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Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna, has erupted seven times in the past two weeks | Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna, has erupted seven times in the past two weeks, with some eruptions blowing blankets of black ash over nearby areas. The volcano erupted on February 16th and has had bursts of activity ever since. A recent eruption from the volcano, which is located in Italy, spewed ash over ... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
MK Airlines Flight 1602 crash | MK Airlines Flight 1602 was an MK Airlines Boeing 747-200F cargo flight on a flight from Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Nova Scotia, Canada to Zaragoza Airport, Spain. It crashed on take-off in 2004, killing the crew of 7. [1][2][3] It was the fourth accident for MK Airlines, as well as the deadliest. [4]
Th... | Air crash | null | null |
2016 Ecuador earthquake |
The 2016 Ecuador earthquake occurred on April 16 at 18:58:37 ECT with a moment magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The very large thrust earthquake was centered approximately 27 km (17 mi) from the towns of Muisne and Pedernales in a sparsely populated part of the country, and 170 km (1... | Earthquakes | null | null |
US decision to pull out of World Health Organization | President Donald Trump’s announcement on 29 May 20201 that the US would withdraw from the World Health Organization came as little surprise to those who had been following his administration’s attempts to find a scapegoat for the covid-19 crisis. The attacks on WHO have to be seen within a larger geopolitical context o... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703 crash | LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703 was a plane that crash-landed about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Rogóżno railway station, on 2 November 1988. In the accident one person was killed and several were seriously injured. The plane, an Antonov An-24W, registered SP-LTD, named "Dunajec", took off from Okęcie airport, Warsaw ... | Air crash | null | null |
2009 Cinchona earthquake | The 2009 Cinchona earthquake occurred at 1:21:35 pm local time on January 8 with an Mwc magnitude of 6.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). The shock took place in northern Costa Rica, 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-northwest of San José and was felt throughout Costa Rica and in southern central Nicara... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Archeological treasures from Sanxingdui Ruins go on display in Hangzhou | Gold masks, jade, ivory artifacts and bronze objects, the new discoveries from the six new sacrificial pits of Sanxingdui Ruins have been a sensation across China recently by virtue of their unique designs and exquisite craftsmanship. Located in Guanghan City at southwestern China's Sichuan Province, the Sanxingdui Rui... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
North Korea feeds war rations to the poor after heatwave ravages food supply | North Korea is releasing emergency military rice reserves as its food shortage worsens, according to South Korea's spy agency, with a heatwave and drought reducing the country's supply. The country's moribund economy is continuously being battered by the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, and while mass starvation and socia... | Famine | null | null |
SEFCU, CAP COM merger would create one of state's largest credit unions | A view of the SEFCU Headquarters on Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union Show More Show Less Mike Castellana, left, of SEFCU says a merger would help the credit unions compete with the various FinTechs competing for consumer dollars. ALBANY - The pr... | Organization Merge | null | null |
Body found inside a vehicle in Upshur County creek identified | UPDATE: Justice of the Peace Wyone Manes has identified the woman as 48-year-old Dondi Young of Upshur County. GLADEWATER, Texas (KLTV) - A startling discovery made by an East Texas motorist this morning, spotting a crashed vehicle well off the roadway, and the driver is found dead inside. It was around sunrise when Up... | Road Crash | null | null |
War on Waste: Concentric rings of rubbish circle fast food restaurants, study finds |
A group in Melbourne's west has confirmed what many have suspected — fast food outlets are surrounded by circles of trash.
Members of the Werribee River Association [WRA] have been recording where they find the most takeaway food rubbish as part of a study they're calling Circles of Litter.
