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Pacific Coast race riots of 1907 | The Pacific Coast race riots of 1907 were a series of riots against both Americans and Canadians of Asian descent that took place within the United States and Canada. The riots, which resulted in violence and destruction of property, were the result of anti-Asian tension caused by white opposition to the increasing Asi... | Riot | null | null |
Read Trump's Speech Withdrawing From the Iran Deal | On Tuesday, the president said that the U.S. will pull out of the agreement and reinstate sanctions on Iran.
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and reinstate sanctions on the country. The agreement—which was reached by the United States, the United Kingdo... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Michigan gets a rare view of solar eclipse on Thursday; here's when to see it | A total solar eclipse will occur next Thursday, June 10th, when the moon will pass directly between earth and the sun. Unlike lunar eclipses, solar eclipses are much more difficult to get a view because the moon's shadow only covers a small fraction of earth's surface. Metro Detroit will have the chance to see some of... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Knights of Columbus Hostel fire | The Knights of Columbus Hostel fire was a structure fire that occurred on December 12, 1942, in St. John's, Newfoundland in a hostel operated by the Knights of Columbus, a Roman Catholic fraternal organization. [1] A total of 99 people were killed,[1] 80 of whom were military personnel. 109 others were critically wound... | Fire | null | null |
Georgia's Talakhadze sets three world records to win weightlifting gold at Tokyo Olympics (updated) | Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia competes during the Weightlifting Men's +109kg competition at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 4, 2021. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
TOKYO, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Lasha Talakhadze won his second Olympic gold medal with dominance in the men's over 109kg weightlifting at Tokyo 2020 here on Wedn... | Break historical records | null | null |
Suspect sought in Rohnert Park bank robbery | The robbery happened at about 8:30 a.m. at the Westamerica Bank at the corner of Guerneville and Fulton roads. The mandate announced Tuesday requires in-home and senior care workers to get vaccination against influenza by Nov. 30. Kyle Rittenhouse broke down in tears on the witness stand at his murder trial Wednesday a... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Dana Air Flight 992 crash | Dana Air Flight 992 was a scheduled domestic commercial passenger flight from Abuja to Lagos, Nigeria. On 3 June 2012, the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft serving the route crashed into buildings in Lagos while attempting an emergency landing, killing all 153 people on board and six on the ground. [1][2]
The subseque... | Air crash | null | null |
2018 Brazil truck drivers' strike |
The 2018 Brazil truck drivers' strike, also called the diesel crisis, was a strike of self-employed truck drivers[6][7] that began on 21 May 2018. [8][9][10]
The protesters demanded a decrease of the price of diesel, exemption from certain tolls,[11] as well as a legal and tax reform related to truck driving. Oil pr... | Strike | null | null |
The massive eruption of Mount Unzen’s Fugendakeon June 3 in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture | By NAOKI OGAWA/ Staff Writer June 3, 2021 at 18:04 JST Firefighters observe a moment of silence at a ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the massive eruption of Mount Unzen’s Fugendake on June 3 in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture. (Jun Kaneko) SHIMABARA, Nagasaki Prefecture--Locals gathered here on June 3 to comme... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
Ravensthorpe nickel mine contractor fined over accident | 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 contractor at a nickel ... | Organization Fine | null | null |
More than 350,000 suffering from famine conditions in Ethiopia’s Tigray, says UN | Aid chief says situation is worst since the 2011 famine in Somalia that led to the deaths of an estimated 250,000 people Last modified on Mon 14 Jun 2021 16.47 BST More than 350,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are suffering famine conditions, with millions more at risk, according to an analysis by UN agencies an... | Famine | null | null |
Fire of Manisa | The Fire of Manisa (Turkish: Manisa yangını) refers to the burning of the town of Manisa, Turkey which started on the night of Tuesday 5 September 1922 and continued until 8 September. [1] It was started and organized by the retreating Greek troops[2][4][6] during the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922), and as a result 90 p... | Fire | null | null |
Four missing after South China Sea offshore wind accident | Offshore construction vessel in operation at Huizhou Gangkou I wind farm tilted with 65 people on board, according to reports Four people are missing at sea after an incident at the Shengping offshore construction vessel being used in the final phases of construction at the 400MW Huizhou Gangkou I Huizhou Gangkou I (40... | Shipwreck | null | null |
Rhythm Club fire | The Rhythm Club fire (or The Natchez Dance Hall Holocaust) was a fire in a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi on the night of April 23, 1940, which killed 209 people and severely injured many others. [1][2] Hundreds of people were trapped inside the building. At the time, it was the second deadliest building fire in th... | Fire | null | null |
Canadian Damian Warner wins gold in decathlon, sets Olympic record | Canadian Damian Warner has captured gold and set an Olympic record in the decathlon at the Tokyo Olympics.
