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1959 Okinawa F-100 crash |
The 1959 Okinawa F-100 crash (Japanese: 宮森小学校米軍機墜落事故), also known as the Miyamori Elementary School crash (宮森小学校米軍機墜落事故), occurred on June 30, 1959, when a North American F-100 Super Sabre of the United States Air Force crashed in Ishikawa, in United States-occupied Okinawa, killing 18 people. At 10:40 A.M., a United... | Air crash | null | null |
Aeroflot Flight 902 crash | Aeroflot Flight 902 was a passenger flight on a scheduled domestic service from Khabarovsk to Moscow, with intermediate stops at Irkutsk and Omsk, Russia. The flight was operated by a Tu-104A aircraft. On 30 June 1962, with 76 passengers (including 14 children) and 8 crew members aboard, the flight departed Irkutsk on ... | Air crash | null | null |
The Department of Defense established the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force | The Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force elevates research in recent years by the Navy into unexplained encounters with high-performance craft. The Pentagon briefing room. | DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando 08/14/2020 08:01 PM EDT Link Copied The Pentagon, under growing pressure from Congress, said Friday it has establ... | Organization Established | null | null |
1984 anti-Sikh riots |
The 1984 anti-Sikh riots, also known as the 1984 Sikh Massacre, was a series of organised pogroms against Sikhs in India following the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards.The ruling Indian National Congress had been in active complicity with the mob, as to the organisation of the riots.] Governmen... | Riot | null | null |
Welwyn Tunnel rail crash |
The Welwyn Tunnel rail crash took place in Welwyn North Tunnel, north of Welwyn (now Welwyn North) station on the Great Northern Railway, on 9 June 1866. [1] According to L T C Rolt, "from the point of view of damage to engines and rolling stock it was one of the most destructive in railway history. "[2]
There are ... | Train collisions | null | null |
US withdraws from UN Human Rights Council as Haley decries 'cesspool of political bias' | Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. U.S. ambassador to the United Nations blasts the Council for its 'politicized scapegoa... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Andria–Corato train collision |
The Andria–Corato train collision happened late in the morning of 12 July 2016 when two regional passenger trains on a single-track section of the Bari–Barletta railway collided head-on between the towns of Andria and Corato in the Apulia region of southern Italy. Twenty-three people were killed and 54 injured. [1][2... | Train collisions | null | null |
WA’s road death toll for 2021 rises to four after fatal crashes in Peel and Kununurra | Two people have been killed in a horror 12 hours on WA’s regional roads, taking the State’s road death toll to four in 2021. A 22-year-old man died after crashing his white Mazda ute into a tree in the Peel region about 6:25am on Friday. The man was driving on Pinjarra-Williams road, in Marradong, when he left the roa... | Road Crash | null | null |
Indian Airlines Flight 605 crash |
On the 14th of February 1990, an Indian Airlines Airbus A320 touched down on a golf course short of the runway in Bangalore, India, sending the plane careening into an earthen embankment. As the battered airliner came to a stop, fire tore through the passenger cabin, forcing badly injured survivors to flee for their l... | Air crash | null | null |
Columbia woman convicted of murder in 2010 fails to get sentence reduced | A Columbia woman who was convicted in 2010 for the 2004 murder of her ex-husband was denied a sentence reduction Tuesday by the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals. Tausha Fields was seeking post-conviction relief of her life sentence without parole for the murder of Mitchell Kemp and the concurrent 20-year sen... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
'Years in the making': Established Latino groups helped Biden in Arizona, Nevada | "I voted for the candidate that would most help my family and community, and Donald Trump is not it," said a Las Vegas-based young Latina voter. Joe Biden joins the picket line with the Culinary Workers Union outside the Palms Casino in Las Vegas on Feb. 19.Patrick Semansky / AP file Nov. 13, 2020, 3:37 PM UTC By Suzan... | Organization Established | null | null |
Queensland Alumina Ltd fined $500k in damages over 2018 environmental breach in Gladstone | 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
Queensland Alumina Limite... | Organization Fine | null | null |
2007 Blue Angels South Carolina crash | The 2007 Blue Angels South Carolina crash occurred on April 21, 2007, when the Number 6 US Navy Blue Angels jet crashed during the final minutes of an air show at the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in Beaufort, South Carolina. [1] The sole fatality was the pilot, Lieutenant Commander Kevin "Kojak" Davis. [2] The bod... | Air crash | null | null |
