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Vorkuta uprising | The Vorkuta Uprising was a major uprising of forced labor camp inmates at the Vorkuta Gulag in Vorkuta, Russian SFSR, USSR from 19 July (or 22 July) to 1 August 1953, shortly after the arrest of Lavrentiy Beria. The uprising was violently stopped by the camp administration after two weeks of bloodless standoff. [1]
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Reesor Siding Strike of 1963 | The Reesor Siding strike of 1963 was one of the defining labour conflicts in Canadian history, resulting in the shooting of 11 union members, three of whom were killed. The violent confrontation occurred near the small Francophone hamlet of Reesor Siding (a ghost town today), that is located just west of Opasatika, app... | Strike | null | null |
2014 Yutian earthquake | The 2014 Yutian earthquake struck Xinjiang on 12 February at 17:19 Beijing Time. The epicenter was located in Aqiang Township, Yutian County. The United States Geological Survey reported its magnitude to be 6.9. [1][4] News reports indicate that no people were killed, but the earthquake could be felt in the seat of Yut... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Paul McCartney cosies up to wife Nancy Shevell as they celebrate milestone anniversary | Paul McCartney and his third wife Nancy Shevell celebrated ten years of marriage on Saturday, and the former Beatle marked the occasion by sharing a rare photo of the two of them together. MORE: Sir Paul McCartney moves fans with very rare family photo In the snap, Paul, 79, could be seen smiling at the camera while Na... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit as part of Inspiration4 | On Wednesday Elon Musk’s commercial space company SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit as part of Inspiration4, the first all-civilian spaceflight mission. They will return to Earth three days later, having made history. Yet apart from collecting data to add to a robust body of research on human health and perfor... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
4 kids among 8 dead in LPG cylinder explosion in Gonda | Eight persons, including four children, were killed and seven others seriously injured after an LPG cylinder exploded at a house in Tikri village of Gonda district. Police said that the blast occurred at 10.30 pm on Tuesday, resulting in the collapse of the house and partial damage to the one standing adjacent to it.
A... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead |
The great fire of Gateshead and Newcastle was a tragic and spectacular series of events starting on Friday 6 October 1854, in which a substantial amount of property in the two North East of England towns was destroyed in a series of fires and an explosion which killed 53 and injured hundreds. There is only one build... | Fire | null | null |
Powerful Earthquake off Acapulco Triggers Tsunami Warning, Shakes Buildings in Mexico City | A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck the southwest region of Mexico and triggered a tsunami warning along the shoreline. On Tuesday, the earthquake took place approximately 2.5 miles east-north-east of Los Órganos de San Agustín and 8 miles from the Pacific Coast beach resort city of Acapulco, according to The U.S. Ge... | Tsunamis | null | null |
1999 Jiji earthquake | The Chi-Chi earthquake (later also known as the Jiji earthquake) (Chinese: 集集地震; pinyin: Jíjí dìzhèn; Wade–Giles: Chi2-Chi2 Ti4-chên4), also known as the great earthquake of September 21 (九二一大地震; Jiǔ-èr-yī dàdìzhèn; '921 earthquake'), was a 7.3 ML or 7.7 Mw earthquake which occurred in Jiji (Chi-Chi), Nantou County, Ta... | Earthquakes | null | null |
2015 Iglesia ni Cristo protests |
The 2015 INC protests[2] were a series of marches which occurred between August 27–31, 2015. Supporters of the Iglesia ni Cristo, a religious body led by executive minister Eduardo V. Manalo, protested against the Department of Justice for allegedly meddling in internal church affairs by taking action on an illegal... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
FBI and Knoxville police searching for suspect in a FSNB Bank robbery inside a Walmart | KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Knoxville Police Department said they were searching for a suspect in a bank robbery of an FSNB Bank location inside of a Walmart in East Knoxville. Police said that the suspect walked into the bank and approached the tellers, handing them a note and demanding ... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
2007 Noto earthquake | The 2007 Noto earthquake (Japanese: 能登半島地震) is an earthquake that occurred on March 25, 2007 in Japan. At 9:41:58 a.m. on March 25, 2007, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Hokuriku region of Japan, near the Noto Peninsula. The earthquake shook the city of Wajima, the city of Nanao, and the town of Anamizu with a se... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Brisbane Broncos, 10 players fined $140,000 by NRL for coronavirus protocol breach following pub visit | A Victorian man who flew from Brisbane to Hobart on flight VA702 today has tested positive to COVID-19 and has not been allowed to board a flight to Melbourne
