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Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping

The armed group kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from the Government Girls Secondary School in the town of Chibok on the night, with 57 of them managing to escape in the immediate aftermath of the abduction. Kidnappers were heavily armed Boko Haram Islamists who arrived in trucks, vans and buses.

Italian footballer suffered a fatal cardiac arrest on the pitch

Piermario Morosini suffered cardiac arrest and fell to the ground in the 31st minute of the Serie B match away to Pescara. He stumbled on the ground, trying to get up, before losing consciousness and receiving medical attention on the field. Morosini was rushed to the Santo Spirito hospital, but he died before reaching it.

Earthquake strikes Yushu

The 2010 Yushu earthquake struck and registered a magnitude of 6.9Mw. It originated in Yushu, Qinghai, China. According to the Xinhua News Agency, 2,698 people were confirmed dead, 270 missing and 12,135 injured, 1,434 of them severely. The epicenter was located in Rima village, Upper Laxiu township of Yushu County,

Black Sunday storm

Black Sunday refers to a particularly severe dust storm that occurred as part of the Dust Bowl. It was one of the worst dust storms in American history and it caused immense economic and agricultural damage. It is estimated to have displaced 300 million tons of topsoil from the prairie area in the US.