"We've discovered a couple ... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Resurgence of Ebola Virus | This Operations Update No. 8 is to notify partners on the current situation in view of the resurgence of Ebola Virus in Biena, Butembo Territory in North Kivu Province and seek further support that will help contain the outbreak before it spreads further. The operation time frame is also to be extended to 30 September ... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Makeshift gold mine collapse kills at least 12 miners in DRC | A dozen clandestine miners have died when a makeshift gold mine collapsed in the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo, UN radio Okapi reported. The accident took place around midday Saturday near Bondo in Lower Uele province, the report quoted regional deputy Eddy Pascal Sinango as saying. It was the latest in a s... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Santon crash: Suspended sentence for man who caused girlfriend's death | A man whose girlfriend died after he lost control of his car and crashed head-on into a van has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence. Jay Waters, 22, was convicted of causing death by careless driving in August following the crash on 25 October 2019. Nineteen-year-old Katie Robley died in hospital the follow... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
2015 Nadia riots | Nadia riots was a communal riot [1] that occurred in Kaliganj block, Nadia district of West Bengal during 5 May 2015. 4 people were killed and 8 injured . [2][3][4] Mainstream media and local politicians didn't condemn the incidents as the victims were from Scheduled Caste Hindus and accused are Muslims. [5] Nadia has ... | Riot | null | null |
Two deny causing death of man and leaving woman with severe burns in Dubai gas explosion | Kaniz Abu Bakar with her husband Muheeb Shaikh before the explosion. She was badly injured in the blast. Courtesy Muheeb Shaikh Two men have denied causing the death of a man and the 100 per cent disability of a young Indian woman in a Dubai gas explosion.
They also denied causing Dh524,000 worth of damage to a buildin... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Hawaii has ‘best seat in the house’ to view total lunar eclipse combined with supermoon | The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years coincides with a supermoon this week for quite a cosmic show. This super “blood” moon will be visible Wednesday across the Pacific — offering the best viewing — as well as the western half of North America, bottom of South America and eastern Asia. According to NASA... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
1996 New Hampshire Learjet crash | The 1996 New Hampshire Learjet crash involved a Learjet 35A which disappeared on Christmas Eve 1996 near Dorchester, New Hampshire, in the United States. The crash led to the longest missing aircraft search in the state's history, lasting almost three years. [1] Media attention eventually resulted in Congressional legi... | Air crash | null | null |
Canceled last year, Dillsburg Farmers Fair returns in October | / Updated: Sep 23, 2021 / 03:21 PM EDT YORK, Pa. (WHTM) — The big banner is up in the center square in Dillsburg, announcing this year’s Farmers Fair. It runs from Oct. 11 to the 16. “I think people are so excited to see that Farmers Fair is happening this year because we did miss it last year,” Annie Cooke said. She’s... | Organization Closed | null | null |
1978 Thessaloniki earthquake | The 1978 Thessaloniki earthquake (Greek: Μεγάλος Σεισμός της Θεσσαλονίκης) occurred on 20 June at 23:03 local time. The shock registered 6.5 on the moment magnitude scale, had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), and was felt throughout northern Greece, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. It was the largest event in the... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Talk of mergers, acquisitions more common among cash-strapped Calgary non-profits | Mergers and acquisitions are terms typically reserved for big business deals, but lately they've been popping up in conversations within Calgary's non-profit sector as it looks for ways to adapt to current economic challenges. This summer, Aspen Family and Community Network merged with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Calg... | Organization Merge | null | null |
Ukraine conducts international military excercise amid tensions with Russia | Ukraine's relations with Russia has been on the downhill ever since the Russian military annexed Crimea in 2014. The Rapid Trident military exercise which involves 15 countries comes after Russia and Belarus conducted their military drill. The "Rapid Trident" military international mil... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Robbers in Brazil stage brazen bank raids, taking hostages; at least 3 dead | RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Armed robbers hit several banks in a small Brazilian city on Monday, using locals as human shields, leaving a trail of explosive devices and shooting at police in an assault that killed at least three people, a senior state security official said. The brazen attack around midnight in ... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
