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Gary Owen’s Estranged Wife Kenya Duke Puts Him On Blast Amid Divorce | A celebrity divorce can tend to be messy and in the case of comedian Gary Owen and his estranged wife Kenya Duke, things got ugly on social media over the weekend.
On Sunday (June 6), Duke shared a photo to Instagram of Owen wearing a black T-shirt plainly stating he’s a breadwinner with a Webster’s definition to match... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Job losses from virus four times as bad as 2009 global financial crisis: UN | Four times as many jobs were lost last year due to the coronavirus pandemic as during the worst part of the global financial crisis in 2009, a UN report said on Monday. The International Labor Organisation estimated that the restrictions on businesses and public life destroyed 8.8 per cent of all work hours around the ... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Delta Air Lines Flight 723 crash | Delta Air Lines Flight 723 was a Douglas DC-9 twin-engine jetliner, operating as a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Burlington, Vermont to Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, with an intermediate stop in Manchester, New Hampshire. [1] On July 31, 1973 at 11:08 AM, while on an instrument landin... | Air crash | null | null |
2015 Southeast Africa floods | The 2015 Southeast Africa floods, partially related to Cyclone Bansi and Tropical Storm Chedza, killed at least 176 people in Malawi,[3] 86 in Mozambique, and at least 46 in Madagascar over the course of a week while leaving hundreds more missing. Vice President of Malawi Saulos Chilima stated that over 200,000 Malawi... | Floods | null | null |
2013 Masters (darts) | The 2013 Coral Masters was the inaugural staging of the non-ranking darts tournament The Masters, held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held between 1–3 November 2013 at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. Phil Taylor won the title by beating Adrian Lewis 10–1 in the final. Only the top... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Karnataka spared as locust swarm heads north | Locusts swarming over city and near by area in Ajmer, Rajasthan BENGALURU/BELAGAVI: The locust swarm in Maharashtra had triggered a high alert in six districts of north Karnataka but 450km from the border, the cluster appears to be heading northward now. The state has the timely southwest monsoon winds to thank, since... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Herrin massacre | The Herrin massacre took place on June 21–22, 1922 in Herrin, Illinois, in a coal mining area during a nationwide strike by the United Mineworkers of America (UMWA). Although the owner of the mine originally agreed with the union to observe the strike, when the price of coal went up, he hired non-union workers to produ... | Strike | null | null |
1989 air battle near Tobruk crash | The second Gulf of Sidra incident occurred on 4 January 1989 when two United States Navy F-14 Tomcats shot down two Libyan MiG-23 Floggers that appeared to have been attempting to engage them, as had happened eight years prior in the first Gulf of Sidra incident, in 1981. In 1973 Libya claimed much of the Gulf of Sidra... | Air crash | null | null |
Primavalle fire | The Primavalle fire (Rogo di Primavalle in Italian) was an arson attack which occurred in Rome on 16 April 1973. It killed the two sons of neo-fascist Movimento Sociale Italiano (MSI) member Mario Mattei. The fire was caused by the far-left terrorist group Potere Operaio, who, during the night, threw an inflammable sub... | Fire | null | null |
1990 Strangeways Prison riot |
The 1990 Strangeways Prison riot was a 25-day prison riot and rooftop protest at Strangeways Prison in Manchester, England. The riot began on 1 April 1990 when prisoners took control of the prison chapel, and the riot quickly spread throughout most of the prison. The riot and rooftop protest ended on 25 April when th... | Riot | null | null |
Emirates Flight 407 crash | Emirates Flight 407 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Emirates from Melbourne to Dubai, using an Airbus A340-500 aircraft. On 20 March 2009, the flight failed to take off properly at Melbourne Airport, hitting several structures at the end of the runway before eventually climbing enough to retu... | Air crash | null | null |
1993 Hădăreni riots | The 1993 Hădăreni riots were a series of riots in the village of Hădăreni, Mureș County, Romania, involving Romanians and Hungarians on the one side against Roma on the other side, ending with three[1] (or four, according to some sources[2][3]) Roma being murdered. On 20 September 1993, a group of Gypsies had an argume... | Riot | null | null |