The 31-year-old shattered the Olympic record with 9,018 points. The previous Olympic record was 8,893.
This is the first time the London, Ont. native surpassed the 9000-point mark, becoming just the fourth decathl... | Break historical records | null | null |
The EU should build its own military after being abandoned by US in Afghanistan says EU President | The European Union will press ahead with plans to develop its own shared military to limit its reliance on the US following the hasty pull-out from Afghanistan according to Ursula Von Der Leyen. In a self-styled State of the European Union address on Wednesday, European Commission President von der Leyen said that the... | Military Exercise | null | null |
2018 Minjiang University protests | In November 2018, students and local food vendors of Minjiang University protested the ban of take-out food on the campus. [1][2]
With the rise of online ordering platforms, many Minjiang University students turned to takeout food options to avoid ongoing food safety concerns associated with the university's often-cro... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Russia Wants Explanation of Trump Withdrawal from Arms Treaty | The Kremlin expressed concern Monday about U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to pull out of a key Cold War arms deal with Russia, saying the move would "make the world a more dangerous place."
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Russia has not violated the treaty and if the United States goes on to develo... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Road off A14 closed after serious collision | A slip road off the A14 at Needham Market has been closed by police after a serious collision. The westbound exit at junction 51, which leads to the A140 and B1078, has been shut. Officers from Suffolk police and the Norfolk & Suffolk Roads and Armed Policing Team are at the scene. The conditions of the motorists invol... | Road Crash | null | null |
Robert Durst Sentenced to Life in Prison for Friend’s Murder | A jury found that Mr. Durst, subject of the HBO series “The Jinx,” killed a longtime friend in 2000 because of what she knew about his wife’s disappearance nearly 40 years ago. transcript As to Count 1, the first-degree murder of Susan Berman, with the special circumstance of intentional killing of a witness pursuant t... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
FOURTEEN people, including two children, are dead after a NATO helicopter crashed into a house and burst into flames on the outskirts of Kabul | CHILDREN among the dead after a NATO helicopter crashed into a house and burst into flames.
A US helicopter patrols the sky after militants opened fire on a delegation of senior Afghan officials this week. Picture: APSource:AP
FOURTEEN people, including two children, are dead after a NATO helicopter crashed into a hous... | Air crash | null | null |
2018 Atlanta sanitation strike |
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
The 2018 Atlanta sanitation strike was a labor strike involving 120 sanitation workers for Republic Services in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The workers, members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, went on strike on August 10, 2018, with the strike ending later t... | Strike | null | null |
2019 AT&T strike |
The 2019 AT&T strike was a labor strike involving about 20,000 employees of AT&T in the Southern United States. Members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) went on strike from August 24 to August 28, following the failure to agree to new employment contracts. Following several days of protest across nine s... | Strike | null | null |
Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week 2020 | Our Chief Inspector, Captain Andrew Moll, makes a statement at the start of this year's Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week.
Carbon monoxide awareness week
Today is the start of carbon monoxide awareness week 2020. MAIB recently published a safety bulletin about the tragic deaths of two sailors on board Diversion due to car... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
China’s Xi Jinping to speak at a U.S.-led climate summit on Thursday | BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping will give a speech Thursday via video conference at a global leaders climate summit organized by U.S. President Joe Biden, state media said Wednesday.
Many expected the leaders of the world’s two largest economies — and the largest carbon polluters — to have their first meeting on... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
UPDATE - Four Transported to Hospital After Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning | Updated: November 12, 2021 @ 11:35 am
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ColemanTODAY photo - Firemen on the scene of a call for carbon monoxide poisoning on Tuesday morning on 14th Street.
