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Jean-Jacques Burnel

**Jean-Jacques** "**JJ**" **Burnel** (born 21 February 1952 in Notting Hill, London) is a Franco-English musician. He is best known as the bass guitarist with the rock band The Stranglers. He is known for his debut song 5 Minutes in 1978, it tells the story of 5 guys invading his flat in 1977.

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Jean-Jacques "JJ" Burnel
- **image**: Jean-Jacques Burnel (cropped).JPG
- **caption**: With the Stranglers, 2013
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth name**: Jean-Jacques Burnel
- **birth place**: Notting Hill, London, England
- **origin**: Guildford, England
- **genre**: Rock, punk rock, New wave music, new wave, post-punk, Folk music, folk
- **occupation**: Musician, songwriter
- **instrument**: Bass guitar, vocals
- **years active**: 1974–present
- **associated acts**: The Stranglers
Genpuku

***Genpuku*** is a Japanese coming-of-age ceremony. It dates back to classical Japanese period named Nara. The ceremony was usually backed by an older state member. The adult was changing his childhood name for a new adult name. He was also taking on adult responsibilities.
Steffan Aquarone

**Steffan Aquarone** is British businessman who mainly works in the film and technology sector. He is the founder of Ephex Media Limited. Most of his works are financed from crowd-source.

In 2017, he was elected as county councillor for the Melton Constable division of Norfolk County Council.
Simon Arora

**Simon Arora** (born 1969) is a British billionaire businessman. He is presently the CEO of the B & M retail chains.

## Education

He was born in November 1969. He was graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in law.

## Career

He started his career working as an analyst for a number of different companies like McKinsey, 3i and Barclays.
Zulfiqar Ali

**Zulfiqar Ali** (born 1965) is a British politician and businessman. He served as a mayor for Rochdale from 2010 to 2011.

He was born in 1965 in Bradford, UK. At present he is serving as the Chairman of Reach BCS in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

In 2008, he was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific prefix**: Councillor
- **name**: Zulfiqar Ali
- **office**: Mayor of Rochdale
- **term start**: 2010
- **term end**: 2011
- **predecessor**: Keith Swift
- **successor**: Alan Godson
- **office1**: Councillor for Rochdale
- **term start1**: 2010
- **birth date**: 1965
- **birth place**: Bradford, Yorkshire
- **nationality**: United Kingdom, British
- **occupation**: Politician
Tavistock Square

**Tavistock Square** is a public town square in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden.

## History

The area was where one of the 7/7 attacks took place, when Hassib Hussain exploded a bomb on a bus near Woburn Place. The explosion would kill 13 people. This was the only bombing of the 4 bombings on that day that took place on a bus. The bus had went on a different route than usual because of the attacks earlier.

## Art

In the middle of the gardens is a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, made by Fredda Brilliant and put into the gardens in 1968. It is for people to leave flowers to remember him for his peaceful campaigning.

A cherry tree was planted in 1967 to remember people who died to the nuclear bombings in Japan.

The square contains a place to remember the doctor Dame Louisa Aldrich-Blake (1865 –1925), with a statue of Aldrich-Blake by Arthur George Walker planned out by Sir Edwin Lutyens.

## Infobox (street)

- **image**: File:TavistockSquare.jpg
- **caption**: Tavistock Square with BMA house on its right
- **namesake**: Marquess of Tavistock
- **location**: Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden, Inner London
Teinopalpus imperialis

The **Kaiser-i-Hind** _(Teinopalpus imperialis)_, is a rare swallowtail butterfly found in Nepal and North Indiaand East to North Vietnam.

The common name means **"Emperor of India"**. The Kaiser-i-Hind is unmistakable and cannot be confused with any other butterfly. A predominantly green swallowtail, the male has a bright chrome-yellow patch on each hind wing.

The Kaiser-i-Hind is protected by the Law of India and Nepalese law. Protection enforcement in these countries is not effective, so it is hunted, and collectors pay high prices.
Mai Mala Buni

**Mai Mala Buni** (born 19 November 1967), is a Nigerian politician and the current governor of Yobe state, Nigeria.  He is the caretaker chairman of the All Progressives Congress. He was elected governor during the 2019 Nigeria general elections under All Progressives Congress (APC) party.

## Education

He holds bachelor's degree in International Relation from Espan Formation University, Benin Republic. He also holds a Master's degree in International Relations from Leeds Becket University, United Kingdom.

## Career

Mala began his political career in 1992 when he contested and won a councilor sit under the platform of National Republican Convention (NRC) party, to represent Buni ward in the Gujba Local government council and subsequently elected as the speaker of the council.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Mai Mala Buni
- **office2**: National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress
- **residence**: Yobe, Nigeria
- **party**: All Progressive Congress
- **nationality**: Nigerian
- **birth place**: Buni Yadi Town, Yobe State
- **successor2**: Victor Giadom
- **predecessor2**: Tijjani Tumsah
- **term end2**: March 2019
- **term start2**: 14 June 2014
- **deputy1**: Idi Barde Gubana
- **predecessor1**: Ibrahim Geidam
- **term start1**: 29 May 2019
- **office1**: List of Governors of Yobe State, Governor of Yobe State
- **predecessor**: Adams Oshiomhole
- **successor**: Abdullahi Adamu
- **term end**: 21 March 2022
- **term start**: 25 June 2020
- **office**: Caretaker Chairman of All Progressives Congress
- **occupation**: Politician
Adams Oshiomhole

**Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole** (born on the 4th of April 1952), is a Nigerian politician and the former National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress. He was previously the President of Nigeria Labour Congress from and the executive governor of Edo State, Nigeria.