Navy launches exercise with North African partners as migrant deaths in the Mediterranean soar | The U.S. Navy kicked off Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 at La Goulette naval base in Tunis, Tunisia — a move that coincided with the drowning deaths or disappearances of more than 50 migrants off Tunisia’s coast Monday. The North African maritime exercise is designed to foster regional cooperation, maritime domain aware... | Military Exercise | null | null |
34 celebrity couples who wrote and recorded songs together | The two "The Voice" coaches began dating in late 2015 and released "Go Ahead and Break My Heart" the following year. They recently teamed up again for the uber-romantic "Nobody But You," which is included on Shelton's new album, "Fully Loaded: God's Country." Cabello and Mendes released their first song together, "I Kn... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Sound Transit north line service cancellation extended after mudslide | MUKILTEO, Wash — Two mudslides caused by the heavy rains this weekend is impacting Sound Transit trains in the north Sound. Sound Transit said its north line service was canceled through Wednesday, Jan. 6, due to a mudslide between the King Street and Edmonds stations. A previous mudslide between the Edmonds and Mukil... | Mudslides | null | null |
2009 Lindsey Oil Refinery strikes |
The 2009 Lindsey Oil Refinery strikes were a series of wildcat strikes that affected the energy industry in the United Kingdom in 2009. The action involved workers at around a dozen energy sites across the UK who walked out in support of other British workers at the Total's Lindsey Oil Refinery. The Lindsey Oil Refin... | Strike | null | null |
UCLA Men's Basketball Forward Cody Riley Diagnosed With MCL Sprain, Out At Least a Week | The Bruins' top big man will be re-evaluated in a week, according to a UCLA spokesperson.
It can hardly ever be labeled as "good news" when a player is ruled out with an injury, but considering what could have been, the Bruins are likely breathing a sigh of relief.
No. 2 UCLA men's basketball (1-0) forward Cody Riley, ... | Famous Person - Sick | null | null |
TAT Flight 230 crash | TAT Flight 230 was a scheduled flight from Nancy, France to Paris Orly Airport which crashed on 4 March 1988, near Fontainebleau, France. All on board died. The aircraft, a Fairchild FH-227, took off from Nancy-Essey Airport at 5:53 local time and climbed to 14,000 feet, the flight's cruising altitude. At 6:26, the air... | Air crash | null | null |
Syria’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that an American oil company had signed an agreement with Kurdish-led rebels who control northeastern oilfields | Syria’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that an American oil company had signed an agreement with Kurdish-led rebels who control northeastern oilfields in what it described as an illegal deal aimed at “stealing” Syria’s crude.
A ministry statement, published on state media, did not name the firm involved in the deal w... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
11 people transported to hospital after carbon monoxide leak at Carlton Farms | MCMINNVILLE, Ore. — Eleven people were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after a boiler malfunction leaked carbon monoxide into the retail section of Carlton Farms, according to the McMinnville Fire Department.
At the time of the leak, approximately 80 employees of the gourmet meats company were working a... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
1924 Pasinler earthquake | The 1924 Pasinler earthquake occurred at 16:34 local time on 13 September in Pasinler, Erzurum, Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It had a surface wave magnitude of 6.8 and reached a maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 60 casualties. | Earthquakes | null | null |
Two injured in gas explosion at Walsall house | Two men were taken to hospital after being injured in a gas explosion at a house.
Emergency services were called to Darlaston Road in Walsall at 06:30 BST.
Paramedics said the explosion was so strong that it damaged a passing car.
The house also sustained significant damage, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
The tw... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Livernois–Fenkell riot | The Livernois–Fenkell riot was a racially motivated riot in the summer of 1975 on Livernois Avenue at Chalfonte Avenue, just south of Fenkell Avenue, in Detroit, Michigan. The trouble began when Andrew Chinarian, the 39-year-old owner of Bolton's Bar, observed three black youths tampering with his car in the parking lo... | Riot | null | null |
Couple found dead of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning inside Westmoreland County home | NORTH HUNTINGTON, Pa. — A couple from Westmoreland County was found dead in their home Thursday of what police believe is carbon monoxide poisoning, according to Channel 11′s news exchange partners at TribLIVE.
