering the country and rescinded its permits for ZIM, Israel's largest shipping company. [193] [194] The IDF struck an area near the Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah. [195] The IDF said it uncovered a major Hamas command center in Gaza City. [196]
New Year's Day. In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, 31 December. In many countries, New Year's Eve is celebrated with dancing, eating, drinking, and watching or lighting fireworks.
(December 1, 1980) [19] [20] 1980 On December 4, installation of a new pipeline affected a propane pipeline, that then burst & ignited, near Spivey, Kansas. 4 workers had minor injuries. [21] 1980 A dirt pan machine being used for road construction hit a propane pipeline in Sumner, Georgia on December 10, causing slight injuries to the dirt pan ...
Served his sentence in solitary confinement [24] until his death in prison in 2017, the day after his 87th birthday. Andrew Aston: 2002 26 life sentences United Kingdom: Cocaine addict who attacked and robbed 26 elderly and disabled people in their homes over the course of three months. Two victims died. Juan Corona: 1973 25 life sentences ...
Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the United States lease wireless telephone and data service from the three major cellular carriers in the countryv—AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US, and Verizon—and offer various levels of free and/or paid talk, text and data services to their customers.
Crete became part of Greece in December 1913. The island is mostly mountainous, and its character is defined by a high mountain range crossing from west to east. It includes Crete's highest point, Mount Ida , and the range of the White Mountains (Lefka Ori) with 30 summits above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) in altitude and the Samaria Gorge , a ...