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12 workers trapped one week ago in China mine blast are alive | Rescuers drill a new channel at the explosion site of a gold mine in Qixia City, east China's Shandong Province, on Jan 18, 2021. (Photo: Wang Kai/Xinhua via AP) BEIJING: Twelve out of 22 workers trapped for a week by an explosion in a gold mine are alive, Chinese state media said on Monday (Jan 18), as hundreds of r... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Olympic Airways Flight 830 crash | Olympic Airways Flight 830 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight in Greece from Athens to Kozani with a stop in Larisa. On 23 November 1976 it was being operated by a NAMC YS-11A turboprop airliner registered in Greece as SX-BBR when it collided at an altitude of 4265 ft with a mountain near Servia, destroying the ... | Air crash | null | null |
Imperial Iranian Air Force Flight ULF48 crash | Imperial Iranian Air Force Flight ULF48, was a military cargo flight from Tehran, Iran, to McGuire Air Force Base in the United States with a stopover in Madrid, Spain. On May 9, 1976, the Boeing 747-131 freighter operating the flight crashed during its approach to Madrid, killing all 17 people on board. [1]
The aircr... | Air crash | null | null |
Norway cancels military exercise, Pentagon cuts troops for Europe war games | A major military exercise in Europe has been cancelled over coronavirus concerns as a “precautionary measure” on Wednesday (11 March), while Washington is considering reduced US involvement in another exercise amid the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. On Wednesday, Norway, in coordination with its civilian health a... | Military Exercise | null | null |
SRX Racing Series Gets Major Player as Title Sponsor | Marcus Lemonis, Camping World add IROC-style short-track series to its motorsports portfolio. Camping World is joining the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) as the title partner of the six-race short-track series debuting this summer on Saturday nights in primetime on the CBS Television Network and streaming liv... | Financial Aid | null | null |
1939 Erzincan earthquake | The 1939 Erzincan earthquake struck eastern Turkey at 1:57:23 a.m. on 27 December local time with a moment magnitude of 7.8 Mw and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme). This was one of the largest in a sequence of violent shocks to affect Turkey along the North Anatolian Fault between 1939 and 1999. Surface ru... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Colorado oil and gas company slapped with $1.6 million fine — one of the largest ever from state regulators | KP Kauffman, which operates 1,200 low-producing oil and gas wells on the Front Range, was sanctioned for a string of violations from improperly storing waste to failing to report and address spills
KP Kauffman, which operates 1,200 low-producing oil and gas wells on the Front Range, was fined $1.6 million by state regu... | Organization Fine | null | null |
In Ethiopia’s Tigray region, food is a weapon of war as famine looms | First, the Eritrean soldiers stole the pregnant woman’s food as she hid in the bush. Then they turned her away from a checkpoint when she was on the verge of labor. So she had the baby at home and walked 12 days to get the famished child to a clinic in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray. At 20 days old, baby Tigst... | Famine | null | null |
Celebrity couple Samantha, Naga Chaitanya confirm divorce: We need to move on | Celebrity couple from the South Indian film industry--Samantha (Ruth Prabhu) and Naga Chaitanya--have confirmed after much speculations in the media that they are parting ways as husband and wife.
On Saturday, both of them announced the news through their respective social media handles, saying, "To all our well wishe... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
FCC proposes record $5 million fine against Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman for election robocalls | SAN FRANCISCO — The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $5.1 million fine against two right-wing operatives known for perpetuating conspiracy theories, in one of its largest penalties to date.
