DR Congo Outbreak in 2018
Time: Thursday May 17, 2018
Place: Bikoro, Équateur, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Details: On 8 May 2018, the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo reported two confirmed cases of Ebola infection in the northwestern town of Bikoro. On 17 May, a case was confirmed in the city of Mbandaka. Health authorities are planning to ring vaccinate with rVSV-ZEBOV, a recently developed experimental Ebola vaccine, to contain the outbreak. The outbreak is ongoing as of 24 June 2018, in 2014 a different area of Equateur province was affected On July 24, 2018, the outbreak was declared over. This resulted in 54 infections and 33 deaths.
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Wednesday May 17, 1905 - Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
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Tuesday May 17, 1960 - Paris, France
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Wednesday May 17, 1989 - Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China
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Wednesday May 17, 1989 - Beijing, China
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Wednesday May 17, 1989 - Beijing, China
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Tuesday May 17, 1994 - Rwanda
Lionel Messi-Champions League 2006
Wednesday May 17, 2006 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France
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Thursday May 17, 2007 - Caracas, Venzuela
Francesco Totti-Won the Coppa Italia
Thursday May 17, 2007 - Milan, Italy
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Praising
Saturday May 17, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Statue of Liberty-Barrack Obama
Sunday May 17, 2009 - U.S.
Facebook, Inc.-Facebook's Initial Public Offering Came
Thursday May 17, 2012 - Menlo Park, California, U.S.
DC Comics-The new logo
Tuesday May 17, 2016 - U.S.
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Thursday May 17, 2018 - San Bruno, California, U.S.
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Friday May 17, 2019 - Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Thursday May 17, 2018 - San Bruno, California, U.S.
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Sooronbay Jeenbekov-Jeenbekov Promised to fight against Tribalism
May, 2018 - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Warren Buffett-Buffett's Worst Investment in China
May, 2018 - Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
DC Comics-DC Universe is a video on demand service operated by DC Entertainment
May, 2018 - U.S.
Facebook, Inc.-Facebook announced It Would Offer Its Own Dating Service
May, 2018 - Menlo Park, California, U.S.
Xerox-Resign as part of a deal
Tuesday May 1, 2018 - U.S.
Google LLC-Removing The Company's Unofficial Slogan From The Company's Code of Conduct
May, 2018 - Mountain View, California, U.S.
Xiaomi-Xiaomi go to the exchange market
Wednesday May 2, 2018 - Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Vladimir Putin-Fourth presidential term
Monday May 7, 2018 - Moscow, Russia
Nokia-Nokia announced that it has acquired SpaceTime Insight
Monday May 7, 2018 - California, U.S.
Elon Musk-Musk and Grimes
Monday May 7, 2018 - United States
Harald V-The King's Constitutional Status as Holy was dissolved
Tuesday May 8, 2018 - Norway
Lionel Messi-Captain Messi
May, 2018 - Barcelona, Spain
Mohamed Salah-PL Golden boots
Saturday May 12, 2018 - Liverpool, England
Xerox-New deal was reached that additionally canceled the Fujifilm transaction
Sunday May 13, 2018 - U.S.
Conflict in Myanmar-Temporarily Postpone
Wednesday May 16, 2018 - Kayin State, Myanmar
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Prince Harry-Marriage
Saturday May 19, 2018 - St George's Chapel, The Cloisters, Windsor, England
Mass Shootings in the United States-Santa Fe High School Shooting
Friday May 18, 2018 - Santa Fe, Texas, U.S.
The US- China trade conflict-US and China put trade war on hold
Saturday May 19, 2018 - US
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Philip attended the wedding of his grandson Prince Harry to Meghan Markle
Saturday May 19, 2018 - England, United Kingdom
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex-Royal wedding
Saturday May 19, 2018 - Windsor, England, United Kingdom
Xiaomi-First French store
Monday May 21, 2018 - Paris, France
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex-The Duchess's first official engagement
Tuesday May 22, 2018 - United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth II-Elizabeth had surgery
Wednesday May 23, 2018 at 05:51:00 PM - Beaumont Street, Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Vladimir Putin-Presidency no more
Friday May 25, 2018 - Moscow, Russia
New York Stock Exchange-Stacey Cunningham became the first female leader in the exchange's 226-year history
Friday May 25, 2018 - New York City, New York, U.S.
Mohamed Salah-Champions League sad final
Saturday May 26, 2018 - NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine
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Saturday May 26, 2018 - NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine
Zinedine Zidane-2018 UEFA Champions League
Saturday May 26, 2018 - Kiev, Ukraine
Nancy Pelosi-Pelosi and Senate minority leader Schumer sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General and FBI director
May, 2018 - U.S.