## Infobox (governor)

- **name**: Adams Oshiomhole
- **successor1**: Godwin Obaseki
- **termend2**: 2007
- **termstart2**: 1999
- **office2**: President, Nigeria Labour Congress
- **nationality**: Nigerian
- **birth place**: Iyamho, Auchi, Edo State
- **predecessor1**: Oserheimen Osunbor
- **image**: AdamsOshiomhole.jpg
- **term end1**: 12 November 2016
- **term start1**: 12 November 2008
- **office1**: Governor of Edo State
- **successor**: Mai Mala Buni
- **predecessor**: John Odigie Oyegun
- **term end**: 16 June 2020
- **termstart**: 24 July 2018
- **office**: National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress
- **caption**: Adams Oshiomhole, former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (right) with U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Howard F. Jeter (center), 5 July 2002, Lagos.
- **succeeded2**: Abdulwaheed Waba
Ibrahim Gaidam

**Ibrahim Gaidam** is a Nigerian politician and the current Senator of Yobe East Senatorial District, Nigeria. He was the governor of Yobe State.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Ibrahim Gaidam
- **predecessor**: Mamman Bello Ali
- **birth date**: September 15, 1956
- **predecessor3**: Bukar Abba Ibrahim
- **term start3**: 29 May 2019
- **office3**: Senator Yobe East District
- **successor**: Mai Mala Buni
- **term end**: 29 May 2019
- **term start**: January 27, 2009
- **office**: Governor of Yobe State
- **successor1**: Abubakar Ali
- **predecessor1**: Aliyu Sale Bagare
- **term end1**: January 27, 2009
- **term start1**: May 29, 2007
- **office1**: Deputy Governor of Yobe State
- **birth place**: Bukarti, Yunusari LGA, Yobe State
Ningthou Kaksuba

**Ningthou Kaksuba** () was a ruler of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak) kingdom.

## Infobox (royalty)

- **name**: Ningthou Kaksuba
- **birth name**: Ningthou Kaksupa
- **succession**: 1329 BC
- **reign**: 1329 BC-1297 BC (69 Meitei calendar, MF-101 Meitei calendar, MF)
- **reign-type**: Monarchy
- **coronation**: 1329 BC
- **predecessor**: Maliyapham Palcha
- **successor**: Ningthou Tonkonba
- **era name**: Ancient Manipur
- **era dates**: 1329 BC-1297 BC (69 Meitei calendar, MF-101 Meitei calendar, MF)
- **occupation**: King of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak)
- **religion**: Meiteism of Sanamahism
Ningthou Tonkonba

**Ningthou Tonkonba** () was a ruler of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak) kingdom.

## Infobox (royalty)

- **name**: Ningthou Tonkonba
- **birth name**: Ningthou Tonkonpa
- **succession**: 1297 BC
- **reign**: 1297 BC-1276 BC (101 Meitei calendar, MF-122 Meitei calendar, MF)
- **reign-type**: Monarchy
- **coronation**: 1297 BC
- **predecessor**: Ningthou Kaksuba
- **successor**: Ningthou Pottingkoi
- **era name**: Ancient Manipur
- **era dates**: 1297 BC-1276 BC (101 Meitei calendar, MF-122 Meitei calendar, MF)
- **occupation**: King of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak)
- **religion**: Meiteism of Sanamahism
Ningthou Pottingkoi

**Ningthou Pottingkoi** was a ruler of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak) kingdom.

## Infobox (royalty)

- **name**: Ningthou Pottingkoi
- **succession**: 1276 BC
- **reign**: 1276 BC-1251 BC (122 Meitei calendar, MF-147 Meitei calendar, MF)
- **reign-type**: Monarchy
- **coronation**: 1276 BC
- **predecessor**: Ningthou Tonkonba
- **successor**: Ningthou Laanbicha
- **era name**: Ancient Manipur
- **era dates**: 1276 BC-1251 BC (122 Meitei calendar, MF-147 Meitei calendar, MF)
- **occupation**: King of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak)
- **religion**: Meiteism of Sanamahism
Cotton pygmy goose

The **Cotton Pygmy Goose** or **Cotton Teal** (_Nettapus coromandelianus_) is a small Perching duck which breeds in Asia. They are among the smallest waterfowl in the world and are found in small to large waterbodies with good aquatic vegetation. They are usually seen in pairs or larger groups of pairs, roosting and nesting on trees near water. They are strong fliers and are known to disperse widely, especially in winter. Their breeding season coincides with the rains. This species is widely distributed across much of Southern Asia, its distribution extending to Australasia. Some populations disperse further in summer (and are found only seasonally, for instance in Afghanistan and Pakistan's Balochistan province). Winter dispersal is also wide and individuals have been seen as far west as Arabia, and Jordan They are found especially in lakes and ponds with emergent vegetation amid which they forage. They can be found even in small village ponds in Pakistan.

## In culture

They were hunted with shotguns especially in the former British India, although they were not considered particularly good eating. Eggs were collected for food and the birds were sold in large numbers in the birds markets of Calcutta in the 19th century.
Ningthou Laanbicha

**Ningthou Laanbichaa** () was a ruler of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak) kingdom.

## Infobox (royalty)

- **name**: Ningthou Laanbichaa
- **birth name**: Ningthou Laanpichaa
- **succession**: 1251 BC
- **reign**: 1251 BC-1229 BC (147 Meitei calendar, MF-169 Meitei calendar, MF)
- **reign-type**: Monarchy
- **coronation**: 1251 BC
- **predecessor**: Ningthou Pottingkoi
- **successor**: Ningthou Sapaiba
- **era name**: Ancient Manipur
- **era dates**: 1251 BC-1229 BC (147 Meitei calendar, MF-169 Meitei calendar, MF)
- **occupation**: King of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak)
- **religion**: Meiteism of Sanamahism
Ningthou Sapaiba

**Ningthou Sapaiba** () was a ruler of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak) kingdom. His name is mentioned in the Panthoibi Khongul.

