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Ghost Ship warehouse fire |
The Ghost Ship warehouse fire was a fire that occurred in a former warehouse in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland, California,[6] that had been converted into an artist collective with living spaces. The fire occurred on December 2, 2016, at approximately 11:20 p.m. PST. [7] At the time, the warehouse was hostin... | Fire | null | null |
The coronavirus is here to stay — here’s what that means | Children in Copenhagen play during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Endemic viruses are often first encountered in childhood. Credit: Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty You have full access to this article via your institution. For much of the past year, life in Western Australia has been coronavirus-free. Friends gath... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Impact of COVID-19 in African countries | Different events, such as the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa and the rapid spread of other emerging viruses, including the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronaviruses and the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), exposed a series of limitations in the global infection prevention ... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
China's Chang'e 5 mission: Sampling the lunar surface | The Chang'e 5 lunar mission is the Chinese National Space Administration's (CNSA) effort to send a robotic spacecraft to the moon to collect samples and return them to Earth for scientific study. It's China's first attempt at a sample-return mission, and will be the first probe to bring back material from the moon sinc... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
National Airlines Flight 193 crash | National Airlines Flight 193, registration N4744, Donna, was a Boeing 727-235 en route from Miami, Florida to Pensacola on May 8, 1978. It was scheduled with stops at Melbourne, Florida; Tampa; New Orleans, Louisiana and Mobile, Alabama. The accident occurred at night in low visibility from fog. During the descent into... | Air crash | null | null |
New cereal box-sized satellite to explore alien planets | A new miniature satellite designed and built at CU Boulder’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) is providing proof that “cute” things can take on big scientific challenges. The Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment (CUTE) is slated to launch into space Sept. 27. The approximately $4 million spacecr... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
SIMBEX: India-Singapore naval drill in South China Sea | India had deployed its guided-missile destroyer INS Ranvijay and anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kiltan as Singapore put the F-16 fighters in action including naval vessels. India and Singapore have carried out a mega naval wargame in the southern fringes of the South China Sea over the last three days in reflecti... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Guinea-Bissau's coup attempt : French president promises support for country | French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, at the Elysee Palace, as Guinea-Bissau's armed forces announce they had identified soldiers who were preparing a coup, to overthrow the constitutional order of the small West African country. "France will be at your side to ... | Regime Change | null | null |
Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 crash | Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 (GA200/GIA 200) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight of a Boeing 737-400 operated by Garuda Indonesia between Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. [1] The aircraft overran the runway, crashed into a rice field and burst into flames while landing at Adisucipto International Airport on 7 Ma... | Air crash | null | null |
South Sudan becomes IMF's 188th member country | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday South Sudan had become the institution’s 188th member country, giving it access to IMF loans and technical assistance.
“South Sudan faces enormous challenges, and the IMF will do its best to assist the country in setting up the foundations for eco... | Join in an Organization | null | null |
Sri Lanka faces 'worst beach pollution' in history from burning ship |
Sri Lanka faces an unprecedented pollution crisis as waves of plastic waste from a burning container ship hit the coast and threaten to devastate the local environment, a top environment official warns.
Thousands of navy sailors have been using mechanical diggers at beaches to scoop up tonnes of tiny plastic granules ... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Anti-plastic crusader begins six-month, 8,800km swim across Great Pacific Garbage Patch |
Sharks, freezing water, jellyfish and exhaustion are just a few of the obstacles Ben Lecomte will encounter as he begins his attempt to swim more than 8,000 kilometres across the Pacific Ocean today.