Joseph and Freda Polinski, both 88, of North Huntingdon, were found dead in their Altman Street home after a ... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
2018 Iran Bombardier Challenger crash | On 11 March 2018, a Bombardier Challenger 604 private jet owned by Turkish group Başaran Holding crashed in the Zagros Mountains near Shahr-e Kord, Iran, while returning to Turkey from the United Arab Emirates. All three crew members and eight passengers on board were killed. [1][2] [3]
The aircraft, registered TC-TRB... | Air crash | null | null |
Man assaulted after being dragged from car by masked attackers in Adelaide's north | Police are investigating an assault on a man allegedly dragged from his car in Adelaide's north by two masked attackers who then stole the Commodore before crashing it into another vehicle. Police said the man was asleep in his green VY Commodore on Jessie Road at Paralowie in Adelaide's north when he was dragged from ... | Road Crash | null | null |
SoMa Street Violence: San Francisco Police Investigate Fatal Double Shooting, Stabbing | Filed Under: Crime , Fatal , San Francisco , San Francisco News , San Francisco police , Shooting , SoMa , South Of Market , Stabbing
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) — Two men were shot, one fatally, and another was stabbed in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood early Wednesday morning, police said.
Officers responded at ... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
2017 Rinkeby riots |
On 20 February 2017, rioting broke out in Rinkeby, a predominantly Muslim immigrant-populated suburb of the Swedish capital Stockholm. Rinkeby was previously the site of riots in 2010 and 2013. [2]
Rioting broke out in the evenings between Monday, 20 February - Thursday, 23 February, with a crowd of 25 to 30 masked ... | Riot | null | null |
1965 Moroccan riots | The 1965 Moroccan riots were street riots in the cities of Morocco, originating in Casablanca on March 1965. They began with a student protest, which expanded to include marginalized members of the population. The number of casualties incurred is contested. Moroccan authorities reported a dozen deaths, whereas the fore... | Riot | null | null |
Brexit finally happens: The United Kingdom has left the European Union | The United Kingdom has finally left the European Union, after three and a half years of political turmoil. There were celebrations and protests across the country as the clock counted down to 11 pm (GMT) on Friday, bringing an end to almost half a century of Britain’s membership of the EU. In a speech broadcast on Face... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Disease outbreak confirmed among deer, pronghorn; could impact Wyoming hunting season | CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department said on Monday that it is tracking an outbreak of a disease that mainly impacts white-tailed deer and pronghorn. Outbreaks of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) were confirmed based on sampling of dead deer and pronghorn near Arvada in northern Wyoming as well as nea... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Great Flood of 1844 | The Great Flood of 1844 is the biggest flood ever recorded on the Missouri River and Upper Mississippi River, in North America, in terms of discharge. The adjusted economic impact was not as great as subsequent floods because of the small population in the region at the time. The flood devastation was particularly wide... | Floods | null | null |
Fire from oxygen tank blast in Baghdad COVID-19 hospital kills 82 | BAGHDAD, April 25 (Reuters) - A fire caused by an oxygen tank explosion at a COVID-19 hospital in Baghdad took at least 82 lives and forced some people to leap through windows out of the burning building, witnesses and authorities said on Sunday.
As rescuers combed the smoke-charred building, Prime Minister Mustafa al-... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Police investigating bank robbery in Santa Maria | and last updated 2020-05-09 23:54:10-04 UPDATE (Saturday 6:48 p.m.) - In a tweet posted Saturday, the FBI Los Angeles field office said authorities are looking for a male suspect who was wearing a beanie and purple bandana. He is described as someone in his mid 30's or early 40's. A male suspect armed with a handgun ro... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Eyre Highway closed after serious crash | Emergency services personnel have attended the scene of a serious crash near Fowlers Bay that has closed Eyre Highway. Just before 4.30am on Sunday, two trucks collided on the highway near Fowlers Bay Road. A driver of one of the trucks involved sustained serious injuries, while a passenger and the second truck driver ... | Road Crash | null | null |
Palm Springs man accused of several bank robberies across Southern California | A 60-year-old Palm Springs man has been arrested for allegedly committing multiple bank robberies across Southern California, including at least two in Riverside County. The man was arrested after allegedly robbing a CHASE Bank in Jurupa Valley on July 1. The suspect led Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies on a short p... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
2014 Algerian Air Force C-130 crash | On 11 February 2014, a C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft of the Algerian Air Force, carrying 74 passengers and 4 crew members, crashed into Djebel Fertas mountain near Aïn Kercha, Algeria. Only one person survived. [1][2][3][4]
Preliminary reports suggest that bad weather conditions might have caused the cras... | Air crash | null | null |
Bright Sparklers Fireworks disaster |
The Bright Sparklers Fireworks fire occurred in Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia on 7 May 1991. [1][2] The Bright Sparklers Fireworks Factory in Sungai Buloh, Selangor caught fire and caused a huge explosion. [1][2] Twenty six people were killed and over a hundred people were injured in the disaster. [2] The explosio... | Fire | null | null |
Brass fittings leaching lead in drinking fountains, but daily use in households a larger concern |
Brass fittings and taps found to cause slightly elevated levels of lead in drinking water continue to be sold and installed in homes, businesses and schools across Australia.