A Watch & Act warning is in place for a fire in the northern parts of Mokine, in WA's Northam Shire. Keep up to date with ABC Emergency
The Brisbane Broncos and ... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Eluru outbreak |
In early December 2020, an idiopathic disease broke out in Eluru, a city located in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The first case was reported on 5 December, with hundreds more falling ill and one person dying over the next week. The cause was initially unknown, but on 20 December, AIIMS and NEERI Resea... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
S.Korea and U.S. to begin preliminary military exercises on Tuesday -Yonhap | The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, August 23, 2016. Courtesy Ken Scar/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS SEOUL, Aug 9 (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States will begin preliminary military drills on Tuesday, the Yonhap news agency reported on Monday, despite North Korea... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Organizations call for urgent action to address the dramatic acute food insecurity in northern Ethiopia | 10 June 2021, Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF call for urgent action to address the dramatic acute food insecurity in northern Ethiopia. The three agencies are particularly concerned about the situation in Tigray region w... | Famine | null | null |
Britain leaves the European Union | A Brexit supporter takes part in a rally during a rally at the Parliament square in London, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. Britain officially leaves the European Union on Friday after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum. Brexit supporters gather during a rally ... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
2015 Ecuadorian protests |
Correa opponents
Government of Ecuador
Social Christian Party
Frente Unitario de los Trabajadores
Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador
Hundreds of thousands
The 2015 Ecuadorian protests were a series of protests against the inheritance tax laws introduced by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa. ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Pooh Shiesty faces life in prison: What we know about Memphis rapper's upcoming trial | Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty started the year as one of hip-hop’s hottest new artists, but after a series of arrests he’s now facing the possibility of life in prison. Shiesty — real name Lontrell Williams — has been jailed in Florida since July on charges related to an October 2020 incident where he was allegedly invo... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
Six People Missing After Heavy Rains Cause Mudslides in Alaska | The landslides crushed at least four houses in Haines, Alaska, which is home to about 2,500 people about 90 miles north of Juneau, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety. By Michael Levenson Six people were missing in Southeastern Alaska on Wednesday after heavy rains prompted landslides that buried homes ... | Mudslides | null | null |
Jacobs Creek flood | The Jacobs Creek flood, also referred to as the Kansas Turnpike flash flood, was a flash flood of the Jacobs Creek that occurred on the night of August 30, 2003, 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Emporia, Kansas, on the Kansas Turnpike (Interstate 35). The deadly flash flood occurred on Labor Day weekend and killed six peo... | Floods | null | null |
Thousands of turtles, marine animals victims of plastic fishing nets polluting Gulf of Carpentaria | Plastic fishing nets, some the size of football fields, are washing up on Australia's northern coastline, slowly killing endangered turtles and creating a "global hotspot" for plastic pollution.
Ben Pearson from World Animal Protection told a national plastic pollution conference that the Gulf of Carpentaria was being ... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Los Angeles flood of 1938 | The Los Angeles flood of 1938 was one of the largest floods in the history of Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside Counties in southern California. The flood was caused by two Pacific storms that swept across the Los Angeles Basin in February-March 1938 and generated almost one year's worth of precipitation in just a few... | Floods | null | null |
The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano | Madrid, Sep 24 (IANS): Spain's King Felipe VI, his wife Queen Letizia and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez travelled to La Palma to meet the people affected by the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island. Since the eruption began on Sunday afternoon, the lava has destroyed over 350 houses and covered over 165 he... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
I’ll Tell You the Secret of Cancer | Are you someone who enjoys the unsolicited opinions of strangers and acquaintances? If so, I can’t recommend cancer highly enough. You won’t even have the first pathology report in your hands before the advice comes pouring in. Laugh and the world laughs with you; get cancer and the world can’t shut its trap.