The swim will take him from Choshi in Japan to San Francisco via the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — a huge area where pl... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Cyclist dead after horror crash with school bus on Ocean Drive in Bunbury | A cyclist has died and another was injured after being hit by a school bus on a coast road in Bunbury this morning. South West Insp. Steve George said the bus was travelling on Ocean Drive about 8.30am when it collided with the cyclists — killing a 63-year-old woman — at the corner of Upper Esplanade before coming to a... | Road Crash | null | null |
Opinion: Californians have far more risks to worry about than tsunamis | In the 200 or so years of record keeping, the total death toll from tsunamis in California is 17 Share this: July 28, 2021 at 5:15 a.m. | UPDATED: July 28, 2021 at 5:19 a.m. Our individual human minds and the media often focus on or are captivated by sensational events or those we have little to no control over, things... | Tsunamis | null | null |
2015 Fox Glacier helicopter crash | On 21 November 2015, a Eurocopter AS350 Astar helicopter, operated by Alpine Adventures on a sightseeing flight, crashed on Fox Glacier in the South Island of New Zealand. All seven people on board died. [1][2]
Alpine Adventures was the owner and operator of the former Christchurch Helicopters AS-350D Astar helicopter... | Air crash | null | null |
2006 Mendoza earthquake | The 2006 Mendoza earthquake was a medium-intensity seismic movement in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. It took place at 11:03 AM (UTC-3) on 5 August 2006, and had a magnitude of 5.7 in the Richter scale. Its hypocenter was centered at 33°13′48″S 68°56′24″W / 33.23000°S 68.94000°W / -33.23000; -68.94000, 35 km so... | Earthquakes | null | null |
‘An ecological disaster’: Emerald Ash Borer infestation in South Dakota | — Treat ’em or lose ’em. That’s the only course of action for your Ash trees, at least for those living in areas with identified Emerald Ash Borer populations. What exactly is an Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)? This tiny little beetle that can fall a 60-foot tree? To find the answer, KELOLAND News reached out to Professor... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Karsten Warholm smashes 400m hurdles world record, wins gold in Tokyo | In an exhilarating men’s 400m hurdles final, it was world record-holder Karsten Warholm who came out victorious, smashing his own world record to cross the finish line in 45.94. The second and third-place finishers both set area records, and three more men in the field set national records.
KARSTEN WARHOLM ABSOLUTELY S... | Break historical records | null | null |
Bloomsburg University providing COVID-19 financial aid to all students | / Updated: Sep 2, 2021 / 11:20 PM EDT BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Bloomsburg University announced on Thursday, they have received federal COVID-19 relief funding. This funding would provide financial assistance in the form of block grants and special conditions awards to all students, due to the financial... | Financial Aid | null | null |
1956 Hong Kong riots |
The Hong Kong 1956 protests, also known as Double Ten riots, were the result of escalating provocations between pro-ROC camp and local communists in Hong Kong during Double Ten Day, 10 October 1956.
Most violence took place in the town of Tsuen Wan, five miles from central Kowloon. A mob stormed and ransacked a ... | Riot | null | null |
Officially, the pandemic recession lasted only two months. | An economic group concluded that the downturn was limited to March and April 2020, though the pandemic’s impact continues to play out. Follow our latest coverage of business, markets and economy. By Ben Casselman The pandemic recession is officially over. In fact, it has been over for more than a year. The National Bur... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Xi Jinping Speech at the 2021 Far East Economic Forum | Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed the opening ceremony of the plenary session of the Far Eastern Economic Forum via video link on Friday.
The forum is an important stage for regional leaders to discuss the development of Russian Asia and its integration into neighboring economies, such as China, Mongolia, Japan, a... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
We may be able to see the Northern Lights in the QCA this weekend | We may have the chance to see the northern lights in the QCA this weekend. A G3 Storm will be ongoing as a result of a coronal mass ejection from the sun. This will possibly impact some power systems, GPS & Satellites and produce the northern lights in the mid-latitudes. It appears the Aurora may be visible as far sou... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Rocket Lab Is Gearing Up for Its First Launch to the Moon | Rocket Lab has revealed new details about its NASA-funded commercial mission to the Moon. The CAPSTONE mission, which was originally scheduled to launch in early 2021 from the space agency's Wallops facility in Virginia, will now launch in the fourth quarter of 2021 from Rocket Lab's launch site in New Zealand. CAPSTO... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
2020 Mexican protests | The 2020 Mexican protests were massive demonstrations and increasingly violent clashes against violence against women and demanded the country to end feminist violence. Suicides and Homicides also triggered mass protests by women and activists nationwide, but the epicentre of protests and riots was in Mexico City. Mexi... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
The Health Ministry on Tuesday reported two more cases of locally transmitted Zika infections in the central Philippine city of Iloilo, 600km south of the capital Manila. |
The Health Ministry on Tuesday (Sept 13) reported two more cases of locally transmitted Zika infections in the central Philippine city of Iloilo, 600km south of the capital Manila.
