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Flag Etiquette: Flags Fly Half-Staff for September 11th Tributes
Flags across the United States will fly at half mast today in tribute to the September 11th 2001 attacks, but why do people do this and what is the proper etiquette for flying a flag at half staff? Flags began to be... Michael Jackson's Death: Fans Pay Tribute to the King of Pop
Michael Jackson fans around the world are paying tribute to the King of Pop, who touched so many lives with his music and his talent and who has left his impression on the world. Fans are gathering in public places... Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
Israel marks Remembrance Day as the country shuts down all entertainment centers. Tomorrow at 10 AM Israel Time there will be a 2 minute siren. During this time all transportation will stop by the side of the road... Day of mourning for Finland shooting victims
One day after a horrific shooting in a school in Finland, the prime minister has said he wants to push for stricter gun laws as the victims are beginning to be identified.Today is also a day of mourning for... Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa Dies Aged 59
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died at the age of 59 today two months after suffering a stroke.Mwanawasa became president in 2001, after which he fought corruption and became an outspoken critic of Zimbabwe's... Shaikh Nasser Bin Zayed Al Nahyan dies
The brother of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan died in a helicopter crash last night, and today began a three-day mourning period for Shaikh Nasser Bin Zayed Al Nahyan."The Ministry of... Liaoning Girl Detained for Post-quake Hate Video
A 21 year old girl from Liaoning by the name of Gao Qianhui (高千惠) is the second target of the Internet lynch mob for posting a five minute post-quake hate video. In the video, she made a number of offensive...Chinese mourners tell their stories
Sunny, a 29 years old man living in Guangzhou, China sent NowPublic his personal story expressing China's grief over the victims of the quake.“There are too many feelings bottled up inside and far too few... China mourns in black and white, by candlelight, in solidarity
All over China and in Chinese communities abroad, people are mourning the victims of the 5.12 earthquake. The remembrances are taking a variety of forms, following old and new traditions.The Chinese... My personal experience on mourning the victims from 5.12 China earthquakes
May 19th, 2008 @ 2:26 pm Hong Kong time. I was walking along streets nearby Central HSBC building. By 2:28 pm all the cars slow down and started all these horn sound, some people along the street stop and lower...Gradually, Beijing wakes up to a new dawn
"Monday morning in Beijing was different. State networks broadcasted news bulletins with black backgrounds, while KTV parlors and nightclubs closed for the night before midnight. Even taxi drivers finished...3 minutes silence to mourn the victims of 5.12 China earthquake
From May 19th to 21st, 2008. At 14:28pm, which is same time of 5.12 China earthquake, millions of Chinese around the country observe three minutes silence to mourn the victims that were killed in 5.12 China...China begins three-day mourning for quake victims
BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday began a three-day national mourning for the tens of thousands of people killed in a powerful earthquake which struck the country's southwest on May 12.At 4:58 a.m., the...Quake Mourning: Torch Relay Delayed
China has announced three days of mourning for victims of the recent earthquake, including a delay of the Olympic torch relay."The torch relay suspension will begin on Monday, the organising committee said in a...Gunmen kill third top Mexican policeman
The third top Mexican policeman has been shot dead today, while the country continues to fight against drug-trafficking."Assailants sprayed the car of the deputy police chief of the border city of Ciudad Juarez on...
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