Trending // | (Lusaka) – Zambia’s next government should urgently clean up lead pollution that has affected the health of tens of thousands of children and adults in the city of Kabwe, six organizations said today, following the publication of a United Nations experts’ letter on the issue. The Zambian general elections are scheduled... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Exercise in the Caucasus returns Green Berets to resistance roots | The Army is wrapping up a groundbreaking multinational exercise in the Caucasus nation of Georgia this week that featured a combined airborne operation and the largest special operations exercise ever hosted by the country. According to an Army press release, approximately 2,500 personnel from 15 countries participated... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Eau Claire hospital staff hold coat drive for woman recovering from COVID-19 | EAU CLAIRE — Mary Stanley liked the idea of holding a coat drive in Eau Claire this winter. Instead of sitting in the back of the closet, unused or outgrown winter coats could go to people who needed them, she thought. Just a couple weeks after Stanley made a comment about her idea to her health care team at Marshfield... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
Synchronicity in Economic Policy amid the Pandemic | The opening sentence of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina is among the most famous in world literature, but it has a special significance to economists, for whom it represents a principle that can be applied in multiple contexts and fields of study. The Anna Karenina principle states that success requires the comprehensive fulfi... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Steel strike of 1919 |
The steel strike of 1919 was an attempt by the weakened Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers (AA) to organize the United States steel industry in the wake of World War I. The strike began on September 22, 1919,[2][3] and collapsed on January 8, 1920. [4]
The AA had formed in 1876. It was a union of... | Strike | null | null |
At least 30 killed in gold mine collapse in Afghanistan | At least 30 people were killed when a gold mine collapsed in northeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, in the latest tragedy to strike the war-torn country. Another seven were injured in the incident in Kohistan district of Badakhshan province, district governor Mohammad Rustam Raghi told AFP. Villagers had d... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
[OPINION] More BNPP threats: A Manila Trench megathrust earthquake and its tsunamis | '[T]here is some worry that not enough attention is being paid to the possibility of a megathrust earthquake at the Manila Trench subduction' The following is the ninth in a series of excerpts from Kelvin Rodolfo’s ongoing book project Tilting at the Monster of Morong: Forays Against the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant and ... | Tsunamis | null | null |
2006 Dublin riots |
A series of riots in Dublin on 25 February 2006 was precipitated by a controversial proposed march down O'Connell Street of a unionist demonstration. The disturbances began when members of the Garda Síochána attempted to disperse a group of counter-demonstrators blocking the route of the proposed march. The situation... | Riot | null | null |
As high-stakes climate summit begins, Biden apologizes for U.S. withdrawal from Paris accord | Queen Elizabeth II says ‘none of us will live forever’ as she urges climate action and statesmanship South Africa has one of the most coal-intensive economies in the world. Can it change?
Biden to ask Congress to set aside $3 billion for climate adaptation
Chinese President Xi offers no new commitments in written comme... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
Zalău explosion | Coordinates: 47°11′N 23°3′E / 47.183°N 23.050°E / 47.183; 23.050
The Zalău explosion occurred on September 14, 2007 in a block of flats in Zalău, Romania as the result of a gas leak. Two people died and fifteen were injured in the explosion. [1] The structure was severely affected and the block of flats E24 was de... | Gas explosion | null | null |
16 of the Best Celebrity Wedding-Guest Dresses to Inspire Your Own Look | All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Getting dressed up for a wedding has always been a fun practice, but the ceremonies on this year’s calendar feel exceptionally special. For many of us,... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
American Sydney McLaughlin sets world record in Olympic 400m hurdles final | The day before, Karsten Warholm crushed his old world record, finishing the men’s race in 45.94, and runner-up Rai Benjamin’s 46.17 also beat the old mark.
It was a lot to live up to for the women, whose race was even more eagerly anticipated. They exceeded expectations.
