The Singaporean branch of the World Wildlife Fund published a guide critiquing the practices employed to catch seafood destined for sale in the country. According to the publication, three-quarters of the more than 40 species of seafood commonly consumed by Singaporean residents were obtained in a manner detrimental to environmental sustainability.
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Yoshinori Ohsumi wins Nobel Prize for research on autophagy
Japanese cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi of Tokyo Institute of Technology won this year's Nobel Prize in the field of physiology or medicine for his research on autophagy.
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October 12: Day of Ashura (Islam, 2016); Our Lady Aparecida's Day in Brazil; Independence Day in Equatorial Guinea (1968); National Day in Spain (1492)
In 1871 – The Criminal Tribes Act entered into force in British India, giving law enforcement sweeping powers to arrest, control, and monitor the movements of the members of 160 specific ethnic or social communities that were defined as "habitually criminal".
1917 – First World War: New Zealand troops suffered 2,735 casualties, including 845 deaths, in the First Battle of Passchendaele, making it the nation's largest loss of life in one day.
1992 – A 5.8 MB earthquake struck south of Cairo, Egypt, killing 545 people.
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