2001 Grozny Mi-8 crash | The 2001 Grozny Mil Mi-8 crash in Chechnya killed 13 Russian military personnel, mostly senior military officers including two generals. On September 17, 2001, a surface-to-air missile fired by a special Chechen group targeting Russian commanders downed a VIP Mil Mi-8 helicopter over Grozny, killing Major-General Anato... | Air crash | null | null |
Policies on student loans and for-profit colleges | President Joe Biden is under pressure from the left to cancel large swaths of outstanding federal student loan debt. Miguel Cardona said he wanted Federal Student Aid to “renew its focus on streamlining access to and management of federal financial aid, easing the burden of student debt and carefully stewarding taxpaye... | Financial Aid | null | null |
1897 Yellow River flood | The 1897 Yellow River flood was a major natural disaster during the late Qing dynasty in China. After millennia of meandering north and south of the Shandong peninsula, the 1897 flood resulted in the course of the Yellow River generally followed to this day. [citation needed]
This article related to the history of Chi... | Floods | null | null |
Four killed after Migori gold mine collapses | • By Thursday morning there was fear that more miners might be still trapped in the debris as search and rescue operations continue. • Area chief, David Oulo said the miners were prospecting gold in the area known for its rich mineral deposits when the mine collapsed, burying them alive. Four gold miners have died afte... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
TWA Flight 541 crash | TWA Flight 541 was a domestic passenger flight hijacked in the United States by Robin Oswald in an attempt to free Garrett Brock Trapnell, who was a prisoner at the United States Penitentiary, Marion (USP Marion). [1] The hijacking was successfully resolved when a Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) negotiating t... | Air crash | null | null |
Britain's "Love Of France Is Ineradicable": UK PM Amid Security Pact Row | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday played down the diplomatic rift with Paris over a new security pact with Australia and the US, saying his country's "love of France is ineradicable".
Speaking to journalists as he flew to New York, Johnson insisted Britain and France have a "very friendly relationship", wh... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
U.S. economy has grown bigger — and weaker — since 9/11 | Analysis: GDP figures show attempts to revive business investment have not got off to a flying start Last modified on Thu 12 Aug 2021 18.25 BST If Rishi Sunak hoped his massive tax giveaway in the spring budget to spur business investment would have quick results, the figures for the UK’s national income (GDP) in the s... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
1957 Aquila Airways Solent crash | The 1957 Aquila Airways Solent crash occurred on the Isle of Wight in England on 15 November. With 45 lives lost, at the time it was the second worst aircraft accident within the United Kingdom, then at the time the worst ever air disaster to occur on English soil. [1]
The aircraft, an Aquila Airways Short Solent 3 fl... | Air crash | null | null |
Nightclub and backpackers hostel fined for breaching coronavirus rules in Adelaide CBD | 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 nightclub and a backpac... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Bristow Helicopters Flight 56C crash | Bristow Helicopters Flight 56C was a helicopter flight that flew between Aberdeen and the Brae Alpha oil rig in the North Sea. On 19 January 1995, the AS 332L Super Puma helicopter operating the route, registered G-TIGK and named Cullen, was struck by lightning. The flight was carrying 16 oil workers from Aberdeen to a... | Air crash | null | null |
Barra do Garças air disaster crash | The Barra do Garças air disaster was a suicide attack that occurred in Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil, on June 1, 1980, when pilot Mauro Milhomem attempted to crash a single-engine aircraft into the Hotel Presidente owned by his mother-in-law, killing six persons and himself and wounding four others. This inciden... | Air crash | null | null |
Stouffer's Inn fire | The Stouffer’s Inn fire occurred on Thursday, December 4, 1980 at the Stouffer’s Inn of Westchester (now the Renaissance Westchester Hotel, part of Renaissance Hotels) in West Harrison, NY. The fire killed 26 people, most through smoke inhalation [1], specifically carbon monoxide,[1] hydrogen cyanide,[1] and nitrogen d... | Fire | null | null |
As most students return to classrooms, schools in some countries have been shuttered for 18 months straight | Students across much of the world are trading in Zoom windows for chalkboards, in a global moment of hope and apprehension. In some places, including parts of the United States, many school doors shut for a year and a half have swung open, even amid resurgent coronavirus outbreaks. In five countries — Bangladesh, Kuwai... | Organization Closed | null | null |
More than 10,000 outbreaks caused by mushroom poisoning were reported across a decade in China, according to a recently released study. | More than 10,000 outbreaks caused by mushroom poisoning were reported across a decade in China, according to a recently released study.
Mushroom poisoning is the leading cause of foodborne disease outbreaks and outbreak-associated deaths in the country despite people being advised to not collect or eat wild mushrooms.
... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | The 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was the forty-sixth edition of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. [1][2] The competition was held from 23 October – 1 November 2015 at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, United Kingdom, and is the first time that Scotland hosted the event. [3] The competition served as ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
1961 Nordic Athletics Championships | The 1961 Nordic Athletics Championships was the inaugural edition of the international athletics competition between Nordic countries and was held in Oslo, Norway. It consisted of 34 individual athletics events, 22 for men and 12 for women. This covered a track and field programme plus a men's marathon race. Finland to... | Sports Competition | null | null |
St. Vincent's La Soufrière volcano eruption spotted from space (photos) | New satellite imagery captures the relentless eruptions of the La Soufrière volcano on St. Vincent, which began on Friday (April 9). La Soufrière, which last erupted in 1979, is located on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent. After decades of inactivity, the volcano started rumbling late last year, when scienti... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
2019 Brazil prison riots |
The Altamira prison riot occurred on 29 July 2019, when a riot broke out at the Centro de Recuperação Regional de Altamira prison in Altamira, Pará, Brazil, due to drug turf disputes between rival gangs within the prison. Over the five-hour conflict, 62 people died. Sixteen people were beheaded, and a fire lit at the... | Riot | null | null |
The folly of UNESCO withdrawal | This month, the Trump administration abruptly announced its intention to withdraw U.S. membership from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. This is bad policy. The president threw away his most credible source of bargaining leverage over the organization without getting anything in retu... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
China Property Crackdown Alarms Analysts as Economic Risks Grow | In the last decade and a half, the essayist and author Nassim Nicholas Taleb popularized the term black swan in reference to an event that comes as a big surprise, particularly for the economy and the financial system. While the term has become popular, what the world seems to see more of are gray rhinos. A gray rhino... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 901 crash | Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 901, also known as SAS Flight 901, was a scheduled international flight operated by the Scandinavian Airlines System, that overran the runway at its destination at John F. Kennedy International Airport on February 28, 1984. The flight, operated by a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, originate... | Air crash | null | null |
It’s Official: McAfee To Go Private In $14B Deal | ‘This transaction is a testament to McAfee’s market-leading online protection solutions, our talented employees, and outstanding customers and partners,’ says McAfee President and CEO Peter Leav. In one of the largest cybersecurity acquisitions in IT history, McAfee is set to be purchased by a group of private equity a... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
Sigizmund Levanevsky crash | Sigizmund Aleksandrovich Levanevsky (Russian: Сигизмунд Александрович Леваневский, Polish: Zygmunt Lewoniewski; 15 May [O.S. 2 May] 1902 – 13 August 1937) was a Soviet pioneer of long-range flight who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1934 for his role in the SS Chelyuskin rescue. Sigizmund Levanevsky w... | Air crash | null | null |
Ariana Grande’s New Husband Dalton Gomez Is Apparently “Perfect for Her” and “Unfazed by the Scope of Her Celebrity” | Ariana Grande’s New Husband Dalton Gomez Is Apparently “Perfect for Her” and “Unfazed by the Scope of Her Celebrity” The pair first started dating in January 2020 and got married over the weekend. Ariana Grande got married to her boyfriend Dalton Gomez this weekend after a little over a year of dating and, according ... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Deadly ‘invisible shipwrecks’ plague migrants bound for Canary Islands | A sharp increase in the deaths and disappearances of migrants at sea heading to Spain’s Canary Islands, along the West African coast, is a cause for “extreme concern” the UN’s migration agency, IOM, said on Friday. By the end of last month, the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Missing Migrants Project r... | Shipwreck | null | null |
Knowsley Heights fire |
The Knowsley Heights fire occurred in 1991 at the 11-story Knowsley Heights tower block in Huyton, Merseyside. No-one was injured in the fire. The fire was deliberately started when rubbish was set alight outside the 11-story Knowsley Heights tower block in Huyton, Merseyside. [1] The flames began at the bottom of th... | Fire | null | null |