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman improperly made 1,141 robocalls to cellphones without getting people’s consent first, ... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Video of Cat Recovering From a Cold in Home Spa Has Internet in Stitches: 'Catatonic' | You may have been relaxed before, but have you ever been as chilled out as a certain cat in a recent viral video? In footage, posted to Reddit by user Sunshineandhomicide, a white fluffy feline can be seen enjoying the benefits of a makeshift home spa. In the 14-second-long clip, which can be viewed here, the cat has a... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
2012 Guatemala earthquake |
The 2012 Guatemala earthquake occurred on November 7 at 10:35:45 local time. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VII (Very strong). The epicenter was located in the Pacific Ocean, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Champerico in the department of Retalhuleu. [1] The region is one of... | Earthquakes | null | null |
COVID-19 concerns cancel some fall events, others continue with precautions | RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The list of events being canceled this fall due to COVID-19 concerns is growing. “We made a difficult decision,” said James Millner with VA Pride. VA Pridefest, which averages 40,000 people in attendance, won’t happen at the end of September. The 2021 Richmond Oktoberfest has also been canceled d... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Northern Cape ready and waiting for what could be 'record number' of locusts | The Northern Cape is expecting huge swarms of brown locusts during the rainy season this year, but farmers have been ready for the pests since last year and are not expecting a disaster. Agri Northern Cape Risk Management's Janine Möller said two weeks ago the first swarm was noticed by the district locust officer in t... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
1825 Miramichi fire | The 1825 Dee, or Great Miramichi Fire, or Great Fire of Miramichi, as it came to be known, was a massive forest fire complex that devastated forests and communities throughout much of northern New Brunswick in October 1825. It ranks among the three largest forest fires ever recorded in North America. About 1/3 of the h... | Fire | null | null |
China completes historic Mars spacecraft landing | An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft successfully landed on the surface of Mars on Saturday, state news agency Xinhua reported, making China the second space-faring nation after the United States to land on the Red Planet. The Tianwen-1 spacecraft landed on a site on a vast plain known as Utopia Planitia, "leaving a Chinese... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
Nigeria Airways Flight 9805 crash | Nigeria Airways Flight 9805 was a cargo flight from King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, Nigeria. On 19 December 1994, the Boeing 707-3F9C flying the route suffered an in-flight fire and crashed into a marshland near Kiri Kasama, Hadejia LGA, Nigeria. One of... | Air crash | null | null |
Family's fatigue warning after crash kills boy, injures two others in remote WA | The family of a 12-year-old boy killed in a car crash in Western Australia's Great Southern region say drivers must take fatigue seriously. Eh Htoo Wa was killed late on Saturday night when the vehicle he was travelling in with his brother and his brother's partner rolled and hit a tree on Gnowangerup-Broomehill Road a... | Road Crash | null | null |
58 Dead, 305 Missing in Brazilian Dam Collapse | Brazil endured one of the deadliest mining disasters in its history when a mining dam collapsed Friday in the southeastern city of Brumadinho, The New York Times reported. The death toll rose to 58 by Sunday, a spokesperson for the Civil Defense said, and 305 people are missing. Rescue operations had to pause Sunday wh... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Robert A. Iger Delivers Commencement Address at the University of Texas at Austin | Read a transcript of the speech delivered by Robert A. Iger, Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board at The Walt Disney Company, during the 138th spring commencement at UT Austin, May 22, 2021. The following is the speech delivered by Robert A. Iger, Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board at The Walt Disney ... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
350,000 face famine in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region | The United Nations and aid groups are warning that 350,000 people in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region are facing famine conditions. The UN also says millions more are in urgent need of food supplies. The Ethiopian government disputes the assessment. | Famine | null | null |
East Timor Becomes 191st U.N. Member Today | East Timor Becomes 191st U.N. Member Today
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2011 Pawan Hans Mi-17 crash | On 19 April 2011, a Mil Mi-17 helicopter operated by Pawan Hans crashed near the town of Tawang, India, killing 17 of 23 people on board. [1][2][3][4]
The helicopter had taken off at 12:45 pm from Borjhar Airport in Assam on an internal flight to the town of Tawang, in Tawang district, India. On board were 18 passenge... | Air crash | null | null |
Brihadeeswarar temple fire |
Brihadeeswarar temple fire is a fire accident that occurred during the consecration of the Brihadeeswarar Temple on 7 June 1997 in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. The accident was caused by a spark that caught up the thatch. A stampede occurred due to the panic created, and a total of 48 people were killed and left mor... | Fire | null | null |
