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March 21·Every year

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Marks the 1960 Sharpeville massacre, when South African police killed 69 anti-apartheid protesters. UN-designated since 1966.

Category: Awareness
Observed in: South Africaofficial

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A major explosion at a chemical plant in Yancheng, China, killed 78 people and injured 640 others.

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2019The 2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion occurs, killing at least 47 people and injuring 640 others.
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