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Google sets new water goals as droughts worsen | A picture taken on December 6, 2016 shows Google Groningen logo for the office during the opening of the new Google data center in Eemshaven, near Groningen, Netherlands. Photo by VINCENT JANNINK/ANP/AFP via Getty Images With drought sucking the Western US dry, Google announced new plans to protect vital water resource... | Droughts | null | null |
Aeroflot Flight 513 crash | Aeroflot Flight 513 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight operated by Aeroflot that crashed during takeoff from Kuybyshev Airport in the Soviet Union on 8 March 1965, resulting in the deaths of 30 passengers and crew. It was the first fatal accident involving a Tupolev Tu-124. [1]
The aircraft involved in the acci... | Air crash | null | null |
John Getreu receives life sentence for 1974 murder | John Getreu waits in a courtroom at the Santa Clara County Superior Court Hall of Justice during a hearing on July 15, 2019. Embarcadero Media file photo by Veronica Weber. Calling the string of strangulation murders and sexual assaults by John Arthur Getreu "evil and despicable crimes," San Mateo County Superior Court... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
Magnitude-9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011 generates the towering tsunami | HAMAMATSU--An unusual collaboration between a newspaper delivery shop and an eyewear accessory company here led to the development of "randoseru" school backpacks that can be used as makeshift emergency flotation devices if children get caught in a tsunami or heavy flooding. The life-preserving backpack is the brainch... | Tsunamis | null | null |
1943 Liberator crash at Whenuapai crash | The 1943 Liberator crash at Whenuapai was an aircraft accident in New Zealand during World War II. [1][2] TVNZ covered the crash during the program Secret New Zealand in 2003, and posited the accident was covered up, due to concerns of reprisals against POWs. [3]
The Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express aircraft, owned... | Air crash | null | null |
2013 Italian social protests | In 2013, protests occurred in many parts of Italy, starting on 15 November and ending on 18 December although several protests continued until February. Usual targets have been the government, high taxation, red tape, established parties, the European Union, the Euro, the Common Agricultural Policy, and Globalization. ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
SA Police fined $390,000 over death of cook Debra Summers in freezer | 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
A $390,000 fine imposed o... | Organization Fine | null | null |
2010 Kalgoorlie-Boulder earthquake |
The 2010 Kalgoorlie-Boulder earthquake was a 5.2 Mw earthquake that occurred near the city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia on 20 April 2010, at approximately 8:17 am WST.
The earthquake caused major damage to the historic buildings in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. Its epicenter was approximately 10 km (10 mi) southw... | Earthquakes | null | null |
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira (also known as UFC Fight Night 170 and UFC on ESPN+ 28) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 14, 2020 at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasília, Brazil. [2][3]
A lightweight bout between former interim UFC Lightweight Cha... | Sports Competition | null | null |
1992 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown crash | On January 28, 1992, Azerbaijani transport helicopter Mil Mi-8 was shot down by a heat-seeking missile[1] near the town of Shusha. The 1993 report by U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on aviation security called it the "most significant incident" involving civil aviation in Central Eurasia. [1]
Serious air warfare ... | Air crash | null | null |
2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash | On the night of September 19, 2008, a Learjet 60 business jet (registration N999LJ)[2] operating for Global Exec Aviation crashed during take-off from Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina. [3][4]
Four of the six people on board died in the crash. The survivors, musician Travis Barker and disc jockey Adam "D... | Air crash | null | null |
Drought-struck Brazil expects Sept rainfall well below average | Paula, 7, poses with her horse on the cracked ground of Atibainha dam, part of the Cantareira reservoir, in Nazare Paulista, near Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 12, 2015. REUTERS SAO PAULO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Rainfall in key energy-producing regions of drought-struck Brazil is likely to remain well below average in Septem... | Droughts | null | null |
Spanish general strike of 1988 | The 1988 Spanish general strike—known locally as 14-D (shortened form of 14 Diciembre)—was a general strike in Spain that took place on December 14, 1988. It was called by the two main trade unions: CCOO and Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT). Triggered by a significant reform in the labour market, namely a new more f... | Strike | null | null |
X-15 Flight 3-65-97 crash | X-15 Flight 3-65-97, also known as X-15 Flight 191 (due to being the 191st free flight of the X-15), was a research flight of the North American X-15 experimental aircraft, carrying seven experiments to an actual peak altitude of 266,000 feet. It took place on November 15, 1967, and was piloted by Michael J. Adams. It ... | Air crash | null | null |
New Cross house fire |
The New Cross house fire was a fire that occurred during a party at a house in New Cross, south-east London, in the early hours of Sunday, 18 January 1981. The blaze killed 13 young black people aged between 14 and 22, and one survivor took his own life two years later. [1]
No one has ever been charged in connection... | Fire | null | null |
2 Manitoba restaurants cry ‘tyranny’ after shutdown, $40K fines for health violations | The owners of two Tuxedo restaurants are complaining about what they call “fascism” after their businesses were shut down for eat-in dining by provincial health officials and fined $40,000.