Public drinking fountains were turned off in the cities of Geelong and Warrnambool after Victorian health officials detected higher-than-average... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
1975 Hawaii earthquake | The 1975 Hawaii earthquake occurred on November 29 with a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The shock affected several of the Hawaiian Islands and resulted in the deaths of two people and up to 28 injured. Significant damage occurred in the southern part of the Big Island totali... | Earthquakes | null | null |
All the Celebrity Couples Who Have Gotten Married in Las Vegas | Despite the popular tagline, what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas—especially when it comes to weddings. On average (thanks to fast marriage certificate turnarounds) 120,000 couples get married in the city each year. Over the years, that number has included several famous faces who have gotten hitched at t... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
ADC Airlines Flight 86 crash | ADC Airlines Flight 86 was a Nigerian domestic flight operated by ADC Airlines from Port Harcourt to Lagos. On 7 November 1996 the crew of the Boeing 727-200 operating the flight lost control of the aircraft while avoiding a mid-air collision on approach; the aircraft crashed inverted at a very high speed, killing all ... | Air crash | null | null |
Colossal volcano behind 'mystery' global cooling finally found | On September 28, a follow-up study that analyzed tree rings and a layer of volcanic ash preserved in a distant glacier placed a new date of 431 A.D. on the Ilopango eruption—a century before the period of global cooling. The analysis suggests that while the eruption devastated the local landscape, it likely had little... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
Taunton sleeping car fire |
In the early hours of 6 July 1978, a fire broke out in a sleeping car train near Taunton, Somerset, England, causing the death of 12 people and injuring 15. The fire was started by an electric heater that had been obstructed by sacks of dirty bed linen, causing it to overheat. Most deaths were due to smoke inhalati... | Fire | null | null |
Israel’s planned withdrawal from UNESCO unlikely to improve anything | A picture taken on October 12, 2017, shows the logo of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris. Very few things enjoy across the board support from rival political camps in Israel, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision last week to start “preparing... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
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Patrick Mahomes, a 24-year-old quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to a Super Bowl win on Feb. 2, 2020, was rewarded with a 10-year contract extension that’s worth over half a billion dollars.