2013 ITU World Triathlon Series | The 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series was a series of eight World Championship Triathlon events that led up to a Grand Final held in London in September 2013. The Series was organised under the auspices of the world governing body of triathlon, the International Triathlon Union (ITU). The World Triathlon Series (WTS) vis... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Maharashtra COVID restrictions: Shops, markets, malls to remain closed; groceries, chemists open | IST (Updated) Except for shops that provide essential services, all shops, markets, and malls in Maharashtra will remain closed throughout the day under the latest restrictions imposed by the Maharashtra government. Essential services include hospitals, diagnostic centers, clinics, medical insurance offices, pharmacies... | Organization Closed | null | null |
U.S. withdrawal from U.N. Human Rights Council is “America alone” | There should be little debate that promoting respect for human rights around the world is in the vital national security interests of the United States. Its greatest threats emanate from places where human rights and democratic governance are weak to nonexistent. Think North Korea, Iran, Russia, China, and Afghanistan... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Glasgow International Match |
The Sainsbury's International Match, formerly known as the Aviva International Match, was an annual indoor track and field athletics meeting which takes place in late January in Glasgow, Scotland. The televised competition is the first major indoor event in the United Kingdom's athletics calendar. It was held at the ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
1984 Eccles rail crash |
The 1984 Eccles rail crash occurred on 4 December 1984 at Eccles, Greater Manchester, when an express passenger train collided at speed with the rear of a freight train of oil tankers. The driver of the express and two passengers were killed, and 68 people were injured. The cause of the accident was determined to be ... | Train collisions | null | null |
Loyalton Fire | The Loyalton Fire was a wildfire burning in Lassen, Plumas and Sierra County, California, and Washoe County, Nevada. The fire burned about 47,029 acres (19,032 ha) in the Tahoe National Forest and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest before being fully contained on September 14, 2020. The fire was started by lightning stri... | Fire | null | null |
Pan Am Flight 292 crash | Pan Am Flight 292 was operated by a Boeing 707-120B that flew into Chances Peak on the island of Montserrat on 17 September 1965 while on a flight from Fort-de-France - Le Lamentin Airport in Martinique to Coolidge International Airport in Antigua and Barbuda. The aircraft was destroyed, there were no survivors among t... | Air crash | null | null |
Flattening the insolvency curve | There is some evidence of such mismatches in Singapore: A report released last month by the Ministry of Finance revealed that while nearly 76,000 workers found placements under the SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package introduced last May, there were still nearly 130,000 vacancies available at the end of last year. The BIS ... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Former All Black Carl Hayman diagnosed with early onset dementia | Updated 1009 GMT (1809 HKT) November 3, 2021
Former All Black Carl Hayman has been diagnosed with early onset dementia.
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Former New Zealand prop Carl Hayman has been diagnosed with early onset dementia at the age of 41, shining the spotlight on concussion-related illness in former rugby players.
Hayman, who pl... | Famous Person - Sick | null | null |
Locusts invade flood-hit fields in Sudan | September 6, 2007 (KHARTOUM) — Desert locusts have invaded flood-hit regions of Sudan, bringing fresh misery to farmers already struggling with downpours and a rise in water-borne disease, officials said on Thursday.
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An officer from the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said she had unconfirmed rep... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
What’s Trending in Aerospace – June 27, 2021 | Jet It and JetClub, two sister companies that operate unique new fractional ownership models in North America and Europe, have become the launch customers for Bye Aerospace’s all-electric twin-turboprop, the eFlyer 800. First unveiled by the Colorado-based electric aircraft maker in April , the eFlyer 800 is being dev... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
2015 Senegal mid-air collision crash | On 5 September 2015, CEIBA Intercontinental Flight 71, a Boeing 737 passenger jet en route from Dakar, Senegal, to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, collided mid-air with a Hawker Siddeley HS-125 air ambulance jet operated by Senegalair. The 737 was slightly damaged and managed to land safely at Malabo, but the HS-125, after ... | Air crash | null | null |
Man in induced coma, woman rushed to hospital after gas explosion at Mudgee home | A man has been put into an induced coma following a horror explosion at his home in central western NSW.