Health Minister Paulyn Ubial said the mosquito-borne virus was found in two people living?in the same house as the 45-year-old woman who ... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Garuda Indonesia Flight 206 crash | Garuda Indonesia Flight 206 was a Garuda Indonesia flight that was hijacked on 28 March 1981, by the Komando Jihad in Indonesia. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 plane PK-GNJ was hijacked on a domestic flight and forced to land at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. The hijackers demanded the release of th... | Air crash | null | null |
2018–2020 Serbian protests |
In late 2018, a series of largely peaceful protests over the rise of political violence and against the authoritarian rule of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and his governing Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) began to take place in the Serbian capital of Belgrade,[3] soon spreading to cities across the country, as ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
The U.N. Warns That Without New Funding, 16 Million People In Yemen Face Starvation | FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2020, file photo, malnourished girl, Rahmah Watheeq, receives treatment at a feeding center at Al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen. Hani Mohammed/AP FILE - In this Nov... | Famine | null | null |
They went bust in the Great Recession. Now, in their 80s, the pandemic took their jobs | Fears that the pandemic would prompt a wave of business failures have not come to fruition, yet. The Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association (RITANZ) expected the end of various government support measures, such as the wage subsidy scheme, would trigger a slew of insolvencies towards the end of 2020, which c... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Dublin lock-out |
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The Dublin lock-out was a major industrial dispute between approximately 20,000 workers and 300 employers which took place in Ireland's capital city of Dublin. The dispute lasted from 26 August 1913 to 18 January 1914, and is often viewed as th... | Strike | null | null |
Father, daughter killed and woman severely burned after Coolidge gas line explosion | The Pinal County Sheriff's Office said the explosion was likely caused by a gas line break. Two people died and a woman was seriously injured.
COOLIDGE, Ariz. - Two people died and a woman was hospitalized with burn injures after a farmhouse caught fire in Coolidge following a gas line break Sunday, authorities said.
P... | Gas explosion | null | null |
U.S. Withdrawing From World Health Organization | The United States is withdrawing from the World Health Organization, a group President Trump has relentlessly criticized for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Congress received notification that POTUS officially withdrew the U.S. from the @WHO in the midst of a pandemic,” U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey said... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Asbestos fears for Balmoral couple who survived NSW bushfires |
Debbie Padroth and her partner, Pete Richer, stared down a firestorm to save their home at Balmoral, south-west of Sydney, but two months are concerned about the safety of their drinking water from asbestos contamination.
The couple's home was in the path of the massive Green Wattle Creek Fire as it tore through the W... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Man Sentenced for Murder as Teen, Then Released, Back in Prison for Stabbing | A man previously sentenced to a state prison term as a juvenile for murder, then released last year due to changes to state law regarding juvenile defendants, has been sentenced to six years in state prison for robbing and stabbing a stranger in El Cajon earlier this year. Dejon Satterwhite, 32, was previously convicte... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
Madagascar's 'climate-induced famine' forces people to eat locusts and cactus leaves to survive: advocate | Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This story is part of a CBC News initiative entitled Our Changing Planet to show and explain the effects of climate change and what is being done about it. Facing a severe famine, people in Madagascar are trying to survive by selling their belongings for food, harvesting ca... | Famine | null | null |
1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision crash | The Tybee Island mid-air collision was an incident on February 5, 1958, in which the United States Air Force lost a 7,600-pound (3,400 kg) Mark 15 nuclear bomb in the waters off Tybee Island near Savannah, Georgia, United States. During a practice exercise, an F-86 fighter plane collided with the B-47 bomber carrying t... | Air crash | null | null |
710 new Covid-19 cases Friday in Latvia | Of the total number of positive cases, 570 were unvaccinated persons, or persons not fully vaccinated, and 140 were fully vaccinated. The total number of cases detected since the start of the pandemic now stands at 153,403. Of 25,682 tests carried out in the past 24 hours, 2.8 % were positive. The 14-day cumulative i... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquake | The 1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquake occurred on 25 January 1999 at 13:19 with an epicenter 40 kilometers (25 mi) west south west of Ibagué, Colombia. [2] The shock heavily affected the city of Armenia in the Quindío department, and about 18 other towns and 28 additional villages in the Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis r... | Earthquakes | null | null |