Corydon Avenue eatery Monstrosity Burger has taken to social media to complain about its treatment by the province, saying the res... | Organization Fine | null | null |
School strike for climate |
School Strike for Climate (Swedish: Skolstrejk för klimatet), also known variously as Fridays for Future (FFF), Youth for Climate, Climate Strike or Youth Strike for Climate, is an international movement of school students who skip Fridays classes to participate in demonstrations to demand action from political lead... | Strike | null | null |
U.S. Announces Withdrawal From Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia | by: CNN Wire US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a press briefing in the State Department in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2019. (Credit: ERIC BARADAT/AFP/Getty Images)
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Friday that the US is suspending the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, a key pact with Rus... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Trump withdraws from Iran nuclear deal, isolating him further from world | President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is quitting the Iran nuclear deal, pitting him against the United States' closest allies and leaving the future of Tehran's nuclear ambitions in question. "It is clear to me that we cannot prevent an Iranian nuclear bomb under the decaying and rotten structure of the current ... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Jakob Ingebrigtsen Wins Men’s 1500 Meters in an Olympic Record | Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link.
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American Cole Hocker finishes 6th. Sprinting past front-running Timothy Cheruiyot off the final turn, 20-year-old Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway won the men’s 1500-meter final in 3:28.32 on August... | Break historical records | null | null |
1955 Yuzha earthquake | The 1955 Yuzha earthquake (1955年鱼鲊地震) occurred on September 23, 1955, at 15:06 UTC (23:06 local time). The epicenter was located in the area around Lazha (拉鲊), Dalongtan (大龙潭) Township, Renhe District, Panzhihua and Yuzha (鱼鲊) Township, Huili County. Lazha then belonged to Yongren County, Yunnan and now within Sichuan.... | Earthquakes | null | null |
2021 Uttarakhand flood |
The 2021 Uttarakhand flood, also known as the Chamoli disaster,[1] began on 7 February 2021 in the environs of the Nanda Devi National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site[2] in the outer Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand state, India It was caused by a large rock and ice avalanche consisting of material dislodged from... | Floods | null | null |
1983 Luzon earthquake | The 1983 Luzon earthquake struck the Philippines at 20:17 PST (UTC+08:00) on August 17. The shock had a surface wave magnitude of 6.5 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing 16 people and injuring 47. Seven towns were damaged, several buildings collapsed, and electricity was cut off in Laoag. Fea... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Day one of Trump presidency: Withdraw from the TPP | President Obama with foreign leaders at a 2010 meeting about the TPP. (CNSNews.com) – President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that on his first day in office next January he will begin the process of withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a prospective trade deal which has been a centerpiece of the Oba... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Gas explosion in Chinese apartment building kills 8 | Eight people were killed by an explosion and fire Saturday caused by a leak from a liquefied gas cylinder in an apartment building in northeastern China, a state news agency reported.