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The Liveo... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Comayagua prison fire |
The Comayagua prison fire or known locally in Comayagua as The prison of hell was a deadly fire that occurred 14/15 February 2012 at the National Penitentiary in Comayagua, Honduras, killing 361 people. [1] Prisoners trapped in their cells died by burning or suffocation; dozens were burned beyond recognition. [2] The... | Fire | null | null |
Sutton Hoo: New viewing tower opens at Anglo-Saxon burial ground | A new viewing tower at an Anglo-Saxon burial ground has officially opened as part of a £4m revamp of the site. The 17m (56ft) high construction is at Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge in Suffolk, which featured in the Netflix film The Dig. Treasure uncovered there in 1939 has been described as one of the "greatest archaeolog... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
Driver facing new charges in connection to fatal crash near Elora | Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Copy Url A driver, involved in a crash that killed one person and left two others with serious injuries, is facing three additional charges. On Aug. 1, a car and S... | Road Crash | null | null |
A rapist and murderer has been released from prison | Otago Daily Times A rapist and murderer has been released from prison after spending 19 years behind bars - half his life. Robert Stanley Lyon was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 15 years in 2002 over the murder of Milton woman Jodie Kiri Louise Browne, a 29-year-old wool-handler. He tried to disguise ... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
1994 British Army Lynx shootdown crash |
On 23 June 1988, an Army Air Corps (AAC) Westland Lynx, serial number XZ664, was shot down by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) near Aughanduff Mountain, County Armagh, in Northern Ireland. A unit of the IRA's South Armagh Brigade fired at the British Army helicopter using automatic rifles and heavy mach... | Air crash | null | null |
Uruguay general strike of 1973 | On 27 June 1973[1] a coup was declared in Uruguay by the president, Juan María Bordaberry, who closed parliament and imposed direct rule from a junta of military generals. The official reason was to crush the Tupamaros, a Marxist urban guerrilla movement. Within hours of the coup being declared, the leftist trade union... | Strike | null | null |
3 dacoits shot dead, bank robbery foiled in Assam: Police | The police had intelligence input that a gang of dacoits would attempt to rob an Allahabad Bank branch at Bhotgaon near Kokrajhar town. GUWAHATI/ KOKRAJHAR: Three suspected dacoits were shot dead as they tried to rob a bank in Assam 's Kokrajhar district in the early hours of Sunday, police said. The police had intell... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Rings End A141 closed after three vehicle collision | Updated Katie Woodcock Three vehicles collided on the A141 between March and Guyhirn in Cambridgeshire just after 3pm. - Credit: Archant Three vehicles have collided on the A141 between March and Guyhirn in Cambridgeshire. It happened just after 3pm where one of the cars left the road and entered a ditch. A spokesperso... | Road Crash | null | null |
1920 Haiyuan earthquake | 1920 Haiyuan earthquake (Chinese: 海原大地震; pinyin: Hǎiyuán dà dìzhèn) occurred on December 16 in Haiyuan County, Ningxia Province, Republic of China. It was also called the 1920 Gansu earthquake[1] because Ningxia was a part of Gansu Province when the earthquake occurred. It caused destruction in the Lijunbu-Haiyuan-Gany... | Earthquakes | null | null |
China says suspension of trade talks ‘necessary’ response to Australia’s ‘insane, Cold War mentality’ | China has described its decision to cancel bilateral trade talks as a “necessary” response to Australia’s “insane” actions and “Cold War mentality”. Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters on Thursday that “the Australian side must take all responsibility” for the talks being cancelled . Ominously, Beijin... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Zoufftgen train collision |
The 2006 Zoufftgen train collision occurred around 11.45 am on 11 October 2006, near Zoufftgen, Moselle, France, some 20 metres from the border with Luxembourg, on the Metz–Luxembourg railway line. Two trains collided head-on while one track of a double track line was out of service for maintenance. Six people, inclu... | Train collisions | null | null |
1924 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | The 1924 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 1 and 2 March 1924 at the ice rink Pohjoissatama in Helsinki, Finland. Clas Thunberg was defending champion but did not succeed in prolonging his title. Roald Larsen became World champion for the first time. Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]