Mahomes’s agency, Steinberg Sports, shared the deal’s details on Twitter: The 10-year extension is worth $503 Million. ... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
Millions ‘one step away’ from famine in Yemen, UN warns | Some five million people are facing imminent famine and disease as the war drags on, the UN says. Ending Yemen’s ongoing famine is an “overarching humanitarian priority” amid a litany of crises, the UN’s outgoing special envoy for the country said. Martin Griffiths told the UN Security Council on Monday that roughly tw... | Famine | null | null |
Panic of 1857 |
The Panic of 1857 was a financial panic in the United States caused by the declining international economy and over-expansion of the domestic economy. Because of the invention of the telegraph by Samuel F. Morse in 1844, the Panic of 1857 was the first financial crisis to spread rapidly throughout the United States. ... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Taliban entered led the most universities and public offices in Kabul remain close | Afghans who hope to be evacuated head through flooded streets towards Kabul’s airport.Credit: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/Shutterstock On Sunday 15 August, geologist Hamidullah Waizy was interviewing job candidates at the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum in Kabul when he was told the Taliban had entered the city, and ... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Eco-friendly art project hold in empty storefronts shut down by pandemic | CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Some new art is coming to Scottsville and one of the pieces was created by an organization at the University of Virginia. But surprisingly, it’s not from the art department. Write Climate, Right Climate is an environmental group that takes what most would consider trash and turns it into a... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Russia's Accession to the World Trade Organization: Challenges and Opportunities for Russian Companies
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On August 22, 2012, after 19 years of negotiations, the Russian Federation ("Russ... | Join in an Organization | null | null |
2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships | The 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2004 WJHC) was held between December 26, 2003, and January 5, 2004, in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland. The United States won its first ever gold medal, defeating Canada 4–3 in the final. [1]
All times local (EET/UTC+2). All times local (EET/UTC+2). Results from any ga... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Florida statewide teachers' strike of 1968 | The Florida statewide teachers' strike of 1968 was a strike action in the state of Florida in February and March 1968 by teachers and other education workers belonging to the Florida Education Association (FEA). The cause of the strike was under-funding of the state's educational system at a time when attendance was ri... | Strike | null | null |
Bond Fire | The Bond Fire was a wildfire that burned 6,686 acres (2,706 ha) in the Santiago Canyon area of Orange County, California in December 2020. The fire caused evacuations of 25,000 residents and injured 2 firefighters. The fire was very close to the burn scar of the Silverado Fire, which took place in October 2020. [3]
Th... | Fire | null | null |
'Tiger King' Joe Exotic says he has been diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer | Updated 0455 GMT (1255 HKT) November 4, 2021
Joseph Maldonado, also known as Joe Exotic, is seen here in 2013 at the zoo he used to run in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. Maldonado said this week that he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
(CNN)
Joseph Maldonado, known as Joe Exotic on the 2020 Netflix docuseries "Tiger King: ... | Famous Person - Sick | null | null |
1982 Garuda Fokker F28 crash | The 1982 Garuda Fokker F28 crash occurred on March 20, 1982, when a Fokker F28, operated by Garuda Indonesia, overran the runway at Tanjung Karang-Branti Airport (Lampung) in the province of Lampung, Indonesia, during very heavy rain. [1] The aircraft had completed a scheduled flight from Jakarta to Lampung. [2] The a... | Air crash | null | null |
SAM Colombia Flight 501 crash | SAM Colombia Flight 501 was a Boeing 727-46 that crashed on May 19, 1993, killing all 132 on board. The aircraft collided with a mountain while on approach to Medellín, Colombia. The aircraft involved was a Boeing 727-46, registered as HK-2422X (factory no. 18876, serial no. 217), which was built in 1965 and had its ma... | Air crash | null | null |
Questions and Answers with Keith Cressman, FAO's Senior Locust Forecasting Officer | 29 October 2020, Rome - Questions and Answers with Keith Cressman, FAO's Senior Locust Forecasting Officer **Why are we seeing a resurgence of Desert Locust in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula? ** Well, as we predicted, climatic conditions are driving this new round of locust activity. In many areas, rains ... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Telstra admits to unconscionable conduct, faces $50m fine for 'exploiting' Indigenous consumers | 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 biggest telec... | Organization Fine | null | null |
DR Congo Eruption "False Alarm" as Humanitarian Crisis Mounts | DR Congo's government mistakenly announced Saturday that another volcano had erupted, later admitting it was a false alarm, with the scare coming a week after Mount Nyiragongo roared back into life, causing devastation and sparking a mass exodus. The blunder comes as the government is increasingly being criticized for ... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
Mount Etna volcano has grown 100 feet in 6 months - study | Mount Etna, which is in Sicily, Italy, has frequently erupted in the last six months and grown in height. Published: AUGUST 13, 2021 12:37 Eruption of Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano The tallest and most active volcano in Europe has gone through some explosive growth recently, as Mount Etna's frequent eruptio... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