China mine rescue: nine miners found dead two weeks after blast | The death toll from the disaster at a gold mine in Shandong province rises to 10 Chinese rescuers have found the bodies of nine workers killed in explosions at a gold mine, raising the death toll to 10. Eleven others were rescued a day earlier after being trapped underground for two weeks at the mine in Shandong provin... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
2009 European floods | The 2009 European floods were a series of natural disasters that took place in June 2009 in Central Europe. Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Turkey were all affected. The heavy rains caused overflowing of the rivers Oder, Vistula, Elbe and Danube. At least 12 people w... | Floods | null | null |
Baltimore’s Rogue Prosecutor Mosby Facing 3 Probes of Official Duties, Travel, Gifts | Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby, pictured here on April 12, 2015, could face criminal charges herself in connection with her campaign and business interests. Andrew Burton / Getty Images
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Soros has provided the infrastructure to recruit, fund, elect, and defend rogue prosecutors.
Mosby re... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
Yellowstone rocked by 97 earthquakes amid fears of overdue eruption: "When, not if!" | Up to 3,000 earthquakes rock the Yellowstone volcano each year, leading many to falsely believe a disaster is brewing deep underground. Located under the state of Wyoming in the Western US, Yellowstone has seen three cataclysmic eruptions in the last 2.1 million years. And although there is no evidence to suggest the ... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
Southampton Dock Strike of 1890 | The 1890 Southampton Dock strike took place in Southampton, England, September, 1890. The closing years of the 1880s saw a resurgence of trade unionism amongst merchant seamen, dockers and other unskilled workers. A notable victory was scored by London dockers during the famous London dock strike of 1889, in which the ... | Strike | null | null |
Locust plague spells catastrophe for millions living in underfunded East Africa | NRC works to protect the rights of displaced and vulnerable persons during crisis. Read more about us. NORCAP is a global provider of expertise to the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. We build partnerships with international organisations and national actors to protect lives, rights and livelihood... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Man, 56, killed in single-vehicle crash at Tantanoola, SA | A Mount Gambier man, 56, has died after a road crash at Tantanoola in the state’s South East. Police said emergency services were called to the crash just after 6.30am on Thursday after reports that a car had left the road and hit a tree stump. The driver and sole occupant of the car died at the scene. Limestone Coast... | Road Crash | null | null |
By Bank draws praise on the regulatory front from Height Capital and Raymond James analysts prospects with regulators after the bank was hit with a $250 million fine for not correcting practices it engaged in years ago. | By Bank draws praise on the regulatory front from Height Capital and Raymond James analysts prospects with regulators after the bank was hit with a $250 million fine for not correcting practices it engaged in years ago. The bank did manage to satisfy a different regulator, closing a chapter in its retail banking scan... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Organizers of Newport Oktoberfest cancel event due to staffing concerns | 0 NEWPORT, Ky. — People getting ready to head to Northern Kentucky for some beer and bratwursts might be feeling a little disappointed. The city of Newport's annual Oktoberfest celebration has been canceled over staffing concerns. After a year off due to the pandemic, people like Kayla Stoker were starting to get exc... | Organization Closed | null | null |
‘Ring Of Fire’ Solar Eclipse: Viewing Guide For The Boston Area | Get ready. On Thursday, June 10, we are in for an astronomical treat at sunrise. A “ring of fire” solar eclipse! Sound terrifying? Nothing to worry about here, but instead a somewhat rare and fantastic solar show. READ MORE: Massachusetts Military Support Foundation Fills Trucks With Food And Supplies For Kentucky's T... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Liverpool riot of 1916 |
The Liverpool Riot of 1916 also known as the Battle of Central Station was an event in Sydney, Australia where a large group of Australian soldiers rioted through the streets of Sydney and surrounding areas on 14 February 1916 and into the early morning of 15 February. Following Australia's entry into World War I, ma... | Riot | null | null |
1993 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships |
The Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Birmingham, Great Britain, in 1993. There was no team competition at this meet; gymnasts competed in the all-around and event finals only. The competition took place between 13 April and 18 April. The opening ceremony took place on 12 April. For the first time ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Police Investigate Deadly Big Rig Accident in Natomas | Updated 2:45 p.m.
