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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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WFEO 50th Anniversary Symposium,
00:00
UNESCO, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France, Paris , France
Date : Wednesday, 7th March 2018
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INWES: International Network of Women Engineers & Scientists
09:00
Av. AntΓ³nio Augusto de Aguiar 3D, 1069-030, Lisboa, Portugal, Lisboa , Portugal
Date : Saturday, 10th March 2018
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8 World Water Forum
00:00
Ulysses GuimarΓ£es Convention Center, Brazil
Date : Sunday, 18th March 2018
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8 World Water Forum
00:00
Ulysses GuimarΓ£es Convention Center, Brazil
Date : Monday, 19th March 2018
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8 World Water Forum
00:00
Ulysses GuimarΓ£es Convention Center, Brazil
Date : Tuesday, 20th March 2018
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8 World Water Forum
00:00
Ulysses GuimarΓ£es Convention Center, Brazil
Date : Wednesday, 21st March 2018
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8 World Water Forum
00:00
Ulysses GuimarΓ£es Convention Center, Brazil
Date : Thursday, 22nd March 2018
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8 World Water Forum
00:00
Ulysses GuimarΓ£es Convention Center, Brazil
Date : Friday, 23rd March 2018
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