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Pritam Singh gives uplifting Yale-NUS graduation speech with self-deprecating bit about going downhill after 44 | Online Yale-NUS graduates from the Class of 2021 had to make do with attending a virtual ceremony on May 17 as Covid-19 made its own plans to rain on their physical parade.
But that did not stop Pritam Singh, Workers' Party secretary-general and Leader of the Opposition, from delivering a pre-recorded speech full of se... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
Naomi Jennifer Foon gets additional 4 months jail added to existing sentence | A woman offered another woman $2000 worth of drugs in an attempt to get her to take the rap for a serious case of evading police and reckless driving, the Supreme Court in Launceston heard. Naomi Jennifer Foon, 24, pleaded guilty to perverting justice in August 2020 and several driving charges. The court heard that Foo... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
2009 Upton Park riot | The 2009 Upton Park riot occurred in and around West Ham United's Boleyn Ground, in Upton Park before, during and after a Football League Cup second round match between West Ham and Millwall on 25 August 2009. The match was won by the home side 3–1 after extra time,[1] but the game was marred by pitch invasions and dis... | Riot | null | null |
China Begins Month of Military Exercises in South China Sea | China launched a month of military exercises in the South China Sea on Monday and accused foreign countries of heightening tensions by increasing their military presence in those contested waters. On Friday, China’s Maritime Safety Administration announced that an area of roughly 80 square kilometers in Chinese waters ... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Flight 60 crash | Biman Bangladesh Airlines Flight 60 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Dhaka Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport, Bangladesh to Yangon International Airport, Myanmar. On May 8, 2019, the Bombardier Q400 aircraft skidded off the runway upon landing, breaking into three sections. There were no fatal... | Air crash | null | null |
United Airlines Flight 266 crash | United Airlines Flight 266 was a scheduled flight from Los Angeles International Airport, California, to General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin via Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado with 38 on board. On January 18, 1969 at approximately 18:21 PST it crashed into Santa Monica Bay, P... | Air crash | null | null |
Delhi unlocks further as restaurants, malls open today. Check what remain closed | Delhi Unlock 3.0: Salons, beauty parlours, barber shops closed since the imposition of lockdown on April 19, will also reopen Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced further ease in Covid-related restrictions in the city. The CM announced the resumption of all economic activities except some that will... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Annular eclipse on Thursday | Dig out those eclipse viewing glasses you stashed away after the partial eclipse in 2017, you will need them to view the "annular eclipse" on Thursday. You'll also have to set the alarm and get up to view the solar eclipse as the sun rises. You have likely heard of or even seen a "total solar eclipse" before. This happ... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
1915 Ilford rail crash |
The 1915 Ilford rail crash occurred on 1 January 1915 when an express passenger train passed a signal at danger and collided with another passenger train that was stopped at Ilford railway station on the Great Eastern Main Line in Essex, England. Ten people died and approximately 500 complained of injury. At approxim... | Train collisions | null | null |
Cape May lifeguard Norman Inferrera III dies after off-shore accident | CAPE MAY - A 16-year-old lifeguard in the first summer of his dream job was fatally injured in an offshore accident here, city officials say. Norman V. Inferrera III was rowing in the ocean off the Reading Avenue beach when his boat was broadsided by a wave and flipped over around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, according to a st... | Shipwreck | null | null |
Officer-Involved Shooting Investigations | The investigation into an officer-involved shooting involves many agencies and reviews. There is a criminal investigation by an outside agency, an internal investigation by BPD’s Office of Internal Affairs (OIA), a training and policy review by BPD Commanders and an independent investigation by the City of Boise’s Offi... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1993 (Budapest) |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1993 in Budapest were the joint ninth world kickboxing championships hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization arranged by Hungarian kickboxing president Richard Leyrer. As with the 1985 world championships the organization had suffered a temporary split due to political differences, and a prev... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Lao Aviation Flight 703 crash | Lao Aviation Flight 703 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Vientiane to Xam Neua, Laos. On 19 October 2000, the Harbin Y-12 II crashed into a mountain 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the airport due to pilot error. At least eight passengers died, including citizens from Germany, Singapore, and South Africa, whi... | Air crash | null | null |
23 Are Rescued After Baltimore Building Explosion | The explosion happened on the 16th floor of the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company building. The cause was not immediately clear, but the utility said it was likely a construction accident.
