10/9 Major Events Record 4

2005: China's State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping announced that the newly measured altitude of the rock surface at the summit of Mount Everest is 8844.43 meters. 2006: North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test in North Hamgyong Province, becoming the eighth country to possess nuclear weapons. 2006: Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion. 2007: MTR Corporation announced that the proposed merger of the two railway companies had been approved by an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, with the new company named 'MTR Corporation Limited'. 2011: The China Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai closed. 2012: Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai survived an assassination attempt by the Pakistani Taliban. 2019: Syrian Civil War: After the US military withdrew from northeastern Syria, Turkish forces launched an offensive into the region. 2020: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Programme for its humanitarian aid efforts, marking the 26th time the award has been given to a non-human entity.