The Largest and Brightest Supermoon of the Year Is Happening This Month | Yes, folks, it's true — we've got another supermoon this month. And the full moon on May 26, 2021, is set to be a real stunner. Not only will it be the largest and brightest supermoon of the year, but it will also undergo a total lunar eclipse. And that means, unlike the Super Pink Moon, which wasn't pink at all, the S... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Braniff Flight 352 crash | Braniff International Airways Flight 352 was a scheduled domestic flight from William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, United States, to Dallas Love Field in Dallas; on May 3, 1968, a Lockheed L-188A Electra flying on the route, registration N9707C, broke up in midair and crashed near Dawson, Texas, after flying int... | Air crash | null | null |
1997 Northern Ireland riots | The Drumcree conflict or Drumcree standoff is a dispute over yearly parades in the town of Portadown, Northern Ireland. The town is mainly Protestant and hosts numerous Protestant/loyalist marches each summer, but has a significant Catholic minority. The Orange Order (a Protestant, unionist organization)
insists that i... | Riot | null | null |
United Airlines Flight 521 crash | United Airlines Flight 521 was a scheduled passenger flight operated by a Douglas DC-4 from LaGuardia Airport in New York City to Cleveland, Ohio. On May 29, 1947, while attempting to take off on runway 18, the aircraft failed to get airborne, overran the end of the runway, ripped through an airport fence onto traffic ... | Air crash | null | null |
1946 Oakland general strike |
The Oakland general strike took place on December 3, 1946, in Oakland, California. The strike followed an earlier strike by 400 female employees of Hastings and Kahn's, who had walked out in the fall of 1946 because of the resistance Oakland's retail merchants had to unionization. [1]
Attempts to organize the Oaklan... | Strike | null | null |
2014 Boston Brownstone fire |
On March 26, 2014, at 2:42 p.m., a nine-alarm fire broke out in a four-story brick row house at 298 Beacon Street in the Back Bay of Boston. Two Boston Fire Department firefighters died fighting the blaze: Lieutenant Edward J. Walsh, 43, of West Roxbury, and Firefighter Michael Kennedy, 33, of Hyde Park. Lieutenant W... | Fire | null | null |
More than 80 per cent of Somalia is experiencing moderate to severe drought conditions | (Mogadishu, 25 April 2021) – Based on observed drought conditions and rainfall forecasts, the Federal Government of Somalia and the humanitarian community are deeply concerned about the deterioration of the dry conditions in Somalia which has now escalated to a drought situation. More than 80 per cent of the country is... | Droughts | null | null |
1996 Quebec student protests | The 1996 Quebec student protests were a result of an increase in post-secondary tuition fees. Between the early 1980s and 1990s, average Canadian university tuition fees more than doubled. Before this time, there had been talk of eliminating tuition fees altogether. In 1976, the Canadian government signed the United Na... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
2016 Protests against land reforms in Kazakhstan | Government:
Maks Bokaev
Erbolat Dosaev
Kalmukhanbet Kassymov
The 2016 Protests against land reforms in Kazakhstan were a massive, unauthorized protests that were held in Kazakhstan against the new amendments to the Land Code, which began on 24 April 2016 in the city of Atyrau. Three days later, the rallies were h... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Sun has Fired Three More Rounds of Solar Flares Towards Earth Since November 1; Scientists Predict Geomagnetic Storms | Sun has Fired Three More Rounds of Solar Flares Towards Earth Since November 1; Scientists Predict Geomagnetic Storms By IANS The Sun has, since last week, fired several rounds of solar flares, all of which can lead to potential power grid fluctuations and irregularities in satellite orientation on Earth, as per multi... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
First Interstate Tower fire | The First Interstate Tower fire was a high-rise fire that occurred on May 4, 1988, at the First Interstate Tower (now Aon Center) in Los Angeles, California, a 62-story, 860 foot (260 m) skyscraper, then the tallest building in the city. The fire destroyed five floors of the building, injured 40 people, and caused the ... | Fire | null | null |
Marble quarry collapse in remote Pakistan kills at least 17 | PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A collapse at a marble quarry in a remote area of Pakistan on Monday has killed at least 17 people, and 11 others are missing, police said, adding that the terrain may have been unstable due to the use of heavy explosives used to break apart the stone. Rescue workers, including Pakistani ... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Argentina Scrambles to Fight Biggest Plague of Locusts in 60 ... | Argentina Scrambles to Fight Biggest Plague of Locusts in 60 Years
A swarm of locusts in September in the Lavalle area of Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina. Farmers last year reported seeing swarms that were four miles wide and two miles high.Credit...SENASA
By Jonathan Gilbert
Jan. 25, 2016
BUENOS AIRES — Farme... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Mount Vision Fire |
The Mount Vision Fire was a wildfire that burned 12,354 acres (50 km2) of land on the Point Reyes National Seashore peninsula in northern California during October 1995. The fire, which was started by an incompletely extinguished campfire, destroyed 45 homes in Inverness Park. [1]
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Olympics: Kaylee McKeown Last of Three to Set 100 Back Olympic Record | On paper, the women’s 100 backstroke looked like one of the most loaded events in the Tokyo Olympics . In the pool, it was somehow even more fun in prelims Sunday night.