## Infobox (royalty)

- **name**: Ningthou Sapaiba
- **birth name**: Ningthou Sapaipa
- **succession**: 1229 BC
- **reign**: 1229 BC-1209 BC (169 Meitei calendar, MF-189 Meitei calendar, MF)
- **reign-type**: Monarchy
- **coronation**: 1229 BC
- **predecessor**: Ningthou Laanbicha
- **successor**: Ningthou Puthiba
- **era name**: Ancient Manipur
- **era dates**: 1229 BC-1209 BC (169 Meitei calendar, MF-189 Meitei calendar, MF)
- **occupation**: King of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak)
- **religion**: Meiteism of Sanamahism
Ningthou Puthiba

**Ningthou Puthiba** () was a ruler of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak) kingdom.

## Infobox (royalty)

- **name**: Ningthou Puthiba
- **birth name**: Ningthou Puthipa
- **succession**: 1209 BC
- **reign**: 1209 BC-1199 BC (189 Meitei calendar, MF-199 Meitei calendar, MF)
- **reign-type**: Monarchy
- **coronation**: 1209 BC
- **predecessor**: Ningthou Sapaiba
- **era name**: Ancient Manipur
- **era dates**: 1209 BC-1199 BC (189 Meitei calendar, MF-199 Meitei calendar, MF)
- **occupation**: King of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak)
- **religion**: Meiteism of Sanamahism
Irrawaddy dolphin

The **Irrawaddy dolphin** (_Orcaella brevirostris_) (Bengali: শুশুক _Shushuko_) is a euryhaline species of oceanic dolphin. It is found in broken subpopulations near sea coasts and in estuaries and rivers in parts of the Bay of Bengal and Southeast Asia.

## Habitat and its environment

Although sometimes called the Irrawaddy River dolphin, it is not a true river dolphin, but an oceanic dolphin that lives in brackish water near coasts, river mouths, and estuaries. It has established subpopulations in freshwater rivers, including the Ganges and the Mekong, as well as the Ayeyarwady River from which it takes its name. Its range extends from the Bay of Bengal to New Guinea and the Philippines, although it does not appear to venture off shore.

- ~3500 (VU) in coastal waters of the Bay of Bengal and 451 (VU) in the brackish Sundarbans mangrove forest
Indian Ocean humpback dolphin

The **Indian Ocean humpback dolphin** (_Sousa plumbea_) is a member of the Delphinidae family occupying coastal areas ranging from the warm waters of the Oman Sea (Indian Ocean).

## Distribution and habitat

_Sousa plumbea_ ranges from Southern Africa to Western Indochina, including coastal areas along East Africa, the Middle East and India (Arabian Sea). This species does not exhibit large migratory behavior. This species has been reported to inhabit a variety of different coastal habitats, including both soft sediment (e.g. sand and sea grass) and hard sediment (e.g. rock and coral) marine habitats as well as estuarine habitats (e.g. lagoons, bays, rivers, and mangrove channels). Preference and prominence of any given habitat type is highly dependent on the geographical location of any given Indian Ocean humpbacked dolphin population.

### Sociality

There is very little scientific evidence to support significant inter-species interactions and groupings, although rare observations have noted interactions (both friendly and aggressive) with the sympatric Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, snubfin dolphin, long-snouted spinner dolphin and Black finless porpoise.
Blue-winged parakeet

The  **Blue-winged parakeet**, also known as the **Malabar parakeet** (binomial name ***Psittacula columboides***) is a species of parakeet, endemic to the Western Ghats in India.
Khuyoi Tompok

**Khuyoi Tompok** (154 AD-263 AD; 1551 MF-1661 MF) was a Meetei ruler of Ningthouja dynasty of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak). He is the only son and the successor of Emperor Nongda Lairen Pakhangba () and Empress Laisana.

It was during his era that the time measuring device (pung/poong) and a traditional drum (a musical instrument) (pung/poong) were invented in the kingdom for the first time.
Various experments were carried out for the perfection of the traditional drum. At first, deer skin was used, secondly, tiger skin and thirdly, cow skin was used in making the drum.
The Chinglon Laaihui accounts for his expedition to find out metal ores, especially gold and silver ores in the kingdom.
He is one of the nine kings associated with the design of a royal flag.

## Other websites

- Niṃthaurola śaireṃ
- Society, Politics, and Development in North East India
- Folk Culture of Manipur
- Manipur
- Folk-lore (India)
- Time Measuring Device

## Infobox (royalty)

- **name**: Khuyoi Tompok
- **issue**: Yoimongba, Taothingmang and Lairoklembi
- **occupation**: Ruler of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak)
- **religion**: Meiteism of Sanamahism
- **house**: Ningthouja dynasty (Mangang dynasty)
- **era dates**: 154 AD-263 AD (1551 Meitei calendar, MF-1661 Meitei calendar, MF)
- **era name**: Ancient Manipur
- **full name**: Meitingu Khuyoi Tompok
- **father**: Nongda Lairen Pakhangba
- **mother**: Laisana
- **title**: Inventor of time measuring device and drum
- **predecessor**: Nongda Lairen Pakhangba
- **successor**: Taothingmang
- **coronation**: 154 AD (1551 Meitei calendar, MF)
- **reign-type**: Monarchy
- **reign**: 154 AD-263 AD (1551 Meitei calendar, MF-1661 Meitei calendar, MF)
- **house-type**: Royalty
Sarojini Naidu

**Sarojini Naidu** ( **Chattopadhyay**; 13 February 1879 – 2 March 1949) was an Indian political activist and poet. A proponent of civil rights, women's leader, and anti-imperialistic ideas, she was an important figure in India's struggle for independence from colonial rule She is often called the `Nightingale of India'. She worked closely with Mahatma Gandhi. She is considered and dubbed as the _"Mother of the Nation" of India_. She was the former governor of Uttar Pradesh.
Elephanta Caves