Four distanc... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Melting ice reveals first world war relics in Italian Alps | The soldiers dug the wooden barracks into a cave on the top of Mount Scorluzzo, a 3,095-metre (10,154ft) peak overlooking the Stelvio pass. For the next three-and-a-half years, the cramped, humid space was home to about 20 men from the Austro-Hungarian army as they fought against Italian troops in what became known as ... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
Italy’s Mount Etna’s Continuous Eruptions Are Causing the Volcano to Grow | The volcano is the largest of the three active volcanoes in Italy and is reportedly the most active volcano in Europe. Mount Etna is at it again, spewing lava and sending ash into the sky above Sicily. The volcano is the largest of the three active volcanoes in Italy and is reportedly the most active volcano in Europe... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
The cafeteria at the International French School has been told to cease operations until the end of the week. | The cafeteria at the International French School has been told to cease operations until the end of the week.ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
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Weightlifting-China's Shi breaks world record to win gold in 73kg category | Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Weightlifting - Men's 73kg - Group A - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan - July 28, 2021. Shi Zhiyong of China celebrates after a lift. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido TOKYO, July 28 (Reuters) - China's Shi Zhiyong broke his own world record to win the men's 73kg weightlifting event at the Olympics o... | Break historical records | null | null |
The number of people dying in the Australian city of Melbourne from a rare phenomenon called thunderstorm asthma has risen to eight. One person remains in a critical condition. | The number of people dying in the Australian city of Melbourne from a rare phenomenon called thunderstorm asthma has risen to eight. One person remains in a critical condition. Heavy rains and winds last Monday triggered thousands of pollen allergy asthma attacks in the state of Victoria. Paramedics and hospitals were ... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Three workers killed in Iran pipeline gas leak blast -state media | DUBAI, July 6 (Reuters) - An explosion caused by a gas leak at a pipeline pumping station killed three workers and injured four in southwestern Iran on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported.
"The accident took place...today, Tuesday, due to an explosion caused by a gas leak at the pipeline (pumping) station," Adnan Gha... | Gas explosion | null | null |
US-led war games underway in Morocco near disputed W.Sahara | US-led forces are carrying out war games near the disputed region of Western Sahara, in exercises jointly organised with Morocco and touted by US Africa Command as its largest. More than 7,000 personnel from nine countries and NATO are taking part in the exercises codenamed "African Lion", which kicked off on June 8, a... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Musk soars while Bezos sues in the new space race | SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, with its Dragon spacecraft, is prepared for launch on Wednesday. Space races are supposed to be won in engineering labs or up in orbit. Thanks to Jeff Bezos, the next one might be won in a courtroom or regulator’s office. As Bezos’s companies fall behind Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the race to re... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
Footage of shooting released after police officer acquitted of Geraldton woman’s murder | A WA Police officer who fatally shot a Geraldton woman while on duty has been found not guilty of murder. The first class constable, whose name has been suppressed for legal reasons, was acquitted of murder by a Supreme Court jury on Friday after a three-week trial and three hours of deliberation. The Yamitji woman, re... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
2006 Indian anti-reservation protests |
The 2006 Indian anti-reservation protests were a series of protests that took place in India in 2006 in opposition to the decision of the Union Government of India, led by the Indian National Congress-headed multiparty coalition United Progressive Alliance, to implement reservations for the Other Backward Classes (OB... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
The Worst Outbreaks in U.S. History | An epidemic is definedTrusted Source by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a sudden increase in the number of cases of an infectious disease within a community or geographic area during a specific time period. A spike in the number of cases of the same illness in an area beyond what health officials... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Climate and ESG Task Force to be created | Today, the SEC sent a very clear signal about one of its chief enforcement priorities by announcing the creation of a Climate and ESG Task Force within the Division of Enforcement. ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. Since Allison Herren Lee was named the Acting Chair of the SEC on January 21, 2021,... | Organization Established | null | null |