Five others were hospitalized with injuries after the predawn fire in the coastal city of Dalian, the Xinhua News Agency said. It said t... | Gas explosion | null | null |
1997 Jabalpur earthquake | The 1997 Jabalpur earthquake occurred on May 22, at 04:21:31 AM in Jabalpur District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The epicenter of the earthquake was located near Koshamghat village. [4][5] According to geologist Dr V. Subramanyan, former professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), t... | Earthquakes | null | null |
News organisations fined more than $1 million for contempt of court in George Pell trial | 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
Some of Australia's most ... | Organization Fine | null | null |
2010 Serbia earthquake | The 2010 Serbia earthquake (also referred to as the Kraljevo earthquake) occurred on 3 November in central Serbia just several kilometers from Kraljevo. [4] The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.5 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). [5] The shock was felt across the country, including the capital Belgrade, a... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Parts of Caribbean island of St. Vincent are unrecognizable after volcano erupts | As the volcano continues to spew ash and pyroclastic flow, a deadly mixture of superheated gases, rock and mud, the ongoing danger has complicated efforts to deliver aid. "It's not like a hurricane where you get hit and it's over," said Britnie Turner, the CEO of Aerial Recovery Group, a disaster management company bri... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
1943 RAF Hudson crash | The 1943 RAF Hudson crash was an aerial accident that killed two people. The aircraft crashed in a forced landing attempt near RAF St Eval, Cornwall, England, following engine failure. FH168 was a Lockheed Hudson IIIA (a lend-lease A-29-LO serial no 41-36969 and c/n 414-6458), operated by No. 38 Wing RAF, based at RAF ... | Air crash | null | null |
April 2011 Miyagi earthquake | The April 2011 Miyagi earthquake (Japanese: "2011 Miyagi Prefecture earthquake" (2011年 宮城県沖地震, 2011-Nen Miyagi-ken-oki jishin)) occurred off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) east of Sendai, Japan. The Mw7.1 thrust earthquake was classified as an aftershock of the March 11 Tōhoku earth... | Earthquakes | null | null |
2014 Murmuri earthquake | The 2014 Murmuri earthquake occurred on August 18 in the Zagros Mountains of Iran with a moment magnitude of 6.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The dip-slip shock injured 60–330 people and was followed by a number of high intensity aftershocks. The area had not seen a large seismic event since devel... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Maspero demonstrations |
The Maspero Massacre initially started as demonstrations on October 2011 by a group dominated by Egyptian Copts in reaction to the demolition of a church in Upper Egypt claimed to be built without the appropriate license. [1] The peaceful protesters who intended to stage a sit-in in front of the Maspiro television bu... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Armed man gets away with cash in Sterling bank robbery | A group of Loudoun residents seeking the ouster of five scho… At Tuesday night's Purcellville Town Council meeting, Erin R… An armed man robbed a Sterling bank Saturday morning, getting away with an undisclosed amount of money, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. The robbery occurred at about 10:30 a.m. ... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
1953 Skyways Avro York disappearance crash | On 2 February 1953, an Avro York four-engined piston airliner registered G-AHFA of Skyways Limited disappeared over the North Atlantic on a flight from the United Kingdom to Jamaica. [1] The aircraft had 39 occupants including 13 children. [2]
The Avro York was a military trooping flight for the British Air Ministry f... | Air crash | null | null |
T&T’s ‘invisible’ unemployed | Although the U.S. economy was officially in recession when the planes struck on 9/11, it bounced back quickly after the attacks. Growth slumped over the final months of 2001, but by January 2002 consumers and businesses had regained their nerve. Politicians and the press pointed to the rebound as evidence of Am... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Volcanic activity from Mount Agung was detected | Volcanic activity from Mount Agung, a volcano on Indonesia's Bali island, was detected from Nov 21 and the alert was raised to the maximum level on Tuesday (Nov 28). There are about 100,000 people living on the slopes of the volcano. Of these, only about 40,000 residents have evacuated and Indonesian authorities must f... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
Officials in the Fujian port city of Quanzhou are being accused of attempting to conceal the serious ramifications of a chemical spill | Officials in the Fujian port city of Quanzhou are being accused of attempting to conceal the serious ramifications of a chemical spill which has threatened the health and livelihood of local fishermen and residents.