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Highway near Redstone reopens Wednesday morning after overnight mudslides | News News | July 21, 2021 Highway 133 north of Redstone is reopened Wednesday morning after an overnight mudslides shut down the two-lane road. Pitkin County officials sent an alert just after midnight Wednesday warning the road was closed near Redstone. In an update at 7:45 a.m., the Colorado Department of Transportat... | Mudslides | null | null |
Jane Fonda has no interest in getting married again | Jane Fonda is happily unmarried. During a virtual conversation ahead of the 2021 Golden Globes, the actress was asked if there was one thing she hasn’t yet achieved that she wants to accomplish. “I’ll tell you something that I haven’t acheived, which is a successful marriage,” Fonda, 83, replied. “But the second part ... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Food as the cause of a fast-growing outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections | In the 21 days since it was first reported, an investigation has not yet identified a food as the cause of a fast-growing outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections — at least officially. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta say public health and regulatory officials in several sta... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
African Lion 2021 Concludes With Spectacular Final Day | Rabat - As the African Lion military exercises come to a close, a final day of specular military demonstrations concludes the successful event in style. African Lion’s last day featured an exhibition this Friday, June 18, showcasing live military maneuvers performed by both Morocco and the United States. Morocco World... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Locust swarm: China to help Pakistan avoid looming agricultural disaster | Wednesday Feb 19, 2020 ISLAMABAD: China on Tuesday said it is considering aerial and pesticide support to help combat a locust swarm in Pakistan as the food ministry raised alarm over urgent mitigation requirements, reported The News. Chinese ambassador Yao Jing said his government was considering supplying pesticides... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Colorado Labor Wars |
The Colorado labor wars were a series of labor strikes in 1903 and 1904 in the U.S. state of Colorado, by gold and silver miners and mill workers represented by the Western Federation of Miners (WFM). Opposing the WFM were associations of mine owners and businessmen at each location, supported by the Colorado state go... | Strike | null | null |
Top 10 world news: PM Modi's US visit day 1 schedule, Ukraine's military exercise, and more | According to a new report, black and minority ethnic girls in England are more than twice as likely to be excluded from school as their white counterparts. Also, read about how scientists have successfully used artificial intelligence to create a new drug regime for children with a deadly form of brain cancer, in which... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Several marriages | The Vicky Donor actor has never been one to call too much attention to herself in an industry that thrives on publicity. But with her lowkey marriage to filmmaker Aditya Dhar, which was by itself a well-guarded secret, Gautam has kicked her endearance quotient up a notch. What is it that has struck a chord with her fan... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Deutsche Bank’s Nightmare Decade Is Gone, But Not Yet Forgotten | Unemployment benefits aimed at helping people during the pandemic expire Sept. 6, which could lead to a surge in job seekers as $300 per week supplemental unemployment payments end. Connel Fullenkamp, a professor of the practice of economics at Duke, says there’s good reason to believe this scenario. “Economists have e... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Eating wild meat significantly increases zoonotic disease risk: UN report | The domestic consumption of meat from wild animals has significant impacts on most species protected under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), says a new report released on Wednesday, including increasing the risk of diseases spreading from animals to humans. According to th... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
The Global Economic Outlook During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Changed World | The COVID-19 pandemic has spread with alarming speed, infecting millions and bringing economic activity to a near-standstill as countries imposed tight restrictions on movement to halt the spread of the virus. As the health and human toll grows, the economic damage is already evident and represents the largest economi... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Bagley train wreck | The Bagley train wreck (also known as the Great Salt Lake wreck)[2] occurred in Utah, United States, on the morning of Sunday December 31, 1944. The crash killed 50 (initially reported as 48)[3][4] including over 35 military personnel[2] and injured 81. [5]:3[6][7][8]
The wreck involved Southern Pacific's Pacific Limi... | Train collisions | null | null |
Jacobs breaks European 100m record | Marcell Jacobs broke the European 100m record with a time of 9.84 in the third semi-final of the event at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.