The **Elephanta Caves** are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. They are on **Elephanta Island**, or _Gharapuri_ (literally "the city of caves"). Parts of the film was portrayed as in depicting in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad.
Malleus Maleficarum

The **Malleus Maleficarum** (eng. **Hammer of Witches**) is the most popular treatise  about witchcraft written by the Catholic priest Heinrich Kramer.
The Triumph of the Snake Goddess

**The Triumph of the Snake Goddess** is an Indo-centric epic tradition. Snakes exist in many myths. They often are magical, mysterious forces. Snake cults were especially important in Eastern India and Bangladesh, where for centuries people who worshjpped the indigenous snake goddess Manasa resisted the competing religious influences of Indo-Europeans and Muslims. The result was many verse texts about Manasa’s struggle to win universal adoration.
KTLA

**KTLA** (channel 5) is The CW owned television station in Los Angeles. It is owned by network owner Nexstar Media Group, and their studios are in Hollywood.

KTLA was the first commercial station in the western United States, starting in 1947. Since its launch it has produced various television shows. It has also the home to various sports teams like the Los Angeles Clippers.

## Infobox (television station)

- **callsign**: KTLA
- **logo**: KTLA logo.svg
- **logo size**: 120px
- **digital**: 35 (UHF)
- **virtual**: 5
- **translators**: _see _
- **owner**: Nexstar Media Group
- **licensee**: Tribune Media Company
- **location**: Los Angeles, California
- **country**: United States
- **founded**: _(as experimental station W6XYZ)_
- **callsign meaning**: Television Los Angeles
- **erp**: 1,000 kW
- **facility id**: 35670
- **licensing authority**: FCC
Rose syrup

**Rose syrup** is a rose concentrate mixed with water and a type of sherbet.
Rose and Jasmine Garden

**Rose and Jasmine Garden** is a public garden located on Kashmir Highway in Islamabad, Capital Territory, Pakistan.

## Public services

Some of the facilities here include:
- Sitting
- Picnic point
- Walking and running track
- Cycling track
- Cafeteria (Dhaba)
- Parking area
Dino Andrade

**Dino Andrade** (born September 16, 1963) is an American voice actor in video games and animated projects. He manages  dual careers as both a voice actor and the creator, owner and operator of the geek-dating/community website Soul Geek.com

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Dino Andrade
- **birth place**: San Bernardino, California, U.S.A.
- **occupation**: Actor
- **years active**: 1995-present
- **spouse**: Mary Kay Bergman (m. 1990; died 1999)
Bangladeshi native horse

The **Bangladeshi Horse** (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের স্থানীয় ঘোড়া) is a breed of horse native to Bangladesh, attached to the group of ponies of Southeast Asia. This small thin animal is used for all kinds of daily survival tasks, involving transport and agricultural traction. There is a smaller variety, named **"Pony of Rajshahi"**. Forming the only indigenous horse in Bangladesh.
Ars moriendi

***Ars moriendi*** are two Latin texts dedicated theme about "good" death. The texts were written from about 1415 to 1450 in the Late Middle Ages. The texts have many illustration showing options for a decent death according to Christian precepts of that time.
Hirzai

The **Hirzai** is a rare breed of riding horse originating from Pakistan. Home tract lies in Balochistan province. These horses are of Arab and Balochi origin. Their size is intermediate between those of a horse and a pony. Thoroughbred stallions provided by the Balochistan Government at important centres such as Quetta and Sibi are instrumental in large scale crossbreeding with native mares. The objective is to improve the native stock, however, this policy has led to the deterioration of native breeds purity. Good specimens of Balochi and Hirzai breeds are available at Sibi and Nasirabad Horse shows. Certain measures are currently being taken by the Pakistani state to protect and propagate this rare horse breed. They are a light riding horse developed by the Department of Agriculture in Pakistan. Offspring of the original two were then crossed with lighter desert breeds.

Currently measures are being taken by the Pakistan government to protect and further this rare horse breed. The majority of the animals that exist today are kept at the royal stables of Khan of Kalat.

## Personality and Temperament

The Hirzai is a lively horse capable of hard and fast work.

## Care

Because it is now considered a rare breed, the Hirzai requires extra attention and special.

## Traditional colours

Nukra means a horse with white hair and pink skin. At times, there are spots on the skin (locally called as phulkari).

Genetically speaking, it is a double Sabino (two copies of SB1) gene, resulting in maximally expressed white.

Since the horse has white hair, pink skin and mostly dark brown eyes, you can rule out Albinism.

## Use

Riding horse, Light draft.

## Infobox (horse)

- **name**: Hirzai Horse
- **image**: Pakistani horse near nathia Gali abbottabad.jpg
- **image caption**: Near Nathia Gali
- **features**: stands 15 hands high (60 inches, 152 centimetres) with wide-set ears, a broad forehead and forelock, well-placed limbs, and robust yet proportional withers and rump. In summary, the Hirzai horse breed is a handsome horse, well-suited for riding and draft work.
- **country**: Pakistan
Hyde Park, Leeds

**Hyde Park** is a centre city area for homes of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, placed between the University of Leeds and Headingley.

It sits in the Headingley and Hyde Park voting area of Leeds City Council, though where the border between Headingley and Hyde Park isn't clear; Victoria Road is usually thought to be its northern limit. Unlike the nearby areas of Burley, Headingley and Woodhouse, Hyde Park was not a village in the past so its borders are unknown.

The area is in the centre of the city's student community, being next to Headingley, another big student community. There are also many families, single people and a sizable South Asian community.

Before the creation of red brick terraced housing in the end of the Victorian era, the area was where the Leeds Royal Park enjoyment area, quarries, and fields in the estate of the Earl of Cardigan. The Hyde Park name would later include the new places where people live from Hyde Park Corner on the A660, with that area previously being known as Wrangthorn.