Lula da Silva-A Formal investigation
Monday May 28, 2018 - Brazil
The US- China trade conflict-White House livies 25% tariff on $50bn
Tuesday May 29, 2018 - US
Zinedine Zidane-Resignation
Thursday May 31, 2018 - Madrid, Spain
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Kim Jong-un-North Korea's nuclear arsenal
2018 - North Korea
BMW-BMW recalled 106,000 diesel vehicles in South Korea with a defective exhaust gas recirculation module, which caused 39 engine fires
2018 - South Korea
Jair Bolsonaro-The Social Liberal Party
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Robin Williams-HBO documentary
2018 - U.S.
Tesla, Inc.-Tesla ranked as the world's best selling plug-in passenger car
2018 - U.S.
Kobe Bryant-Academy Award
2018 - Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Samuel Little -Little confessed in front of James Holland
2018 - U.S
Facebook, Inc.-Facebook Opened an Office In Cambridge
2018 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Banking Frauds and Hacks-Punjab National bank
2018 - New Delhi, India
Nike, Inc.-The Fiscal year 2018
2018 - Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
Facebook, Inc.-The 2018 Fortune 500 List
2018 - Menlo Park, California, U.S.
Airpods-35 million units
2018 - Worldwide
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2018 - U.S.
League of Legends-New Game Mode
2018 - Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Elliot Page-Elliot Page marriage to Emma
Jan, 2018 - U.S.
New York Stock Exchange-DJIA reaches 25,000 for the first time
Thursday Jan 4, 2018 - New York City, New York, U.S.
Ciro Immobile-Super hat-trick
Saturday Jan 6, 2018 - Italy
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge-Sweden and Norway
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge-The Little Princess Trust
Jan, 2018 - England, U.K.
Aaron Hernandez-Appeal Heard
Jan, 2018 - North Attleborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Thursday Jan 11, 2018 - Menlo Park, California, U.S.
Ronaldinho-Retirement
Tuesday Jan 16, 2018 - Brazil
Nokia-Nokia signed a deal with NTT Docomo
Friday Jan 19, 2018 - Tokyo, Japan
The palace of Westminster England-The House of Commons voted for both houses to vacate the Palace of Westminster to allow for a complete refurbishment of the building
Jan, 2018 - London, England, United Kingdom
George Weah-The President of Liberia
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Halloween-Pet costumes
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The US- China trade conflict-Trump’s First Major Trade Fight With China
Monday Jan 22, 2018 - US
Netflix-The largest digital media company
Monday Jan 22, 2018 - U.S.
Amazon-Amazon Go was opened
Monday Jan 22, 2018 - Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Lula da Silva-2 more years in prison
Thursday Jan 25, 2018 - Brazil
IKEA-Founder's Death
Saturday Jan 27, 2018 - Älmhult, Småland, Sweden
Donald Trump-Journalist Jonathan Greenberg report in 2018
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George Weah-His First Annual Message To The National Legislature
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Feb, 2018 - Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Jacinda Ardern-Waitangi Day
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KFC-Temporary Breakdown
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Vodafone-Qatar joint venture
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New York Stock Exchange-Largest point drop in history (1,175 points drop)
Monday Feb 5, 2018 - New York City, New York, U.S.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge-RCOG
Feb, 2018 - London, England, U.K.
Mass Shootings in the United States-Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting
Wednesday Feb 14, 2018 - Parkland, Florida, U.S.
Murder of Gabriel Fernandez by Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre-Pearl Fernandez plead guilty
Thursday Feb 15, 2018 - U.S.
Billie Eilish-Eilish embarked on the Where's My Mind Tour
Feb, 2018 - U.S.
Xiaomi-First Mi store in Philippines
Monday Feb 19, 2018 - Philippines
George Weah-Weah's first Official Visit Outside Africa
Wednesday Feb 21, 2018 - Paris, France
Ciro Immobile-First European hat-rick
Thursday Feb 22, 2018 - Rome, Italy
Nancy Pelosi-Pelosi sent a letter to Speaker Ryan accusing Republicans
Feb, 2018 - U.S.
Conflict in Myanmar-The Government of Myanmar violated the agreement
Mar, 2018 - Kayin State, Myanmar
Best Buy-The company announced that it would shut down its 250 standalone Best Buy Mobile stores in the United States
Thursday Mar 1, 2018 - U.S.
Google LLC-Alphabet Bought The Nearby Chelsea Market Building
Mar, 2018 - New York City, New York, U.S.
Oculus-The first Generation
2018 - California, U.S.
Hong Kong independence-March 2018 Legislative Council by-elections for the four seats left vacant by the disqualified legislators over the oath-taking controversy
Sunday Mar 11, 2018 - Hong Kong, China
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge-Victoria and Albert Museum
Mar, 2018 - London, England, U.K.