Jacobs qualified for the final after finishing in third place with the record time, breaking the original record of 9.86 that had been shared by Portuguese athlete Francis Obikwelu and... | Break historical records | null | null |
SANSA Flight 32 crash | SANSA Flight 32, a CASA C-212 Aviocar on its way to Palmar Sur Airport crashed into the Cerro Cedral, a mountain in Costa Rica after takeoff from Juan Santamaría International Airport in San Jose on January 15, 1990. All 20 passengers and 3 crew on board died in the crash. SANSA Flight 32 took off from Juan Santamaria ... | Air crash | null | null |
U.S. House passes defense policy bill with Taiwan provisions | Washington, Sept. 23 (CNA) The United States House of Representatives passed its annual defense policy bill on Thursday, which includes recommendations for inviting Taiwan to the 2022 Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) and enhancing cooperation between the U.S. National Guard and Taiwan. The House approved its US$777... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Soledad Fire | The Soledad Fire was a wildfire that burned during the 2020 California wildfire season south of Agua Dulce and northeast of Santa Clarita in Los Angeles County, California in the United States. The fire started on July 5, 2020 and caused the complete closure of State Route 14 in both directions throughout the day as th... | Fire | null | null |
2016 World Series of Darts Finals | The 2016 Ladbrokes World Series of Darts Finals was the second staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place in the Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, between 5–6 November 2016. It featured a field of 24 players. Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after... | Sports Competition | null | null |
4,000-Year-Old ‘Snake Staff’ Discovered in Finland | Researchers have discovered a 4,400-year-old wooden staff shaped like a snake near a lake in southwest Finland. As Owen Jarus reports for Live Science, archaeologists Satu Koivisto, Antti Lahelma and their research team discovered the carving beneath a layer of peat in Järvensuo, a late Stone Age site about 75 miles no... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
A giant landslide ripped through a Japanese seaside resort town | Rescue workers slogged through mud and debris Monday looking for dozens feared missing after a giant landslide ripped through a Japanese seaside resort town, killing at least three people. Eighty people were still unaccounted for, according to Shizuoka prefectural disaster management official Takamichi Sugiyama. Offici... | Mudslides | null | null |
US and Indonesia to hold largest island defense drills | JAKARTA -- The U.S. and Indonesian armies will launch joint drills Sunday focused on island defense with more 4,500 service members, the largest exercise ever conducted by the two countries, Nikkei has learned. The upcoming drills, part of the Garuda Shield exercises conducted annually by the two militaries for more th... | Military Exercise | null | null |
2019 MLB London Series | The 2019 MLB London Series was a two-game Major League Baseball series between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox at London Stadium in London, United Kingdom, in 2019. Sponsored by Mitel, it is branded as Mitel & MLB Present London Series. [2] These were the first MLB games ever played in Europe. The games wer... | Sports Competition | null | null |
1969 Northern Ireland riots |
During 12–16 August 1969, there was an outbreak of political and sectarian violence in Northern Ireland, which is often seen as the beginning of the almost thirty-year conflict known as the Troubles. There had been sporadic violence throughout the year arising out of the civil rights campaign, which demanded an e... | Riot | null | null |
Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency Tsunami PSA Debuts | That’s the opening line of a new animated public service announcement created by Oʻahu-based creative media company, Hyperspective, in coordination with the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency to draw attention to the critical need to understand the natural warning signs of a tsunami, and what to do if one occurs. Unli... | Tsunamis | null | null |
Aeroflot Flight 6551 crash | Aeroflot Flight 6551 (Russian: Рейс 6551 Аэрофлота Reys 6551 Aeroflota) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight on an Ilyushin Il-18B from Baku to Novosibirsk with a stopover in Tashkent that crashed on 11 May 1973 over Semipalatinsk in the Kazakh SSR, killing all 63 people aboard. [1]
The aircraft involved in the a... | Air crash | null | null |
It’s Official: India and Pakistan Join Shanghai Cooperation Organization | For the first time since its 2001 inception, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) suddenly has a pair of new members. As expected, last week’s SCO summit in Astana carried a bit more weight than high-level SCO meetings prior, with India and Pakistan officially added to the membership ranks. The expansion means t... | Join in an Organization | null | null |