## Infobox (uk place)

- **country**: England
- **map type**: West Yorkshire
- **official name**: Hyde Park
- **metropolitan borough**: City of Leeds
- **metropolitan county**: West Yorkshire
- **region**: Yorkshire and the Humber
- **constituency westminster**: Leeds Central (UK Parliament constituency), Leeds Central
- **post town**: LEEDS
- **postcode district**: LS6
- **postcode area**: LS
- **dial code**: 0113
- **os grid reference**: SE282350
- **static image name**: Corner shop and terraced houses on Royal Park Road (geograph 6255208).jpg
- **static image caption**: A typical house and local shop near Royal Park Road
Anacoco, Louisiana

**Anacoco** is a village in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Gilliam, Louisiana

**Gilliam** is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Gilliam, Louisiana
- **official name**: Village of Gilliam
- **settlement type**: List of municipalities in Louisiana, Village
- **map caption**: Interactive map of Gilliam
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: State
- **subdivision type2**: Parish
- **subdivision name2**: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, Caddo
- **established title**: Founded
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 6.13
- **area total sq mi**: 2.37
- **area land km2**: 6.13
- **area land sq mi**: 2.37
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **elevation ft**: 190
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 123
- **population density km2**: 20.08
- **population density sq mi**: 52.01
- **timezone1**: North American Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset1**: -6
- **timezone1 dst**: North American Central Time Zone, CDT
- **utc offset1 dst**: -5
- **area code**: Area code 318, 318
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 22-29010
- **blank2 name sec2**: Wikimedia Commons
Hosston, Louisiana

**Hosston** is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Hosston, Louisiana
- **official name**: Village of Hosston
- **settlement type**: List of municipalities in Louisiana, Village
- **image skyline**: Hosston, LA, Library IMG_5177.JPG
- **imagesize**: 225px
- **image caption**: Hosston branch of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, Caddo Parish Library
- **map caption**: Interactive map of Hosston
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: State
- **subdivision type2**: Parish
- **subdivision name2**: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, Caddo
- **established title**: Founded
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 7.14
- **area total sq mi**: 2.76
- **area land km2**: 6.90
- **area land sq mi**: 2.66
- **area water km2**: 0.25
- **area water sq mi**: 0.10
- **elevation ft**: 220
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 244
- **population rank**: Caddo Parish, Louisiana#Communities, CD: 8th
- **population density km2**: 35.37
- **population density sq mi**: 91.63
- **timezone1**: North American Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset1**: -6
- **timezone1 dst**: North American Central Time Zone, CDT
- **utc offset1 dst**: -5
- **area code**: Area code 318, 318
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 22-36150
- **blank2 name sec2**: Wikimedia Commons
Ida, Louisiana

**Ida** is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Ida, Louisiana
- **official name**: Village of Ida
- **settlement type**: List of municipalities in Louisiana, Village
- **image skyline**: Ida, LA, Museum IMG_6338.jpg
- **imagesize**: 200px
- **image caption**: Capt. Fletcher E. Adams 357th Fighter Group Museum
- **map caption**: Interactive map of Ida
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: State
- **subdivision type2**: Parish
- **subdivision name2**: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, Caddo
- **established title**: Founded
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 3.32
- **area total sq mi**: 1.28
- **area land km2**: 3.32
- **area land sq mi**: 1.28
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **elevation ft**: 272
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 217
- **population density km2**: 65.36
- **population density sq mi**: 169.27
- **timezone1**: North American Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset1**: -6
- **timezone1 dst**: North American Central Time Zone, CDT
- **utc offset1 dst**: -5
- **area code**: Area code 318, 318
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 22-36885
- **blank2 name sec2**: Wikimedia Commons
Rodessa, Louisiana

**Rodessa** is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Rodessa, Louisiana
- **official name**: Village of Rodessa
- **settlement type**: List of municipalities in Louisiana, Village
- **map caption**: Interactive map of Rodessa
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: State
- **subdivision type2**: Parish
- **subdivision name2**: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, Caddo
- **established title**: Founded
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Tanya Phillips
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 3.12
- **area total sq mi**: 1.20
- **area land km2**: 3.12
- **area land sq mi**: 1.20
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **elevation ft**: 230
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 192
- **population rank**: Caddo Parish, Louisiana#Communities, CD: 10th
- **population density km2**: 61.57
- **population density sq mi**: 159.47
- **timezone1**: North American Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset1**: -6
- **timezone1 dst**: North American Central Time Zone, CDT
- **utc offset1 dst**: -5
- **area code**: Area code 318, 318
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 22-65710
- **blank2 name sec2**: Wikimedia Commons
Dixie Inn, Louisiana

**Dixie Inn** is a village in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Doyline, Louisiana

**Doyline** is a village in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Dubberly, Louisiana

**Dubberly** is a village in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Heflin, Louisiana

**Heflin** is a village in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Shongaloo, Louisiana

**Shongaloo** is a village in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States.
2021 Copa América

The **2021 Copa América** was the 47th edition of the Copa América, the international men's football championship organised by South America's CONMEBOL.

The tournament took place in Brazil from 13 June to 10 July 2021. The tournament was originally scheduled to take place from 12 June to 12 July 2020 in Argentina and Colombia as the **2020 Copa América**. On 17 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament had been postponed for a year.

Argentina won the tournament after defeating Brazil.