Belgian general strike of 1893 | The general strike of 1893 (French: grève générale de 1893, Dutch: algemene staking van 1893) was a major general strike in Belgium in April 1893 called by the Belgian Labour Party (POB–BWP) to pressure the government of Auguste Beernaert to introduce universal male suffrage in elections. The general strike was the fir... | Strike | null | null |
Düsseldorf Airport fire |
On 11 April 1996, a fire began inside the passenger terminal of Düsseldorf Airport, Germany, killing 17 people. [1] As of 2013[update], it is the worst structural fire to have occurred in any commercial airport building. [2] According to various sources, between 62[2] and 88[1] people were injured. The catastrophic co... | Fire | null | null |
Stan Nze wedding: Nollywood Stanley Ebuka Nzediegwu, Blessing Jessica Obasi marriage foto | Well, e don happun - Nollywood stars Stan Nze and Blessing Jessica Obasi wedding go down on Saturday September 11, for Lagos. Di couple don dey date for a long while before dem marry. Family and friends of Stanley and Blessing attend dia wedding. Singer Timi Dakolo sing for di couple and guests for di wedding receptio... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Famine looms in southern Madagascar, U.N.'s food agency says | GENEVA, April 30 (Reuters) - Famine is looming in southern Madagascar, where children are "starving" after drought and sandstorms ruined harvests, the U.N.'s World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. Amer Daoudi, senior director of WFP operations globally, speaking from Antananarivo, Madagascar, said he had visited vi... | Famine | null | null |
2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II | The 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II were two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II A and Division II B tournaments represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship. The Division II A tournament was playe... | Sports Competition | null | null |
African Mine Workers' Strike | The African Mine Workers' Strike was a labour dispute involving mine workers of Witwatersrand in South Africa. It started on 12 August, 1946 and lasted approximately a week. The strike was attacked by police and over the week, at least 1,248 workers were wounded and at least 9 killed. In 1941 a miners' conference was c... | Strike | null | null |
Elliot Junction rail accident |
The Elliot Junction rail accident[a] occurred during a severe blizzard on 28 December[b] 1906 at Elliot Junction station in Forfarshire, Scotland. Now shut, this was situated between the present-day stations of Carnoustie and Arbroath, being closest to the latter, one and a half miles away. In terms of lives lost, th... | Train collisions | null | null |
Virginia Gas Line Explosion Injures Workers, Damages Home | Utility workers are hurt, a home is damaged and cars are destroyed after a gas line explosion and fire Wednesday in Northern Virginia, officials say.
Three workers were taken to a hospital with burns and injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, the Fairfax County fire department said. Aerial footage fro... | Gas explosion | null | null |
an ode to Hollywood couples who have stood the test of time and made it to, and past, 15 years | This list is an ode to Hollywood couples who have stood the test of time and made it to, and past, 15 years.
Relationships in Hollywood are feeble. We never quite know what to expect as they come in different forms. As fans of celebrities, it is difficult to know which couples are real, and which ones are fooling aroun... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Trump pulls U.S. out of 'disastrous' Iran nuclear deal, will restore sanctions | President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the U.S. will pull out of the landmark nuclear accord with Iran, dealing a profound blow to U.S. allies and potentially deepening the president's isolation on the world stage.
"The United States does not make empty threats," he said from the White House in a televised address.
T... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Mine expansion near Lithgow could put Sydney drinking water at risk of contamination, court hears |
Sydney's drinking water could be contaminated by a major mine expansion in the New South Wales central west, a court has been told.
The Land and Environment Court has begun hearing a challenge to the approval of Centennial Coal's Springvale mine expansion, near Lithgow, which will extend the life of the mine by 13 yea... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
2010 Sahel famine |
A large-scale, drought-induced famine occurred in Africa's Sahel region and many parts of the neighbouring Sénégal River Area from February to August 2010. It is one of many famines to have hit the region in recent times. [4]
The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition between the Sahara desert... | Famine | null | null |
3 Convicted in Federal Court of Tennessee Bank Robberies | Federal prosecutors say three people face prison sentences after they were convicted in Tennessee court of using tracking devices and zip ties to abduct bank employees and steal more than $600,000. 3 Convicted in Federal Court of Tennessee Bank Robberies MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three people face prison sentences after th... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Murray-Hill riot | The Murray-Hill riot, also known as Montreal's night of terror, was the culmination of 16 hours of unrest in Montreal, Quebec during a strike by the Montreal police on 7 October 1969.
