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Moscow A Russian journalist has uncovered evidence of another Soviet nuclear catastrophe,
which killed 10 sailors and contaminated an entire town.
Background Events :
Yelena Vazrshavskya is the first journalist to speak to people who witnessed the explosion of a
nuclear submarine at the naval base of shkotovo 22 near Vladivostock.
The accident, which oxccurred 13 months before the Chernobyl disaster, spread radioactive fall-
out over the base and nearby town, but was covered up by officials of the Soviet Union.
Residents were told the explosion in the reactor of the Victor-class submarine during a refit had
been a thermal and not a nuclear explosion. And those involved in the clean up operation to
remove more than 600 tones of contaminated material were sworn to secrecy.
Source :
Sources A board of investigators was later to describe it as the worst accident in the history of
the Soviet Navy.
CAIRO Archaeologists have unearthed 57 ancient Egyptian tombs, most of which hold an
ornately painted wooden sarcophagus with a mummy inside, Egypts Supreme Council of
Antiquities said Sunday.
The oldest tombs date back to around 2750 B.C., during the period of Egypts first and second
dynasties, the council said in a statement.Twelve of the tombs belong the 18th Dynasty, which
ruled Egypt during the second millennium B.C. The 18th Dynasty includes such well-known
pharaohs as Tutankhamun, Akhenaten and Queen Hatshepsut.
The discovery throws new light on Egypts ancient religions, the council said.
Newsworthy Event :
the news of finding of tombs with mummy in Egypt
Background :
the tombs has the oldest date around 2750 B.C. It was the period of Egypts first and second
dynasties.
Source :
the council said that the finding of the tombs threw new light on Egypts ancient religions
Growing Number of High School Student Smoking
Newsworthy Events :
Surakarta A survey has found about 13 percent of first-time smokers in the country are junior
high school students. It also revealed 89 percent of young female employees were smokers.The
survey was conducted in five major cities across the country, including Surakarta in Central Java.
Background Events :
Muhammad Syahril Mansyur, the Surakarta Health Agencys respiratory illness division, said
that the finding of the survey showed an alarming growth rate of Indonesian smokers. "This
situation is a cause for concern, he said. It appears the countrys younger generation is
uneducated about the health risks of smoking. The Indonesian anti-tobacco campaign has
reportedly been deemed as ineffective as the government refuses to sign the international
convention on tobacco control. It said that cigarette producers contributed to a large amount to
state revenue and gave jobs to thousands of workers.
Source :
www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/11/12/growing-number-school-students-smoking.html
Indonesian Maid Beheaded
London :
An Indonesian housemaid has been executed in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of killing her
employer, the Saudi Interior Minister said.
The woman was beheaded in the Southern Asir province in what was the second execution in the
country.
The maid was earlier found of suffocating her female boss and stealing her jewellery. Rape,
murder and other serious crimes can carry the death penalty in the conservative desert kingdom.
Last year, Saudi Arabia, which follow a strict intepretation of Syaria, Islamic law executed more
than 130 people.
(Taken from: BBC News)
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Casey Stoner won in the Catalunya Grand Prix
Background :
Casey Stoner overtook Jorge Lorenzo on the first lap and never looked back
Source :
www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/06/05/stoner-wins-catalunya-gp.html
Landslide in Bukittinggi
Padang :
Two people died while four others were wounded in a landslide at a yard behind a house near
Teleng market in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra on Tuesday.
Killed were 3-year-old Yusuf, who was the son of a kiosk owner at the market, Bujang, and 22-
year-old Meli, who was a visitor to the market. The injured were rushed to the AchmadMuchtar
and Yarsihospitals.
Bukittinggi Deputy Mayor IsmetAmziz said Tuesday it was suspected that recent heavy rainfall
had caused the landslide.
Newsworthy Event :
People died while four others were wounded in a landslide at a yard behind a house near Teleng
market in Bukittinggi,
Background :
Landslides have killed 3 years old Yusuf, who is the son of a stall in the
market, Bujang,and 22 years old Meli, who was a visitor market.
Source :
thejakartapost.com/news/2009/11/10/two-die-bukittinggi-landslide.html
Newsworthy Event :
The crew of 20 Indonesian sailors aboard the Sinar Kudus cargo ship were finally freed by
Somalia pirates.
Backgroud :
In March, a large group of 30 to 50 Somali pirates seized the Indonesian flagged and owned ship
about 320 nautical miles northeast of the Yemeni island of Socotra. The Sinar Kudus was on its
way to the Netherlands from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi when it was hijacked.
Source :
thejakartaglobe.com/home/indonesian-sailors-free-as-pirates-ransom-is-paid/438494