Nokia-Solidium purchased a 3.3% stake in Nokia
Tuesday Mar 13, 2018 - Finland
Stephen Hawking-Death
Wednesday Mar 14, 2018 - Cambridge, England
Nike, Inc.-Nike's announcement about Trevor Edwards's Retire
Thursday Mar 15, 2018 - Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
Bart Millard-I Can Only Imagine
Friday Mar 16, 2018 - U.S.
Sofia Kenin-Entering top 100
Monday Mar 19, 2018 - Wales, United Kingdom
Java (programming language)-Overturned
Mar, 2018 - California, U.S.
Java (programming language)-Java SE 10
Tuesday Mar 20, 2018 - California, U.S.
The US- China trade conflict-Trump announces tariffs on $60bn in Chinese imports
Thursday Mar 22, 2018 - US
Zlatan Ibrahimović-Moving to LA Galaxy
Friday Mar 23, 2018 - California, U.S.
Facebook, Inc.-The English High Court Reaction To The Facebook–Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal
Friday Mar 23, 2018 - London, England
Facebook, Inc.-Facebook Published a Statement Apologizing Over a "Breach of Trust"
Sunday Mar 25, 2018 - London, England
Lula da Silva-The Case ended
Monday Mar 26, 2018 - Brazil
Facebook, Inc.-The Federal Trade Commission Opened an Investigation Into The Matter
Monday Mar 26, 2018 - Menlo Park, California, U.S.
Ciro Immobile-Lazio's single season top scorer
Saturday Mar 31, 2018 - Rome, Italy
Nintendo-New Company President
Mar, 2018 - Kyoto, Japan
Brexit-21-month transition period
Mar, 2018 - United Kingdom
Sooronbay Jeenbekov-Jeenbekov dismissed two high ranking officials in the State Committee for National Security
Apr, 2018 - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
The US- China trade conflict-China Raises Tariffs on 128 U.S. Imports
Monday Apr 2, 2018 - China
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Philip was admitted to King Edward VII's Hospital for a planned hip replacement
Tuesday Apr 3, 2018 - England, United Kingdom
The US- China trade conflict-China levies $50 billion of US goods
Wednesday Apr 4, 2018 - China
Lula da Silva-(STF) voted 6–5 to deny Lula's habeas corpus petition
Thursday Apr 5, 2018 - Brazil
Lula da Silva-Lula appealed to the UN"s Human Rights Committee
Friday Apr 6, 2018 - Brazil
Mark Zuckerberg-Usage of personal data on facebook
Tuesday Apr 10, 2018 - U.S.
Lionel Messi-Sad night at Rome
Tuesday Apr 10, 2018 - Rome, Italy
Richard Branson-Branson announced the acquisition of the Las Vegas based Hard Rock Casino-Hotel
Apr, 2018 - Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Plane Accidents-Algerian Air Force Il-76
Wednesday Apr 11, 2018 - Boufarik Airport, Algeria
Lula da Silva-Not allowed to be visited
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018 - Brazil
Bank of America-Bank of America announced that it would stop providing financing to makers of military-style weapons
Apr, 2018 - Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Raúl Castro-Castro step down from Power
Thursday Apr 19, 2018 - Havana, Cuba
Sooronbay Jeenbekov-Jeenbekov Fired his Prime Minister Sapar Isakov and the government
Thursday Apr 19, 2018 - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Jacinda Ardern-A toast to the Commonwealth
Friday Apr 20, 2018 - London, England, United Kingdom
Cristiano Ronaldo-First player to win league titles in England, Spain, and Italy
Friday Apr 20, 2018 - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy
Mohamed Salah-PFA Player of the year
Sunday Apr 22, 2018 - Liverpool, England
Reddit-Huffman launched Reddit's iOS and Android apps
Apr, 2018 - San Francisco, California, United States
Reddit-The company launched a major redesign of its website
Apr, 2018 - San Francisco, California, United States
Reddit-Reddit announces the roll out of a new design
Apr, 2018 - San Francisco, California, United States
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge-Prince Louis
Monday Apr 23, 2018 at 07 PM - London, England, U.K.
Korean War-End the ongoing 65-year conflict
Friday Apr 27, 2018 - Korean Peninsula (North Korea and South Korea)
Donald Trump-Trump and his businesses had been involved in more than 4,000 state
Apr, 2018 - U.S.
Donald Trump-Missile strikes
Apr, 2018 - Syria
Freddie Mercury-Bohemian Rhapsody
2018 - U.S.
Facebook, Inc.-Papua New Guinea announced That It Would Ban Facebook For a Month
May, 2018 - Papua New Guinea
Sooronbay Jeenbekov-Jeenbekov Promised to fight against Tribalism
May, 2018 - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan