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April 27 demonstrations | The April 27 demonstrations were massive student protest marches throughout major cities in China during the Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989. The students were protesting in response to the April 26 Editorial published by the People's Daily the previous day. The editorial asserted that the student movement was anti-p... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Trump Abandons US-Russian Nuclear Treaty, Claiming Russia Has "Not Honored It" | Donald Trump announced this weekend that the United States will withdraw from the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (or INF for short) because Russia has "not honored" it. At his rally in Nevada, he offered up a word salad of an explanation, which may please both his supporters and his Russian allies, b... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Gas company Inpex fined $12,600 for evaporating water containing PFAS over Darwin Harbour | 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
Gas company Inpex has bee... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Sandalwood Fire | The Sandalwood Fire was a wildfire that burned in the city of Calimesa in Riverside County, California. The fire started on October 10 in the afternoon, killed two people[2] and destroyed 74 structures. [3]
The fire, named after a street near where the fire started, ignited when a garbage truck dumped its smoldering l... | Fire | null | null |
Northrop Grumman to launch new satellite-servicing robot aimed at commercial and government market | Northrop Grumman today has two Mission Extension Vehicles in orbit providing station-keeping services for two Intelsat geostationary satellites that were running low on fuel. The company meanwhile is preparing to launch a new servicing vehicle equipped with a robotic arm that will install propulsion jet packs on dying... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
Covid-19 overtakes 1918 Spanish flu as deadliest disease in American history | The Covid-19 pandemic has become the deadliest disease event in American history, with a death toll surpassing that of the 1918 Spanish flu. The Spanish flu was previously the disease event that caused the biggest loss of life in the United States; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 675,000 Am... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
License CRISPR patents for free to share gene editing globally | The library at Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands. The university is providing free access to CRISPR patents for non-commercial use.Credit: Frans Sellies/Moment/Getty This week, Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands announced that it will allow non-profit organizations to use its CRI... | Organization Established | null | null |
UK miners' strike (1974) |
The Three-Day Week was one of several measures introduced in the United Kingdom by the Conservative government at the time to conserve electricity, the generation of which was severely restricted owing to industrial action by coal miners. From 1 January 1974, commercial users of electricity were limited to three spec... | Strike | null | null |
Chinese property developer’s debt struggle rattles investors | Backers of Libya’s factions meet in Paris today to affirm their support for what is likely to become a messy election period. The secretary of state’s visit follows a spate of military coups in four African countries. Capital punishment was a tool of white supremacy designed to instill terror and cement foreign dominat... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
More young women are being diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer | Susan G. Komen says that prognosis tends to be worse in women under 40 than in older women.
Author: Jennifer Hoff (KARE 11)
Published: 9:09 PM CDT October 20, 2021
Updated: 1:19 AM CDT October 21, 2021
RICHFIELD, Minn. — October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and with it comes a concerning new trend researchers say t... | Famous Person - Sick | null | null |
Woman Dead From Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Flushing | The FDNY and EMS responded to a 911 call just after 8 p.m. and came across an unconscious woman on the floor of her apartment inside 34-45 Leavitt St., the FDNY said.
The 52-year-old was transferred to Flushing Hospital where she was later pronounced dead, the FDNY said.
