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Is India headed towards a locust plague - Down To Earth | Wildlife & Biodiversity
Is India headed towards a locust plague
Exceptional summer breeding may prompt swarms to remain in the country through end of year, move east & south
By Snigdha Das
Published: Friday 03 July 2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization says a locust plague can be declared only when widespread an... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Thai Airways International Flight 311 crash | Thai Airways International Flight 311 was a flight from Bangkok, Thailand's Don Mueang International Airport to Kathmandu, Nepal's Tribhuvan International Airport. On Friday, 31 July 1992, an A310-304 on the route, registration HS-TID, crashed on approach to Kathmandu. At 07:00:26 UTC (12:45:26 NST; 14:00:26 ICT), the ... | Air crash | null | null |
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 130 crash | Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 130 was an aircraft hijacking which took place in Sweden and subsequently in Spain on 15 and 16 September 1972. While en route from Torslanda Airport in Gothenburg to Stockholm Arlanda Airport, three armed members of the Croatian National Resistance (CNR) forcefully took control of t... | Air crash | null | null |
Sudan’s coup is on shaky ground | There has never been a more apt time to push for the dismantling of military hegemony and the installing of fully civilian, democratic governance in Sudan. Managing partner of Insight Strategy Partners (ISP), a policy think-and-do tank based in Khartoum, Sudan. Published On 19 Nov 202119 Nov 2021 Sudanese anti-coup pr... | Regime Change | null | null |
With Kim Kardashian and Kanye West reportedly set to divorce , the billionaire couple could be battling it out for US$2.2 billion worth of assets | With Kim Kardashian and Kanye West reportedly set to divorce , the billionaire couple could be battling it out for US$2.2 billion worth of assets.
And now Bill and Melinda Gates are gearing up to follow suit after they announced the end of their 27-year marriage on May 3. The couple reportedly did not have a prenuptia... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Outbreak Brief 88: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic | Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (14 September 2021), 3,862,133 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, including 62,740 new deaths, have been reported globally. To date, a global total of 228,401,433 COVID-19 cases and 4,690,961 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 2.1%) have been reported... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
1967 Thirsk rail crash |
The Thirsk rail crash occurred on 31 July 1967[2] at Thirsk, Yorkshire, England on the British Rail East Coast Main Line. The 12:00 1A26 express train from King's Cross to Edinburgh and Aberdeen[3] collided at speed with the wreckage of a derailed freight train around 15:17 on that day. Seven people were killed and ... | Train collisions | null | null |
Coping Strategies of Ocean Castaways Hold Lessons for the COVID Pandemic | Shipwreck victims cast adrift for weeks or months exhibit a resilience that serves as a model to weather any extended crisis On April 14, 2002, while routinely patrolling the Indian Ocean, a French Navy vessel spotted a dinghy with two passengers onboard. They had been drifting for 20 days. After being shipwrecked, the... | Shipwreck | null | null |
San Francisco Streetcar Strike of 1907 | The San Francisco streetcar strike of 1907 was among the most violent of the streetcar strikes in the United States between 1895 and 1929. Before the end of the strike, thirty-one people had been killed and about 1100 injured. Like the St. Louis Streetcar Strike of 1900, the events were associated with progressive civi... | Strike | null | null |
2010 Alaska USAF C-17 crash | On July 28, 2010, a C-17 Globemaster III transport plane of the U.S. Air Force crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, while practicing for a flight display at the upcoming Arctic Thunder Air Show. All four crew members on board were killed. It was the first fatal accident of a C-17 aircraft. The subsequent in... | Air crash | null | null |
Top Diplomat Highlights Importance of Africa in Iran’s Foreign Policy | Amirabdollahian and his Namibian counterpart Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah held talks on the sidelines of the 76th UN General Assembly meeting in New York.