Stop eati... | Famous Person - Sick | null | null |
Alanis Morissette concert at PNC Bank Arts Center canceled as Ida approaches | Alanis Morissette and the band Garbage performed at the BB&T Pavilion Camden NJ on 8-26-2021.Phil McAuliffe For The Times Of Trenton For those who had plans to attend Alanis Morissette’s Wednesday night concert at PNC Bank Arts Center, you oughta know that it’s been canceled. The singer’s concert scheduled for 7 p.m.... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Burston Strike School |
The Burston Strike School was founded as a consequence of a school strike and became the centre of the longest running strike in British history, that lasted from 1914 to 1939 in the village of Burston in Norfolk, England. Today, the building stands as a museum to the strike. Every year hundreds of people turn up for... | Strike | null | null |
1994 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships | The European Women's Gymnastics Championships are an artistic gymnastics championships for female gymnasts from European countries organised by the European Union of Gymnastics. They are held annually, though rotate between two different formats. Originally held biannually in odd-numbered years, the championships moved... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Air France Flight 178 crash | On 1 September 1953, an Air France Lockheed L-749 Constellation, registered in France as F-BAZZ, flying Flight 178, a scheduled flight from Paris to Nice, crashed into the Pelat Massif in the French Alps near Barcelonnette on the first stage of the flight, between Orly Airport and Nice Airport. [1][2] All 42 on board w... | Air crash | null | null |
Joint U.S.-Britain military exercises integrate F-35B, F-35C fighter jets | Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Aircrafts from the U.S. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and Britain's U.K. Carrier Strike Group 21 have conducted joint military exercises for the first time, the U.S. Navy announced. The two strike groups completed the joint interoperability flights in the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet on Aug. 26. During the... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Maharashtra records 3,286 coronavirus infections, 51 fatalities | A health worker takes swab samples of a passenger for Covid testing at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus railway station in Mumbai (Photo: PTI) Maharashtra on Friday reported 3,286 new coronavirus cases and 51 deaths which took the state's infection tally to 65,37,843 and death toll to 1,38,776, a health department official sai... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
1881 Chios earthquake | The 1881 Chios earthquake occurred at 13:40 local time (11:30 UTC) on 3 April. It caused severe damage on the island of Chios and also affected Çeşme and Alaçatı on the coast of Turkey. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.3 and there were an estimated 7,866 casualties. The devastation from the earthquake was... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Worker killed as shaft at Gregory Crinum Coal Mine collapses in Queensland | A 60-year-old worker has died and another has been seriously injured after a coal mine shaft collapsed in central Queensland. The man and another man were trapped when a section of wall and ceiling the shaft they were working in collapsed at the Gregory Crinum Coal Mine, north of Emerald, about 11pm on Tuesday. The 60-... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Boston and other parts of New England will usher in the first solar eclipse of the year early on Thursday | Monday: Hazy, hot, humid, sunny. Highs around 95, heat index 95-100. Monday night: Warm, humid. Lows around 70. Tuesday: Another day of heat, scattered showers/thunder. Highs in the 90s. Boston and other parts of New England will be treated to a view of the first solar eclipse of the year early on Thursday, and it is ... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Best of 2020: Climate change favours locust swarms in India | The locust swarms that destroyed farmlands in western and northern India are linked to the warming of the Indian Ocean. Such proliferation is more likely as rainfall patterns change The chances of locust proliferation are increasing in South Asia due to global warming and climate change Even as India grapples with the... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
More Childhood Lead Poisoning Is a Side Effect of Covid Lockdowns | Lead screenings for children plummeted last spring, and stay-at-home orders may have increased household exposure to the toxic metal.
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Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949 crash | Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949 was a Russian domestic passenger flight from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to Khabarovsk, that crashed on 7 December 1995 local time (6 December UTC), killing all ninety-eight people aboard (including six children). [1] The crash occurred after the aircraft had entered into a steep downward ... | Air crash | null | null |
New report says part of South Sudan is in 'likely famine' | A new report by international food security experts says a single county in South Sudan is likely in famine and tens of thousands of people in five other counties are near starvation On Location: November 17, 2021 JUBA, South Sudan -- One county in South Sudan is likely in famine and tens of thousands of people in five... | Famine | null | null |
2019 Pakistan floods and storms |
From February to April 2019, widespread flash flooding affected large parts of Pakistan, most severely in Balochistan, KPK, Punjab, and other provinces. Pakistan has been hit by three major waves of rain and flooding over the course of more than one month. The first wave of rain began on 20 February, leading to flood... | Floods | null | null |
Union County woman accused of poisoning husband has preliminary hearing Monday | Lewisburg, Pa. – A preliminary hearing is set for Monday for a woman accused of poisoning her husband in Union County and fraudulently taking thousands of dollars from his bank accounts and life insurance policies.