Starting from Lane 7, Muhammad burst out of the ... | Break historical records | null | null |
Cornwall’s worst mining disaster in which 39 men drowned | Our weekend morning emails feature the very best news and exclusive content from our team of reporters I suspect that if many people were asked where Cornwall’s worst mining disaster took place, the majority of answers would be Penwith or West Cornwall. Perhaps, more specifically, Levant where in 1919 the mine’s man en... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Brumadinho dam collapse: Hope fades for hundreds missing in Brazil | At least 34 people have been killed and about 300 others remain missing after a dam collapsed at an iron ore mine in south-eastern Brazil, officials say. Rescue teams have been scouring the site near the town of Brumadinho, following Friday's collapse. It is not clear what caused the failure of the dam, owned by Vale, ... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
James Watt Street fire |
The James Watt Street fire on Monday, 18 November 1968, was a fatal factory fire in Glasgow, Scotland leading to a large loss of life, with 22 employees killed. [1] The number of fatalities was a consequence of the building retaining barred windows, a feature remaining from its previous use as a whisky bond. Around 1... | Fire | null | null |
2004 California wildfires | This is a partial and incomplete list of California wildfires. California has dry, windy, and often hot weather conditions from spring through late autumn that can produce moderate to severe wildfires. Pre-1800, when the area was much more forested and the ecology much more resilient, 4.4 million acres (1.8 million hec... | Fire | null | null |
Turkey's top diplomat on Thursday said Greece and Egypt violated the rights and continental shelves of Turkey and Libya by signing a maritime deal on exclusive economic zones (EEZ) | Turkey's top diplomat on Thursday said Greece and Egypt violated the rights and continental shelves of Turkey and Libya by signing a maritime deal on exclusive economic zones (EEZ) in the Eastern Mediterranean. In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Mevlut Cavusoglu stressed that the text and map of the agreeme... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
Pan Am Flight 708 crash | Pan Am Flight 708 (PA 708) was a cargo flight that crashed on initial approach less than 10 mi (16 km) west-southwest of its destination airport, Berlin Tegel in Germany, in the early morning hours of November 15, 1966. The flight was operated by a Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) Boeing 727-21, registration N317PA,... | Air crash | null | null |
1946 Australian National Airways DC-3 crash | On Sunday 10 March 1946 a Douglas DC-3 aircraft departed from Hobart, Tasmania for a flight to Melbourne. The aircraft crashed into the sea with both engines operating less than 2 minutes after takeoff. All twenty-five people on board the aircraft died. It was Australia's worst civil aviation accident. [Note 1][2]
An ... | Air crash | null | null |
Taiwan President Rebuffs China's Xi Jinping in Most Defiant Speech Yet | Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen rebuffed Chinese leader Xi Jinping in her most defiant speech yet on Sunday after the latter gave a competing address in which he extolled the Communist Party and its plans for the island's future.
In 5,000-word remarks for the 110th anniversary of the Republic of China (ROC)—Taiwan's form... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
2017–2019 eruptions of Mount Agung |
Mount Agung, a volcano on the island of Bali in Indonesia, erupted five times in late November 2017, causing thousands to evacuate, disrupting air travel and causing environmental damage. As of 27 November 2017, the alert level was at its highest and evacuation orders were in place. Tectonic earthquakes from the volc... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
2009 World Netball Series | The 2009 World Netball Series was the inaugural tournament of the World Netball Series. The 2009 Series was held at MEN Arena in Manchester, England from 9–11 October, and was the first major trial of the new FastNet rules that were announced by the International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) in 2008. New Z... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Glasgow Bellgrove rail accident |
On 6 March 1989, two Class 303 commuter trains crashed on the Springburn branch of the North Clyde Line, just east of Bellgrove station in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland. Driver Mr. Hugh Kennan, aged 62 of Maryhill, and passenger Mr. Robert McCaffrey, aged 58, a retired rail worker from Scotstoun, died in the cras... | Train collisions | null | null |
Landslide buries 15 people, including three children, from PNG gold mine camp | Fifteen people, including three children, are feared dead after being buried alive in a landslide in a remote part of Papua New Guinea's Central Province. The area in the Goilala District, known as Saki, is home to an informal alluvial mining camp, where people dig and pan for gold to make a living. A group were sleepi... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
An explosion incident reported early Monday evening claimed the lives of two people in the Farmersville area. | Farmersville, TX (June 30, 2021) – An explosion incident reported early Monday evening claimed the lives of two people in the Farmersville area. At approximately 4 p.m., on June 28, the Collin County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene of an exploding incident about 35 miles northeast of Dallas.