The 911 caller initially reported the woman as b... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Houston doctors warn of hypothermia, carbon monoxide poisoning amid plunging temperatures in Texas | Eithan Colindres, left, wears a winter coat inside as he tries to stay warm with Brian Colindres, Tamilin Colindres, Sofia Morazan and Brihana Colindres after their apartment in the Greenspoint area lost power following an overnight snowfall Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 in Houston. Temperatures plunged into the teens Monday w... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Joe Biden kicks off Europe visit with warning for Russia | "The United States will respond in a robust and meaningful way, when the Russian government engages in harmful activities," said US President Joe Biden as he kicked off his first overseas tour as president on Wednesday. "We've already demonstrated that. I'm going to communicate that there are consequences for violati... | Famine | null | null |
Lava flow slows on Spanish island after volcanic eruption | TODOQUE, Canary Islands (AP) — The advance of lava from a volcanic eruption on one of Spain’s Canary Islands has slowed significantly, raising fears Thursday that the molten rock might fan out further in coming days and wreak more destruction instead of just flowing out into the sea. One giant river of lava 600 meters ... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
Mount Merapi, the most active volcano in Indonesia, erupted again on Friday. | JAKARTA (XINHUA) - Mount Merapi, the most active volcano in Indonesia, erupted again on Friday (April 10), spewing a column of ashes by up to 3,000 metres high, the Indonesian Volcanology Agency said. The 2,930-m volcano which is located on Indonesia's main Java island, has spewed ashes for 13 times since September, in... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
Bad banks: LVB’s collapse marks 5th financial institution’s failure in less than 3 years | India’s bad bank problem has aggravated over the past few years and the economic slowdown triggered by the pandemic could make matters worse, with defaults on the rise. The recent collapse of Chennai-based Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) marks the failure of the fifth financial institution in less than three years. The 94-yea... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Reynolds High School closed for two days before full week of “short-term” distance learning | Due to COVID-19 exposures, the 2,680 students at Reynolds High School in Troutdale will revert to distance learning until Sept. 27. There will be no school Sept. 16 and 17 to give educators time to transition to distance learning. “Community spread of the COVID-19 virus continues and while the number of students or sta... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Soure train crash | The Soure train crash occurred on 31 July 2020 when a high-speed passenger train collided with a track maintenance vehicle at Soure, Portugal. Two people were killed and 43 were injured, three seriously. During the day of the accident (31 July 2020), the maintenance vehicle (Portuguese: Veículo de Conservação de Catená... | Train collisions | null | null |
US$45 million allocated for drought-affected people | (New York, 5 June 2019): Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock today allocated US$45 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to immediately scale up food and nutrition assistance, safe water provision, livelihoods protection, and other urgent huma... | Famine | null | null |
Lancashire gas explosion that killed two-year-old caused by cut gas pipe | Police inquiry into incident in which George Arthur Hinds died is being classed as a criminal investigation
Last modified on Tue 25 May 2021 05.11 BST
A gas explosion that killed a two-year-old boy was caused by a cut gas pipe inside a neighbouring house, police have said.
George Arthur Hinds died in the blast in Heysh... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Marden rail crash |
The Marden rail crash occurred on 4 January 1969 near Marden, Kent, United Kingdom, when a passenger train ran into the rear of a parcels train, having passed two signals at danger. Four people were killed and 11 were injured. One person was awarded the British Empire Medal for his part in the aftermath of the collis... | Train collisions | null | null |
45 million people threatened by famine in Southern Africa | 45 million people are threatened by famine in Southern Africa due to drought, floods and economic hardship in their countries, the United Nations warned on Thursday. “This hunger crisis is reaching unprecedented proportions, and our field observations show that it will still get worse,” says Lola Castro from the World ... | Famine | null | null |
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has visited Dagestan the day after it was hit by suicide attacks, and promised "tough, severe" anti-terror tactics | Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has visited Dagestan the day after it was hit by suicide attacks, and promised "tough, severe" anti-terror tactics.
He flew to the North Caucasus republic for talks with regional leaders, after 12 people were killed on Wednesday. Meanwhile, funerals were held in Moscow for most of the ... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
Lessons from Brazil’s São Paulo droughts (commentary) | The year 2021 is a La Niña year, and La Niña events typically lead to droughts in southeastern Brazil where São Paulo, the world’s fourth largest city, is located. La Niña events result from a cooling of surface water in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean (Figure 1). On a decadal scale, the driest decades in this re... | Droughts | null | null |
Even if famine isn’t declared, Yemen has a massive hunger problem | ‘You go to work and you make money, and this money is worthless. It cannot even secure food on the table.’ Middle East Editor In the coming weeks and months, a group of experts will decide if Yemen, a country the UN has deemed the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis”, is in the midst of, or at risk of, a famine. Despite... | Famine | null | null |
1990 Bishop's Castle earthquake |
The 1990 Bishop's Castle earthquake occurred near the town of Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England on 2 April. On 2 April 1990, a powerful earth tremor was felt across much of England and Wales at 13:46 34.2s GMT. Early news reports in the immediate aftermath speculatively attributed the epicentre to places as far apa... | Earthquakes | null | null |
American Caeleb Dressel sets world record in 2nd individual win at Olympics | Two days after setting an American record in the 100-meter freestyle, Dressel one-upped himself with a world record in winning gold in the 100-meter butterfly.