The spill occurred early on Sunday morning as a toxic substance called C9 aromatic hydrocarbon was being... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Diners down with food poisoning after 5-star hotel buffet in Tsim Sha Tsui | At least 32 people were struck by a bout of food poisoning after eating at a buffet restaurant in the five-star Mira Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui.
The Center of Health Protection (CHP) said in a statement Monday that those affected experienced symptoms including abdominal pain, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting and fever. They ate... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
NKY Meals on Wheels Merges with Cincinnati Senior Services | Meals on Wheels Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky announced a merger Tuesday with Cincinnati Area Senior Services (CASS) to form one of the region's largest community-based organizations that provide direct services to seniors. The merger will serve more than 10,000 seniors annually with about 150 employees and 800 ... | Organization Merge | null | null |
West Air Sweden Flight 294 crash | West Air Sweden Flight 294 was a cargo flight of a Canadair CRJ200 from Oslo to Tromsø, Norway that crashed on 8 January 2016. A malfunction in one of the inertial reference units had produced erroneous attitude indications on one of the instrument displays. The crew's subsequent response resulted in spatial disorienta... | Air crash | null | null |
2017–2018 protests in France |
The yellow vests protests, or yellow jackets protests is a series of populist[66] grassroots[67] weekly protests in France, at first for economic justice[68] and later for institutional political reforms, that began in France 17 November 2018. After an online petition posted in May 2018 had attracted nearly 1 mi... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
1909 Borujerd earthquake | The 2006 Borujerd earthquake occurred in the early morning of 31 March in the South of Borujerd with destruction in Borujerd, Silakhor and Dorood areas of the Loristan Province in western Iran. The centre of the earthquake was in Darb-e Astaneh village south of the Borujerd City. The earthquake measured 6.1 on the mome... | Earthquakes | null | null |
1947 Aden riots |
The 1947 Aden riots were three days of violence in which the Jewish community of Aden (in modern-day Yemen) was attacked by members of the Yemeni-Arab community in early December, following the approval of the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine on 29 November 1947. It was one of the most violent pogroms in m... | Riot | null | null |
1916 Atlanta streetcar strike |
The Atlanta streetcar strike of 1916 was a labor strike involving streetcar operators for the Georgia Railway and Power Company in Atlanta, Georgia. Precipitated by previous strike action by linemen of Georgia Railway earlier that year, the strike began on September 30 and ended January 5 of the following year. The ... | Strike | null | null |
Google appeals France's 'disproportionate' $591 million fine in copyright row | The logo of Google is pictured during the Viva Tech start-up and technology summit in Paris, France, May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo
PARIS, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Google (GOOGL.O) said on Wednesday it was appealing against a 500 million euro ($591 million) fine imposed by France's antitrust watchdog in Jul... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Covid-19: Business failure numbers still below pre-pandemic levels | Although it's been over a decade since the 2008-09 financial crisis, there are still plenty of lessons to be learned from this particular economic downturn. We have enjoyed an economic recovery, to be sure, although it has been rather uneven—especially for people on the lower end of the income bracket with little to no... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Houston family hospitalized after Christmas tamale tradition causes carbon monoxide poisoning | At approximately 4:48 a.m. Friday, fire crews were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 3900 block of Hollister Road in reference to a hazmat incident. Once on scene, firefighters located seven members of a family, four adults and three children, suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. One of the adults was repo... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Reba McEntire Addresses Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock’s Divorce: I Hope They ‘Pull Through This’ | McEntire, 66, was asked about mentoring Clarkson, 39, through her divorce , having been through two herself. The “Survivor” singer was married to Charlie Battles from 1976 to 1987 and then to Narvel Blackstock from 1989 to 2015. While she and the producer, 65, have split, McEntire still considers Brandon, 44, to be fam... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
AFL commentator Brian Taylor airlifted to hospital after explosion | AFL commentator Brian Taylor was airlifted to hospital on Wednesday after suffering burns in a gas explosion on his farm in Gippsland, Victoria.