In the meeting, the top Iranian diplomat touched upon the importance of Africa in the foreign policy of the new Iranian administration and referred to Namibia as a friendl... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
Coronavirus could cause famines in dozens of countries, UN's World Food Program says | The United Nations (UN) has warned the coronavirus pandemic may lead to "multiple famines of biblical proportions". As the number of confirmed infections globally passed 2.5 million, the UN's World Food Program (WFP) estimated the number of the world's hungry could nearly double by the end of the year. WFP executive di... | Famine | null | null |
TAI Flight 307 crash | TAI Flight 307 was a scheduled flight operated by Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux (TAI) between France and the Ivory Coast via Mali operated by a Douglas DC-7C. On 24 September 1959, the aircraft crashed during its departure from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, France when it flew into trees. [1] All of the flight crew... | Air crash | null | null |
Three Ds Mining in court after rock traps man | A mine company used untested pallet boards to support a roof before a rock fell on a miner, a court has heard. Gwyn Woodland was 57 when he was trapped by a lump of rock weighing more than half a tonne in November 2017. He was taken to hospital with three fractures to his back and stomach pain, has had health problems ... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Two bombs in Christian areas of the Iraqi capital Baghdad have killed at least 35 people | Two bombs in Christian areas of the Iraqi capital Baghdad have killed at least 35 people, officials have said.
One device exploded near a Catholic church when worshippers were leaving a Christmas Day service, killing 24. Another bomb ripped through a market, killing 11 more people.
Christian leaders denied that the att... | Armed Conflict | null | null |
Study Club fire | The Study Club fire killed 22 people and injured over 50[1] in a Detroit, Michigan dance hall on September 20, 1929. [2]
The club was located in the old theater district, at 65 East Vernor Highway, in Detroit. [3][4] Until the fire, the Study Club operated as a speakeasy nightclub, where alcohol was being illegally s... | Fire | null | null |
Aer Lingus Flight 164 crash | Aer Lingus Flight 164 was a scheduled Boeing 737 passenger flight that was hijacked on 2 May 1981, en route from Dublin Airport in Ireland to London Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom. While on approach to Heathrow, about five minutes before the flight was due to land, a 55-year-old Australian named Laurence James ... | Air crash | null | null |
1971 May Day protests | Protesters
The 1971 May Day Protests were a series of large-scale civil disobedience actions in Washington, D.C., in protest against the Vietnam War. These began on Monday morning, May 3rd, and ended on May 5th. More than 12,000 people were arrested, the largest mass arrest in U.S. history. [1]
Members of the Nixon a... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
South African Airways Flight 201 crash | South African Airways Flight 201 (SA201), a de Havilland Comet 1, took off at 18:32 UTC on 8 April 1954 from Ciampino Airport in Rome, Italy, en route to Cairo, Egypt, on the second stage of its flight from London, England to Johannesburg, South Africa. The flight crashed at around 19:07 UTC, killing all on board. The ... | Air crash | null | null |
Vale disaster: death toll reaches 58 at Brumadinho dam collapse | The death count due to a collapsed dam at Vale’s Córrego do Feijão iron mine in Brazil has increased from 37 to 58 in two days after the collapse of the mine's dam that unleashed a mudslide on the local town of Brumadinho. The death count due to a collapsed dam at Vale’s Córrego do Feijão iron mine in Brazil has increa... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Braniff Flight 542 crash | Braniff International Airways Flight 542, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, registration N9705C, was a scheduled domestic flight from Houston, Texas, bound for New York with scheduled stops in Dallas and Washington, D.C. On September 29, 1959, 23 minutes into the 41-minute flight from Houston to Dallas Love Field, the aircraft... | Air crash | null | null |
Amnesty urges immediate relief for famine-hit Madagascar amid severe drought | More than a million people on the country's parched southern tip are on the brink of famine and some are already dying, the rights watchdog said, as it has been hit by the worst drought in four decades For several decades the South-East of Madagasc... | Famine | null | null |
The prime minister’s former adviser Dominic Cummings claimed it was always the intention to sign the withdrawal agreement in January 2020 but “ditch bits” they didn’t like in the protocol. | Boris Johnson gave personal assurances to Northern Ireland MP Ian Paisley that he would commit to “tearing up” the Brexit protocol that is now the centre of a major row between the UK and the EU, it has been claimed.