2007 Midwest flooding |
The 2007 Midwest flooding was a major flooding event that occurred in the Midwestern United States in the third week of August 2007. While Hurricane Dean was affecting the Yucatán Peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico, and Tropical Storm Erin was affecting Oklahoma and Texas, a persistent storm system hung over the Midwes... | Floods | null | null |
La Tuna Fire | The La Tuna Fire was a wildfire that started on September 1, 2017, and burned 7,194 acres (2,911 ha) through the Verdugo Mountains in Los Angeles, California. [1] It led to the destruction of 5 homes and the evacuations of over 300 homes. [1][4][5] It was the largest wildfire in the city of Los Angeles in 50 years. [6]... | Fire | null | null |
1983 Rhein-Main Starfighter crash | The 1983 Rhein-Main Starfighter crash happened on 22 May 1983, in connection with an air show at the Rhein-Main Air Base. A Canadian Armed Forces Canadair CF-104 Starfighter crashed on a nearby highway, killing six. Pentecost is an extended holiday weekend in Germany in a row of three holiday weekends, with a lot of fe... | Air crash | null | null |
‘Best Biotech’ Prix Galien USA Awarded to GBT’s Oxbryta | Oxbryta (voxelotor), Global Blood Therapeutics’ first-in-class oral therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD), has won the 2021 Prix Galien USA Award for best biotechnology product.
The award is among the health industry’s most prestigious honors, and recognizes an outstanding product that has improved patient well-being a... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
Seer Green rail crash |
The Seer Green rail crash occurred on the morning of 11 December 1981 near Seer Green, Buckinghamshire, England between two four-car Class 115 diesel multiple units, killing one driver and three passengers. [1]
In the winter of 1981, the weather in Southern England turned cold and there were frequent heavy falls of ... | Train collisions | null | null |
2010 Milwaukee flood | Two episodes of flash flooding in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area during a one-week period caused flooding of basements and streets in July 2010. The first incident occurred in the night on July 15 to July 16. Seven days later on July 22 up to 7.5 inches (190 mm) of rain fell in two hours. [1] This unusually heavy rainf... | Floods | null | null |
Aleksandra Miroslaw Breaks Women's Speed Climbing World Record at Tokyo Olympics | American Nathaniel Coleman came in second place in the first ever Olympic sport climbing finals, securing the first silver medal for the category in Olympics history.
The debut of sport climbing at the Tokyo Olympics has been nothing short of dramatic and Polish climber Aleksandra Miroslaw contributed to the spectacle ... | Break historical records | null | null |
Covid-19: India school closures 'catastrophic' for poor students | The prolonged closure of schools in India has led to "catastrophic consequences" for poor children, according to a recent survey. Only 8% of the children sampled were studying online regularly and 37% were not studying at all, the survey found. Primary and upper-primary schools in India have been closed for 17 month to... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Lake Eildon blue-green algae warning urges tourists not to swim at popular holiday spot |
Holidaymakers at popular Victorian holiday spot Lake Eildon are being urged not to swim in the lake as high levels of blue-green algae have been detected. The region around Lake Eildon attracts thousands of visitors, especially over summer. Mandy Kirley, owner of Mansfield Hunting and Fishing, said despite the warning... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Stormy landing: Anchor from 1876 shipwreck finds a home in Southampton | An anchor carrying Long Island's maritime history has found a home in Southampton Town. Town historian Julie Greene and Shinnecock Graves Protection Society member Shane Weeks talk about its importance to Newsday. Credit: Randee Daddona The flatbed truck that pulled up to an oceanfront building in Southampton in... | Shipwreck | null | null |
Kids account for more than 20% of weekly cases; study finds antibodies in breast milk of vaccinated moms: COVID-19 updates | Mothers vaccinated against COVID-19 may be able to pass along protection against infection to their nursing babies, according to a recently published study from the University of Florida. Antibodies passed through breast milk could prove beneficial to babies, researchers said, but further study is needed to determine t... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Icebreaking ships pollute Antarctic |
Toxic chemicals from icebreaking ship's hulls are polluting the seas of Antarctica, according to a report carried in next Saturday's issue of the British weekly New Scientist.