The Channel 7 commentator and former Richmond and Collingwood player was reportedly airlifted to the Alfred Hospital after suffering 'minor' burns to his face.
'NO IDEA': AFL ... | Gas explosion | null | null |
2018 Manila Pavilion Hotel fire | On 18 March 2018, a fire broke out at the Manila Pavilion Hotel in Manila, Philippines. The hotel, located in the Ermita district of Manila, was filled with foreign tourists at the time of the fire who were mostly able to evacuate through the hotel's fire exits. The fire, burning on the lower floors of the hotel, sent ... | Fire | null | null |
Penrith Panthers fined $10,000 after excited fans breached COVID-19 health orders at grand final | 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
Penrith Panthers have bee... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Continental Airlines Flight 603 crash | Continental Airlines Flight 603 was a scheduled McDonnell Douglas DC-10 flight between Los Angeles International Airport and Honolulu International Airport. On March 1, 1978, it crashed during an aborted takeoff, resulting in the deaths of four passengers. [1][a]
The aircraft involved in the accident was a McDonnell D... | Air crash | null | null |
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. (WDVM) – Police are investigating a shooting at a nightclub in Woodbridge where four people were injured.
According to Prince William County Police, the shooting happened on Dec. 12 ... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
Xinjiang coalmine accident traps 21 - China state media | Rescuers work at the site where a coal mine flooded in Hutubi county, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China April 11, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS April 10 (Reuters) - Twenty-one miners are trapped in a flooded coalmine in northwest China's Xinjiang region, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday, citin... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
2011 Malawian protests |
The 2011 Malawi protests were protests aimed at winning political and economic reforms or concessions from the government of Malawi. [6] On 20 July, Malawian organisations protested against perceived poor economic management and poor governance by President Bingu wa Mutharika and his Democratic Progressive Party. [7]... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Hotspots in four countries on brink of famine, UN warns | Parts of Yemen, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and South Sudan are all at risk of falling into famine, while 16 other countries are at high risk of acute hunger, the UN warns. Hotspots in four countries – Burkina Faso, Yemen, South Sudan and Nigeria – are on the brink of severe levels of food insecurity and could potentially fa... | Famine | null | null |
London Sevens | The London Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held at Twickenham Stadium in London. It is part of the World Rugby Sevens Series. London was added to the World Series for the first time in 2001. [1] For many years the London Sevens was the last tournament of each season but the Paris Sevens became the last stop... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Hotel Vendome fire | The Hotel Vendome fire in the United States was the worst firefighting tragedy in Boston history. Nine firefighters were killed during the final stages of extinguishing a fire on June 17, 1972. The Hotel Vendome was on the southwest corner of the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Dartmouth Street, in the Back Bay... | Fire | null | null |
Ian Paisley claims Boris Johnson promised to 'tear up' NI Protocol | Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would tear up the Northern Ireland Protocol shortly after he made the EU deal, DUP MP Ian Paisley has claimed. The PM reportedly made the remarks before MPs voted on the deal in 2019. The claims followed comments from Boris Johnson's ex-adviser who said the plan was to "ditch the bi... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Air India Flight 855 crash | Air India Flight 855 was a scheduled passenger flight that crashed during the evening of New Year's Day 1978 about 3 km (1.9 mi; 1.6 nmi) off the coast of Bandra, Bombay (now Mumbai). All 213 passengers and crew on board were killed. An investigation into the crash determined the most likely probable cause was the capt... | Air crash | null | null |
From Obama to Steve Jobs: The greatest commencement speeches of all time | Updated 1029 GMT (1829 HKT) May 13, 2021 Photos: The most memorable commencement speeches of all time What makes a commencement speech great? Wit, wisdom and a joke or two are just some of the ingredients required to keep the attention of graduates -- and hopefully inspire them for life. Scroll through to discover more... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