The Democratic Unionist party MP made the comments on BBC’s Newsnight just hours after the prime minis... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
August 2018 uprising in Iran |
Public protests took place in several cities in Iran beginning on 28 December 2017 and continuing into 2018. The first protest took place in Mashhad, Iran's second-largest city by population, initially focused on the economic policies of the country's government; as protests spread throughout the country, their scope... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
'There is famine in Ethiopia right now,' says UN aid chief | Over 350,000 people in Ethiopia's conflict-ravaged Tigray region are experiencing dire hunger, finds a new report by the United Nations and other aid groups. "There is famine in Ethiopia right now," United Nations aid chief Mark Lowcock warned on Thursday. According to the global Integrated Food Security Phase Classifi... | Famine | null | null |
Two adults killed and two children injured in Augusta Highway crash at Baroota | A country trip to buy a birthday present has ended in a tragic road crash, with a grandmother and father dead and two boys seriously injured. The family from Whyalla in South Australia was travelling to Port Pirie yesterday when their ute left the Augusta Highway and crashed into a tree on the other side of the road at... | Road Crash | null | null |
Wilber Martinez-Guzman pleads guilty to murders, will get life sentence | RENO, Nev. (KRNV) — Wilber Martinez-Guzman told a judge Thursday he killed four people in northern Nevada, beginning a two-stage legal process that the judge and prosecutors said will avoid two death penalty trials and put the 22-year-old man in state prison for the rest of his life. The Salvadoran man pleaded guilty, ... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
Man arrested at teller window during attempted bank robbery, Ocala police say | OCALA, Fla. – A man is behind bars after he was arrested inside a bank during an attempted robbery, according to Ocala police. Joshua Snavely, 36, was arrested Saturday at a Bank of America branch at 2326 E. Silver Springs Blvd, according to the police report. [TRENDING: What’s next for housing market? | Some Fla. depu... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Italy’s Jacobs wins men’s 100 metres gold at Tokyo Olympics | Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins gold, Fred Kerley of the US takes silver, and Canada’s Andre de Grasse takes bronze.
Jacobs, 26, timed a European record of 9.8 seconds, with American Fred Kerley taking silver in 9.84 seconds [Andrew Boyers/Reuters]
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Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy wo... | Break historical records | null | null |
Great Oulu fire of 1916 | The great Oulu fire of 1916 was Finland’s last urban fire, which left 200 people homeless. [1]
The fire started during the night of July 19 in an outbuilding located at the back corner of Kirkkokatu 39. No reason for the fire was ever determined. The fire destroyed nearly all of the buildings in the city block delimit... | Fire | null | null |
Donald Trump to withdraw US from Trans-Pacific Partnership | WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump released a recorded video message Monday evening, in which he outlined several executive actions he plans to take on his first day in office. “I am going to issue our notification of intent to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership,” Trump began, vowing to withdraw from t... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Most stores in malls will remain closed in Mississauga and Brampton under June 11 re-opening plan | Only parts of malls in Mississauga and Brampton will be open when the Ontario government loosens shopping restrictions this Friday. Under the first phase of Ontario’s plan to re-open, only stores that have a street facing entrance will be allowed to let customers back in…and on a limited basis. This means most of the s... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Leadville Colorado, Miners' Strike | The Leadville miners' strike was a labor action by the Cloud City Miners' Union, which was the Leadville, Colorado local of the Western Federation of Miners (WFM), against those silver mines paying less than $3.00 per day. The strike lasted from 19 June 1896 to 9 March 1897, and resulted in a major defeat for the union... | Strike | null | null |
In Memorial Day speech, Biden defends ‘imperfect’ democracy | ARLINGTON, Va., May 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden used his Memorial Day speech on Monday to defend America’s “imperfect” democracy, calling for more work to deliver the promise of what he said remained “the greatest experiment” in world history.
In a speech at Arlington National Cemetery touching on voting ri... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
Somali Airlines Flight 40 crash | Somali Airlines Flight 40 was a scheduled domestic Somali Airlines flight on 20 July 1981 from Mogadishu to Hargeisa in Somalia. The aircraft crashed a few minutes after takeoff, and all 44 passengers and six crew on board were killed. On 20 July 1981, Somali Airlines Flight 40, operated by a Fokker F27 Friendship, too... | Air crash | null | null |
Valley Heights train collision | The Valley Heights train collision was an accident on the Western Railway line of New South Wales at Valley Heights. The collision was between a moving empty wheat train and the previous empty coal train which was stationary in Valley Heights station. The collision took place in the early hours around 2am. The accident... | Train collisions | null | null |
1990 Moroccan protests | The 1990 Moroccan protests was a mass uprising and popular movement that consisted of violent demonstrations and massive anti-Gulf War protests in 1990–1991 in Morocco. Protesters rallied in cities nationwide, starting in Fez, where protesters marched in rioting against bread prices and the gulf war. Tens of thousands ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
The Biggest Celebrity Breakups of 2020 | In 2019, several celebrity breakups hit us hard. Michelle Williams and Phil Elverum ended their marriage. Lady Gaga and Christian Carino called off an engagement. Solange Knowles and Alan Ferguson split after five years. And Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth concluded a short marriage but very long relationship. There wer... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Northern lights could be visible in portions of Ohio this week | CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Stargazers should keep their heads to the skies for the next several days. There is a potential that the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, could be seen across Ohio. According to the Cleveland division of the National Weather Service, a strong solar storm is moving into the ar... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Rodéo (riot) | The rodéo was a technique of rioting which became popular in France beginning in 1981, often associated with youth of North African descent, and the Lyon suburb of Minguettes. Over the summer of 1981, 250 cars were stolen and burned in government housing projects of Marseilles, Lyon, Roubaix, Nancy, and Paris.These rio... | Riot | null | null |
Only $600 Dollars Will Go To Some Americans From The $900 Billion Financial Aid Package | Democrats and Republicans announced that they’ve arrived at an agreement for another round of Covid-19 pandemic aid for Americans on Sunday. The $900 billion economic relief package will include a combination of direct payments to people, enhanced unemployment benefits and funds for businesses. Senate Minority Leader ... | Financial Aid | null | null |
An ECOWAS mission today finally reached Lomé to negotiate on the demands put forward by the West African block | Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo: Military action not ruled out© UN/ONUafrol News, 15 February - The Nigerian government will not rule out military actions against Togo if the coup regime in Lomé does not comply with West African demands to step down. In the Togolese capital, meanwhile, the fronts are hardening as... | Diplomatic Talks _ Diplomatic_Negotiation_ Summit Meeting | null | null |
the US declared to leave TPP | President Donald Trump shows the Executive Order withdrawing the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. This Day in Politics By ANDREW GLASS 01/23/2019 12:20 AM EST Three days after being sworn into office as the ... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Xi Jinping sends message to US on China’s rising power in Boao address | Tony Walker does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
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‘Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse: When You'll Be Able to See It in the Chicago Area | The eclipse, known as a “Ring of Fire” eclipse, will not be a total eclipse, as the moon is too far away from the Earth to cover the sun completely, according to astronomers. A bright “annulus” will surround the new moon at the midpoint of the eclipse. The best views of the eclipse, which will take place early in the m... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Billions of locusts swarm through East Africa after year of ... | Billions of locusts swarm through East Africa after year of extreme weather
A Samburu man attempts to fend off a swarm of desert locusts flying over a grazing land in Lemasulani village, Samburu County, Kenya, on January 17, 2020. © Njeri Mwangii / Reuters
Billions of locusts swarming through East Africa are the re... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
'They are being exposed': Experts fear lead poisoning makes Fifth Ward one of 'hundreds of Flints' | Coalition of Community Organizations block captain Sandra Edwards, left, fills information about the home of Willie Holman, right, so the house can get inspected for lead, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, in Houston.