Myrle E. Miller, 76, of Winfield, is accused by state police of administering a lethal dose of Verapami... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Arctic birds, seals and reindeer killed by marine plastics; pollution expected to rise | Think of the Arctic and you are likely to picture a vast white expanse of pristine snow and ice alongside crystal blue seas, with polar bears, seals and other wildlife in prime condition.
But increasingly this remote wilderness is becoming the last stop for vast amounts of plastic junk littering the ocean. A new report... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Campus murder in Zibo, China | Alarm bells are ringing yet again in China after another attack on school children. The attack in the eastern province of Shandong happened despite a government vow to beef up security for schools and kindergartens across the country. Police in the city of Zibo have detained 26-year-old Fang Jiantang, who reportedly co... | Armed Conflict | null | null |
Virgin Orbit Successfully Launches a Rocket Into Space Using Its Boeing 747 | For a long time, Virgin has been working on its Virgin Orbit project, which for the first time has managed to get into orbit from an airplane. Virgin Orbit has fulfilled its mission and achieved the most anticipated launch after months of testing, which managed to put its nine satellites into orbit from its Boeing 747 ... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
Remembering explosion in Redstone’s Coal Basin Mine 40 years later | News News | April 18, 2021 It was 40 years ago, but feels like yesterday. Thwap, thwap, thwap and echoes of helicopters woke Redstone at dawn. Then Tom Brokaw’s voice came through: “and this morning, in Redstone, Colorado.…” National news, but a locally intense and tragic story. There was a massive explosion deep in Mi... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
1949 Khait earthquake | The 1949 Khait (Hoit) earthquake occurred at 09:45 local time (03:53 UTC) on 10 July in the Gharm Oblast region of the Tajik SSR of the Soviet Union (within the modern boundary of Tajikistan). It had a magnitude of 7.5 and triggered a series of landslides that together led to 7,200 deaths. The earthquake occurred in a ... | Earthquakes | null | null |
2020–2021 Nepalese protests | The 2020–2021 Nepalese protests was a national uprising and massive protest movement which has been cracked down on since December 2 in Nepal, after a decision by prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli to discuss and take away the government, dissolve parliament and never restore a monarchy since its overthrow in the 2006 Nep... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
A New Space Force Satellite Just Took Off for Space—From a Plane | On June 13, the U.S. Space Force launched a new intelligence-gathering satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base, located along the coast of southern California. But the secretive satellite, itself, is just one small piece of the story. This mission, designated the "Tactically Responsive Launch 2," or TacRL-2, relied... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
USS Oriskany fire | The 1966 USS Oriskany Fire was a major fire that broke out aboard the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Oriskany on the morning of 26 October 1966. The fire broke out after a lit flare was locked in a flare locker. The fire killed 44 people, mostly air crew, and injured 156 more. It was the first of three major fires to... | Fire | null | null |
‘The Whole Car Went Black:’ What It Was Like Being Trapped In The I-70 Glenwood Canyon Mudslide | Some stayed in their cars. Others sought refuge in a highway tunnel. A few maneuvered around the debris to safety. Autumn Bair left her car and took off running. The 37-year-old Colorado native was one of more than 100 people caught in a torrential downpour in Glenwood Canyon on July 29, bringing a deluge of rocks, log... | Mudslides | null | null |
Saint Silvester Road Race | The Saint Silvester Road Race (Portuguese: Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre) is a long-distance running event, the oldest and most prestigious street race in Brazil. Regarded as the main international event in Latin American athletics, the Brazilian competition is held yearly in the city of São Paulo on December ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Poverty fell overall in 2020 as result of massive stimulus checks and unemployment aid, Census Bureau says | Politicians in Congress are currently in a staredown over the debt ceiling. Lawmakers must reach an agreement soon to allow the government to meet its payment obligations for Social Security, tax credits and military salaries, among other items. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the Treasury will likely run o... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
ACE Air Cargo Flight 51 crash | ACE Air Cargo Flight 51 was an Alaska Central Express flight from Anchorage to King Salmon and Dillingham, Alaska. On 8 March 2013, the Beechcraft 1900C-1 serving the flight crashed into a mountain on approach to Dillingham Airport, killing both crew members on board. The flight had originally taken off from Anchorage ... | Air crash | null | null |
Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133 crash | Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133 (MH2133/MAS2133) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau which crashed due to pilot error on 15 September 1995, taking the lives of 32 of the 49 passengers and 2 of the 4 crew on board. The plane crashed during approach after a failed go-around. This was the f... | Air crash | null | null |
UN Report: 350,000 Ethiopians Are Living In Famine Conditions | Yeshialem Gebreegziabher, 27, holds her 6-month-old daughter, Kalkidan Yeman, who is suffering from malnutrition, at Aby Adi Health Center in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, on June 7, 2021. Alarming new data shows a growing hunger emergency in Ethiopia's Tigray region, where violent conflict has raged since No... | Famine | null | null |
DPP appeal bid rejected on bank robbers | A prosecution bid to increase the jail sentences of two young Adelaide bank robbers has been rejected. The offenders' families clapped in the Court of Criminal Appeal as the decision was announced. Andrew Davi, 21, and James Randall-Smith, 22, held up seven Adelaide banks over eight months, starting in December 2005, d... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
1909 Provence earthquake | The 1909 Provence earthquake occurred on June 11 in Provence. Measuring 6.2 on the surface wave magnitude scale, it is the largest ever recorded earthquake in metropolitan France. [4]
A total of 46 people died, another 250 were injured, and approximately 2,000 buildings were damaged. The most damaged communes were Sal... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Miryang hospital fire |
On 26 January 2018, a fire at the Sejong Hospital in the South Korean city of Miryang killed 41 people[3][6] and injured 153. [5][7][8][1][9] It was South Korea's deadliest fire in nearly a decade. [1] The fire occurred one month after 29 people died in a gym fire in the city of Jecheon. The cause of the fire is unde... | Fire | null | null |
One person killed in crash involving off-road vehicle in Banning | Cal Fire confirms that one person was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Banning Friday afternoon. The crash was reported at approximately 5:18 p.m. on Nicole Street and 22nd Street. Details remain limited on the crash. Cal Fire confirmed there was an off-road side by side vehicle involved in the collision. Fatality Traf... | Road Crash | null | null |
Climate crisis: recent European droughts 'worst in 2,000 years' | Study of tree rings dating back to Roman empire concludes weather since 2014 has been extraordinary Last modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 14.43 BST The series of severe droughts and heatwaves in Europe since 2014 is the most extreme for more than 2,000 years, research suggests. The study analysed tree rings dating as far ba... | Droughts | null | null |
Camp Fire (2018) |
The Camp Fire was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history,[11] and the most expensive natural disaster in the world in 2018 in terms of insured losses. [12][13][3]
Named after Camp Creek Road, its place of origin,[14] the fire started on Thursday, November 8, 2018, in Northern California'... | Fire | null | null |
PECO establishes $250,000 recovery fund for those affected by Tropical Storm Ida | A kayaker poses for a photo under a highway sign when paddling down a portion of Interstate 676 after flooding from heavy rains from hurricane Ida in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 2, 2021. Photo: Branden Eastwood/AFP via Getty Images. The recovery fund is part of a growing effort to further support organizati... | Financial Aid | null | null |
Self-Governing First Nations in Yukon | Signing up enhances your TCE experience with the ability to save items to your personal reading list, and access the interactive map. Our team will be reviewing your submission and get back to you with any further questions. Thanks for contributing to The Canadian Encyclopedia. There are 14 First Nations in Yukon. Elev... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
'When I was diagnosed with MS I was so depressed I didn't go out for 2 years but now I'm embracing my disability through fashion' | 'When I was diagnosed with MS I was so depressed I didn't go out for 2 years but now I'm embracing my disability through fashion'
Roxy Murray shares her stunning outfits on Instagram which often features mobility aids like her canes and walking bike
'No one can say I'm invisible anymore, because I'm really bright and c... | Famous Person - Sick | null | null |
1982 Ice Hockey World Championships | The 1982 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Finland from the 15 April to the 29 April. The games were played in Helsinki and Tampere. Eight teams took part, and each played each other once. The four best teams then played each other once more. This was the 48th World Championships, and also the 59th European ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