Reveal And Brainspace Merge to Become Leading Artificial Intelligence Powered eDiscovery Platform | K1 Invests More Than $200 Million, Making the Combined Company a Dominant Force Driving AI Innovation in Law CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reveal, a global provider of the leading AI-powered eDiscovery platform, and Brainspace, a global provider of visual analytics for eDiscovery and investigations, announced today that th... | Organization Merge | null | null |
2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships |
The 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2016. They took place in London in the Lee Valley VeloPark from 2–6 March 2016. [1]
As the last major track cycling event prior to the 2016 Summer Olympics, the championships were particularly important for cyclists and ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
2019 Bihar encephalitis outbreak |
In June 2019, an outbreak of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) occurred in Muzaffarpur and the adjoining districts in Bihar state of India resulting in deaths of more than 150 children, mainly due to hypoglycemia. In subsequent months more cases and deaths were reported. The cause of outbreak is unclear. Malnutrition... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
2013 Southeast Asian floods | The 2013 monsoon season (August 2013 – December 2013) saw large-scale flooding return to Indochina after a calmer 2012 monsoon season. Poverty stricken Cambodia was hardest hit, with some 83 deaths. Countries affected also include Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar. Philippines has seen the annual typhoon related occ... | Floods | null | null |
Crossair Flight 498 crash | Crossair Flight 498 was a commuter flight from Zurich, Switzerland, to Dresden, Germany, that crashed two minutes after takeoff in the Swiss municipality of Niederhasli on 10 January 2000. The seven passengers and three crew members aboard the two-turboprop engine Saab 340b aircraft all died on impact. It was the first... | Air crash | null | null |
1993 Kagoshima Heavy Rain | The 1993 Kagoshima Heavy Rain was a series of heavy torrential rains which hit Kagoshima, Japan with debris flow in the early part of August 1993. The formal name in Japanese was the "August 1993 Heavy Rain" (平成5年8月豪雨). The death toll was 71, and about 2,500 people who were in cars, buses and trains were saved by fishi... | Floods | null | null |
Lebanon battles swarms of locusts | Army helicopters are spraying agricultural land in northeast Lebanon to help farmers battle swarms of locusts that flew to the country in what a UN agency said was a "very rare" event caused by a change in the wind direction, Reuters reports. The agriculture ministry, which is on full alert, said yesterday large number... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Serbia joins CERN as its 23rd Member State | 24 MARCH, 2019
Today, CERN welcomes Serbia as its 23rd Member State, following receipt of formal notification from UNESCO that Serbia has acceded to the CERN Convention.
“Investing in scientific research is important for the development of our economy and CERN is one of the most important scientific institutions toda... | Join in an Organization | null | null |
1906 Meishan earthquake | The 1906 Meishan earthquake (Chinese: 1906年梅山地震; pinyin: 1906 nián Měishān Dìzhèn) was centered on Moe'akhe (Chinese: 梅仔坑; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Môe-á-kheⁿ), Kagi-cho, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Meishan, Chiayi County, Taiwan) and occurred on March 17. Referred to at the time as the Great Kagi earthquake (Chinese: 嘉義大地震; pinyin... | Earthquakes | null | null |
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Republic of Montenegro became 192nd member state of the United Nations , following a vote in the General Assembly .
After the protocol officers had escorted the Montene... | Join in an Organization | null | null |
Laurene Powell Jobs echoes late husband Steve Jobs in commencement speech: ‘Let his words guide you as they’ve guided me’ | Laurene Powell Jobs delivered the commencement address on Monday to the University of Pennsylvania 2021 graduation class.
In her speech, she echoed the advice her late husband, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, gave her.
“Steve used to say your work is going to fill a large part of your life and the only way to be truly sat... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
Dallas Mavericks CEO Delivers HPU Commencement Address | Today, High Point University honored all graduates from the Class of 2020, as well as master’s and doctoral students from the Class of 2021. A second ceremony for Class of 2021 undergraduates will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 7, 2021 – “Finally, this is YOUR day!”