Reports provided by... | Gas explosion | null | null |
1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | The 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at the Kincsem Park on March 26, 1994. A preview on the event was given in the Herald,[1] and a report in The New York Times. [2]
Complete results for senior men,[3] junior men,[4] senior women,[5] junior women,[6] medallists,
[7] and the ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
2000 Turkmenistan earthquake | The 2000 Turkmenistan earthquake took place at 8:11 p.m. Moscow Time on December 6 and had a magnitude of 7.0. [3] The intensity of the earthquake reached VIII at its epicenter, and VI at the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat. The epicentre was located approximately 25 kilometers north of the city of Balkanabat and 125 kilom... | Earthquakes | null | null |
#OlympicSuperstars | India's Men's Relay Team Breaks 4x400m Asian Record But Misses Final | The Indian men's relay team made history in the 4x400 meter at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 as they set a new Asian record with a staggering time of just 3:00.25 minutes. The previous Asian record was held by Qatar who finished the relay in 3:00.56 minutes at the 2018 Asian Games. However, finishing fourth in the heats and ... | Break historical records | null | null |
Being pregnant is not a get out of jail free card', judge tells drug dealing mum-to-be - before sparing her prison | The 20-year-old said she had been selling MDMA and cannabis 'to pay the bills' A drug dealing woman narrowly avoided time behind bars despite a judge saying her being pregnant wasn't a "get out of jail free" card. Rebecca Pomphrett, 20, of Emerson Street, Toxteth, had been caught selling off MDMA and cannabis outsid... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
Tick Fire | The Tick Fire was a wildfire that burned in Los Angeles County, California. The fire broke out on October 24, 2019, and burned several thousand acres. [2] The fire forced the mass evacuation of 40,000 people from the Santa Clarita valley.
The fire in Canyon Country was reported around 1:40 p.m. Thursday October 24 ne... | Fire | null | null |
Inside Varun Dhawan and Natasha Dalal's Luxurious Wedding Destination in Alibaug | The first of the year and the much-awaited celebrity wedding is about to begin. The news of childhood sweethearts Varun Dhawan and Natasha Dalal getting hitched has completely taken over the internet. The couple’s highly-anticipated wedding will take place in Alibaug, a seaside town about a 100 kms from Mumbai. Fresh d... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710 crash | Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, disintegrated in-flight and crashed near Cannelton, Indiana (10 miles east of Tell City, Indiana) on March 17, 1960. The flight carried 57 passengers and 6 crew members. There were no survivors. Flight 710 was a regularly scheduled flight departing Minneap... | Air crash | null | null |
2019 Townsville flood |
The 2019 Townsville flood was a major flood event that occurred in the city of Townsville and surrounding areas, on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. [1] Townsville has endured around 20 major flooding events since colonial settlement in the 1860s, but the 2019 event was one of the worst natural disasters t... | Floods | null | null |
Prairie ranchers take stock of summer drought as decisions about culling cattle loom | Pounded by drought and cattle feed shortages, the last few months have been gruelling for many Prairie ranchers. Now, as fall approaches and people take stock, tough decisions loom as ranchers assess how many cattle they will keep through winter amid escalating costs. "I know that we're probably looking at liquidating... | Droughts | null | null |
Tragedy on our roads: Crash kills young man, 24, and woman, 22, in Wheatbelt town of Pingelly | A 24-year-old man and 22-year-old woman have been killed in a horror crash in the Wheatbelt town of Pingelly. The single-vehicle crash happened sometime on Saturday night or early Sunday morning on the Wickepin-Pingelly Road. The 24-year-old man was driving a silver Subaru Forester east when it left the road and crashe... | Road Crash | null | null |
Seattle General Strike | The Seattle General Strike of 1919 was a five-day general work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle, Washington from February 6 to 11. Dissatisfied workers in several unions began the strike to gain higher wages, after two years of wage controls during World War I. Most other local unions joined ... | Strike | null | null |