TWA Flight 400 crash | On April 1, 1956, a Martin 4-0-4, registration #N40403, operating as TWA Flight 400, crashed on takeoff from Greater Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). Twenty-two of the 36 people aboard the aircraft, including one crewmember, perished in the crash. [1]
Flight 400 was to be an IFR flight to Newark International A... | Air crash | null | null |
Ex-principal who spent 33 years in prison for wife's murder fights to clear his name | Joe Bryan, a former Texas high school principal, spent more than three decades behind bars for the 1985 murder of his wife, Mickey Bryan. Out on parole, Bryan recently celebrated his 81st birthday, and he hopes to be exonerated for his wife’s death. “I'm not a killer. I didn't kill Mickey. I loved Mickey, she was my ot... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
3rd Lovelady Bank robbery suspect arrested in Houston | HOUSTON, TX (KTRE) - A suspect in the December Lovelady Bank robbery has been arrested in Houston on unrelated charges, according to Deep East Texas Crime Stoppers. Demetrius Wheeler, 25, is being held at the Harris County Jail for possession with intent to deliver and motion to provoke parole. Wheeler has a Trinity Co... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
North Complex fire |
The North Complex Fire was a massive wildfire complex that burned in the Plumas National Forest in Northern California in the counties of Plumas and Butte. [2] 21 fires were started by lightning on August 17, 2020; by September 5, all the individual fires had been put out with the exception of the Claremont and Bear ... | Fire | null | null |
1959 Turkish Airlines Gatwick crash | The 1959 Turkish Airlines Gatwick crash occurred on 17 February 1959, near London Gatwick Airport to a Turkish Airlines Vickers Viscount Type 793 (registration TC-SEV) on an international charter flight from Esenboğa International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, to London Heathrow Airport United Kingdom, carrying the Turkis... | Air crash | null | null |
Ebola Vaccine Effective in African Clinical Trial | TUESDAY, Sept. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental Ebola vaccine appeared effective in children and adults in a clinical trial. Two doses of Johnson & Johnson's Ebola vaccine appear safe, well tolerated and produce a strong immune response in people over the age of 1, according to two just-published papers. Th... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
In joint statement, Quad leaders denounce use of 'terrorist proxies' in South Asia | Meanwhile, PM Modi will address the General Debate of the 76th Session of the UNGA today. The theme for this year’s General Debate is ‘Building Resilience through hope to recover from COVID-19, rebuild sustainably, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the rights of people, and revitalise the United Nations.
New ... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
A Western Massachusetts school canceled classes due to confirmed cases of COVID-19 | Less than a week into the school year, a Western Massachusetts school canceled classes due to confirmed cases of COVID-19. Farmington River Elementary School, a Berkshire County school with just over 100 children enrolled, closed Friday while awaiting testing results of students and staff. The elementary school began ... | Organization Closed | null | null |
‘Ring of fire’ to be first solar eclipse of 2021 | This NASA file photo shows a view of a solar eclipse as it would have ben seen from Europe on the morning of March 20, 2015, as captured by ESA’s Sun-watching Proba-2 minisatellite. The 'ring of fire' solar eclipse on June 10, 2021, could look similar to some parts of the world.ESA/Proba-2 3,725 By Justine Lofton | jl... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
TWA Flight 840 hijacking crash | International incidents
TWA Flight 840 was a Trans World Airlines flight from Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome, Italy to Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, that was hijacked on 29 August 1969. There were no fatalities although at least two passengers were lightly wounded and the aircr... | Air crash | null | null |
Oklahoma man sentenced to a four-year federal prison sentence in the death of children, ages 4 and 3 | by: Sheila Stogsdill TULSA – An Oklahoma man was sentenced Monday to four years after his two children died from extreme heat exposure. U.S. District Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced Dustin Lee Dennis, 33, of Tulsa. The four-year federal sentence is followed by five years of supervised release. Dennis fell asleep i... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
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Canadian Damian Warner has officially made history, winning a gold medal in the decathlon event, picking up an Olympic record along the way.