That’s what Cynt Marshall, the... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
Southwest Gas meets with Corporation Commission after recent gas leaks | . seek to previous 12… 6 seek to 10%, 20% … 60% Southwest Gas says the pipe in reference is a DriscoPipe 8000 or "m8000" and they've been working to replace these kinds of plastic pipes in the desert for the last seven years after an explosion in 2014. PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Southwest Gas had a meeting with ... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Lauda Air Flight 004 crash | Lauda Air Flight 004 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Bangkok, Thailand, to Vienna, Austria. On 26 May 1991, the thrust reverser on the No.1 engine of the Boeing 767-300ER operating the flight deployed in flight without being commanded, causing the aircraft to enter an uncontrolled dive, br... | Air crash | null | null |
July 2013 Southeastern United States floods | The January 2013 Southeastern United States floods occurred from January 14 to 17, and resulted in mudslides and washouts throughout the southern Appalachian Mountains region. At the height of the flooding, 50 roads were declared impassable in Greene County, Tennessee alone. [4] A similar storm system brought more floo... | Floods | null | null |
Valley Glen explosion that sent 2 to hospital not caused by gas leak; evidence of marijuana grow found in garage: LAFD | by: Steve Kuzj, Nouran Salahieh, Lauren Lyster, Chris Wolfe Investigators found no evidence a gas leak caused the explosion at the Valley Glen home late Sunday that sent two men to the hospital and resulted in evacuations, officials said Monday.
They also found no signs it was caused by a THC extraction lab, but the... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Austin first responders help dozens with carbon monoxide poisoning, fire officials say | As many Central Texas residents went without power for a second night on Tuesday as temperatures dipped into the low 20s, some in Travis County have tried to heat their homes with charcoal and propane, exposing themselves to possible carbon monoxide poisoning.
Austin firefighters early Wednesday said over the past 24 h... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
1926 Women's World Games | The Women's World Games were the first international women's sports events in track and field. The games were held four times between 1922 and 1934. They were established by Alice Milliat and the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI)[1][2] to compensate for the lack of women's sports at the Olympic Games. ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
1963 Elephant Mountain B-52 crash | On 24 January 1963 a United States Air Force Boeing B-52C Stratofortress with nine crew members on board lost its vertical stabilizer due to buffeting stresses during turbulence at low altitude and crashed on Elephant Mountain in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States, six miles (9.7 km) from Greenville. The pilot an... | Air crash | null | null |
UN special envoy Christine Schraner Burgener warns of risk of ‘large-scale civil war’ following February 1 coup. | UN special envoy Christine Schraner Burgener warns of risk of ‘large-scale civil war’ following February 1 coup.
As Ebrahim Raisi is tipped to win presidential election, some Iranians have contrasting views on voting’s true effect. | Government Job change - Election | null | null |
Sydney's Odyssey Bar Restaurant fined $10,000 for 'multiple dancefloors' amid coronavirus restrictions | 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
A bar and restaurant in S... | Organization Fine | null | null |
New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 |
The New York shirtwaist strike of 1909, also known as the Uprising of the 20,000, was a labour strike primarily involving Jewish women working in New York shirtwaist factories. It was the largest strike by female American workers up to that date. Led by Clara Lemlich and the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Uni... | Strike | null | null |
2011 Iraqi protests |
The 2011 Iraqi protests came in the wake of the Tunisian revolution and 2011 Egyptian revolution. They resulted in at least 45 deaths, including at least 29 on 25 February 2011, the "Day of Rage". Several protests in March were against the Saudi-led intervention in Bahrain. [2][3]
Protests also took place in Iraqi K... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Korean Air Flight 801 crash | Korean Air Flight 801 (KE801, KAL801) was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Korean Air. The flight crashed on August 6, 1997, on approach to Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, in the United States territory of Guam, killing 229[a] of the 254 people aboard. The aircraft crashed on Nimitz Hill... | Air crash | null | null |
Air Algérie Flight 702P crash | Air Algérie/Phoenix Flight 702P, named Oasis and registered 7T-VEE, was a Boeing 737 owned by Air Algérie and leased by Phoenix Aviation which crashed on 21 December 1994 near Coventry Airport, England. All five on board were killed. On the day of the accident, the aircraft departed Amsterdam for a routine flight to Co... | Air crash | null | null |