Police were motivated to strike because of difficult working conditions caused by disarming FLQ-planted bombs and patrolling frequent p... | Riot | null | null |
Iran deal: Trump breaks with European allies over 'horrible, one-sided' nuclear agreement | President says he will impose ‘highest level of economic sanctions’ on Iran as Tehran vows: ‘We won’t allow Trump to win’
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Donald Trump has announced he will impose “the highest level of economic sanctions” on Iran, violating an international nuclear agreement and a UN resolut... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Afghanistan: A new order begins under the Taliban's governance | "We're working to establish an inclusive government that represents all the people of Afghanistan," promised Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar when he recently arrived in Kabul to start talks aimed at forming a leadership to move the movement from guns to government. "We would like to live peacefully," vowed Ta... | Regime Change | null | null |
Trump signs executive order withdrawing US from TPP trade deal | President fulfills campaign pledge on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal; additionally signs order placing hiring freeze on some federal workers, reinstate ban on providing federal money to international groups that perform abortions Making good on a campaign promise, President Trump on Monday signed a... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
El Paso resident dies in home carbon monoxide poisoning incident | An El Paso man has died in what is believed to be a carbon monoxide poisoning over the weekend, police and fire officials said.
The man was one of three residents hospitalized Saturday after a suspected carbon monoxide leak in a heater at a home, El Paso Fire Department spokesman Enrique Dueñas-Aguilar said.
The man, w... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Foo Fighters report COVID-19 case, postpone weekend concert that would have reopened Forum | The Foo Fighters have postponed their Saturday concert at the Forum in Inglewood after someone affiliated with the band tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Tickets purchased for this weekend will be valid for the new date, which “will be announced shortly,” according to the musical act’s social media pages. The... | Organization Closed | null | null |
2019 Peru earthquake | An earthquake measuring Mw 8.0 struck Peru and the surrounding areas on 26 May 2019 at 02:41 local time. It had a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Two people died and a further 30 were injured. It was the strongest earthquake in 2019 by magnitude. [2]
Peru lies abov... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Mudslides In Colorado's Glenwood Canyon Temporarily Close Part Of I-70 | Mudslides have been closing a mountainous section of Interstate 70 throughout the summer. The latest slides could keep the vital transportation artery closed for weeks. A MARTINEZ, HOST: As wildfires rage in some Western states, it's damage from last year's fires that are a big problem in Colorado. Mudslides have been... | Mudslides | null | null |
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football | The deal which should secure Crystal Palace's future has been legally agreed and signed by the club's administrator and the new owners, CPFC 2010.
Palace were saved from liquidation last week when the consortium agreed in principle to buy the Championship outfit and their Selhurst Park ground. "Each football club has a... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
President’s Cup | Manu Bhaker signs off with another gold, Rahi Sarnobat wins silver in women's 25m pistol event | President’s Cup | Manu Bhaker signs off with another gold, Rahi Sarnobat wins silver in women's 25m pistol event | SportsCafe Desk 11/09/2021 India's ace shooter Manu Bhaker has won yet another gold, while Rahi Sarnobat took home a silver, on the final day of the President's Cup 2021 in Wroclaw, Poland on Tuesday. This... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
Sears is shutting its last store in Illinois, its home state | The last Sears department store located in the retailer’s home state of Illinois is getting ready to close its doors for good. The shop, located in Simon Property Group’s Woodfield Mall, is scheduled to shutter on Nov. 14, the company confirmed to CNBC. A spokesman for the department store chain’s parent company, Trans... | Organization Closed | null | null |
2009 Georgian demonstrations |
In 2009, a mass rally by a coalition of opposition parties in took place in Georgia against the government of President Mikheil Saakashvili. Thousands of people demonstrated, mainly in the capital, Tbilisi, starting on 9 April 2009, demanding Saakashvili's resignation. [1] On the first day of demonstrations, up to 40... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Bottlenose dolphins threatened by man-made contaminants, EPA study finds |
Bottlenose dolphins across southern Australia are facing a growing contamination danger from man-made compounds which do not degrade in the natural environment, a new study has found.