2021 Senegalese protests | The 2021 Senegalese protests are mass protests and rioting against the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko over rape allegations which have left 13 dead in Senegal. Protests occurred starting throughout Senegal on 3 March, when hundreds gathered to protest the opposition leader's arrest. Thousands took to the str... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
2019 Alaska mid-air collision crash | On May 13, 2019, a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver floatplane operated by Mountain Air Service collided with a Taquan Air de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbine Otter floatplane over George Inlet, Alaska, United States. [1] The DHC-2 broke up in mid-air with the loss of the single pilot and all 4 passengers. The DHC-3 pilo... | Air crash | null | null |
Driver Flees Leaving Injured Passenger After Car Crash At Elizabeth North | A passenger has been hospitalised and a driver has fled the scene after a horror crash at Elizabeth North. The driver of a Holden ute collided with a Ford Falcon at the intersection of Main North Road and Woodford Road on Tuesday night. Police attended the scene after 7 pm, to find the driver had fled the scene on foot... | Road Crash | null | null |
ATF: Chandler building explosion was caused by natural gas leak | . seek to previous 12… 6 seek to 10%, 20% … 60% Federal investigators released new video of the explosion at a Chandler print shop that injured four men as the probe revealed a natural gas leak caused it. CHANDLER, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- New details released on Tuesday morning show the apparent cause of last wee... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Only two people survived the wreck of the Loch Ard on Victoria’s Shipwreck Coast | WHEN 18-year-old Eva Carmichael was shaken from her sleep aboard the Loch Ard she made her way to the deck only to be swept into the ocean and into a media frenzy. Don't miss out on the headlines from Today in History. Followed categories will be added to My News. WHEN 18-year-old Eva Carmichael was shaken from her bun... | Shipwreck | null | null |
TransAsia Airways Flight 791 crash | TransAsia Airways Flight 791[1][2] was a regular cargo flight between Chiang Kai Shek International Airport (now Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) and Macau International Airport. At 01:52 AM local time on 21 December 2002, the ATR 72 operating the flight crashed into the sea 17 kilometres (11 mi; 9.2 nmi) southwes... | Air crash | null | null |
1947 Croydon Dakota accident crash | The 1947 Croydon Dakota accident occurred on 25 January 1947 when a Spencer Airways Douglas C-47A Skytrain (Dakota) [Note 2] failed to get airborne from Croydon Airport near London, and crashed into a parked and empty CSA Douglas C-47 destroying both aircraft and killing 11 passengers and one crew member. [1][2][3]
It... | Air crash | null | null |
Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in numbers | Japan this week marks ten years since the worst natural disaster in the country's living memory, the massive earthquake, deadly tsunami and nuclear meltdown of 11 March 2011. The scale of the devastation is difficult to capture, but here are some figures that help paint a picture. 9.0 magnitude quake The undersea quake... | Tsunamis | null | null |
2019 Ecuadorian protests |
Government
Opposition
The 2019 Ecuadorian protests were a series of protests and riots against austerity measures including the cancellation of fuel subsidies, adopted by President of Ecuador Lenín Moreno and his administration. [1][3] Organized protests ceased after indigenous groups and the Ecuadorian governmen... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Qantas Flight 72 crash | Qantas Flight 72 (QF72) was a scheduled flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Perth Airport. On 7 October 2008, the flight made an emergency landing at Learmonth Airport near the town of Exmouth, Western Australia following an inflight accident that included a pair of sudden, uncommanded pitch-down manoeuvres that ca... | Air crash | null | null |
2010 Keswick coach accident |
On Monday, 24 May 2010, a Honda Civic collided with a coach carrying children home from Keswick School on the A66 road in Cumbria, United Kingdom. [1] Three people were killed and four were left seriously injured. Approximately thirty people sustained less severe injuries. The accident occurred very near Keswick in a... | Road Crash | null | null |
Cebu Pacific Flight 387 crash | Cebu Pacific Flight 387 was a domestic Cebu Pacific flight from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila to Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro. On 2 February 1998, the 31-year-old McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 crashed on the slopes of Mount Sumagaya in Gingoog. The incident resulted in the deaths of all 104 passeng... | Air crash | null | null |