Experts found high levels of tributyltin, an ingredient used in marine paints to prevent ship's hulls from getting covered in barnacles and alg... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Fatal car crash claims lives of elderly driver and passenger from Bordertown | An elderly driver and passenger have been killed in a car crash near Bordertown in South Australia's south-east. The crash happened on Thursday afternoon on Naracoorte Road, in the locality of Bordertown South. Police were called to the scene about 2:10pm after a report that a car had crashed into a tree. "Sadly the dr... | Road Crash | null | null |
Ministry battles massive locust invasion in South East Trinidad | WATCH: Ministry battles massive locust invasion in South East Trinidad
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Locusts invade South East Trinidad. Photo via Facebook, Senator Clarence Rambharat
A massive swarm of locusts has invaded several communities in southeastern Trinidad.
The affected areas include Moruga, Rio Clar... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Salisbury Council considers seeking compensation over PFAS contamination |
Salisbury Council is considering seeking compensation from the Federal Government after two of its wetlands were contaminated by run-off from the nearby Edinburgh Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base.
It comes a day after the Defence Department confirmed significant levels of poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — a c... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
2007 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak |
The 2007 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak occurred when the discharge of infectious effluent from a laboratory in Surrey led to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) infections at four nearby farms. The infections were detected via regular livestock testing by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defr... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6 | The 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started with a qualifying competition which began on 27 March 2009 and finished on 13 October 2010. The final tournament was held in Denmark between 11–25 June 2011. The first stage of the qualifying competition was a group stage followed by play-offs. Each of the 10 group w... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Etna Volcano Erupts Again: Volcanic Smog Reaches Greece | Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, erupted again on Tuesday, generating an ash plume that quickly rose to an altitude of almost 15,000 feet (4,500 meters). There have been no reports of damage as of press time. Etna joining the party ??? pic.twitter.com/ZgBAlZayJg — ?️L?E?A??️ (@JayBirdReturns) September... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
Renewed quest to find Shackleton's lost Endurance ship | The Endurance vessel, which was lost on Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated expedition in 1914-17, lies at the bottom of the Weddell Sea. Many have thought about trying to identify its resting place; a few have even had a go. But sea-ice cover in the region makes navigation very tricky. Dr John Shears and ... | Shipwreck | null | null |
Trump threatens to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization | President Donald Trump warned the World Health Organization Monday night that the US will permanently cut all funding for the international health organization if it does not make major reforms within the next month. In a four-page letter, Trump castigated the WHO’s response to the coronavirus pandemic from December of... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Thai Airways International Flight 601 crash | Thai Airways International Flight 601 was a Sud Aviation Caravelle that crashed into the sea on landing at the former Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong, in a typhoon on Friday. 30 June 1967. Thai Airways International Flight 601 took off from Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA/RCSS) on an hour-long flight to Kai Tak Airport. The Su... | Air crash | null | null |
Scott Miller’s wild life, Olympic heartbreak and failed celebrity marriage | Scott Miller’s arrest is the latest chapter in his rollercoaster life, which includes Olympic heartbreak and a failed celebrity marriage. Former Olympic swimmer Scott Miller has been arrested after police claimed $2 million of ice was found concealed in candles, adding another chapter to the 45-year-old’s wild life. T... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
2018–2019 Nigerian protests |
End SARS is a decentralised social movement, and series of mass protests against police brutality in Nigeria. The slogan calls for the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a notorious unit of the Nigerian Police with a long record of abuses. [2][3] The protests which takes its name from the slogan... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
More from Telstra | COMMENTATOR Brian Taylor has been flown to a Melbourne hospital with minor injuries after a gas explosion at his home in Victoria's Gippsland region.