Dressel broke his own world record by swimming 49.45 seconds in the final for his second individual gold of the games, and his Olympic career. He had set a reco... | Break historical records | null | null |
Undrinkable tap-water and a leaking roof, K-Block's list of defects goes on |
Almost five months after the Tasmanian Government announced it would take possession of the newly built K-Block building at the Royal Hobart Hospital, the facility still does not have drinkable water running through many of its taps.
Staff have been forced to cart bottled water around the 10-storey building, and the H... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Grenfell Tower fire |
On 14 June 2017, a fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London, at 00:54 BST; 72 people perished, including two who later died in hospital. More than 70 others were injured and 223 people escaped. It was the deadliest structural fire in the United Kingdom since the 1... | Fire | null | null |
1947 BOAC Douglas C-47 crash | The 1947 BOAC Douglas C-47 Crash occurred on 11 January 1947 when Douglas C-47A G-AGJX of British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) crashed into a hill at Stowting, Kent, in southeast England, killing five people outright, with a further three dying from injuries received. The aircraft had been operating a scheduled ... | Air crash | null | null |
Remains of Nazi V2 terror rocket dug up at St Mary's Platt | A team of expert archaeologists have successfully uncovered the remnants of a German V2 terror rocket 77 years after it detonated in a Kent field at speeds of up to 3,300 mph. Colin and Sean Welch, who run Research Resource Archaeology, began digging on Monday at St Mary's Platt and uncovered the first remnants on Tu... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
Chinese astronauts land after historic 3-month mission to new space station | A spacecraft carrying Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo touched down safely in the Gobi Desert in Inner Mongolia today (Sept. 17) at 1:34 a.m. EDT (0534 GMT; 1:34 p.m. Beijing time) today, bringing the historic Shenzhou 12 mission to an end. Shenzhou 12 launched on June 16 and arrived seven hours later at Tianhe... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
1973 Thai popular uprising | The popular uprising of 14 October 1973 (Thai: เหตุการณ์ 14 ตุลา, RTGS: Hetkan Sip-Si Tula, "October 14 Event"; or Thai: วันมหาวิปโยค, RTGS: Wan Maha Wippayok, "Day of Great Sorrow"[1]) was a watershed event in Thailand's history. The uprising resulted in the end of the ruling military dictatorship of anti-communist Th... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
NextGEN portal to maritime decarbonisation projects launched | NextGEN (where "GEN" stands for "Green and Efficient Navigation") is an important initiative to support the maritime sector's push towards the "next generation" of low and zero-carbon fuels and technologies. The NextGEN web portal, an online collaborative global ecosystem of maritime transport decarbonisation initia... | Organization Established | null | null |
Former Assam Cricket Association official arrested over alleged funds misuse | GUWAHATI, Dec 15: Police have arrested former Assam Cricket Association (ACA) secretary, Pradip Buragohain, over alleged financial irregularities during his tenure, based on an FIR lodged at Fatasil Ambari police station here.