Hundreds feared buried, death toll rises after dam collapse in Brazil | Brumadinho, Brazil (CBS NEWS)- The death toll from the collapse of a dam holding back mine waste in southeastern Brazil rose to 34 on Saturday as searchers flying in helicopters and rescuers laboring in deep mud uncovered more bodies. An estimated 300 people were still missing and authorities expected the death toll to... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Lockheed Fire | The Lockheed Fire was a wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains in the Swanton and Bonny Doon areas of Santa Cruz County, California. The fire was started on August 12, 2009 at 7:16 PM PDT. [2]
A Red Cross shelter was established at Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz for families who were evacuated from the area. An anim... | Fire | null | null |
Flash droughts set to increase in India, finds study | A new study predicts an increase in the frequency of flash droughts in India towards the end of this century. Intraseasonal variability of the summer monsoon rainfall and anthropogenic warming have been found to amplify the risk of future flash droughts and this can have negative impacts on crop production, irrigation ... | Droughts | null | null |
Brexit trade deal published as UK calls for end to 'ugly' divisions | LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Saturday published the text of its narrow trade agreement with the European Union just five days before it exits one of the world’s biggest trading blocs in its most momentous global shift since the loss of empire. The text includes a 1,246-page trade document, as well as accords on nuclea... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
1989 FIBA Americas Championship for Women | The 1989 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, was the first FIBA Americas Championship for Women regional basketball championship held by FIBA Americas, which also served as Americas qualifier for the 1990 FIBA World Championship for Women, granting berths to the top four teams in the final standings. It was held in B... | Sports Competition | null | null |
2014 Eketahuna earthquake |
The 2014 Eketahuna earthquake struck at 3:52 pm on 20 January, centred 15 km east of Eketahuna on the south-east of New Zealand's North Island. It had a maximum perceived intensity of VII (severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. [1] Originally reported as magnitude 6.6 on the Richter Scale, the earthquake was later ... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Guiberson Fire | The Guiberson Fire was a wildfire that burned from September 22 until September 27, 2009 in Guiberson Canyon of the western Santa Susana Mountains, between Fillmore and Moorpark in Ventura County, California. The Guiberson Fire, which started between Fillmore and Moorpark, caused the evacuation of almost 600 homes in M... | Fire | null | null |
Mass fish die-off in Darling River could impact fish numbers in other states |
Fish experts have said the mass die-off of fish in the Darling River could result in lower native fish stocks in South Australia, Queensland and Victoria.
Up to a million Murray cod have died across a 40-kilometre stretch of river at Menindee, near Broken Hill, with the New South Wales State Government confirming anot... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Malév Flight 110 crash | At about 11:45 A.M. on September 16, 1971, Malév Flight 110 crashed near Kiev-Borispol Airport. It was making its approach, but there was poor visibility; due to heavy fog and poor weather conditions, it was limited to 1800 meters. To worsen the situation, the plane's generator had failed, forcing the crew to switch to... | Air crash | null | null |
Rostock-Lichtenhagen riots | From August 22 to August 24, 1992 violent xenophobic riots took place in the Lichtenhagen district of Rostock, Germany; these were the worst mob attacks against migrants in postwar Germany. Stones and petrol bombs were thrown at an apartment block where asylum seekers lived. At the height of the riots, several hundred... | Riot | null | null |
Hamlet chicken processing plant fire | The Hamlet chicken processing plant fire was an industrial fire in Hamlet, North Carolina, at the Imperial Foods processing plant on September 3, 1991, resulting from a failure in a hydraulic line. 25 workers were killed and 55 injured in the fire, trapped behind locked fire doors. In 11 years of operation, the plant h... | Fire | null | null |
2014–15 Malaysia floods |