Perfluorinated chemicals have been in used in manufacturing for several decades because of their resistance to heat, water and oil — in... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
3 teens arrested in violent, armed Markham bank robbery | York police have arrested three teens in connection with an armed bank robbery in Markham on Wednesday night where one employee was seriously hurt and three others were injured. The robbery happened at an RBC branch in the area of 16th Avenue and Markham Road, according to York Regional Police Staff Sgt. Marc Hilliker.... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
1904 Douliu earthquake | The 1904 Douliu earthquake (Chinese: 1904年斗六地震; pinyin: 1904 nián Dǒuliù dìzhèn) struck central Taiwan with a magnitude of 6.1 at 04:25 on November 6. The quake caused widespread damage and killed 145 people, making it the fifth deadliest earthquake of the 20th century in Taiwan. At 04:25 of the morning of 6 November 1... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Laoag International Airlines Flight 585 crash | Laoag International Airlines Flight 585 was a scheduled flight operated by Laoag International Airlines from Manila to Laoag, Philippines. On November 11, 2002, the Fokker F-27 Friendship crashed into Manila Bay shortly after takeoff from Ninoy Aquino International Airport. [1] Of the 34 passengers and crew on board, ... | Air crash | null | null |
Bluefield Elks Lodge 9/11 event canceled by COVID | Sep. 6—BLUEFIELD — An event honoring local first responders during the 21st anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has been canceled as a precaution due to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases. The Bluefield Elks Lodge was planning to host this year's event at the Elks Lodge on Whitethorn Street on Sept. 1... | Organization Closed | null | null |
India logs 26,964 new Covid infections, 383 fatalities in last 24 hours | The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,27,83,741 and the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.33%, according to health ministry data PTI 22 September, 2021 1:26 pm IST People wait to receive Covid-19 vaccine dose during a vaccination drive in Birbhum district, West Bengal on 21 September... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Harlem riot of 1935 | The Harlem riot of 1935 took place on March 19, 1935 during the Great Depression, in New York City, New York, in the United States. It has been described as the first "modern" race riot in Harlem, because it was committed primarily against property rather than persons. Harlem is a northern neighborhood on Manhattan Isl... | Riot | null | null |
Singapore sets up agency for specific diseases | SINGAPORE - A new outfit was set up by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) in April this year to coordinate disease-specific research efforts by the various groups under the agency. Called the Infectious Diseases Labs, or ID Labs for short, its aim is to nip any emerging pathogen in the bud before ... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
U.S. shot putter Ryan Crouser defends his Olympic title with gold in Tokyo | The 2016 Olympic gold medalist and world-record holder in the shot put defended his title, winning with an Olympic record throw of 76 feet 5 ½ inches at Olympic Stadium.
Afterward, Crouser took out a piece of paper. It had a note penned to his late grandfather, Larry, who died just before Crouser left for Tokyo to comp... | Break historical records | null | null |
Palestinians rioted in the West Bank city of Hebron as thousands of mourners attended the funeral of prisoner Maysara Abuhamdia | Palestinians rioted in the West Bank city of Hebron as thousands of mourners attended the funeral of prisoner Maysara Abuhamdia, who died of cancer while in Israeli custody this week.
Dozens of rioters pelted IDF troops with rocks, while Israeli vehicles were stoned along roads in the area. Security forces responded wi... | Armed Conflict | null | null |
Economic Stewardship in Times of Crisis | Years of ultra-loose fiscal and monetary policies have put the global economy on track for a slow-motion train wreck in the coming years. When the crash comes, the stagflation of the 1970s will be combined with the spiraling debt crises of the post-2008 era, leaving major central banks in an impossible position. NEW YO... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Autistic Cambodian Teen, Jailed for Online Comments, Freed | An autistic Cambodian teenager has been released from prison after serving time for posting comments critical of the government on social media in a case that has attracted international attention. Autistic Cambodian Teen, Jailed for Online Comments, Freed Prum Chantha, front right, hugs her son Kak Sovannchhay, 16, f... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
2010 Haiti earthquake |
A catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. [7][8] The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne, Ouest department, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Tsunami review – a shamefully sensationalised look at horror | The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami is a story that didn’t need to be overdramatised. But Channel 5 appear to have missed the memo with this formulaic, melodramatic mess The colossal scale of the Boxing Day tsunami – a 9.1 magnitude earthquake under the Indian Ocean displacing 30tn litres of seawater that hit the coasts of mai... | Tsunamis | null | null |
11 of 22 Chinese miners trapped in gold mine rescued, ten others dead | Updated 0436 GMT (1236 HKT) January 26, 2021
Members of a rescue team work at the site of a gold mine explosion where 22 miners are trapped underground in Qixia, in eastern China's Shandong province, on January 20, 2021.