Coalition of Community Organizations block captain Cookie Straughter places a flyer with information about how h... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
2018 Papua New Guinea earthquake |
The Papua New Guinea earthquake was a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that occurred in the Hela Province of Papua New Guinea on 26 February 2018 (25 February UTC), at 3:44 a.m. local time (25 February, 17:44 UTC). The earthquake's epicenter was 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the town of Komo. The maximum felt intensity was ... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Marco Polo condo fire | The Marco Polo condo fire was a high-rise fire that occurred at 2:17pm on July 14, 2017 in the 36-story Marco Polo condominium building at 2333 Kapiolani Boulevard in the McCully-Mōʻiliʻili neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. [5] 4 people were killed, and 13 others (including 1 firefighter) were injured. [3][6] Over 200 ... | Fire | null | null |
In Iceland, 18,000 Earthquakes Over Days Signal Possible Eruption on the Horizon | The earthquake swarm is the culmination of more than a year of intense seismic activity. It could also herald decades of intermittent volcanic eruptions. By Elian Peltier Volcanoes in southwestern Iceland have been quiet for 800 years, but the period of rest may soon be over: More than 18,000 earthquakes have shaken th... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
Great Vancouver Fire |
The Great Vancouver Fire was a conflagration that destroyed most of the newly incorporated city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 13, 1886. [1] It started as two land clearing fires to the west of the city. [1] The first fire was further away from the city and was clearing land for the roundhouse of the... | Fire | null | null |
California’s Relentless Droughts Strain Farming Towns | Sheep graze in a dry field near the town of McFarland in California's Central Valley, August 24, 2016. The Central Valley is the state's agriculture hub producing vast quantities of fruits, vegetables, nuts as well as dairy, beef and lamb but struggled through five years of the last drought. Sandra Chavez was 13 years... | Droughts | null | null |
Drought and conflict leave 8.7 million people hungry in Somalia and South Sudan | New York, NY, July 31, 2019 — Severe drought and ongoing violence in East Africa has put 8.7 million people in Somalia and South Sudan at risk of severe food insecurity. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is calling for early action and increased support to avert famine, especially in South Sudan and Somalia. The... | Famine | null | null |
What Tiger's latest flurry of activity means for his recovery, according to a doctor | Tiger Woods seems to be sending mixed signals. On one hand, he’s imploring people to temper expectations, that he’s a long way off from competing at the PGA Tour level and, if we take him at his word, that he’s not sure he’ll ever get to that point. But then he kept on hitting balls throughout Hero World Challenge week... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
Where to see the total lunar eclipse and ‘super flower blood moon’ in May 2021 | A total lunar eclipse on May 26, 2021 will make the full "supermoon" appear to be a rusty-reddish color in some parts of the United States. All eyes will be on the sky on Wednesday, May 26, because a total lunar eclipse will occur as the full “ supermoon ” starts to set in the early morning. Although the lunar eclips... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Two killed, several others injured in Bauchi gas explosion | At least two persons have been reported dead with several others severely wounded following an explosion from a gas cylinder at a welder workshop in the town of Azare, Katagum local government area of Bauchi State.
According to an anonymous eyewitness account, a trailer that was parked at the welder’s shop for repairs ... | Gas explosion | null | null |
1994 eastern seaboard fires |
The 1994 eastern seaboard fires were significant Australian bushfires that occurred in New South Wales, Australia during the bushfire season of 1993–1994. Some 20,000 firefighters were deployed against some 800 fires throughout the state, and along the coast and ranges from Batemans Bay in the south to the Queensland... | Fire | null | null |
Two days after a deadly gas-related explosion and fire at a home in Maynard, Massachusetts, two leaks were reported in the town, fire officials said Saturday. | Two days after a deadly gas-related explosion and fire at a home in Maynard, Massachusetts, two leaks were reported in the town, fire officials said Saturday.
Neither of the Saturday morning leaks are believed to have posed a risk to the public, Maynard fire Chief Anthony Stowers said in a news release.
The first leak ... | Gas explosion | null | null |
TAROM Flight 3107 crash | TAROM Flight 3107 was a charter flight operated by a Boeing 737-300 that, on 30 December 2007, during the takeoff procedure, hit a service car carrying out repair work on lighting equipment on the runway at Henri Coandă International Airport in Otopeni, Romania. [1]
Flight 3107 was a charter flight from Bucharest's ma... | Air crash | null | null |
Pontypridd railway accident |
On Monday 23 January 1911, a collision between a passenger train and a coal train on the Taff Vale Railway line at Hopkinstown, outside Pontypridd in Wales, resulted in the loss of eleven[1] (twelve according to the official report)[2] lives. The accident, also known as the Hopkinstown rail disaster or the Coke Ovens... | Train collisions | null | null |
Virgin Galactic launches third successful spaceflight | Virgin Galactic's rocket-powered plane, carrying two pilots, soared into the upper atmosphere on its third mission to reach space Saturday morning. The success cues up Virgin Galactic to begin launching paying customers within the next year as the company works to finish its testing campaign at its new headquarters in ... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
PECO, Exelon Distribute $250,000 in Ida Relief Funding | PHILADELPHIA PA – Montgomery County residents adversely affected by Tropical Storm Ida are expected to be among those who can benefit from $250,000 in contributions from PECO Energy and Exelon Corp. to several local and regional organizations offering assistance in storm recovery operations. The companies said Tuesday ... | Financial Aid | null | null |
Wall Street roared back (despite hawkish hold by Fed) on hopes of government bailout for China’s debt-laden Evergrenade | Dow Future made a 4-month low around 33478.00 Monday on the concern of China’s Evergrenade (EG) as well as U.S. Treasury debt default, and Fed’s potential advance notice for QE tapering & liftoff. But Dow Future recovered to around 34747 by Thursday on the buzz of the Evergrenade debt restructuring (as an SOE). As per ... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
2021 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Guinea | That the 2021 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Guinea originated in viral resurgence from a survivor infected 5–7 years ago requires local and scientific accounts of past outbreaks to be revisited. Many past EVD epidemics hitherto considered as independent zoonotic spillovers may have originated from similar fl... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Libya’s rival factions on Friday agreed to Dec. 16 as a target date for signing a United Nations-backed national unity government agreement meant to end their conflict | Libya’s rival factions on Friday agreed to Dec. 16 as a target date for signing a United Nations-backed national unity government agreement meant to end their conflict.