“We found certain facts and information during our preliminary investigation to take former A... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
Daughter of Penelope Jackson releases statement after Berrow murder judgement | The daughter of Penelope and David Jackson has issued a statement following the high-profile murder case in Berrow. Penelope Jackson, 66, stabbed 78-year-old David Jackson with a kitchen knife at their home in Berrow’s Parsonage Road on February 13th. Penelope was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison at Bristol... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
London Dock Strike of 1889 |
The London dock strike was an industrial dispute involving dock workers in the Port of London. It broke out on 14 August 1889, and resulted in victory for the 100,000 strikers and established strong trade unions amongst London dockers, one of which became the nationally important Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General La... | Strike | null | null |
Horn of Africa pays the cost of interlinked disasters | The large swarm of locusts which hit the Horn of Africa in the Spring of 2020, and cyclone Amphan, which struck the border region of India and Bangladesh in May of that year, might not seem to be connected at first glance. However, a report released on Wednesday by UN University - the academic and research branch of th... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Trade organizations for convenience stores and petroleum marketers announce merger | The Ohio Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association and Ohio Association of Convenience Stores will merge into one organization. The merger, which takes effect in January, will create the Ohio Energy and Convenience Association (OECA). “We are thrilled the members of the Ohio Petroleum Marketers and Convenie... | Organization Merge | null | null |
1949 Strato-Freight Curtiss C-46A crash | Coordinates: 18°28′08″N 66°12′14″W / 18.469°N 66.204°W / 18.469; -66.204
On 7 June 1949, a Strato-Freight Curtiss Wright C-46D, registered in the United States as NC92857, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean 10 km (6.4 mi) west of San Juan-Isla Grande Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico while en route to Miami, Florida. [1... | Air crash | null | null |
Shirokiya Department Store fire | Shirokiya Department Store fire (白木屋大火, Shirokiya Taika) was a fire at the Shirokiya Department Store, Tokyo, Japan, on December 16, 1932 which left 14 people dead and 67 people injured. [1] The Shirokiya Department store had eight stories and two underground floors. Floors 4 through 8 caught fire in the incident. It i... | Fire | null | null |
2018 New York City helicopter crash | On March 11, 2018, a sightseeing helicopter crashed into the East River off the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, killing 5 people. Two passengers died at the scene, and three others were pronounced dead at the hospital. The pilot escaped the helicopter following the crash. The aircraft was operated by Liber... | Air crash | null | null |
1945 Anti-Jewish riots in Tripolitania | The 1945 Anti-Jewish riots in Tripolitania was the most violent rioting against Jews in North Africa in modern times. From November 5 to November 7, 1945, more than 140 Jews were killed and many more injured in a pogrom in British-military-controlled Tripolitania. 38 Jews were killed in Tripoli from where the riots spr... | Riot | null | null |
Best Places To See The Great American Total Solar Eclipse | Are you planning to see the first total eclipse of the sun in the U.S. in 99 years, knowing that the next one here isn't until 2024? And do you want to find somewhere to see it worth the trip just for the festivities? On Monday, Aug. 21, astronomers and world-wide sky chasers will seek out a corridor from Oregon to Sou... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Gas explosion in Tartu kills one, seriously injures several others | A gas explosion in a Tartu apartment building Thursday afternoon which killed one and injured several more, many of them seriously, may have been caused intentionally. Three of the seriously injured were first responders who had been called to the address, after residents reported a smell of gas. Two of them have suffe... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Reconciliation Movement in 1990 | Reconciliation Movement in 1990 a.k.a. (Verrat e Lukes, allegiance, To you I forgave thee blood, Kosovo), was an Albanian all-national movement for blood pardon in Albania and Kosovo. It was organized in 1990 by students, professors and workers' unions in Kosovo. It is part of similar movements throughout Albanian regi... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Brazil dam disaster death toll rises to 99 | Decrease in stocks could heighten pressure on the Biden administration to release oil from emergency reserves to cap soaring petrol prices Wednesday, November 17 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa signs off on deadline to hand in state capture findings Coalition talks between parties collapse but ANC can elect some mayors ... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
1969 race riots of Singapore |
The 1969 race riots of Singapore were one of the two riots encountered in post-independence Singapore. The seven days of communal riots from 31 May to 6 June 1969, a result of the spillover of the 13 May Incident in Malaysia, resulted in a final toll of 4 dead and 80 wounded.