In successive heats, Kylie Masse, then Regan Smith, then Kaylee McKeown took turns downing the Olympic record in the event, the mark finally ending in... | Break historical records | null | null |
2014–2015 Macedonian student protests | The 2014–2015 Macedonian student protests was a wave of student strikes and Teacher-ins, Student protests, Sit-ins and Occupations against a government plan to replace university-run examinations with state 'testing'. Mass protests and rallies by students and Colleges started on 10 October, against the plan but turned ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Offshore Lift Boat Flipped While Lowering Legs, Turning | NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An offshore oil industry boat had begun to lower its legs and was trying to turn to face heavy winds when it flipped in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana last month, according to a preliminary federal report released Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board report does not discuss the cause o... | Shipwreck | null | null |
Total solar eclipse to be visible in Central Texas in 2024 | Mark your calendars! Four years from now, on April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be visible in the United States. Unlike the coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in 2017 where Central Texas only saw 70% totality, the sun will be completely blocked out across most of Central Texas. In fact, nearly all major cities a... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Southwest Airlines Flight 1455 crash | Southwest Airlines Flight 1455 was a scheduled passenger flight from
McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada to Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, Burbank, California, that overran the runway during landing on March 5, 2000. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-3T5, registration N668SW,[2] came to rest on a city stree... | Air crash | null | null |
2013 Pakistan gas bus explosion | 2013 Pakistan gas bus explosion occurred on 25 May 2013 after a gas cylinder exploded in a school minivan heading towards Gujrat in Pakistan. The blast killed at least 17 people, including 16 children and a bus driver and another 7 children were wounded. [1][2][3][4] The children were aged between 6 and 12. [5][6]
The... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Garth Brooks cancels Gillette Stadium concert over COVID concerns | By Kevin Slane Garth Brooks has canceled his planned Gillette Stadium concert this fall due to COVID-19 concerns, only six weeks after the country star initially announced he would be coming to Foxborough. Brooks announced on his website that the approximately 350,000 fans who were expected to attend one of his... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Barry Morphew murder case file released; reveals sparring between defense, prosecutors | A Colorado judge publicly released the entire case file for Barry Morphew on Monday, which details the back-and-forth between prosecutors and defense lawyers over multiple issues, months before he is scheduled to stand trial for the disappearance of his wife. Morphew appeared in court Tuesday for a pre-trial hearing wh... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
2011 World Men's Handball Championship |
The 2011 World Men's Handball Championship, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Sweden from 13–30 January, 2011. All matches were played in Malmö, Lund, Kristianstad, Gothenburg, Skövde, Jönköping, Linköping and Norrköping. In the preliminary round, 24 teams from all the world'... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Northern lights could be visible over Vancouver Island this Halloween weekend | Keep an eye on the night sky this weekend, no matter where you are across Vancouver Island or Canada for that matter, because there’s a very good chance you’ll be able to see the Aurora Borealis, aka the Northern Lights. A geomagnetic storm watch has been issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (N... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Varig Flight 820 crash | Varig Flight 820 was a flight of the Brazilian airline Varig that departed from Galeão International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 11, 1973, for Orly Airport, in Paris, France. The plane, a Boeing 707 registration PP-VJZ, made an emergency landing on onion fields about four kilometers from Orly Airport, du... | Air crash | null | null |
Adelaide's River Torrens treated with chemical to prevent blue-green algae |
Hydrogen peroxide is being tipped into Adelaide's River Torrens to help prevent toxic blue-green algal blooms.