Culminating with a performance in the 1500m that was more ceremonial than anything, Warner became Olympic champion with an awe-inspiring display of al... | Break historical records | null | null |
UNWFP warns 3 million more now 'teetering on the edge of famine' | ANI Last Updated at November 8, 2021 10:01 IST The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Monday that the number of people teetering on the edge of in 43 countries, has risen to 45 million as acute hunger spikes around the world. This number has risen from 42 million earlier in the year, and 27 million in 2019, the ... | Famine | null | null |
COVID cases dip as city sees only 35 infections | The city reported no new COVID-19 death in 24 hours for the third consecutive day and the total number of deaths stood at 25,082, as per a bulletin released by the Delhi government on Friday. Also, 35 new cases were reported, taking the total cases to 14,37,874. A total of 63,812 tests were done in a day and the test p... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Damian Warner wins Olympic gold in decathlon: Canadian finishes with Games record of 9,018 points | Canada’s Damian Warner isn’t just leaving Tokyo with a gold medal. He’s leaving his name all over the Olympic history books, too TOKYO — Canada’s Damian Warner had just made history in the hardest event on the Olympic itinerary, and at the hottest Summer Games on record.
Of course he was thinking about ice cream.
Afte... | Break historical records | null | null |
Chatsbury bushfires |
The Chatsbury/Bungonia bushfires of 1965 was a series of bushfires that burned from 5 to 14 March 1965 in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia. The fires destroyed the villages of Tallong, Wingello, and most of the surrounding orchards. [2]
The fire is thought to be ignited by a spark from a C... | Fire | null | null |
CFL fines five players from Week 6, including Andrew Harris for role in Banjo Bowl brawl | The Canadian Football League has issued five fines from Week 6, three of which came in the Banjo Bowl between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Saskatchewan Roughriders’ safety Mike Edem was fined for a tourist hit on Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ receiver Nic Demski.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ running back ... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Shell Beach residents say they 'dodged a bullet' from mudslides caused by recent storm | Buckets are getting filled up with mud and hauled off Shell Beach properties after the recent rainstorm. Crews scooped up and filled three dump trucks worth of mud, rocks, and other debris that slid down the hill behind the properties in the Spyglass neighborhood. "We are exactly backed up to the hillside. As of darkne... | Mudslides | null | null |
Solar eclipse 2021: Prepare for a "ring of fire" on June 10 | Bailey’s beads, caused by light filtering through the Moon’s rugged topography, are evident during the annular eclipse on Dec. 26, 2019. Neelam & Ajay Talwar Drama, in the form of sublime celestial geometry, is once again coming to our planet. On June 10, 2021, the Sun, the Moon, and Earth will form a straight line in ... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Katy Perry sparks marriage rumors to Orlando Bloom | Katy Perry sparked rumors that she and Orlando Bloom have tied the knot after being spotted wearing what appears to be a wedding ring. The “Firework” singer was photographed sporting a gold band on her left ring finger as she stepped out with Bloom in Hawaii on Tuesday. Both Perry, 36, and Bloom, 44, went under the ra... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
August 6 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results | Poland's Aleksandra Miroslaw competes in the women's sport climbing speed final on August 6. Tsuyoshi Ueda/Pool/AFP/Getty Images
Poland's Aleksandra Miroslaw smashed the women's speed climbing world record on Friday as the sport continues to excite at Tokyo 2020.
The 27-year-old raced to the top of the 15 meter wall i... | Break historical records | null | null |
1942 Ecuador earthquake | The 1942 Ecuador earthquake or the 1942 Guayaquil earthquake occurred on 13 May at 9:06 or 9:13 am ECT with a moment magnitude of 7.8. The temblor struck the coastal regions of Ecuador, causing damage mainly to cities like Guayaquil, Portoviejo and Guaranda, particularly towards reinforced concrete buildings. [1] More ... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Olympic Airways Flight 411 crash | Olympic Airways Flight 411, from Ellinikon International Airport bound for John F. Kennedy International Airport operated using a Boeing 747-200 on August 9, 1978 came close to crashing in downtown Athens following an engine explosion while taking off. Despite maneuvers near the edge of the flight envelope, none of the... | Air crash | null | null |
1989 Newcastle earthquake |
The 1989 Newcastle earthquake occurred in Newcastle, New South Wales on Thursday, 28 December. [2] The shock measured 5.6 on the Richter magnitude scale and was one of Australia's most serious natural disasters, killing 13 people and injuring more than 160. The damage bill has been estimated at A$4 billion (or $8.3 ... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Africa CDC raises alarm over continent’s infectious diseases outbreaks | “The African continent as a whole faces what we call a syndemics; a combination of emerging infectious diseases. We are dealing with this pandemic, but there will be another pandemic." July 29, 2021 The Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) says the African continent was faced with syndemics, a combination of... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
COVID-19 Cases Close Erie Day School For Two Weeks | A cluster of COVID-19 cases at Erie Day School has closed the private school for a total of two weeks. The Head of School, Dr. Karen Tyler, confirms to Erie News Now that the building closed on Wednesday after several student cases. Remote learning is underway until the school re-opens on October 1. Tyler says there we... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Kate Bosworth Announces Her Divorce With A Very Poetic Instagram Caption | While some of Hollywood is finding love again (or participating in an elaborate public relations stunt ), other stars are consciously uncoupling their long-term relationships. After almost eight years, actress Kate Bosworth revealed that her marriage to Michael Polish had come to a very poetic end.