The precursor of the 1969 race riots ca... | Riot | null | null |
Annastacia Palaszczuk asks Scott Morrison for more Great Barrier Reef funding as UNESCO considers 'in-danger' proposal | Annastacia Palaszczuk asks Scott Morrison for more Great Barrier Reef funding as UNESCO considers 'in-danger' proposal
The Queensland Premier has asked the Prime Minister to match funding for renewable energy jobs and water quality projects ahead of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee's vote on whether to list the ree... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Sea turtles at risk as scientists predict more than 50 per cent are ingesting marine debris | Sea turtles at risk as scientists predict more than 50 per cent are ingesting marine debris
More than 50 per cent of sea turtles are ingesting marine debris, a huge amount of which is floating around the world's oceans, scientists say.
On North Stradbroke Island, in Queensland's Moreton Bay, the turtle population has ... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Man who had terminal cancer and was granted early release from prison has died | A man who had terminal cancer and was released from prison more than a decade early so he could be with his family has died, officials said. Danny Ray Aria died Wednesday, an official said. He was 49. Aria served 22 years of a 42-year sentence after being convicted of multiple charges for an incident that court documen... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
All Nippon Airways Flight 533 crash | All Nippon Airways Flight 533, registration JA8658, was a NAMC YS-11 en route from Osaka, Japan, to Matsuyama on the island of Shikoku. It was the fifth crash in Japan in 1966 and the second one experienced by All Nippon Airways that year, the first being the loss of Flight 60 on February 4. It was also, at the time, t... | Air crash | null | null |
Huge solar storm hitting Earth today could cause mass disruption for power grids and satellites, agency warns | Huge solar storm hitting Earth today could cause mass disruption for power grids and satellites, agency warns A X5.4 solar flare, the largest in five years, erupts from the sun’s surface March 6, 2012 (Getty Images) An enormous solar flare is expected to hit Earth today, potentially affecting power grids and generatin... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
A New Pest Attacking Healthy Ripening Fruit in Oregon | A New Pest Attacking Healthy Ripening Fruit in Oregon: Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila Suzukii (Matsumura)
Pest of Concern
Infestations of the Spotted Wing Drosophila fly (Diptera: Drosophilidae; SWD), an exotic pest, were found in Oregon fruits. There are 3000 species of Drosophila, commonly known as vinegar flies... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
CFMEU fined $242,000 for 'arrogant' union action over Footscray concrete pour | 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
Australia's most militant... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Maxton man arrested in Southern Pines bank robbery | SOUTHERN PINES — A Maxton man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a bank here, according to the Southern Pines Police Department. Herbert Lynn Lowery, 41, was arrested and charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon after the First National Bank near downtown Southern Pines was reported robbed Mon... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
North Bengal: 130 kids down with respiratory illness; govt braces for outbreak | At least 130 children in north Bengal have taken ill in the past few days from a disease that some experts suspect is being caused by Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). With doctors in government hospitals saying that they fear a massive outbreak in paediatric respiratory cases, an expert committee set up by the state ... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Gwen Stefani Married Blake Shelton, Wore Cowboy Boots | Move over, The Bachelor: There’s another matchmaking reality show in town. After weeks of wedding rumors, former The Voice co-hosts Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton got married at Shelton’s Oklahoma ranch on Saturday. The Voice’s host, Carson Daly, officiated the ceremony, but Adam Levine, Shelton’s former fellow judge o... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
U.S. to relax travel restrictions for vaccinated foreign air travelers in November | WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The United States will reopen in November to air travelers from 33 countries including China, India, Brazil and most of Europe who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the White House said on Monday, easing tough pandemic-related restrictions that started early last year.
The decision,... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
Woman injured in gas pipe explosion in Mirpur dies in hospital | A woman has succumbed to burn injuries sustained in a gas pipe explosion during repair works in the Mirpur 11 area of Dhaka on Wednesday.
Rina Akter, 50, died while undergoing treatment at the ICU of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS) at 10:20pm on Thursday.
She sustained 70% burns.