## Infobox (international football competition)

- **tourney name**: 2021 Copa América
- **other titles**: CONMEBOL Copa América Brasil 2021
- **num teams**: 10
- **dates**: 13 June – 10 July
- **country**: Brazil
- **venues**: 5
- **cities**: 4
- **champion**: Argentina
- **count**: 15
- **second**: Brazil
- **third**: Colombia
- **fourth**: Peru
- **matches**: 28
- **goals**: 65
- **top scorer**: Lionel Messi
 Luis Díaz (Colombian footballer), Luis Díaz
(4 goals each)
- **player**: Neymar
 Lionel Messi
- **prevseason**: 2019 Copa América, 2019
- **nextseason**: _2024 Copa América, 2024_
CureVac

**CureVac N.V.** is a German biopharmaceutical company that creates therapies based on messenger RNA (mRNA). It is headquartered in Tübingen, Germany. The company was founded in 2000 by Ingmar Hoerr (CEO), Steve Pascolo (CSO), Florian von der Mulbe (COO), Günther Jung, and Hans-Georg Rammensee.

CureVac had about 240 employees in November 2015.

The company's focus is on developing vaccines for infectious diseases and drugs to treat cancer and rare diseases.
CureVac COVID-19 vaccine

The **CureVac COVID-19 vaccine** was a COVID-19 vaccine candidate created by CureVac N.V. and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).

The vaccine showed bad results in its Phase III trials with only 47% effective.  The vaccine was never sold.
Shenzhou 12

**Shenzhou 12** was a Chinese spaceflight that launched on 17 June 2021. It was the seventh crewed Chinese spaceflight and the seventh crewed flight of the Shenzhou program.

The spacecraft carried three members of the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) on the first flight to the _Tianhe_ core module. It is the first module of the Chinese space station Tiangong.

## Infobox (spaceflight/dock)

- **docking target**: Tianhe Crew Module
- **docking port**: Tianhe forward
- **docking date**: June 17, 2021, 07:54 UTC
- **undocking date**: September 16, 2021, 05:38 UTC


## Infobox (spaceflight)

- **name**: Shenzhou 12
- **mission type**: Tiangong space station crew transport
- **image caption**: The Rocket that launched Shenzhou 12.
- **operator**: China Manned Space Agency
- **mission duration**: (final)
- **spacecraft type**: Shenzhou
- **manufacturer**: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- **crew size**: 3
- **crew members**: Zhai Zhigang, PLAAC
Wang Yaping, PLAAC
Ye Guangfu,   PLACC
- **launch date**: June 17, 2021 01:22 UTC
- **launch rocket**: Long March 2F
- **launch site**: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Launch Area 4
- **launch contractor**: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
- **orbit reference**: Geocentric orbit
- **orbit regime**: Low Earth orbit
- **orbit inclination**: 41.5°
- **landing date**: September 17, 2021, 05:34 UTC
- **landing site**: Inner Mongolia, China
Chief Justice of Iran

The **Chief Justice of Iran** is the head of the Judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Chief Justice is also the highest judge of the Supreme Court of Iran.

The Chief Justice can serve for two five-year terms.

## List of Chief Justices since 1979

|No.|Chief|Picture|Took office|Left office|colspan=2|Political Party|appointer||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Mehdi Sajjadian||4 April 1979|23 February 1980|style=||None|style="font-weight:normal"|Asadollah Mobasheri|||||
|Mohammad Beheshti||23 February 1980|28 June 1981|style="background:;"||Islamic Republican Party|style="font-weight:normal" rowspan="2"|Ruhollah Khomeini|||||
|Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili||28 June 1981|15 August 1989|style="background:;"||Islamic Republican Party|||||||
|rowspan="2"|Mohammad Yazdi|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|15 August 1989|rowspan="2"|14 August 1999|style="background:;"||Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom|style="font-weight:normal" rowspan="7"|Ali Khamenei|
|style="background:;"||Combatant Clergy Association|||||||||||
|Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi||14 August 1999|14 August 2009|style="background:;"||Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom|||||||
|rowspan="2"|Sadeq Larijani|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|14 August 2009|rowspan="2"|7 March 2019|style="background:;"||Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom|||
|style="background:;"||Combatant Clergy Association|||||||||||
|colspan="1"|Ebrahim Raisi||rowspan="1"|7 March 2019|rowspan="1"|1 July 2021|style="background:;"||Combatant Clergy Association||||
|Gholam-Hosseini Mohseni-Eje'i||1 July 2021|Incumbent|style="background:;"||Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom|||||||

## Infobox (political post)

- **post**: Chief Justice
- **body**: Iran
- **insignia**: Emblem of Iran.svg
- **insigniasize**: 120px
- **insigniacaption**: Emblem of Iran
- **image**: Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i 01.jpg
- **incumbent**: Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i
- **incumbentsince**: 1 July 2021
- **style**: Honorable Chief Justice (formal)
- **appointer**: Supreme Leader of Iran
- **termlength**: 5 years, renewable once
- **inaugural**: Mehdi Sajjadian
- **website**: [http://dadiran.ir/ Official website]
John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington

**John Arthur Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington**,  (born 21 October 1942) is the former Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (top person in the Metropolitan Police Service) from 2000 until 2005. He was made Deputy Commissioner of the Met in 1998 until his promotion to Commissioner in 2000. He was a writer for the _News of the World_, for £7,000 an article, until he left it as the hacking scandal happened.

He sits in the House of Lords as a crossbencher.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Right Honourable
- **name**: The Lord Stevens
of Kirkwhelpington
- **office**: Member of the House of Lords
Lords Temporal, Lord Temporal
- **term start**: 24 May 2005
Life peer, Life Peerage
- **office1**: Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
- **term start1**: 1 January 2000
- **term end1**: 31 December 2004
- **predecessor1**: Paul Condon, Baron Condon, Sir Paul Condon
- **successor1**: Ian Blair, Sir Ian Blair
- **deputy1**: Ian Blair, Sir Ian Blair
- **birthname**: John Arthur Stevens
- **profession**: Police officer; head of the Metropolitan Police Service (2000–2005)
Mohammad Beheshti

**Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti** (; 24 October 1928 – 28 June 1981) was an Iranian  jurist, philosopher, cleric and politician. Beheshti helped create Iran's post-revolution constitution.