The U.N. has been negotiating for a year to get Libya’s two rival governments and armed factions to end their war that has plunged the North African s... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
U.S. warns SpaceX its new Texas launch site tower not yet approved | A SpaceX SN15 starship prototype is seen as it sits on a transporter after Wednesday's successful launch and first landing from the company's starship facility, in Boca Chica, Texas, U.S. May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Gene Blevins WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned Elon Mus... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
Earthquakes and tsunamis in Indonesia in 2018 | Indonesia was hit with several major earthquakes and tsunamis in 2018 with the first major ones striking off Lombok on 29 July 2018 with the magnitude of 6.4 and followed by a 7.4 magnitude earthquakes, tsunami and liquefaction in Central Sulawesi on 28 September 2018, damaging hundreds of thousands of houses in both a... | Tsunamis | null | null |
Justice News | BOSTON – A Reading man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston today in connection with a scheme to defraud an elderly relative of her interest in a three-family home and a separate scheme to defraud the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance.
Giorgio “George” Fiorenza, 51, pleaded guilty to two counts ... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
1800s-Era Shipwreck Discovered Near Port of St. Augustine | The Maritime Executive When Tropical Storm Eta passed over Florida earlier this month, it helped to uncover the remains of a wooden shipwreck buried under a dune along Crescent Beach near the port of St. Augustine. The wreck is likely the remains of a merchant ship from the 1800s, a... | Shipwreck | null | null |
Atlanta sit-ins |
The Atlanta sit-ins were a series of sit-ins that took place in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Occurring during the sit-in movement of the larger civil rights movement, the sit-ins were organized by the Committee on Appeal for Human Rights, which consisted of students from the Atlanta University Center. The sit-i... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Aeroflot Flight 1080 crash | Aeroflot Flight 1080 was a Soviet domestic passenger flight from Yekaterinburg, Russia, to Kostanay, Kazakhstan, that crashed at night shortly after takeoff on 7 October 1978. All 38 passengers and crew were killed in the crash which occurred when one of the engines failed due to icing during initial climb out. At the... | Air crash | null | null |
1996 Belgian Air Force Hercules accident crash | The 1996 Belgian Air Force Hercules accident is an aviation accident that occurred on 15 July 1996 at Eindhoven Airport, the Netherlands. [1] The disaster involved a Belgian Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft and resulted in the death of 34 passengers. The incident is known as the "Hercules disaster" (Dutch: Herculesramp... | Air crash | null | null |
2011 East Africa drought |
Between July 2011 and mid-2012, a severe drought affected the entire East African region. [7] Said to be "the worst in 60 years",[8] the drought caused a severe food crisis across Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya that threatened the livelihood of 9.5 million people. [6] Many refugees from southern Somalia fled t... | Droughts | null | null |
1975 Royal Nepal Airlines Pilatus PC-6 Porter crash | On 31 March 1975, a Pilatus PC-6 Porter operated by Royal Nepal Airlines crashed in Nepal en route from Tribhuvan International Airport to Phaplu Airport on a domestic charter flight. The flight was chartered by Sir Edmund Hillary to bring his wife Louise and daughter Belinda to Phaplu, where he was building a hospital... | Air crash | null | null |
Karsten Warholm wins 'best race in Olympic history' as he breaks 400m hurdles world record | Updated 1745 GMT (0145 HKT) August 3, 2021
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It started the way his races often do -- a slap of the chest, a pump of the fist, and a roar to the camera -- but ended like none have done before. As Karsten Warholm crossed the finish li... | Break historical records | null | null |
2014 Venezuelan protests |
In 2014, a series of protests, political demonstrations, and civil insurrection began in Venezuela due to the country's high levels of urban violence, inflation, and chronic shortages of basic goods[11][12] attributed to economic policies such as strict price controls. [13][14] Mass protesting began in earnest in F... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Britain has followed the United States in upgrading its travel advice for Europe and warning of a heightened risk of terrorist attacks | Britain has followed the United States in upgrading its travel advice for Europe and warning of a heightened risk of terrorist attacks.