... | Gas explosion | null | null |
2017 Mumbai flood |
The 2017 Mumbai flood refers to the flooding that occurred on 29 August 2017, following heavy rain on 29 August 2017 in Mumbai. Transport systems were unavailable through parts of the city as trains and roadways were shut. Power was shut off from various parts of the city to prevent electrocution. [1] The Internation... | Floods | null | null |
Lockhart River air disaster crash | The Lockhart River air disaster occurred on 7 May 2005, when Aero-Tropics Air Services Flight 675 crashed while on approach to land at Lockhart River Airport in Queensland, Australia, on a ridge known as South Pap 6 nautical miles (11 km) north-west of the airport. [2] All fifteen on board died as the aircraft was comp... | Air crash | null | null |
1982 TABA Fairchild FH-227 accident crash | The TABA Fairchild FH-227 accident happened on 12 June 1982 when a twin-engined Fairchild FH-227B (registered in Brazil as PT-LBV) on an internal scheduled passenger flight from Eirunepé Airport to Tabatinga International Airport crashed in bad weather. [1] On approach to land at Tabatinga, the aircraft hit a lighting ... | Air crash | null | null |
Climate funding target for poorer countries ‘likely to be met’ by 2022 | Rich states missed $100bn target in 2020 but recent pledges by US, EU and China have lifted prospects, says economist Last modified on Mon 8 Nov 2021 13.05 GMT Developing countries could receive long-promised funds to help them tackle the climate crisis as soon as next year, in a major boost for the prospects of succes... | Financial Aid | null | null |
Rhoads Opera House fire |
The Rhoads Opera House Fire occurred on Monday evening, January 13, 1908 in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, United States. The opera house caught fire during a stage play sponsored by nearby St. John's Lutheran Church. The fire started when a kerosene lamp being used for stage lighting was knocked over, starting a fire on t... | Fire | null | null |
Gas explosion leaves 12 dead, 138 hurt | President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out efforts to rescue the injured after a gas explosion in Central China's Hubei province on Sunday morning.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, asked authorities to console the families of the... | Gas explosion | null | null |
The US to Withdraw from UNESCO | The U.S. Department of State announced late on Thursday that the U.S. will withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), effective Dec. 31, 2018. According to the State Department's press release, the U.S. intends to remain a non-member observer state to “contribute U.S. v... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Police: Fleeing bank robber fires at officers, collides with truck | Updated: March 10, 2021 11:19 pm Corley Peel, Reporter/Weekend Anchor JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A young girl and her grandfather were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after colliding with a car driven by a suspected bank robber, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Cheyenne Meyer, public information officer with ... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
NYC teen allegedly murdered ‘innocent kid’ after getting probation in 2020 shooting | A Bronx teen was cut loose by a judge in an armed-robbery shooting over prosecutors’ objections — only to proceed to allegedly murder an “innocent kid” in a botched gang hit, The Post has learned. Steven Mendez, 17 — who was once even busted for allegedly pulling a gun on his own mom — could have been kept behind bars ... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
2003 Boumerdès earthquake | The 2003 Boumerdès earthquake occurred on May 21 at 19:44:21 local time in northern Algeria. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). The epicentre of the earthquake was located near the town of Thénia in Boumerdès Province, approximately 60 km east of the capital Algiers... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Volga-Dnepr Airlines Flight 4066 crash | On 13 November 2020, Volga-Dnepr Airlines Flight 4066 suffered an uncontained engine failure on take-off from Tolmachevo Airport, Novosibirsk, Russia for Vienna International Airport, Vienna, Austria. The aircraft was severely damaged, and was further damaged when it overran the runway on landing at Tolmachevo airport.... | Air crash | null | null |
1956 Kano Airport BOAC Argonaut crash | The 1956 Kano Airport BOAC Argonaut crash occurred on 24 June 1956 when a British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) four-engined Canadair C-4 Argonaut airliner registered G-ALHE crashed into a tree on departure from Kano Airport in Nigeria, three crew and 29 passengers were killed. [1][2]
At 17:21 the Argonaut depar... | Air crash | null | null |
1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake | The 1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake occurred at about 18:45 to 18:50 local time on 16 June. It had an estimated magnitude ranging from 7.7 to 8.2 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of XI (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It triggered a tsunami and caused at least 1,543 deaths. [2] Th... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Mikkeli hostage crisis | The Mikkeli hostage crisis, or Jakomäki bank robbery took place on 8–9 August 1986, which ended in Mikkeli, South Savo, Finland, outside of the Mikkeli County Government House on Maaherrankatu. The crisis began when the perpetrator, Jorma Kalevi Takala (born July 11, 1950) took three hostages in Helsinki in a bank robb... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Daunte Wright protests |