Beginning on 14 December 2014, a series of floods from the northeast monsoon hit Indonesia, West Malaysia, Southern Thailand, and later Sri Lanka in South Asia. More than 100,000 people have been evacuated in Indonesia, 200,000 in Malaysia, and several thousand in Thailand. [12] Floods are also affecting 1,100,000 in... | Floods | null | null |
CU Boulder Scientists Will Launch Cereal Box-Sized Satellite Into Space To Examine Planets Outside Our Solar System | CU Boulder is about to put a CUTE spin on space exploration. The CUTE Satellite, short for Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment, is no bigger than a box of cereal but will spend 7 months exploring planets outside our solar system. CUTE will launch on September 27th on the back of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V ro... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
Two men wanted for Hanoi bank robbery | Two male robbers enter a BIDV bank branch in Hanoi, July 27, 2020. Photo courtesy of Hanoi police. Hanoi police are searching for two men who robbed a BIDV bank branch off VND942 million ($41,000) at gunpoint Monday morning. Two male suspects speaking with a northern Vietnamese accent used a gun and demanded staff of a... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2001 (Belgrade) | W.A.K.O. World Championships 2001 were the joint thirteenth world kickboxing championships (the other was held earlier that year in Maribor, Slovenia) hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization. It was the second championships to be held in Serbia and Montenegro (the Europeans had been held here back in 1996) and was open to ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
2020 UEFA Super Cup |
The 2020 UEFA Super Cup was the 45th edition of the UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match organised by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The match featured German club Bayern Munich, the winners of the 2019... | Sports Competition | null | null |
COVID-19 a Catalyst for Healthcare Merger and Acquisition Activity | January 13, 2021 - Despite delivering an economic blow to provider organizations, the pandemic confirmed the “strategic rationale” for healthcare mergers and acquisitions, according to consulting firm Kaufman Hall. A year-end analysis of healthcare merger and acquisition activity in 2020 found that there were 79 transa... | Organization Merge | null | null |
11 Famous Couples Who Have Been Together Forever But Never Got Married | Here at Brides, we're a little biased towards weddings for, well, obvious reasons. But we also think it's just as romantic (if not more) to commit yourself to each other without submitting to societal and governmental standards. We've all heard happy stories about life-long marriage—and the memories that come along wit... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Police Search for Suspect in Attempted Bank Robbery | HOCKESSIN, Del. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a man suspected of trying to rob a Delaware bank. The masked man who entered a M&T Bank branch in Hockessin on Saturday passed a note to a bank employee in which he demanded money, but he left the bank without any cash after the employee didn't cooperate with his dem... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
2013 Oddset Hockey Games | The 2013 Oddset Hockey Games was played between 6–10 February 2013. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Russia played a round-robin for a total of three games per team and six games in total. Five of the matches were played in the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and one match in the Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg, Ru... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Signing of the RCEP and the Future Asian Order | After multiple stumbles, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was finally signed in November 2020. It has been a long journey to this point, starting about 8 years ago with the announcement that negotiations would commence. Ultimately, India did not participate, but with 15 signatories this is an enor... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
'NAFTA lite': Trump and Democrats' trade deal is similar to pact president mocked as 'worst ever' | WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump relentlessly ridiculed the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada as the “worst trade deal ever” when he was running for office and promised to rip it up if he was elected.
But instead of tearing the agreement to shreds, Trump mostly patched it up.