The foreign office said there was "a high threat of terrorism" in Germany and France, having previously identified a "general threat".
The new advice comes after British security and i... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
1855 Wairarapa earthquake |
The 1855 Wairarapa earthquake occurred on 23 January at about 9 p.m., affecting much of the Cook Strait area of New Zealand, including Marlborough in the South Island and Wellington and Wairarapa in the North Island. In Wellington, close to the epicenter, shaking lasted for at least 50 seconds. The moment magnitude o... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Annular solar eclipse: Crowds in Asia gather to see 'ring of fire' | People across Asia are witnessing an annular solar eclipse, which is also known as a "ring of fire". Crowds have gathered to watch the natural phenomenon in a number of countries, including Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India and Saudi Arabia. In an annular eclipse, the moon covers the centre of the Sun, giving the appearance ... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Spair Airlines Flight 3601 crash |
Spair Airlines Flight PAR-3601 was a cargo flight between Ekaterinenburg and Malta. The aircraft crashed in cornfield 1500 meters northeast from the runway of Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport in Serbia on August 19 1996. Aircraft
The aircraft was a 12 years old Il-76T with a tail number RA-76513
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The F... | Air crash | null | null |
1947 anti-Jewish riots in Aleppo | The 1947 anti-Jewish riots in Aleppo were an attack on Syrian Jews in Aleppo, Syria in December 1947, following the United Nations vote in favour of partitioning Palestine. The attack, a part of an anti-Jewish wave of unrest across the Middle East and North Africa, resulted in some 75 Jews murdered and several hundred ... | Riot | null | null |
Sydney McLaughlin Wins Olympic Gold in the Women’s 400-Meter Hurdles | Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link.
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The U.S. national champion broke her own world record. Shattering her own world record, Sydney McLaughlin stole the show with a winning performance in the women’s 400-meter hurdles on Wednesday ... | Break historical records | null | null |
A tale of two visits and a shift in Indian foreign policy | Last week India hosted two important visitors – Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, and the US special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry. These were routine visits, one to lay the groundwork for a potential Russian presidential visit to India and the other to assess Indian intentions on climate
Diplomatic v... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
Insect invasion: Israel battles plague of locusts - NBC News | World
Insect invasion: Israel battles plague of locusts
TEL AVIV — Israel’s Negev Desert is alive – with locusts.Huge swarms of the newly hatched critters have begun marching across the sand, devouring everything in their path.With the help of high-tech irrigation methods, much of Israel’s desert has been transformed i... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
1835 Washington Navy Yard labor strike | The Washington Navy Yard labor strike of 1835 is considered the first strike of federal civilian employees. [1][2][3][4] The strike began on Wednesday July 31, 1835, and ended August 15, 1835. The strike was in support of the movement advocating a ten-hour work day and for a redress of grievances such as newly imposed... | Strike | null | null |
Darwin Port deal with Chinese company ‘should be torn up’ senator says | Senator Jacqui Lambie has called on the Federal Government to tear up the Darwin Port deal with Chinese company Landbridge, following the termination of Victoria’s Belt and Road contract under new national security measures.