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Rylan Clark-Neal breaks silence revealing real reason for breakdown of marriage | Rylan Clark-Neal has revealed the reason for his marriage breakdown, sharing that he had "made a number of mistakes". The news broke on Sunday that they had split after six years of marriage, with Rylan admitting that he has "taken time away from work as I am not in a good place." "I have made a number of mistakes whic... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
2015 Bronx Legionnaires' disease outbreaks | In 2015, there were two outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx, New York City, United States. Between January and August 2015, one hundred and thirty people in New York City were infected with Legionnaires', but the majority of them were in the Bronx. [2]
Legionnaires Disease is an acute type of pneumonia tha... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Regional Airlines Flight 9288 crash | On 16 March 2005, Regional Airlines Flight 9288 crashed on approach to Varandey Airport in Russia's Nenetskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, killing 28 of the 52 people on board. [1]
Regional Airlines Flight 9288 was an Antonov An-24RV (NATO reporting name "Coke") making a non-scheduled Russian domestic passenger flight on 16 Marc... | Air crash | null | null |
26-year-old man killed in East Tennessee mine incident | Published: Feb. 24, 2021 at 1:01 PM EST|Updated: Feb. 24, 2021 at 3:03 PM EST
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -A death has been confirmed at an East Tennessee mine Tuesday.
According to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, a person has died at Nyrstar Tennessee Mines in Strawberry Plai... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
US to withdraw from UNESCO | he US has announced it will withdraw from the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), accusing the body of “anti-Israel bias”. Heather Nauert, US State Department spokesperson, said on Thursday the US would establish an “observer mission” to replace its representation at the Paris-based agency, Al... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Ålesund fire | The Ålesund fire happened on 23 January 1904 in the Norwegian city of Ålesund. It destroyed almost the whole city centre, built mostly of wood, like the majority of Norwegian towns at the time. The town has since been rebuilt and it is now the administrative centre of Ålesund Municipality. The fire started around 2 AM ... | Fire | null | null |
2009 Jaipur fire |
The Jaipur oil depot fire broke out on 29 October 2009 at 7:30 PM (IST) at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) oil depot's giant tank holding 8,000 kilolitres (280,000 cu ft) of petrol, in Sitapura Industrial Area on the outskirts of Jaipur, Rajasthan, killing 12 people and injuring over 300. The blaze continued to rage... | Fire | null | null |
WFP warns 3 million more people now “on the brink of famine” – Global issues | Home - World News - WFP warns 3 million more people now “on the brink of famine” – Global issues That number rose from 42 million at the start of the year to 27 million in 2019, the agency said in a press release. The increase is based on those living desperately in the official hunger classification of IPC4 and above,... | Famine | null | null |
2020–2021 Slovenian protests | OPS - Aware people of Slovenia organization
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The 2020 Slovenian protests are ongoing mostly peaceful protests against Janez Janša's government. Protests are held every Friday in the capital city of Ljubljana, they started during lockdown with people displaying banners and flags on their windows and ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Bank robbery suspect arrested after crashing car in Ann Arbor neighborhood | ANN ARBOR, MI – A bank robbery suspect was arrested Monday afternoon after crashing his getaway vehicle in an Ann Arbor neighborhood and trying to runaway on foot, police say. Police were called at 1:24 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, to a Key Bank branch, 2225 Washtenaw Ave., in Ypsilanti Township for a reported robbery at gun... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Hollister riot | The Hollister riot, also known as the Hollister Invasion,[4] was an event that occurred at the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA)-sanctioned Gypsy Tour motorcycle rally in Hollister, California from July 3 to 6, 1947. Many more motorcyclists than expected flooded the small town to watch the annual rallies, as well... | Riot | null | null |
2011 NBA Lockout |
The 2011 NBA lockout was the fourth and most recent lockout in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Team owners began the work stoppage upon expiration of the 2005 collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The 161-day lockout began on July 1, 2011 and ended on December 8, 2011. It delayed the start ... | Strike | null | null |
Vondelstraat riots | The Vondelstraat riots (Dutch: Vondelstraatrellen) were violent disturbances on Vondelstraat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands between squatters and the state in March 1980. It also involved the deployment of military tanks on the streets for the first time since World War II, and was one of the most serious disturbances i... | Riot | null | null |
