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On this day - 17 November 1869 – Opening Suez Canal

The opening of Suez Canal in 1869, provided the shortest ocean link from Britain to the Far East by making the long journey around the Cape of Good Hope unnecessary.It took approximately 120 days to travel from Europe to Singapore (back and forth), and the initial route had to pass the Cape of Good Hope which is located at the south end of the African continent. The journey was unsafe as the weather there were always unfavorable.Β 

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October 2017
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66th ECCE General Assembly
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Haus der Ingeniure, Wien , Austria
Vienna will host ECCE's 66th General Assembly
Date : Wednesday, 4th October 2017
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66th ECCE General Assembly
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Haus der Ingeniure, Wien , Austria
Vienna will host ECCE's 66th General Assembly
Date : Thursday, 5th October 2017
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66th ECCE General Assembly
00:00
Haus der Ingeniure, Wien , Austria
Vienna will host ECCE's 66th General Assembly
Date : Friday, 6th October 2017
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Global
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
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We are now in the second year of β€œThe Sendai Seven” Campaign and the focus on the day will be Target (b) of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction which is focused specifically on reducing
Date : Friday, 13th October 2017
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KSCE 2017 CONVENTION
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South Korea
Date : Wednesday, 18th October 2017
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12th WCCE General Assembly
00:00
Nirvana Lagoon Villas Suites & Spa, Turkey
KSCE 2017 CONVENTION
00:00
South Korea
Date : Thursday, 19th October 2017
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12th WCCE General Assembly
00:00
Nirvana Lagoon Villas Suites & Spa, Turkey
KSCE 2017 CONVENTION
00:00
South Korea
Date : Friday, 20th October 2017
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12th WCCE General Assembly
00:00
Nirvana Lagoon Villas Suites & Spa, Turkey
Date : Saturday, 21st October 2017
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Nature-Based Solutions
00:00
Tallinn University, Astra and Mare buildings, Tallinn , Estonia
As part of the Presidency of the Estonian Republic of the Council of the European Union, a flagship conference β€œNature-based Solutions: From Innovation to Common-use” will be organized by the
Date : Tuesday, 24th October 2017
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Nature-Based Solutions
00:00
Tallinn University, Astra and Mare buildings, Tallinn , Estonia
As part of the Presidency of the Estonian Republic of the Council of the European Union, a flagship conference β€œNature-based Solutions: From Innovation to Common-use” will be organized by the
Date : Wednesday, 25th October 2017
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Nature-Based Solutions
00:00
Tallinn University, Astra and Mare buildings, Tallinn , Estonia
As part of the Presidency of the Estonian Republic of the Council of the European Union, a flagship conference β€œNature-based Solutions: From Innovation to Common-use” will be organized by the
Date : Thursday, 26th October 2017
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