The 2017 Catalan independence referendum is a independence referendum that occurred in Catalonia on 1 October 2017. Political parties that do not want independence will boycott the referendum.
The referendum is illegal according to the Spanish constitution. The Constitutional Court of Spain suspended the referendum on 7 September 2017. The Catalonia government said the court order was not valid, and got support from 750 of 948 municipalities. This led to the 2017 Spanish constitutional crisis.
The Government of Spain opposes Catalan independence. However, the Catalan government says it has the right to independence. Catalonia has not gotten any international support.
Workers' Party (Brazil)
The Workers' Party (; abbreviated PT) is a left-wing political party in Brazil. The party follows democratic socialist principles. Some members are followers of the Christian left, Labourism, Marxism–Leninism, Trotskyism, democratic socialism and social democracy.
The party was founded on 10 February 1980 in São Paulo by Paul Singer. It has been one of the most popular parties in Brazil since 2003.
Two Brazilian presidents have been members of the party, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff.
The party won every presidential election in Rio de Janeiro from 1998 to 2014 and in Minas Gerais from 2002 to 2014. The Workers' Party is also popular in the north and northeast. In the 2010 election, Dilma Rousseff received a lot of support from poor Brazilians. She also had a majority of support from Catholics.
Daniel Pe'er
Daniel Pe'er, , (January 2, 1943 – September 28, 2017) was an Israeli television presenter and newsreader.
In 1979, Pe'er hosted the twenty fourth Eurovision Song Contest held in the Israeli capital Jerusalem alongside Yardena Arazi. Pe'er continued to be associated with Eurovision, hosting Kdam Eurovision (the Israeli heat to choose the artist to represent Israel), which he hosted from 1981 until 1983 and again in 1986, he also gave the Israeli results out in 1992 and 1995 and provided the Israeli radio commentary on several occasions.
Pe'er died on September 28, 2017 after a stroke at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
Hi-Five (Israeli band)
Hi-Five was an Israeli boy band that operated from 1996 to 2000. Amir Fryszer Guttman was the lead.
Hi-Five has released three studio albums and one mini-album. All went gold in Israel with tens of thousands of copies sold. Hi-Five also won the Festival twice.
Uromys vika
Uromys vika, also known as the Vangunu giant rat and locally known as the vika, is a giant species of rodent that lives in trees. It is in the family Muridae. The rat was discovered in the island of Vangunu in the Solomon Islands in 2015, after years of searching based on local stories, and described in 2017. It was identified as a new species on the basis of its skull, skeleton and a detailed DNA analysis.
In November 2015 a wildlife ranger (Hikuna Judge) from the Zaira Conservation Area, saw something (outside the conservation area): "a large rat, [falling] from a 10m tree felled by loggers. The fall killed the rat - but the ranger shipped it to the Queensland Museum, in Australia, where ... Lavery was a fellow". Tyrone Lavery and Hikuna Judge published a species description, in 2017.
The rat fell of a tree, outside Zaira, a village on Vangunu Island.
The species is likely to be called "critically endangered", because of the small amount of forest habitat (about 80 km) remaining on the island and ongoing logging.
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group was made up of six teams: Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia, and Andorra. Portugal won the group and qualified for the world cup, while Switzerland finished 2nd and moved on to the second round.
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group G was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group was made up of six teams: Spain, Italy, Albania, Israel, Macedonia, and Liechtenstein. Spain won the group and qualified for the world cup, while Italy finished 2nd and moved on to the second round.
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group H was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group was made up of six teams: Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Estonia, Cyprus, and Gibraltar. Belgium won the group and qualified for the world cup, while Greece finished 2nd and moved on to the second round.
Arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay
The arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Haute-Loire "département". Its capital, and the prefecture of the department, is the city of Le Puy-en-Velay.
When the Haute-Loire department was created on 4 March 1790, the "arrondissement" of Le Puy-en-Velay, with the name of "Le Puy", was part of that original department. In 1988, the name was changed to Puy-en-Velay.
The "arrondissement" of Puy-en-Velay is bordered to the north by the Puy-de-Dôme and Loire departments, to the northeast by the "arrondissement" of Yssingeaux, to the east and southeast by the Ardèche department, to the south and southwest by the Lozère department and to the west by the "arrondissement" of Brioude.
It is the central "arrondissement" of the department and is the largest "arrondissement" both in area, , and in population, with 96,041 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km².
The Loire river flows through this "arrondissement".
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
In the "arrondissement" of Puy-en-Velay, there are 9 cantons:
The "arrondissement" of Le Puy-en-Velay has 102 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Suthachai Yimprasert
Suthachai Yimprasert (April 28, 1956 – September 27, 2017) was a Thai historian who wrote "Phan Ching Chart Thai" (English: Plot to Take Over the Nation) and "Adyakam Rat Nai Vikrit Kan Plianplaeng" (English: State Crime Amidst Change Crisis).
An article in Khaosod (a newspaper) said that he "became one of the most respected names in modern historical writing" [in Thailand].
"The Nation" (a newspaper) called him a "noted" historian. Tnews "a hardline pro-junta news website, praised him as a “lover of democracy” in its tribute".
He was a student activist, and on 6 October 1976 he and other leftist students gathered after an overnight protest at Thammasat [University], police commandos and right-wing militia members stormed the campus and butchered scores of students. ... [he] saw several of his friends gunned down in the massacre, decided armed uprising was the only solution. He fled to the southern jungle, joined the Communist rebels", and became a guerrilla fighter.
He got his Bachelor’s Degree from Srinakharinwirot University, Master's Degree from Chulalongkorn University and Doctor's Degree from University of Bristol.
Arrondissement of Yssingeaux
The arrondissement of Yssingeaux is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Haute-Loire "département". Its capital is the city of Yssingeaux, a subprefecture of the department.
When the Haute-Loire department was created on 4 March 1790, the "arrondissement" of Yssingeaux, with the name of "Le Puy", was part of that original department. In 1988, the name was changed to Puy-en-Velay.
The "arrondissement" of Yssingeaux is bordered to the north by the Loire departmens, to the east and southeast by the Ardèche department, to the south and west by the "arrondissement" of Le Puy-en-Velay.