The former Collingwood and Richmond forward turned broadcaster was working on a hot water service at his Walhalla property on Wednesday afternoon when... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Liquidity crisis | In financial economics, a liquidity crisis refers to an acute shortage (or "drying up") of liquidity. [1] Liquidity may refer to market liquidity (the ease with which an asset can be converted into a liquid medium, e.g. cash), funding liquidity (the ease with which borrowers can obtain external funding), or accounting ... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
2018 Australian rockmelon listeriosis outbreak |
The 2018 Australian rockmelon listeriosis outbreak was an outbreak of Listeriosis, caused by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes, later traced to rockmelon (also known as cantaloupe) grown by Rombola Family Farms[1] in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. [citation needed]
The outbreak killed six peopl... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Poor rains bring optimism African locust outbreak will fade | Poor rains bring optimism African locust outbreak will fade
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A farmer watches swarms of desert locusts that invaded his farm in Elburgon, in Nakuru county, Kenya Wednesday, March 17, 2021. It's the beginning of the planting season in Kenya, but delayed rains have brought a small amount of o... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites |
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites (also known as UFC Fight Night 72) was a mixed martial arts event held on 18 July 2015 at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. [2][3]
After previously hosting 15 events at various locations around the United Kingdom, the event was the first that the promotion has hosted in Scotland... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Alex Murdaugh Hit With 21 More Charges. Friday’s Bond Hearing Now Postponed | by MANDY MATNEY and LIZ FARRELL || On the eve of a now-postponed bond hearing that many perceived as part of a behind-the-scenes plan to free Alex Murdaugh, the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office announced that the statewide grand jury had handed down seven more indictments representing an additional 21 charges a... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
Tenerife flood of 2002 | The Tenerife flood of 2002 (Spanish: Riada de Tenerife de 2002), also known as 31-M, was a flash flood caused by a cold drop that occurred in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife area of Tenerife, Spain, on 31 March 2002. 232.6 litres per square metre of rain fell in less than six hours, causing the deaths of eight people, and d... | Floods | null | null |
13 Celebrities Who Married Their High School Sweethearts | To those who left their first loves long in the past, the idea of marrying their high school sweetheart may be way too distant to even contemplate. (We change a lot in our formative years!) But some relationships that started in adolescence have gone on to last a lifetime. Take these 13 celebrities who married their hi... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Paul Vaughan's contract was torn up for COVID breach | Dismissed St George-Illawarra front-rower Paul Vaughan has apologised for the COVID-19 breach that led to his sacking , labelling his actions 'stupid, unexplainable and irresponsible'. The 30-year-old was among 13 Dragons players that have been fined and suspended after being involved in a breach of the NRL's COVID pro... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Britain leaves the European Union, leaps into the unknown | By Jill Lawless and Raf Casert Associated Press,Updated January 31, 2020, 6:34 p.m. Brexit supporters celebrated during a rally in London on Friday.Frank Augstein/Associated Press LONDON (AP) — So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. With little fuss and not much fanfare, Britain left the European Union on Friday a... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
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Northwest Airlines Flight 4422 crash | On March 12, 1948, Northwest Airlines Flight 4422 (NC95422) crashed into Mount Sanford, Alaska, with a crew of six and 24 passengers. [1] The flight was a C-54 charter flying back to the United States from Shanghai. The aircraft refueled at Anchorage (Merrill Field) and took off at 8:12 P.M. to continue on to its desti... | Air crash | null | null |
East Sale RAAF Base toxic chemical investigation expected at take a year |
The Department of Defence expects a toxic chemical investigation at the East Sale RAAF Base, in Victoria's Gippsland, to continue for the next 12 months.
Sixteen Defence sites across Australia are being tested for levels of perfluorinated chemicals (PFC) contained in firefighting foam.
Consultants Senversa will test g... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Dr. Fauci Just Predicted What Happens Next | We've just passed a grim coronavirus milestone: COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Flu. And it's nowhere near over. How can you stay safe, so you and your family don't become the next headline? Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical advisor to the President and the director of the National In... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Mumbai: Cylinder blast at Lalbaug chawl, 1 dead, 15 suffer burn injuries | An LPG cylinder blast and subsequent fire at Lalbaug chawl killed one woman and injured 15 residents on Sunday morning. At least nine remain critically injured at hospitals with over 70 per cent burn injuries.