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Eleven miners who were trapped in a gold mine for more than two weeks in eastern China have b... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Celebrity weddings of 2020 that didn't let the pandemic dull their shine | Yearender 2020: The year 2020 was not an auspicious year at all, but many celebrities did not let the pandemic to take away their special day from their lives. Celebrity weddings of 2020 that shined bright amid gloom: South cinema's popular actress Kajal Aggarwal tied the knot with her fiance, entrepreneur Gautam Kit... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Pentagon uninvites China from major U.S. military exercise | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Wednesday uninvited China from a major U.S.-hosted naval drill in response to what it sees as Beijing’s militarization of islands in the South China Sea, a decision China called unconstructive. “As an initial response to China’s continued militarization of the South China Sea we h... | Military Exercise | null | null |
1911 Grand Rapids furniture workers strike | United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJ)
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The 1911 Grand Rapids furniture workers strike was a general strike performed by furniture workers in Grand Rapids, whi... | Strike | null | null |
Longest lunar eclipse of this century will happen on November 19; may last up to 3 hours, 28 minutes | The eclipse will also be visible from South America, Eastern Asia, the Pacific region, and Australia. Besides this eclipse, there will be 20 total, partial and penumbral eclipses between 2021 and 2030. Longest lunar eclipse of this century will happen on Nov 19 Key Highlights The space agency said the eclipse could l... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Erupting Icelandic volcano attracts thousands | Thousands of people have flocked to Iceland to catch a glimpse of a volcano that's been erupting for months. Many have been venturing as close as possible to a safety fence set up to protect them against sprays of red-hot rock. As the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma continues to spew lava and ash, residents are worri... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
Former Pittsburgh Public Schools principal faces fine for ethics violations | PITTSBURGH — A former Pittsburgh Public Schools principal is facing a fine from the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission.
The $750 fine is for failing to complete statements of financial interests between 2016 and 2018, according to our news partners at The Trib.
Deonne M. Arrington has until Oct. 17 to pay the civil p... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Hungary 7–1 England (1954 association football friendly) |
Hungary v England (1954) was an international football game played on 23 May 1954. The game was played between the Hungary national football team—then the world's number one ranked team and the Olympic champions—and the England national football team, hailing from the birthplace of the game of football and reputed "... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Dog run over on the M19 finds a new home after recovering | Basil has been adopted by a special family and is looking forward to being spoilt by them. Dog run over on the M19 finds a new home after recovering DURBAN – The Kloof and Highway SPCA said Christmas came early for Buddy Loadshedding, now known as Basil, who has gone to his new family. Basil was rescued on the M19 af... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
Raphael Varane: Man Utd confirm agreement with Real Madrid to sign defender | Last updated on 27 July 202127 July 2021.From the section Man Utdcomments1559
Manchester United have confirmed they have reached an agreement with Real Madrid to sign defender Raphael Varane.
