Peter RogersThe World In 60 Seconds
February 2nd 2008 02:22
February 2, 2008.
- The death toll from a powerful explosion at an unlicensed fireworks manufacturer in Istanbul has climbed to 21 as another body was recovered.
- More instability in Pakistan as a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into a Pakistani security force check post in the North Waziristan tribal region.
- Brazil's annual explosion of samba and sexual titillation has begun, with half-naked revellers hitting the streets from Rio to Recife. This is where Brazil switches off work for a month or two, and just get down! How the countries economy survives during this time is beyond me.
- China is still a place of chaos and delays, as millions are still stranded from heavy snowfall. China's gridlocked transport system has rumbled back to life, but millions of travellers still remain static to the ground all around the country, unable to return home for annual holidays, amid the worst winter in five decades.
- And finally, an unidentified gunmen opened fire at the Israeli embassy in the West African Islamic country of Mauritania, injuring three bystanders. The attack is said to be a result of recent anti-Israeli sentiment, amid pressure on Nouakchott, the major city of Mauritania, to cut ties with Israel.
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