While the blaze was brought under control within an hour by the Mumbai Fire brigade, the incident has left all... | Gas explosion | null | null |
WFP Warns of Countdown to Catastrophe as Acute Hunger Reaches New Peak | “Tens of millions of people are staring into an abyss. We’ve got conflict, climate change and COVID-19 driving up the numbers of the acutely hungry, and the latest data show there are now more than 45 million people marching towards the brink of starvation,” said WFP Executive Direct... | Famine | null | null |
Ship went down in 20 minutes as German raider's mine struck off Farewell Spit | The word came through early on the morning of September 18, 1917. Two lifeboats packed with shipwreck survivors were being towed towards the Port of Nelson. That news created a sensation like no other ever seen before in the fledgling city. From 4pm, well over a thousand Nelsonians began gathering on the main dock, ex... | Shipwreck | null | null |
Indian Armed Forces and the Jammu and Kashmir floods, 2014 |
In the wake of heavy monsoon rain and flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir, which allegedly killed over four hundred and rendered hundreds of thousands homeless, the Indian Armed Forces were deployed in increasing numbers starting 2 September 2014 to conduct search, rescue, relief, relocation, humanitarian assistance an... | Floods | null | null |
Accenture Acquires LEXTA to Expand Capabilities in IT Benchmarking, Sourcing and Advisory | LEXTA is now part of Accenture — With the acquisition Accenture expands its capabilities in IT Benchmarking, Sourcing and Advisory. Welcome on board (Graphic: Business Wire) BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired LEXTA, a consulting firm specialized in IT benchmarking and IT sourcing advisory. Head... | Organization Merge | null | null |
China suspends economic dialogue with Australia | China on Thursday suspended an economic dialogue with Australia, stepping up a pressure campaign that began over Australian support for a probe into the origins of the coronavirus.
Beijing also has blocked imports of Australian coal, wheat, wine and other goods, plunging relations to a multi-decade low. Prime Minister... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
1904 Italian general strike | The 1904 Italian general strike occurred in September 1904, marking the first general strike ever in Italy. The strike was called by the Chambers of Labor in several cities in response to several killings of striking workers, culminating in the shooting of a miner in Buggerru, Sardinia. Participation was strongest in t... | Strike | null | null |
Elon Musk's SpaceX may launch a tiny Canadian satellite that will livestream ads from space: report | A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket similar to the one seen here will launch a Canadian satellite that will beam ads from space in 2022 as part of a separate mission bound for the moon. SpaceX plans to launch a Canadian advertisement-beaming satellite into space that will eventually accept payments in Dogecoin, according to a me... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
Diverted driver rolls car following fiery crash that killed two people on Stuart Highway | A driver has rolled her car on the Oodnadatta Track after being diverted from the Stuart Highway, where a fiery crash killed two people and collapsed the surface of the road at the weekend. The Stuart Highway has been recently reopened after the crash, which occurred between Pimba and Glendambo in the state's far north... | Road Crash | null | null |
Mumbai: 21 years after gas explosion, MGL to pay Rs 8 lakh for woman’s death, Rs 19 lakh for damage to flat | MUMBAI: Nearly 21 years after a senior citizen lost her life in an explosion at her Ghatkopar residence when Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL) employees were fixing a leaking gas pipe, the company will have to pay her son Rs 19.2 lakh for the damage caused to the flat and Rs 8.4 lakh for her death.