It is understood the clubs have agreed an initial fee of £34m, which could rise to £42m, and that Varane, 28, has agreed terms o... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
UFC 212 | UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on June 3, 2017, at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [2]
A UFC Featherweight Championship unification bout between two-time champion José Aldo and interim champion Max Holloway served as the main ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
1949 New York City taxicab strike |
The 1949 New York City taxicab strike was a labor strike involving taxicab drivers in New York City. The strike was the result of union organization efforts carried out by a local union of the United Mine Workers who were seeking union recognition and pay increases for taxicab drivers in the city. The strike started... | Strike | null | null |
Kim Kardashian was lonely in marriage to Kanye West | Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s relationship was so strained towards the end of their marriage that the reality star felt lonely. The mom of four sat down with Kris Jenner in Thursday night’s “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” finale and revealed that she was unhappy in her marriage because she missed the little things ... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Improved Coordination, Collaboration and Communication Key to Prevent Zoonotic Outbreaks: Scientific Forum Concludes | The Scientific Forum attracted more than 100 participants and more than 3 000 viewers online. Panellists of the Scientific Forum recognized the IAEA’s Zoonotic Disease Integrated Action (ZODIAC) initiative as one of the important and timely global initiatives for enhancing response preparedness to pandemics using nucl... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
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New research shows that the waters and fish of the Great Barrier Reef are contaminated with micro-debris.
The worst pollutants were not tiny particles of plastic, but microfibres of nylon and polyester, most likely from our clothes and furniture.
The effects of those invisible pollutants on fish or humans are still un... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Three of the deadliest pandemics in recorded history | While some of the earliest pandemics faded by wiping out parts of the population, medical and public health initiatives were able to halt the spread of other diseases. As human civilizations flourished, so did infectious disease. Large numbers of people living in close proximity to each other and to animals, often with... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Westpac's record $1.3 billion AUSTRAC money laundering fine explained | 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
Westpac has agreed to pay... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Dan-Air Flight 1008 crash | Dan-Air Flight 1008 was a fatal accident involving a Boeing 727-46 jet aircraft operated by Dan Air Services Limited on a non-scheduled international passenger service from Manchester to Tenerife. The crash, which occurred on 25 April 1980 in a forest on Tenerife's mount La Esperanza while the aircraft's flight deck cr... | Air crash | null | null |
Chicago Union Stock Yards fire | The Chicago Union Stock Yards fire occurred from December 22 to December 23, 1910 and resulted in the deaths of twenty-one Chicago Fire Department firemen. [1]
Until September 11, 2001, it was the deadliest building collapse in American history, in terms of firefighter fatalities,[1] although the Texas City Disaster o... | Fire | null | null |
1979 Tumaco earthquake | The 1979 Tumaco earthquake occurred at 02:59 local time on 12 December with a moment magnitude of 8.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The epicenter was just offshore from the border between Ecuador and Colombia, near the port city of Tumaco. It triggered a major tsunami, which was responsible for most... | Earthquakes | null | null |
1963 Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-124 Neva river ditching crash | The 1963 Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-124 Neva river ditching (Russian: Посадка Ту-124 на Неву) was a water landing by a Tupolev Tu-124 of the Soviet state airline Aeroflot (Moscow division). The aircraft took off from Tallinn-Ülemiste Airport (TLL) at 08:55 on 21 August with 45 passengers and 7 crew on board. [1] The aircraft ... | Air crash | null | null |
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, sister of Bears LB Robert Quinn, breaks Olympic record in 100-meter hurdles | The sister of Chicago Bears linebacker Robert Quinn is appointment viewing Sunday evening. She already put on a show in Tokyo this morning.
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn set an Olympic record in the women's 100-meter hurdles with a time of 12.26 seconds.