Sears closing up shop in New York City | Sears is set to close its final New York City location after 89 years on November 24, according to The City. The iconic Flatbush, Brooklyn outpost is sporting several signs for closing sales, signaling an end of an era for the department store that’s been in business on the same corner since 1932, when future first lad... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Man dead, four taken to hospital after car crashes into alfresco restaurant in Perth CBD | A man in his 70s is dead and four people are injured after a car mounted a kerb and rammed a parked car into a group of people at a restaurant in Perth's CBD on Friday night. Police say a Land Rover was being driven on Pier Street, near Murray Street, about 6:30pm when it mounted the footpath and struck a parked Coroll... | Road Crash | null | null |
Nusantara Buana Air Flight 823 crash | Nusantara Buana Air Flight 823 was a non-scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by a CASA C-212 Aviocar from Medan to Kutacane, Indonesia, that on 29 September 2011 crashed in the jungle, killing all eighteen people on board. [1][2]
The following investigation by the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Com... | Air crash | null | null |
To visit a volcano is to look in a mirror and consider the force humans have become—the greatest eruption on Earth | Iceland sits on a crack between tectonic plates, so we have a moderate eruption every five years on average and a massive event at least once a century. The Askja eruption of 1875 was partly responsible for causing almost 20 percent of Icelanders to emigrate to Canada and the United States. The Lakagígar eruption of 1... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
6 Naval Task Groups From U.S., U.K., India, Japan and Australia Underway in Pacific | USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), navigates Tokyo Bay on the way to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a scheduled port visit on Aug. 28, 2021. US Navy Photo KUALA LUMPUR – Six task groups from the U.S, U.K., Australian, Japanese and Indian navies are currently on operational deployments in the Indo-Pacific region amidst... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Two SpaceX crew spacecraft are now docked to the space station, as the Crew-2 mission arrives | The second operational SpaceX crew mission arrived at the International Space Station early on Saturday morning, carrying four astronauts for a six month stay in space. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft ‘Endeavour,’ which launched on a Falcon 9 rocket the day before, docked with the ISS at 5:22 a.m. EDT. The capsule carr... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
Landslide at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 162 people as critics blame government failure to regulate conditions | Landslide at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 162 people as critics blame government failure to regulate conditions A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed at least 162 people, with more feared dead in the worst in a series of deadly accidents at such sites in recent years. Critics blame the disaster... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
1967 Newark riots |
The 1967 Newark riots was one of 159 race riots that swept cities in the United States during the "Long Hot Summer of 1967". This riot occurred in Newark, New Jersey, between July 12 and July 17, 1967. Over the four days of rioting, looting, and property destruction, 26 people died and hundreds were injured. In the d... | Riot | null | null |
Two charged in East St. Louis armed robbery that killed security guard | by: Elizabeth Barmeier EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Two East St. Louis men have been arrested and charged in a recent bank robbery that resulted in the death of a security guard. Jaylan D. Quinn, 22, has been charged with armed bank robbery resulting in death, and Andrew R. Brinkley, 19, has been charged with bank robbery... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
1999 IIHF World Championship |
The 1999 IIHF World Championship was held in Oslo, Hamar and Lillehammer in Norway from 1 to 16 May. It was the top tier of the men's championships for that year. Three qualifying tournaments were played to establish the last five entrants to the World Championship. Two groups of four played in Europe, first and seco... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Japan Airlines Flight 446 crash | Japan Airlines Flight 446 was a Japan Airlines flight from Sheremetyevo International Airport of Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union to Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. On November 28, 1972 the DC-8-62 on the route crashed during the initial climb phase upon takeoff from Sheremetyevo. W... | Air crash | null | null |
Dick Vitale: “For the second time in just a few months, I’ve been diagnosed with a form of cancer” | For the second time in just a few months, I’ve been diagnosed with a form of cancer. As a result of some symptoms I’ve had in recent weeks, I’ve been undergoing tests and doctors have now confirmed it’s lymphoma.