The new U.S.-Me... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
The Collapse of Lehman Brothers: A Case Study | Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy on September 15, 2008.1 Hundreds of employees, mostly dressed in business suits, left the bank's offices one by one with boxes in their hands. It was a somber reminder that nothing is forever—even in the richness of the financial and investment world. At the time of its collapse, ... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Builder fined $175,000 after death of worker Mitchel Birkin, 19, in Yarloop | 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 family of a teenage w... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Reggae entertainer Chronixx's upcoming concert at the Brooklyn Mirage will cancle | Reggae entertainer Chronixx has revealed that his upcoming concert at the Brooklyn Mirage scheduled for September 6, has been cancelled. On Monday (Aug 30, 2021), the “Skankin sweet” singjay shared a post on Instagram with his over 893 thousand followers. The post reads, “Due to circumstances beyond our control, our Se... | Organization Closed | null | null |
WFP chief uses Nobel speech as call for action to avert ‘hunger pandemic’ | With 270 million people – more than the entire population of Western Europe – “marching toward starvation”, the head of the World Food Programme (WFP) called for greater action to avert a “hunger pandemic”, in accepting the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the UN agency on Thursday. WFP Executive Director David Beasley ... | Famine | null | null |
2010 European Women's Handball Championship | The 2010 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark and Norway from 7–19 December. It was the first European Championship hosted by two countries. [1] Norway won their overall 5th gold medal, when they defeated first time finalist Sweden in the final. Romania claimed the bronze medal. Three Danish and t... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Solar storm heading towards Earth and could disrupt power and communications | A solar flare is heading towards the Earth and could bring disruption across the north of the planet - with potential power outages and satellite signal disruption. The flare, a Coronal Mass Ejection, is set to hit the atmosphere on October 11 - and could see the Northern Lights visible in parts of England. Forecaster... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Merion air disaster crash | In southeastern Pennsylvania on April 4, 1991, a Piper Aerostar propeller-driven aircraft collided in mid-air with a Bell 412 helicopter over Merion Elementary School in Lower Merion Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia. All five people in both aircraft were killed, including United States Senator John Heinz, t... | Air crash | null | null |
1945 Avro York crash | On 1 February 1945 an Avro York carrying members of the British delegation to the Yalta conference crashed off the Italian island of Lampedusa. During the flight to Yalta, undertaken during night time, the crew became unsure of their position due to a navigation radio malfunction. The aircraft ended up over Lampedusa a... | Air crash | null | null |
United Airlines Flight 409 crash | United Airlines Flight 409 was a scheduled flight which originated in New York, New York. The final flight destination was San Francisco, California, with stops in Chicago, Denver and Salt Lake City. The aircraft operating the service, a Douglas DC-4 propliner, registration N30062,[1] crashed into Medicine Bow Peak, ne... | Air crash | null | null |
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Increased vigilance, strict monitoring and early control needed to prevent further swarms forming and spread along both sides of the Red Sea
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Scott Morrison yet to speak with Emmanuel Macron since tearing up submarine contract | France is still angry over Australia's decision to cancel a $90 billion deal to acquire submarines from a French company.
French President Emmanuel Macron greets Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace in Paris in June. Source: EPA
Scott Morrison has not spoken with Emmanuel Macro... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Russia Is Flexing Its Military Muscle to Test Its International Prowess | Russian warships held a new round of combat drills in the Sea of Japan amid mounting military tensions in the Pacific region. The Russian Pacific Fleet’s corvettes conducted live-fire exercises involving surface-to-air missile strikes against notional enemy targets, according to the Pacific Fleet’s press office. "The... | Military Exercise | null | null |
1986 British International Helicopters Chinook crash | On 6 November 1986, a Boeing-Vertol Model 234LR Chinook helicopter returning workers from the Brent oilfield crashed on approach to land at Sumburgh Airport in the Shetland Islands. At 2.5 mi (4.0 km) from the runway the helicopter had a catastrophic forward transmission failure which caused the tandem rotor blades to ... | Air crash | null | null |
Final countdown to Ex Ukuthula underway | A “reduced brigade” level exercise is readying for action at the SA Army Combat Training Centre (CTC) in Northern Cape. The field training exercise – Ukuthula (“peace” in isiZulu) – follows brigade planning exercise Amabutho (brigade in isiZulu) led by headquarters of 43 SA Brigade. It kicks off on 28 September and goe... | Military Exercise | null | null |
2010 World Lacrosse Championship |
The 2010 World Lacrosse Championship was held between 15–24 July. This international men's field lacrosse tournament organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse took place in Manchester, United Kingdom. This was the third time that the tournament was played in Greater Manchester, after the 1978 and 1994 cha... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Introduction of Marshall Islands | The Republic of Marshall Islands is part of an international task force established by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to review the safety of a planned release of water now stored at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The taskforce made up of eleven internationally recognised experts with div... | Organization Established | null | null |
Iraq unveils plan to build and launch satellite | A communication satellite in Earth orbit. Getty Images Iraq unveiled plans this week to build and launch a communications satellite soon and is seeking foreign partners, a government official told The National. The satellite is intended to help modernise the country's telecommunications services. "Iraq is seeking forei... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
A visual history of pandemics | As humans have spread across the world, so have infectious diseases. Even in this modern era, outbreaks are nearly constant, though not every outbreak reaches pandemic level as the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has. Today’s visualization outlines some of history’s most deadly pandemics, from the Antonine Plague to the c... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Steph Curry breaks Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan records as he continues historic scoring streak | Updated 1026 GMT (1826 HKT) April 20, 2021
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Steph Curry's hot streak just got hotter.