On Thursday, August ... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
1961 riot at the Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station | The Freedom Rides Museum is located at 210 South Court Street in Montgomery, Alabama, in the building which was until 1995 the Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station. It was the site of a violent attack on participants in the 1961 Freedom Ride during the Civil Rights Movement. The May 1961 assaults, carried out by a mob of w... | Riot | null | null |
Cowan rail accident |
The Cowan rail accident occurred at 7:20pm on 6 May 1990 when the 3801 Limited special steam passenger train returning from the Morpeth Jazz Festival was struck in the rear by the following CityRail inter-urban passenger service. The steam train had stalled while attempting to climb the steep gradient from the Hawkes... | Train collisions | null | null |
Joy T Barnum has spent the last 21 months fighting for her health | Joy T Barnum singing outside Long Story Short on Water Street at the St Georges Christmas Shop N Stroll on Sunday afternoon (Photograph by Jessie Moniz Hardy) People came out of the woodwork when Joy T Barnum started singing at the St Georges Christmas Shop N Stroll on Sunday afternoon. Passers-by stopped in their tra... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
Fire of Moscow (1812) | The 1812 Fire of Moscow persisted from 14 to 18 September 1812 and all but destroyed the city. The Russian troops and most of the remaining residents had abandoned the city of Moscow on 14 September 1812 just ahead of French Emperor Napoleon's troops entering the city after the Battle of Borodino. [1]
Search had bee... | Fire | null | null |
2012–2014 Romanian protests against shale gas | Shale gas in Romania has been prospected, licenses were given to several companies, but no exploitation has yet started. The current government led by Victor Ponta supports extraction of shale gas through fracking, but there have been protests against it. Romgaz discovered non-conventional gas resources (including shal... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Demolition of gas explosion council houses in Mill View, Ashford, progresses | | Updated: 15:05, 07 September 2021
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Work to tear down the last remaining properties in a terrace devastated by a gas explosion has started this week.
Two people were left with life-changing injuries after the blast, sparked by a portable heater, ripped through homes in Mill View, Willesbor... | Gas explosion | null | null |
2007 Zell am See mid-air collision crash | The 2007 Zell am See mid-air collision was an aviation accident that occurred on 5 March 2007, at 10:53 a.m. CET (09:53 UTC), in which eight people died when an Aérospatiale SA 332 Super Puma helicopter, operated by Helog, collided with a private Diamond DV20 Katana light aircraft near Zell am See, Austria. At the time... | Air crash | null | null |
Improperly piled-up soil seen behind deadly central Japan mudslide | As search efforts continue for 21 missing people following a large mudslide that hit a spa resort town in central Japan last weekend, experts and local authorities suspect improper accumulation of soil led to the fatal calamity. Local authorities say an estimated 54,000 cubic meters of soil which had been brought to a ... | Mudslides | null | null |
Victim of a fatal Knox County mine collapse identified | by: Gregory Raucoules Posted: Jul 19, 2021 / 04:56 PM EDT Updated: Jul 19, 2021 / 04:56 PM EDT by: Gregory Raucoules Posted: Jul 19, 2021 / 04:56 PM EDT Updated: Jul 19, 2021 / 04:56 PM EDT KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Federal officials have identified the man killed in a fatal Knox County mine collapse th... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
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