The Daunte Wright protests are a series of protests and civil unrest that began in Brooklyn Center, a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, on April 11, 2021. [21] Protests began soon after news spread of the killing of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old biracial Black man, who was fatally shot by police officer Kimberly Po... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Colby Fire | The Colby Fire was a wildfire in the Angeles National Forest. It was ignited along the Colby Truck Trail in the San Gabriel Mountains in northern Los Angeles County, United States. The fire started on January 16, 2014 and eventually burned 1,992 acres. On January 25, the Colby Fire had burned 1,962 acres, and was 98% ... | Fire | null | null |
Elvetham air crash | The Elvetham air crash occurred on 5 October 1945 when a Consolidated Liberator GR.VI aircraft, serial number KG867, of 311 Squadron Royal Air Force crashed at Elvetham, east of Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, following a fire in one of its engines and fuel starvation to another. The aircraft was about five minutes into a ... | Air crash | null | null |
Fairfield train crash |
The Fairfield/Bridgeport train crash occurred on May 17, 2013, when a Metro-North Railroad passenger train derailed between the Fairfield Metro and Bridgeport stations in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the United States. The derailed train fouled the adjacent line and a train heading in the opposite direction then collid... | Train collisions | null | null |
Olympics-Weightlifting-China’s Shi breaks world record and wins gold medal in 73kg category | Tokyo (Reuters)-China’s Shi Zhiyong broke his own world record of winning the men’s 73 kg weightlifting event at the Olympic Games on Wednesday and winning the gold medal twice in a row.
At the age of 27, he lifted a total of 364 kg to improve his own world record of 363 kg set at the 2019 World Championships.
Venezuel... | Break historical records | null | null |
This May Be the Best Commencement Speech Ever | It’s tough to give a good commencement speech , one that isn’t trite or packed with pseudo-inspirational Pinterest quotes. However, over the weekend, the 2021 graduating class of Wilberforce University got to hear a genuinely good one. During his commencement speech for the Ohio HBCU, university president Dr. Elfred An... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
Locust plague hits eastern Australia - Phys.org | April 14, 2010
Locust plague hits eastern Australia
Swarms of locusts have been ravaging crops in a vast section of eastern Australia following recent floods in the region, a top official has said.
Swarms of locusts have infested a huge area of eastern Australia roughly the size of Spain after recent floods, ravaging f... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone | The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2008 Fed Cup. The fifteen teams were divided into three pools of four teams and one pool of three. The four pool winners took part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to the World Group II Play-offs. The nations finishing last ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
‘Super blood moon’ eclipse earns mixed reviews | People across New Zealand and around the world stayed up Wednesday to watch a cosmic event called a super blood moon, a combination of a total lunar eclipse and a brighter-than-usual supermoon. During the buildup, a glittering moon rose above the horizon. As the Earth’s shadow began taking bites from the moon, it crea... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
4 Biggest Merger and Acquisition Disasters | If a merger goes well, the value of the new company should appreciate as investors anticipate synergies to be actualized, creating cost savings, and/or increased revenues for the new entity. However, time and again, executives face major stumbling blocks after the deal is consummated. Cultural clashes and turf wars can... | Organization Merge | null | null |
Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crash | The Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crash happened on November 3, 1980 at the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Caracas, Venezuela. [1]
Latin Carga was a Venezuelan cargo airline. Most of the airline's aircraft were small turbo-props. However, it obtained two used Convair CV-880 airliners, including the one that crash... | Air crash | null | null |
Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 crash | Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 was a Fairchild F27A Friendship airliner that crashed on May 7, 1964, near Danville, California, a suburb east of Oakland. [1][2] The Thursday morning crash was most likely the first instance in the United States of an airliner's pilots being shot by a passenger as part of a mass murder–sui... | Air crash | null | null |
The new age of American power | Despite forecasts of decline following the Afghanistan withdrawal, the US military is planning another century of global domination. By Adam Tooze In August 2021, the dismaying scenes at Kabul airport stirred a number of gloomy pronouncements about the decline of American power. The anguished tone o... | Financial Aid | null | null |
Columbia | SIPA Center on Global Energy Policy | The US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is now complete. Though the sanctions recently reimposed largely date from the Obama administration, the Iran policy of the United States now belongs only to Donald Trump.