1995 Dinar earthquake | The 1995 Dinar earthquake occurred on 1 October in Dinar (District), Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. It had an Mw magnitude of 6.2[3] with an epicenter close to the Dinar-Çivril fault. [3]
The earthquake occurred at a time of political instability in Turkey, with large strikes by public sector workers taking place just 11 days... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Earthquakes in 1995 details the major earthquakes that occurred around the world in the year 1995. | Earthquakes in 1995 details the major earthquakes that occurred around the world in the year 1995. The Great Hanshin earthquake, or Kobe earthquake, occurred on Tuesday, January 17, 1995 at 05:46 JST (January 16 at 20:46 UTC) in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale... | Earthquakes | null | null |
1855 Catalan general strike |
In 1855, Catalonian workers went on strike following the dubious trial and execution of labor leader Josep Barceló Cassadó [ca]. It was the first general strike in Spanish history. A factory director was killed in Sants during the strike. As labor unions expanded in the next century, strikes became commonplace in Bar... | Strike | null | null |
More than 100 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide | The bodies of at least 50 jade miners were pulled from the mud on Jul 2, 2020 after a landslide in northern Myanmar. (Photo: Facebook/Myanmar Fire Services Department) YANGON: The bodies of at least 100 jade miners were pulled from the mud after a landslide in northern Myanmar on Thursday (Jul 2), in one of the worst... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Advocates Urge NY to Boost $2B Fund for Undocumented Workers | Natividad Aguilar, a 31-year-old mother of three daughters in Manhattan, is among those waiting for her application to be processed. She works a string of jobs, including cleaning homes, and said some in her community were skeptical or worried about the fund initially. But she said such concerns are dwindling as tens o... | Financial Aid | null | null |
We won’t eradicate covid. The pandemic will still end. | The discipline of infectious diseases has strict definitions for the level of containment for a communicable disease. “Control” means that a disease has been brought down to low levels of circulation with the help of public health interventions such as vaccines. “Elimination” means the incidence of disease has been red... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Edmonton air crash | The Edmonton air crash occurred on 4 September 1938. A Hawker Audax (serial number K7381) of No. 1 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School, Royal Air Force, based at Hatfield, crashed into a residential area in the Edmonton region of London (then in Middlesex). The aircraft was being flown by a 19-year-old pilot,... | Air crash | null | null |
1980 African Cup of Nations Final | The 1980 African Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Nigeria. Just like in 1978, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Nigeria won its first championship, beating Algeria in the final 3−0. The 8 qualified teams... | Sports Competition | null | null |
2010 Aéro-Service C-212 crash | On 19 June 2010, a CASA C-212 Aviocar transport aircraft crashed on a flight from Yaoundé, Cameroon, to Yangadou, Republic of the Congo, killing all eleven people on board. Among the victims were the entire board of Australian mining conglomerate Sundance Resources, including mining executive Ken Talbot. On 19 June 201... | Air crash | null | null |
Loma Fire | The Loma Fire was a wildfire that broke out on September 26, 2016, in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Santa Clara County, California. By the time the fire was contained on October 12, the fire had burned 4,474 acres (18 km2) of land and had destroyed 12 residences and 16 outbuildings. [1]
With the containment of the fire,... | Fire | null | null |
Kansas' outdated unemployment system has history of broken contracts and millions wasted. Here's what happened. | In the early 2000s, the bursting dot-com bubble prompted a recession that plunged scores of Kansans into unemployment. The backbone of the state's unemployment insurance programs struggled to keep up after Congress created new programs for out-of-work residents. "The antiquated system prevented KDOL from improving its ... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
First look at the 2024 total solar eclipse | On August 21, 2017, millions who live in or traveled to the United States witnessed a spectacular event — the first total solar eclipse in the continental U.S. in 38 years. The narrow path of totality on American soil started in Oregon and ended in South Carolina, captivating all of those fortunate enough to witness it... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
1969 World Snooker Championship |
The 1969 World Snooker Championship (also known as the Player's No.6 World Snooker Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a professional snooker tournament. It was the first World Snooker Championship in a knock-out format since 1957, following a series of challenge matches from 1964 to 1968. John Spencer won the ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Rylan Clark-Neal: 'Divorce is the only option' | He took some time off from work earlier this year to “save his marriage” – but four months later, Rylan Clark-Neal is reportedly set to divorce his husband Dan Neal.