The 24-year-old Camacho-Quinn is taking aim at her first gold medal after... | Break historical records | null | null |
Pier Fire | The Pier Fire was a wildfire that burned near Springville and in the Sequoia National Forest, in California in the United States. The fire was reported on August 29, 2017. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but is believed to be human-caused. The fire was completely extinguished on November 29, after it had ... | Fire | null | null |
New archaeological discoveries are being found in almost every part of the world | These buried archaeological sites that were only discovered recently are changing history as we speak. New archaeological discoveries are being found in almost every part of the world. And thanks to new and improved technologies, these ancient discoveries are being found quicker than before. In 2018, researchers found ... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
Donald Trump confirms US withdrawal from INF nuclear treaty | Announcement gives Russia 180 days to destroy violating missiles and launchers to avoid new arms race Last modified on Fri 1 Feb 2019 17.55 GMT Donald Trump has confirmed that the US is leaving the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, saying “we will move forward with developing our own military response opt... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have established a new COVID-19 Aviation Recovery Task Force | Montréal, 29 April 2020 – In response to the serious impacts being felt across the international civil aviation sector as a result of COVID-19, and the need for wide-ranging government and industry coordination to help reconnect the world, representatives from the 36 countries on the Governing Council of the UN Interna... | Organization Established | null | null |
Aviation accidents and incidents crash | An aviation accident is defined by the Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 13 as an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place from the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until all such persons have disembarked, and in which a) a person is fatal... | Air crash | null | null |
COVID-19: School closures in the Philippines threaten education 'catastrophe' | | Schoolchildren in the Philippines are facing another year of distance learning. Photo: Eloisa Lopez/REUTERS As schools around the world gradually welcome back students, the Philippines has decided to keep schools shuttered for another year as the country struggles to control spiking COVID cases. The Philippines is on... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Israel’s Supreme Court blocked a controversial plan to develop the country’s natural gas fields on Sunday | Israel’s Supreme Court blocked a controversial plan to develop the country’s natural gas fields on Sunday, dealing a blow to energy companies operating in the eastern Mediterranean and drawing fire from the government.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached a deal last year with Texas-based Noble Energy NBL.N and Is... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
2003 Etobicoke gas explosion | The 2003 Etobicoke gas explosion was a disaster which occurred on April 24, 2003, after a backhoe operated by Enbridge contractor Precision Utility breached a pipeline on Bloor Street in the Etobicoke district of Toronto, Ontario. The resulting explosion destroyed a two-story mixed commercial and residential building, ... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Rey Fire | The Rey Fire was a wildfire that burned in the area southeast of Lake Cachuma in the range above the Santa Ynez River, Santa Barbara County, California in 2016. [1] By the time the fire was contained, it had burned 32,606 acres (131.95 km2). The fire was first reported at 3:15pm on Thursday August 18, 2016 and by Satur... | Fire | null | null |
UN General Assembly admits Timor-Leste as 191st member | UN General Assembly admits Timor-Leste as 191st member
UN Photo/Mark Garten
The flag of Timor-Leste is raised to join those of other Member States in a special ceremony to mark the occasion at UN Headquarters. (September 2002)
27 September 2002
UN Affairs
More than three years after the Timorese people voted to begin t... | Join in an Organization | null | null |
1968 Hyūga-nada earthquake | The 1968 Hyūga-nada earthquake (Japanese: 1968年日向灘地震) occurred on April 1 at 09:42 local time. The earthquake had a magnitude of Mw 7.5, and the epicenter was located in Hyūga-nada Sea, off the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, Japan. The magnitude of this earthquake was also given as MJMA 7.5. [2] A tsunami was observed.... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Sydney salons stockpiling recycled human hair to help clean Mauritius oil spill |
Sydney hairdressers have collected more than 10 tonnes of human hair to repurpose and ship off to Mauritius to help clean a massive oil spill near a reef.
Scientists say recycled hair is cheaper and more sustainable than synthetic sponge products
While almost 4,000 tonnes of fuel oil leaks into waters around the remot... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Real estate agent Fletcher and Parker fined $880k for underquoting in Melbourne's east | 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 real estate agency in M... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Tori Geib, advocate to end 'fail-first' cancer drug treatment policies, dies at 35 | Tori Geib, 35, of Bellefontaine, died Nov. 1 after nearly five years fighting advanced breast cancer.
Geib was first diagnosed the week of her 30th birthday with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, meaning the disease had spread to other organs, including her spine and brain.
Cancer:Ohio's late-stage cancer patients no l... | Famous Person - Sick | null | null |
Interstate Reopens After “Sloppy, Wet” Mudslides Blanket I-70 For Second Weekend | Multiple mudslides inundated Interstate 70 along a 2-mile stretch of Glenwood Canyon’s burn scar area on Saturday, shutting down the highway during the busy holiday weekend. Westbound lanes reopened by Sunday morning and all lanes were open by 4 p.m. “Our crews are dealing with a challenge of very sloppy, wet, messy m... | Mudslides | null | null |
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