Half a tonne of powdered chemical has been mixed with liquid and poured into the waterway between Adelaide Zoo and the University footbridge in the city, with researchers saying the quantity is too small to p... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Brexit finally happened | Nearly four years after the UK voted to leave the European Union, Brexit has finally happened. As the clock struck 11.00.p.m. GMT, the Article 50 process by which a member state leaves the EU expired and the UK has now entered the transition process it agreed with the bloc. For the first time ever, the EU is down a mem... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
2008 El Calvario earthquake | The 2008 El Calvario earthquake occurred in central Colombia on 24 May and measured 5.9 on the moment magnitude scale. The earthquake occurred at 2:20:43 p.m. (19:20:43 UTC) at the epicenter (El Calvario, Meta). The depth was 35 km; it was superficial according to an Ingeominas report. The epicenter was located 35 km f... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Shooting range fined $77k over staff lead poisoning from ammunition | 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
An indoor shooting range ... | Organization Fine | null | null |
The huge locust swarm which hit the Horn of Africa in the Spring of 2020 | Many extreme environmental events have a devastating effect on people’s lives, and a new UN report reveals that many of them are linked by the same underlying causes. On the day the study is released, we look at the impact of a locust swarm on a Kenyan farmer, and the ways that Cyclone Amphan affected an Indian worker.... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Oroville Dam crisis |
In February 2017, Oroville Dam's main and emergency spillways were damaged, prompting the evacuation of more than 180,000 people living downstream along the Feather River and the relocation of a fish hatchery. Heavy rainfall during the 2017 California floods damaged the main spillway on February 7, so the California ... | Floods | null | null |
Poland, Baltic States Discuss Security Against Backdrop Of Russian-Belarusian Military Drills | The foreign and defense ministers of the Baltic states and Poland have gathered to discuss a joint response to conventional and hybrid threats as Russia and Belarus staged large-scale military exercises. At a meeting in the Latvian capital, Riga, the four countries on September 13 called for EU and NATO unity against t... | Military Exercise | null | null |
1967 Nicosia Britannia disaster crash | The Nicosia Britannia disaster was the death of 126 passengers and crew on a Bristol Britannia of the Swiss airline Globe Air when it flew into the ground 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) south of Nicosia Airport, in Cyprus. [1]
The Britannia was operating a charter flight bringing tourists from Bangkok in Thailand to Basel in... | Air crash | null | null |
2020 United States Air Force E-11A crash | On 27 January 2020, a United States Air Force Bombardier Global Express E-11A aircraft crashed in Afghanistan's Dih Yak District, Ghazni Province. Two people on board were killed, the whole crew according to US military sources. The aircraft crashed at 13:10 local time (08:40 UTC) in the Dih Yak District. Ghazni Provin... | Air crash | null | null |
1964 Rosais earthquake | The 1964 Rosais earthquake (Portuguese: Crise sísmica dos Rosais) was a series of seismic swarms occurring in February 1964, leading to two major earthquakes on 15 and 21 February, resulting in the destruction of most of the habitable dwellings on the western part of the island of São Jorge, in the archipelago of the A... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Kansat Palli Bidyut protests | Kansat Palli Bidyut protests were a series of protest in Kansat against the Kansat Palli Bidyut Samity which are subsidiaries of Rural Electrification Board that resulted in 13 deaths. The protests ranged from January to April 2006. [1]
Kansat is located in Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj District, Northern Banglad... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Tamil Nadu reports 1,568 Covid-19 infections, 19 deaths | CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu recorded a marginal rise in fresh Covid-19 infections for the second consecutive day, adding 1,568 cases, including five returnees from Kerala , pushing the overall caseload to 26.19 lakh till date. The fatality count mounted to 34,980, with 19 people succumbing to the virus, a health department bul... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
2014 South Korea floods | The 2014 South Korea floods were a series of floods in late August 2014 caused by heavy rainfall around the Honam and Yeongnam. This flood season killed about 10 people, and caused many accidents during 18 August to 25 August. In some places, The rain fell over 50 mm in an hour. Primarily, the Jangma and other heavy ra... | Floods | null | null |
1907 Calabria earthquake | The 1908 Messina earthquake (also known as the 1908 Messina and Reggio earthquake[4]) occurred on 28 December in Sicily and Calabria, southern Italy with a moment magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The epicentre was in the Strait of Messina which separates Sicily from the Italian mainla... | Earthquakes | null | null |
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