It might be a season of transition for the Golden State Warriors, yet the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player has excelled and continued his record-breaking scoring streak on Monday night.
Curry scored 49 points in his... | Break historical records | null | null |
Wheatley residents seek answers about gas explosion | Roughly two weeks after a massive gas explosion destroyed two buildings in downtown Wheatley and injured a score of residents, more than 300 people tuned in for a virtual town hall meeting Saturday looking for some answers.
The most pressing for the majority of the audience? Why wasn’t finding a source of the gas leak ... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Teen suspects in violent Woodstock, Ont. bank robbery arrested just hours after heist | TORONTO -- Five suspects, four teens and one 21-year-old, in a violent robbery at a bank in Woodstock, Ont. were arrested in Mississauga on Tuesday afternoon, just hours after the heist occurred. Police say that four of the suspects arrived at a bank in Woodstock just prior to 2 p.m. in a vehicle that had been stolen... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Cashel South African Air Force Alouette crash |
On 23 December 1975, an Aérospatiale Alouette III helicopter of the South African Air Force carrying a two-man crew and four Rhodesian Army officers crashed near Cashel in Rhodesia after it collided with a hawser cable mid-flight. The accident dealt a severe blow to the Rhodesian Security Forces, then fighting bitter... | Air crash | null | null |
The AP Interview: Hungary committed to contentious LGBT law | UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The right-wing populist government in Hungary is attracting conservative thinkers from the United States who admire its approaches to migration, LGBT issues and national sovereignty — all matters that have put the country at odds with its European partners, who see not a conservative haven but a w... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
Chester General rail crash |
The Chester General rail crash occurred on 8 May 1972 at Chester railway station (traditionally known as Chester General station) in northwest England. The 19:31 freight train from Ellesmere Port to Mold Junction consisted of 38 wagons hauled by a Class 24 diesel locomotive no. 5028. The first five wagons were tank w... | Train collisions | null | null |
1930 Air Union Farman Goliath crash | The 1930 Air Union Farman Goliath crash occurred on 10 February 1930 when a Farman F.63 Goliath of Air Union crashed whilst attempting an emergency landing at Marden Airfield, Kent following the failure of the starboard tailplane. Two of the six people on board were killed. The aircraft involved was Farman F.63 Goliath... | Air crash | null | null |
Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 crash | Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 was a scheduled Iranian domestic passenger flight from Iranian capital Tehran Mehrabad International Airport to Yasuj in southwest Iran. On 18 February 2018, during its approach to Yasuj, the aircraft serving the flight, an ATR 72-212 operated by Iran Aseman Airlines, crashed into Mount... | Air crash | null | null |
Tsunami 'mega-rafts' of debris ship hundreds of animal species from Japan to US |
It's an event researchers say has "no known historical precedent" and it is still unfolding.
In the six years since a massive tsunami struck Japan, at least 289 species of animals have travelled to the US on huge rafts of pollution.
Thousands of non-native marine crustaceans, fish, molluscs and anemones continue to la... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Xi Jinping’s Remarks on the Sound Development of China’s Digital Economy | · Receive breaking news alerts · 7 days free for new iOS subscribers· Exclusive CEIC data available in-app
Editor’s note: At a group study session of the Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo on Oct. 18, President Xi Jinping delivered a speech stressing the sound development of China’s digital economy. Here are the key p... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
2016 New York drought | The 2016 New York Drought was by some measures the worst drought to affect Western New York and parts of the Finger Lakes Region and Southern Tier on record. [1] By the middle of July, the percent of the state by area that was in a D-2 (Severe Drought) according to the United States Drought Monitor was 23.01%, the grea... | Droughts | null | null |
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