Beheshti was assassinated on 28 June 1981, in the Hafte tir bombing by the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK).

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti
- **order**: Chief Justice of Iran
Head of Supreme Court of Iran
- **image**: Beheshti-10.jpg
- **appointer**: Ruhollah Khomeini
- **successor**: Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili
- **term start**: 23 February 1980
- **term end**: 28 June 1981
- **order2**: Assembly of Experts for Constitution, Member of the Assembly of Experts for Constitution
- **term start2**: 15 August 1979
- **term end2**: 15 November 1979
- **majority2**: 1,547,550 (60.93%)
- **constituency2**: Tehran Province
- **signature**: Mohammad Beheshti signature.png
- **party**: Islamic Republican Party
- **birth place**: Isfahan, Pahlavi dynasty, Imperial State of Persia
- **death place**: Tehran, Iran
- **resting place**: :fa:آرامگاه شهدای هفتم تیر, Hafte Tir Mausoleum
- **nationality**: Iranian
- **alma mater**: University of Tehran
- **spouse**: Ezatolsharia Modares Motlagh
- **children**: 4
Sadiq Larijani

**Sadiq Ardashir Larijani** (; born 12 March 1961) is an Iranian cleric and conservative politician. He was the 5th Chief Justice of Iran from 2009 until 2019.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Sadiq Larijani
- **image**: Sixth International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Intifada, Tehran (15) (crop of Sadeq Larijani).jpg
- **caption**: Sadiq Larijani, 2017
- **birth name**: Sadiq Ardashir Larijani
- **birth place**: Najaf
- **office**: Chairman of Expediency Discernment Council
- **term start**: 30 December 2018
- **appointer**: Ali Khamenei
- **predecessor**: Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
- **order1**: Chief Justice of Iran
- **term start1**: 14 August 2009
- **deputy1**: Ebrahim Raisi
Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ezhe'i
- **appointer1**: Ali Khamenei
- **term end1**: 7 March 2019
- **predecessor1**: Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
- **successor1**: Ebrahim Raisi
- **office2**: Assembly of Experts, Member of the Assembly of Experts
- **term start2**: 23 February 1999
- **constituency2**: Mazandaran Province
- **majority2**: 682,817
- **party**: Combatant Clergy Association
Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom
- **parents**: Mirza Hashem Amoli (father)
- **alma mater**: Qom Seminary
- **nationality**: Iranian peoples, Iranian
Supreme Court of Iran

The **Supreme Court of Iran** is the highest juridical power in Iran. It was created to help enforce the country's laws by courts of justice. It has one of the best judges of the country.

The Chief Justice is in charge of the court.

## Other websites

- Website of Supreme Court of Iran

## Infobox (high court)

- **image**: Coat of arms of Iran.svg
- **country**: Iran
- **location**: Courthouse of Tehran, Tehran
- **type**: Chief Justice of Iran, Chief Justice nomination upon advice by the Judicials.
- **authority**: Constitution of Iran
- **terms**: 5 years
- **positions**: 42
- **chiefjudgetitle**: Chief Justice
- **chiefjudgename**: Ebrahim Raisi
Civil Contract (Armenia)

**Civil Contract** (, , **ՔՊ**, **KP**, often shortened to Քաղպայմանագիր, _K'aghpaymanagir_) is a centrist political party in Armenia. It was created in 2013. They are currently the majority party in the National Assembly.
ICC World Test Championship

The **ICC World Test Championship** is a league competition for Test cricket run by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It started on 1 August 2019. It is meant to be the premier championship for Test cricket.
Surfside condominium building collapse

At around 1 a.m. EDT on June 24, 2021, Champlain Towers South, a 12-story beachfront condominium building in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida, United States, partially collapsed.

97 people were killed. Eleven more were injured or taken to the hospital. At least 8 people remain missing.

No cause for the collapse has been released but several theories were considered including sinkholes, construction defects, terrorism and roof repairs.

## Infobox (mapframe)

- **marker**: building
- **marker-color**: #000
- **zoom**: 13


## Infobox (event)

- **title**: Surfside condominium building collapse
- **time**: Approximately 1:00 a.m. Eastern Time Zone, EDT (UTC−4)
- **location**: Champlain Towers South
8777 Collins Avenue
Surfside, Florida, United States
- **type**: Collapse
- **deaths**: 97
- **injuries**: 11
- **missing**: 8
- **image**: File:Surfside condominium collapse photo from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue 1.jpg
Milkha Singh

**Milkha Singh** (20 November 1929  18 June 2021), also known as **The Flying Sikh**, was an Indian track and field sprinter. He is the only athlete to win gold at 400 metres at the Asian Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. He also won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games. He represented India in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Singh died of COVID-19 on 18 June 2021 at the age of 91.

## Infobox (military person)

- **embed**: yes
- **rank**:  Captain, Honorary Captain
- **awards**:  Padma Shri


## Infobox (sportsperson)

- **name**: Milkha Singh
- **image**: Milkha Singh.jpg
- **caption**: Singh in 2012
- **birth place**: Govindpura, Pakistan, Govindpura, Punjab Province (British India), Punjab Province, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
- **death place**: Chandigarh, India
- **nationality**: Indian
- **occupation**: Athlete
- **nickname**: The Flying Sikh
- **employer**: Retired; formerly of the Indian Army and Government of Punjab, India
- **sport**: Track and field
- **event**: Sprint (running), Sprinting
Tubilandu Ndimbi

**Albert Tubilandu Ndimbi** (15 March 1948 – 17 June 2021) was a Congolese football goalkeeper. He played for Zaire in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He also played for AS Vita Club.