East Coast Jets Flight 81 crash | East Coast Jets Flight 81 was a business jet flight operated by East Coast Jets, that crashed on July 31, 2008 while attempting a go-around at Owatonna Degner Regional Airport near Owatonna, Minnesota, killing all eight passengers and crew on board. The flight originated in Atlantic City International Airport, and was... | Air crash | null | null |
Leaving World Health Organization marks major foreign policy blunder | Donald Trump Warren backs expanding the Supreme Court Trump allies urge McCarthy to remove Kinzinger, Cheney from House GOP conference Agency managing Trump's DC hotel lease failed to probe ethical conflicts: report MORE has announced that the United States will withdraw from the World Health Organization. Founded in 1... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Joy and scepticism as Myanmar frees hundreds held since coup | Families wait outside Insein prison after Myanmar's authorities announced to free around 700 prisoners in Yangon, Myanmar June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer June 30 (Reuters) - Myanmar freed more than 2,000 detainees on Wednesday, among them journalists and others who the ruling military said had been held on incitement c... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
2015 Kazan Shopping Center fire | The 2015 Kazan Shopping Center fire occurred on 11 March 2015 when a fire and partial collapse of the Admiral shopping complex in the Russian city of Kazan killed at least 17 people with 55 more injured. [1][2]
The fire reportedly started in a first floor cafe, next to the Admiral center. [3] The building collapsed, t... | Fire | null | null |
Accenture Acquires Strategy Activation Consultancy Root Inc. to Accelerate Organizational Culture and Transformational Change Using Creative and Experiential Approaches | NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Root Inc., a consultancy with 30 years of experience helping Global 2000 organizations activate strategies and transform cultures using creative and visual methods to accelerate employee engagement and change effectiveness. Root joins Accenture’s Talent & Or... | Organization Merge | null | null |
Faecal bacteria at dangerously high levels in popular Brisbane waterway, creek users not told |
A popular recreational creek in northern Brisbane regularly records dangerous levels of faecal bacteria in council testing, but many people using the waterway have told the ABC they know nothing about it. Experts warn exposure to the dangerously high levels of enterococci bacteria recorded in Cabbage Tree Creek could ... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
The Russian famine of 1921–1922 | The Russian famine of 1921–1922, also known as the Povolzhye famine, was a severe famine in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic which began early in the spring of 1921 and lasted through 1922. This famine killed an estimated 5 million people, primarily affecting the Volga and Ural River regions,[1] and pea... | Famine | null | null |
Air France Flight 4590 crash | Air France Flight 4590 was an international charter flight, from Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, flown by an Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde. On the afternoon of Tuesday, 25 July 2000, at 16:44:31 local time (UTC 14:44:31), the aircraft serving the flight (registration F-... | Air crash | null | null |
Photos of the Dam Collapse Near Brumadinho, Brazil | Efforts to find remaining survivors have ramped up in towns devastated by the collapse of a huge dam, which released a torrent of muddy iron-ore waste in Southeast Brazil. On Friday, the dam, owned by the Brazilian mining company Vale, collapsed near the town of Brumadinho, sending tons of sludge down into the valley b... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Three Volcanoes Are Erupting Simultaneously in Alaska | Things are heating up in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. Four remote volcanoes are active in the archipelago jutting from the 49th state, which is part of the “ring of fire” where the Pacific tectonic plate meets several others. Three of the volcanoes are erupting or spewing steam and ash while the fourth is exhibiting elev... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
US sending a clear message through Defender-Europe 21 | The US has just launched one of its largest military exercises, called Defender-Europe 21. Taking place across much of Europe, this military exercise serves two important purposes. Firstly, it demonstrates America’s commitment to European security through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). After all, ther... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Partygoers fined for flouting COVID-19 rules on Thailand's Koh Phangan | 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
More than a hundred parti... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Sulphur dioxide from Caribbean volcano reaches India | The sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from a volcanic eruption in the Caribbean reached India April 16, 2021 sparking fear of increased pollution levels in the northern parts of the country and acid rain. Sulphur dioxide reacts with water to form sulphuric acid which can come down with rainfall. “Sulphur dioxide (SO2) em... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
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