The national consumer commissi... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Aurora borealis in 8 super shots from this week | You can see the Aurora Borealis! Sheryl, in Southern Alberta, Canada, caught this picture of the Northern Lights on November 4 and wrote: "A spectacular night. I've had the pleasure of watching them overhead with color visible to the naked eye!" Last week, the sun launched what is called an “X-class solar flare” that... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
COVID-19: Tamil Nadu again crosses 1,600-mark on Friday, says Health Department | On March 25, the infections breached the 1,600-mark by reporting 1,636 cases. But, there has since been a dip in cases. Published: 10th September 2021 09:57 PM | Last Updated: 10th September 2021 09:57 PM (File Photo | EPS) CHENNAI: COVID-19 infections in Tamil Nadu crossed the 1,600-mark ... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Sausage wars: Boris Johnson hints he may rip up EU rule book over trade with Northern Ireland | Prime Minister's official spokesman says ‘all options are on the table’ when asked whether he would unilaterally waive checks on imports
Boris Johnson warned on Friday night that he was willing to unilaterally breach the Northern Ireland Protocol to keep meat imports flowing ahead of talks with European Union leaders o... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
35 Celebrity Breakups That Ruined Us in 2019 | Every product on this page was chosen by a Harper's BAZAAR editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy.
These couples called it quits last year, and we are not okay.
Breakups are just a normal part of life, but that doesn't make them any easier to deal with. Celebs may be used to living ... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Rim of the Pacific military exercise scaled back due to virus | HONOLULU — The world’s largest maritime military exercise is scheduled to be held this week in Hawaii, but the event has been scaled back significantly, mainly because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 27th Rim of the Pacific international military exercise will be considerably smaller than usual, Hawaii Public Radio re... | Military Exercise | null | null |
2004 Players Championship (snooker) | The 2004 Daily Record Players Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3–11 April 2004 at the S.E.C.C in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the seventh and penultimate ranking event of the 2003/2004 season. [1]
This tournament was a re-branding of the Scottish Open which had been held ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
2001 Avjet Gulfstream III crash | On March 29, 2001, a chartered Gulfstream III business jet operated by Avjet from Los Angeles, California, to Aspen, Colorado, crashed into the ground while on final approach. All three crew members and 15 passengers on board perished. [1]
The subsequent investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board concl... | Air crash | null | null |
2012 Pakistan floods |
The 2012 Pakistan floods began in early September 2012, resulting from heavy monsoon rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Upper Sindh, Southern Punjab and Balochistan regions of Pakistan. Initially according to the met Office forecasts, Pakistan was to receive below normal rainfall in 2012 and most of these areas were bracin... | Floods | null | null |
Aeroflot Flight 630 crash | Aeroflot Flight 630 was a Soviet domestic passenger flight from Dushanbe to Moscow via Leninabad (now Khujand in Tajikistan) that crashed on 24 February 1973, killing all 79 people on board, including five children. [1] The accident has been attributed to the loss of control. The aircraft involved in the accident was a... | Air crash | null | null |
China Airlines Flight 825 crash | China Airlines Flight 625 was a scheduled China Airlines passenger flight from Taipei's Songshan Airport to Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong. On 20 November 1971, a Sud Aviation SE-210 operating this route disintegrated in midair over the Penghu islands. [1]
The aircraft involved was a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III that... | Air crash | null | null |
Egypt - Severe weather and insect infestation (Floodlist, EMA ... | View original
Heavy rain and hailstorms have been affecting southern Egypt (in particular the Aswan Governorate) since 12 November, causing floods, a number of severe weather-related incidents and triggering an insect infestation that have resulted in casualties and damage.
Media report, as of 16 November, three fatali... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
City restaurant owners served $40,000 in COVID fines | Posted: 2:48 PM CDT Tuesday, Sep. 21, 2021 A sign on the door to Monstrosity Burger and Tuxedo Village Family Restaurant on Corydon Avenue, states they will not require masks or ask for proof of vaccination upon entering. Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press files
210917 - Friday, Se... | Organization Fine | null | null |
3 scientists win Nobel physics prize for black hole research | STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for establishing the all-too-weird reality of black holes — the straight-out-of-science-fiction cosmic monsters that suck up light and time and will eventually swallow us, too.
Roger Penrose of Britain, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and Andrea Ghez o... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
Dagestan Airlines Flight 372 crash | This story started, as so many do, with an interesting photograph posted to Reddit. I was curious, and decided to investigate the accident. The sequence of events that led to the wreck was a lot more fascinating than I expected. The airline was initially set up as the Makhachkala division of Aeroflot in 1927. In 1994, ... | Air crash | null | null |
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