Indeed, though some in his orbit may argue that the United States is laboring ... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
2007 Bihar flood |
The 2007 Bihar flood, which started in August 2007, was described by the United Nations as the worst flood in the "living memory" of Bihar. [1] It is believed to be the worst flood in Bihar in the last 30 years. By 3 August, the estimated death toll was 41 people, and 48 schoolgirls were marooned in a school in the D... | Floods | null | null |
Bank robbery foiled when teller can’t read stickup note | 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. A British man allegedly botched a bank robbery because of a handwritten stickup note ... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
1954 National Service riots |
In December 1953, the British colonial government in Singapore passed the National Service Ordinance, requiring all male British subjects and Federal citizens between the ages of 18-20 to register for part-time National Service. The deadline for registration was on the 12th May 1954 and those who fail to register wo... | Riot | null | null |
Driver dead after Rosa Brook Road crash near Margaret River | Police are seeking help from any witnesses after a 23-year-old man died overnight in a vehicle crash near Rosa Brook. The man was driving a Volkswagen panel van east from Margaret River when police claim the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. The victim was a local resident, but speed and other... | Road Crash | null | null |
Chinese famine of 1942–1943 |
The Henan Famine of 1942–1943 occurred in Henan, most particularly within the eastern and central part of the province. The famine occurred within the context of the Second Sino-Japanese War and resulted from a combination of natural and human factors. 2 to 5 million people died of starvation or disease and upwards o... | Famine | null | null |
Seahawks cornerback Gavin Heslop recovering from surgery on broken leg | Seattle Seahawks defensive back Gavin Heslop is recovering from surgery to repair fracturing to both bones in his left leg sustained in Sunday’s win over the Houston Texans. Heslop had surgery Sunday night and has remained in Houston as he begins his recovery. “He had a real successful surgery,” head coach Pete Carroll... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
RCEP: A new trade agreement that will shape global economics and politics |
On November 15, 2020, 15 countries — members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and five regional partners — signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), arguably the largest free trade agreement in history. RCEP and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Par... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
Pope Francis will travel to Armenia on Friday to start a three-day trip | Follow NBC News ROME, Italy — Pope Francis will travel to Armenia on Friday to start a three-day trip that will test the Vatican’s already-strained relations with Turkey.
The pope's visit is officially to honor the country’s status as the first nation to recognize Christianity.
However, there will be intense focus on ... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
UFC 153 | UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 13, 2012, at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Vitor Belfort was expected to face Alan Belcher at the event. However, Belfort was pulled from the bout to face Light Heavyweight Champion Jo... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Mental at Mentos: WA man campaigns against confectionery giant's plastic wrapping |
Ocean lover Adam Western was sick of picking up Mentos mint wrappers from his favourite beach so he decided it was time somebody took on the global confectionery giant.
He enlisted the help of a fishing buddy and together they filmed the catch and release of a fish using only a Mentos wrapper as bait.
Mr Western is no... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
New Zealand Charges 13 Parties Over Deaths At White Island Volcano | Recovery workers are seen at New Zealand's White Island last December. A volcanic eruption on the island killed 22 people and has led to work safety charges against tour operators. New Zealand's government has filed charges ove... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
The Straits Times | SINGAPORE - When Ms Siti Hawa Mohd Najib's two-month-old daughter started projectile vomiting - "like the Merlion", as she put it - she panicked.
"I told my husband, this is not normal," the 40-year-old bank teller told The Sunday Times.
As it turned out, her baby girl, Aaisyah Humaira, tested positive for Covid-19 the... | Famous Person - Sick | null | null |
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