“If the Federal Government can step in on Victoria’s Belt and Road, then surely they have the p... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
1934 United Airlines Utah crash | The 1934 United Airlines Boeing 247 crash was an accident involving a Boeing Air Transport-operated United Airlines scheduled flight of a Boeing 247, which crashed in bad weather shortly after departing Salt Lake City, Utah on February 23, 1934, killing all eight on board. The cause was not immediately determined, but ... | Air crash | null | null |
Huddersfield factory fire |
The Huddersfield factory fire occurred on 31 October 1941 in the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, inside the H Booth & Son factory. The fire was caused by a smoker's pipe left alight inside a raincoat pocket when work had just commenced. It destroyed the building and killed 49, most of them women and yo... | Fire | null | null |
Ministers take four-nation diplomatic trip | Defence Minister Peter Dutton and Foreign Minister Marise Payne will travel to Indonesia, India, South Korea and the US for talks on security and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The trip to Jakarta, New Delhi, Seoul, Washington and New York comes ahead of Prime Minister Scott Morrison visiting the US capital later this month to... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
Reactions to President Trump’s Decision to Withdraw From the Iran Nuclear Deal | [This] decision is not an endpoint. Rather, it provides an important opportunity to apply further diplomatic and economic pressure on Iran in order to both prevent the regime from ever acquiring a nuclear weapons capability and to push back against its expanding regional aggression.
It is our collective responsibility ... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Large Shopping Malls in Bangkok Will Be Closed until July 25th | Shopping malls under the Mall Group, including all branches of The Mall, the Emporium, Emquartier and Paragon Department Store, are also closed for 14 days, from today, except for supermarkets, food courts, pharmacy shops, eateries (take-out and delivery only), banks, mobile phone shops and vaccination sites. Published... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Norway's Karsten Warholm breaks men's 400m hurdles world record | Norway's Karsten Warholm broke Kevin Young's 29-year-old 400m hurdles world record when he completed the race in 46.70 seconds in front of his home fans at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo on Thursday.
Warholm beat 1992 Olympic champion Young's mark of 46.78 secs, which was set four years before the Norwegian was bor... | Break historical records | null | null |
Brasília Open (beach volleyball) | Brasília Open is a beach volleyball event that is part of the Swatch FIVB World Tour. It happens annually in Brasília, Brazil. [1]
This article about a volleyball competition is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This article about sports in Brazil is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | Sports Competition | null | null |
Capitan Gap Fire | The Capitan Gap Fire was a 17,000 acres (69 km²) human-caused forest fire that broke out in the Capitan Mountains range within Lincoln National Forest, in Lincoln County, eastern New Mexico in 1950: beginning on May 4th. [1] It was named for Capitan Gap in the mountain range. While a 24-man firefighting crew desperate... | Fire | null | null |
A new generation of Desert Locust swarms is threatening agricultural and pastoral livelihoods and the food security of millions of people in the Horn of Africa and Yemen | 16 December 2020, Rome - A new generation of Desert Locust swarms is threatening agricultural and pastoral livelihoods and the food security of millions of people in the Horn of Africa and Yemen despite intense efforts to control the pest throughout 2020, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
UP government adopts Indian wrestling till 2032 Olympics, expected to pump in financial aid of Rs 170 crore | Wrestling Federation of India president Brijbhushan Sharan Singh on Thursday said that the Utter Pradesh government will adopt the sport and is expected to invest Rs 170 crore in infrastructure and support to the wrestlers till the 2032 Olympics. Singh said the WFI took inspiration from the Odisha government's support ... | Financial Aid | null | null |
2014 Aegean Sea earthquake | An earthquake occurred in the northern Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey on May 24, 2014. It had a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Serious damage was reported on the Turkish island of Imbros and the cities of Edirne and Çanakkale, as well as on the Greek island of Lemnos. T... | Earthquakes | null | null |
1938 San Antonio pecan shellers strike |
The 1938 San Antonio pecan shellers strike was a labor strike involving 12,000 pecan shellers in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Considered the largest labor strike in San Antonio's history, it saw mainly Mexican American pecan shellers, organized by labor activist Emma Tenayuca, protest wage cuts by the Southern ... | Strike | null | null |
Aeroflot Flight 821 crash | Aeroflot Flight 821 was a scheduled passenger flight operated by Aeroflot-Nord in a service agreement with Aeroflot and as its subsidiary. On 14 September 2008, the aircraft operating the flight crashed on approach to Perm International Airport at 5:10 local time (UTC+06). All 82 passengers and 6 crew members were kill... | Air crash | null | null |
GitHub Enterprise versus Azure DevOps | Following the acquisition of GitHub, Microsoft now provides two distinct DevOps solutions in Azure DevOps and GitHub Enterprise . Both platforms have mature and popular features, as well as free and paid models. Let's kick things off with the elder platform. Azure DevOps is the culmination of years of investments from ... | Organization Merge | null | null |
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