## Other websites

- FIFA profile

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Tubilandu Ndimbi
- **image**: Bundesarchiv Bild 183-N0618-0045, Fußball-WM, Jugoslawien - Zaire 9-0.jpg
- **caption**: Tubilandu (front)
- **fullname**: Albert Tubilandu Ndimbi
- **birth place**: Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
- **death place**: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- **height**: 1.68 m
- **position**: Goalkeeper (association football), Goalkeeper
- **clubs1**: AS Vita Club
- **nationalyears1**: 1974–1985
- **nationalteam1**: Congo DR national football team, Zaire
Many-banded tree frog

The **many-banded tree frog** (_Boana multifasciata_) is a frog that lives in the Guianas, Venezuela, and Brazil.  Scientists have seen it between 150 and 1400 meters above sea level.
Vladimir Shatalov

**Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov** (; December 8, 1927 – June 15, 2021) was a Soviet cosmonaut. He flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 4, Soyuz 8, and Soyuz 10.

Shatalov died on June 15, 2021, at age 93.

## Infobox (astronaut)

- **name**: Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov
- **type**: Cosmonaut
- **image**: Vladimir Shatalov.jpg
- **nationality**: Soviet Union, Soviet (formerly)
Kazakhstani, Kazakh
- **birth place**: Petropavlovsk, Akmola Province, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
- **death place**: Moscow, Russia
- **occupation**: Aviator, Pilot
- **rank**: Lieutenant General, Soviet Air Force
- **selection**: List of astronauts by selection#1963, Air Force Group 2 (1963)
- **time**: 9d 21h 55m
- **mission**: Soyuz 4, Soyuz 8, Soyuz 10
Anatoly Chukanov

**Anatoly Alekseevich Chukanov** (; 10 May 1954 – 12 June 2021) was a Soviet and Russian cyclist. He was part of the Soviet team that won the 100 km team time trial at the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1977 UCI Road World Championships.

## Infobox (sportsperson)

- **birth place**: Millerovsky District, Novospasovka, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- **sport**: Cycling
- **club**: Spartak Luhansk
- **show-medals**: yes
Igor Zhelezovski

**Igor Nikolayevich Zhelezovski** or **Ihar Mikałajevič Žalazoŭski** (; ; 1 July 1963 – 12 June 2021) was a Soviet and Belarusian speed skater.

Zhelezovski won silver at the World Junior Allround Championships in 1982. He became World Sprint Champion in 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, and 1993.

He won a silver medal in the 1000m event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

Zhelezovski died of COVID-19 on 12 June 2021, at the age of 57.

## Infobox (sportsperson)

- **headercolor**: #d7ecff
- **name**: Igor Zhelezovski
- **image**: Igor Zjelezovski.jpg
- **image size**: 250px
- **caption**: Zhelezovski in 1994
- **nationality**: Belarusian
- **nickname**: Bear from Minsk
- **birth name**: Igor Nikolayevich Zhelezovski
- **birth place**: Orsha, Orša, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
- **death place**: Minsk, Belarus
- **height**: 1.86 m
- **weight**: 95 kg
- **country**:

- **sport**: Speed skating
- **turnedpro**: 1982
- **retired**: 1994
- **club**: SK VS Minsk
- **pb**: 500 m: 36.49 (1988)
1000 m: 1:12.58 (1989)
1500 m: 1:52.50 (1987)
3000 m: 4:12.85 (1988)
5000 m: 7:09.84 (1983)
10 000 m: 15:40.82 (1983)
- **show-medals**: yes
James Busby

**James Busby** (7 February 1802 – 15 July 1871) was appointed in 1833 as the British Resident in New Zealand, and became involved in drafting both the 1835 Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand and the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi. As British Resident, he acted as New Zealand's first jurist and the "originator of law in Aotearoa", to whom New Zealand owes almost all of its underlying jurisprudence'. Busby is also regarded as the **"Father" of** **New Zealand** respectively.
Markis Kido

**Markis Kido** (11 August 1984 – 14 June 2021) was an Indonesian badminton player. He won the discipline's gold medal at the 2006 World Cup, 2007 World Championships, and 2008 Olympic Games with Hendra Setiawan. Kido was born in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Kido died on 14 June 2021 in Tangerang, Indonesia from a heart attack, aged 36.
Adam Smelczyński

**Adam Smelczyński** (14 September 1930 – 14 June 2021) was a Polish trap shooter. He competed at six Olympics between 1956 and 1976. He won one silver medal in 1956.

## Infobox (sportsperson)

- **name**: Adam Smelczyński
- **birth place**: Częstochowa, Poland
- **headercolor**: lightsteelblue
- **show-medals**: yes
Apple Daily

***Apple Daily*** () was a Traditional Chinese tabloid-style newspaper in Hong Kong in publication from 1995 to 2021. It was founded in 1995 by Jimmy Lai. It was once one of the best-selling Chinese language newspapers in Hong Kong.

On 24 June 2021, the newspaper was forced to shutdown for violating a national security law.

In June last year, Beijing implemented a sweeping new security law - despite much criticism and protest. The law gives Beijing powers to shape life in Hong Kong it has never had before. Critics say it effectively curtails protest and freedom of speech, though China has said it will return stability. Just months after the law was implemented, Lai and a handful of other media figures and activists were arrested and the Apple Daily officers were raided. Police also detained its chief editor and four other executives. The freezing of company accounts meant the paper no longer had money to pay its staff and run daily operations.

## Infobox (newspaper)

- **name**: Apple Daily
- **logo**: Apple Daily Title.svg
- **type**: Daily newspaper
- **format**: Broadsheet
- **owners**: Next Digital
- **headquarters**: 8 Chun Ying Street
T.K.O Industrial Estate West, Tseung Kwan O
Hong Kong
- **circulation**: 86,000
- **circulation date**: 2021
- **website**: [https://web.archive.org/web/20210623070640/https://hk.appledaily.com hk.appledaily.com]
- **political**: Pro-democracy camp (Hong Kong), Pro-democracy