I had announced in August that I underwent multiple surgeries to remove melanoma (which has been totally cl... | Famous Person - Sick | null | null |
Pan Am Flight 845 crash | Pan Am Flight 845 was a Boeing 747-121, registration N747PA, operating as a scheduled international passenger flight between Los Angeles and Tokyo, with an intermediate stop at San Francisco International Airport (ICAO: KSFO). [1] On July 30, 1971, at 15:29 PDT, while taking off from San Francisco bound for Tokyo, the ... | Air crash | null | null |
'Obama' bank robber on the run in Austria | Police in Austria are hunting a gunman who robs banks wearing a rubber mask of US president Barack Obama, but speaks very much like a local. The Obama robber struck in the town of Handenberg on Thursday, robbing his sixth bank in the region since 2008. Police say he turns up in a mask just before closing time, equipped... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Famine Stalks Yemen, as War Drags On and Foreign Aid Wanes | For the second time in three years, the threat of widespread famine hangs over the war-torn country, where millions are displaced and struggle daily to find food. By Shuaib Almosawa and Ben Hubbard AL HARF, Yemen — The mother’s first challenge when her spindly 8-month-old son came down with a fever, diarrhea and vomiti... | Famine | null | null |
1923 Victorian Police strike |
The 1923 Victorian Police strike occurred in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. On the eve of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival in November 1923, half the police force in Melbourne went on strike[1] over the operation of a supervisory system using labour spies. Riots and looting followed as crowds poured forth from F... | Strike | null | null |
Man Sentenced to Two Decades in Prison for Armed Robbery Spree | A man who terrorized businesses in Arlington, Alexandria and elsewhere from 2018 to 2019 is going to prison. Freddy Lee McRae, 35, pled guilty to a series of bank and retail robberies last year. On Tuesday McRae, dubbed the “Beltway Bank Bandit,” was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison. “This case involved a chilli... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Top science advisers: Prepare now for next pandemic | Now is a crucial time to lay the groundwork to quash future threats from pathogens, top science advisers in the U.S. and U.K. said this week. Why it matters: Governments, industries and organizations are trying to bolster early warning systems, improve manufacturing supply chains for vaccines and treatments, and build ... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
2017 World Aquatics Championships |
The 17th FINA World Championships (Hungarian: 2017-es úszó-világbajnokság) were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017. [1][2]
On 15 July 2011, at the biennial General Congress of FINA in Shanghai, the host-city of the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, Guadalajara, Mexico was announced as the winning bid... | Sports Competition | null | null |
El Cajon Boulevard riot | The El Cajon Boulevard riot was the official name of what the San Diego Union called the Drag Strip Riot. Some people consider the El Cajon Boulevard Riot one of the first major youth riots of the 1960s. The riot began during the evening of August 20, 1960 as an organized protest over the closing of Hourglass Field, an... | Riot | null | null |
Trump Rips Up a 'Decaying and Rotten Deal' With Iran | President Trump said he'll begin reinstating nuclear sanctions on the Iranian regime, effectively marking the beginning of the end of the agreement.
Updated at 4:18 p.m. ET
President Trump announced Tuesday that he would reimpose nuclear-related sanctions on Iran, setting the stage for a long-expected dismantling of th... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
UPDATE: Texas Petroleum confirms four injured in well fire along the Gulf, site still volatile | This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.
May 26 UPDATE: On Wednesday afternoon, the Texas Petroleum Investment Company released an updated statement regarding the well fire on Belle Isle 24 hours earlier.... | Gas explosion | null | null |
1957 Valencia flood |
The 1957 Valencia flood (Spanish: gran riada de Valencia) was a natural disaster that occurred on 14 October 1957 in Valencia, Spain. The flood resulted in significant damage to property and caused the deaths of at least 81 people. In response to the tragedy, the Spanish government devised and enacted the Plan Sur, w... | Floods | null | null |
China Airlines Flight 006 crash | China Airlines Flight 006 (callsign "Dynasty 006") was a daily non-stop flight from Taipei to Los Angeles International Airport. On 19 February 1985, the Boeing 747SP operating the flight was involved in an aircraft upset accident, following the failure of the No. 4 engine, while cruising at 41,000 ft (12,500 m). The p... | Air crash | null | null |
2008 Sichuan earthquake |
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake[13] (Chinese: 汶川大地震; pinyin: Wènchuān dà dìzhèn; lit. 'Great Wenchuan earthquake'), also known as the Great Sichuan earthquake or Wenchuan earthquake, occurred at 14:28:01 China Standard Time on May 12, 2008. Measuring at 8.0 Ms (7.9 Mw),[4] the earthquake's epicenter was located 80 kilome... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Bitcoin, Ethereum, others lost $350B in 48 hours as Evergrande crisis pummeled cryptos mcap: Experts | The market value of cryptocurrencies declined to a low of $1.7 trillion by 5:14 a.m. IST on Wednesday from $2.12 trillion at 2:44 am IST on Monday, down 16.5 per cent in 48 hours, resulting in a loss of over $350 billion, according to the data from crypto portal CoinMarketCap. In the price loss tally, Bitcoin saw a pri... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