According to insiders, “Things were looking so good, like they were back together. They hoped they could avoid divorce, but it’s now looking like the only... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Wapping dispute |
The Wapping dispute was a lengthy failed strike by print workers in London in 1986. Print unions tried to block distribution of The Sunday Times, along with other newspapers in Rupert Murdoch's News International group, after production was shifted to a new plant in Wapping in January 1986. At the new facility, moder... | Strike | null | null |
United Airlines Flight 93 crash | United Airlines Flight 93 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight that was hijacked by four al-Qaeda terrorists on board, as part of the September 11 attacks. It crashed into a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, during an attempt by the passengers and crew to regain control of the plane. All 44 people on board w... | Air crash | null | null |
Trump Said He Would Terminate the U.S. Relationship With the W.H.O. Here's What That Means | The World Health Organization(WHO) has driven the charges leading to some of the 20th century’s greatest public health triumphs. And throughout WHO’s 72-year history, the U.S. has been the organization’s star player, coach, and biggest sponsor. During the WHO’s latest funding cycle, the U.S. contributed $893 million—15... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Hundreds Of Russian Troops Take Part In Military Drills In Tajikistan | Russia says about 500 of its troops are taking part in military drills in Tajikistan amid fears of instability across its Central Asian allies after the Taliban gained control of much of Afghanistan, including its northern areas. "Tactical maneuvers with weapons training exercises have started with the participation of... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Russia shuts down opposition leader Alexey Navalny's anti-corruption foundation | Russia's government has ordered opposition leader Alexey Navalny's political organization to shut down, at least for now. The fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin just ended a three-week hunger strike in a Russian prison. CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports that Navalny's supporters used his st... | Organization Closed | null | null |
THE fireball engulfing the West Atlas drill rig has been extinguished | THE fireball engulfing the West Atlas drill rig has been extinguished and the oil and gas leak fuelling the blaze finally stopped, more than 10 weeks after the environmental crisis in the Timor Sea began.
Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson said a commission of inquiry and a commissioner would be announced be... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Great Fire of 1873 | The Great Fire of 1873 was a major fire which swept through the downtown of Portland, Oregon on August 2, 1873, destroying twenty-two blocks on the west side of the Willamette River, including along Yamhill and Morrison Streets. A mix of mansions, tenements, and commercial property were destroyed. Many businesses were ... | Fire | null | null |
United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday (June 23) warned Congress that the US risks a debt default and a new financial crisis as soon as August if lawmakers fail to act quickly to suspend or raise the federal borrowing limit | WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday (June 23) warned Congress that the US risks a debt default and a new financial crisis as soon as August if lawmakers fail to act quickly to suspend or raise the federal borrowing limit. In testimony to a Senate appropriations sub-committe... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Goodyear home explosion under investigation after sending 2 people to the hospital | Firefighters were called to the home with reports of multiple explosions, a fire and two people trapped. One person is still in critical condition.
Author: Colleen Sikora
Published: 4:36 PM MST September 13, 2021
Updated: 5:07 PM MST September 13, 2021
Investigators are working to figure out what caused a house to expl... | Gas explosion | null | null |
'We will always be a Duke something': Meghana Sai Iragavarapu talks character, community in 2021 Commencement speech | “This is not normal,” said senior Meghana Sai Iragavarapu as she began her speech at the 2021 Commencement ceremony.
Iragavarapu said that the last time things felt normal for her was in March 2020 when she was in Cameron Indoor Stadium screaming for Duke to beat the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill after we... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
2018 York University strike | York University Administration
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CUPE Local 3903
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The 2018 York University strike was a strike by CUPE Local 3903, the union representing contract professors, teaching assistants, and graduate assistants at York University. [9][10] At 143 days long it is the longest strike in the post-secon... | Strike | null | null |
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