1997 Qayen earthquake | The Qayen earthquake, also known as the Ardekul or Qaen earthquake, struck northern Iran's Khorasan Province in the vicinity of Qaen on May 10, 1997 at 07:57 UTC (12:57 local time). The largest in the area since 1990, the earthquake registered 7.3 on the moment magnitude scale and was centered approximately 270 kilome... | Earthquakes | null | null |
2007 California wildfires | The 2007 California wildfire season saw at least 9,093 separate wildfires that charred 1,520,362 acres (6,152.69 km2) of land. [2] Thirty of those wildfires were part of the Fall 2007 California firestorm,[8] which burned approximately 972,147 acres (about 3,934 km2, or 1,520 mi2) of land from Santa Barbara County to t... | Fire | null | null |
Plague Found in 6 Colorado Counties—And Now a 10-Year-Old Has Died from the Disease | Plague might sound like an ancient scourge , but cases of this bacterial infection continue to this day, including in Colorado, where a 10-year-old girl has died from the disease. The girl's death on July 5 is the state's first human plague death since 2015, per the Durango Herald , which reported that she had been a f... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
‘Destroying everything in its path’: St Vincent seeks help as volcano erupts | Kingstown: Leaders of volcano-wracked St Vincent in the eastern Caribbean say water is running short as heavy ash contaminates supplies, and they estimate the island will need hundreds of millions of dollars to recover from the eruption of La Soufriere. Between 16,000 to 20,000 people have been evacuated from the islan... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
Massive solar storm may hit Earth, likely to cause Internet meltdown | Another solar storm is coming which could potentially destroy the infrastructure and cause an 'internet apocalypse'. According to a new research paper published by Sangeetha Abdu Jyothi of the University of California, Irvine, and VMware Research, if this massive upcoming solar storm does happen then it can cause an i... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Thomas Fire |
The Thomas Fire was a massive wildfire that affected Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, and one of multiple wildfires that ignited in southern California in December 2017. It burned approximately 281,893 acres (440 sq mi; 114,078 ha) before being fully contained on January 12, 2018, making it the largest wildfire in... | Fire | null | null |
1953 Mediterranean Sea mid-air collision crash | On 15 January 1953, a twin-engined Vickers Valetta transport aircraft of the Royal Air Force (RAF), serial number VX562, collided over the Mediterranean Sea with a four-engined RAF Avro Lancaster maritime patrol aircraft. All 26 people on board both aircraft were killed. [1]
The Valetta had departed RAF Luqa with 16 p... | Air crash | null | null |
Brink's-Mat robbery |
The Brink's-Mat robbery occurred at the Heathrow International Trading Estate, London, on 26 November 1983. £26 million (equivalent to £100 million in 2019) worth of gold bullion, diamonds, and cash was stolen from a warehouse. The bullion was the property of Johnson Matthey Bankers Ltd, which collapsed the following... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Trump's withdrawal from World Health Org comes with a catch | In late May, Donald Trump made an announcement that was tough to defend: the United States, the president announced, was abandoning the World Health Organization altogether. The move was immediately and widely condemned as dangerous, especially in the midst of a deadly global pandemic, but the White House appeared indi... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Aamir-Kiran divorce: 6 High profile celebrity divorces that rocked the industry | In the midst of Bollywood actor Aamir Khan’s divorce from filmmaker Kiran Rao, there are a few other high profile couples that decided to part ways.
In the midst of Aamir Khan and Kiran Roa’s divorce proceedings, here are a few other powerhouse couples who have decided to part ways.
In the Bollywood landscape, there ha... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Earth's deepest ocean trenches contain high levels of pollution |
Deep ocean trenches — considered the most remote places in the world — have levels of toxic, industrial chemicals 50 times higher than a highly polluted river system in China, an analysis of tiny deep-sea animals has found.
The discovery, published in Nature Ecology and Evolution journal, highlights the pervasive natu... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Dakota Access Pipeline protests |
The Dakota Access Pipeline protests, also called by the hashtag #NoDAPL, were grassroots movements that began in early 2016 in reaction to the approved construction of Energy Transfer Partners' Dakota Access Pipeline in the northern United States. The pipeline was projected to run from the Bakken oil fields in west... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
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