Del Paso Road westbound remains closed nearly five hours following a deadly big rig accident this morning in Natomas.
Sacramento Police traffic detectives are on the scene investigating the accident which occurred shortly after 9:10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16 on Del Paso Road at the Interstate 5 on ramp. ... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
2015 European Figure Skating Championships |
The 2015 European Figure Skating Championships were held 26 January – 1 February 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden. [1] Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing. The event was the first figure skating ISU Championship to be held in Stockholm since 1947,[2] when the city... | Sports Competition | null | null |
A partnership for the future as Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed visits London | Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces meets with The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Secretary of State for International Trade. Ministry of Presidential Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of ... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
34 celebrity couples that got married this year | This includes Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell, who wed during a small ceremony at the Australia Zoo in March. Kathy Griffin married Randy Bick nine years after their first date and their ceremony was officiated by Lily Tomlin. Kathy Griffin kicked off the new year by tying the knot with Randy Bick in a ceremony that wa... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Patrie (airship) crash | The Lebaudy République (later known as La République[1]) was a semi-rigid airship built for the French army in Moisson, France, by sugar manufacturers Lebaudy Frères. She was a sister ship of the Patrie, the main differences between the two being in the dimensions of the gasbag (or 'envelope') and the ballonet. [2][3] ... | Air crash | null | null |
Locust swarms bring back past for US farmers | Farm Progress | Chris Bennett 1 | Mar 07, 2013
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No stranger to agriculture, the eighth plague of Exodus is back, but at least not over American crop fields. Sometimes described as “hell from above,” Egypt and the Middle East have been hit with a massive swarm of locusts so... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Regions Foundation awards $250K grant to Tuskegee University’s needs-based scholarship program | Tuskegee University on Wednesday announced that it has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Regions Foundations to support students in its Low-and Middle Income (LMI) Scholarship Program. The scholarships are expected to support at least 50 students in pursuing their degrees. Regions Foundation, a nonprofit initiativ... | Financial Aid | null | null |
Drought may force Brazil to ration power, says Vice President Mourao | Paula, 7, poses with her horse on the cracked ground of Atibainha dam, part of the Cantareira reservoir, in Nazare Paulista, near Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 12, 2015. REUTERS BRASILIA, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Wednesday a severe drought could lead to energy rationing in Brazi... | Droughts | null | null |
Security guard shot and killed in ambush during attempted bank robbery | A security guard was shot and killed when he was ambushed as he stood guard outside of a bank during an attempted bank robbery. The incident occurred at approximately 1 p.m. at the First Midwest Bank on Ridge Road in Gary, Indiana, when two suspects were seen on bank surveillance cameras carrying guns before ambushing ... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Swimmer Caeleb Dressel is pretty much invincible when he has a lane to himself | TOKYO -- Swimmer Caeleb Dressel is pretty much invincible when he has a lane to himself.
But give him a deficit of more than 8 seconds?
Well, that's too much for even the world's greatest swimmer to overcome with two laps of the pool.
On a morning of mixed emotions and chaotic racing at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Dress... | Break historical records | null | null |
State Inspections Confirm Whistleblower Allegations At Troubled California COVID Lab | It began with one whistleblower and quickly grew to more than a dozen whistleblowers with allegations and evidence of shocking public health dangers at the state’s COVID lab that, they said, the state tried to hide.
Unlicensed lab techs asleep while processing COVID samples , test swabs found in lab restrooms, incident... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
2013 Okhotsk Sea earthquake | The 2013 Okhotsk Sea earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 8.3 at 15:44:49 local time (05:44:49 UTC) on 24 May. [1] It had an epicenter in the Sea of Okhotsk and affected primarily (but not only) Asian Russia, especially the Kamchatka Peninsula where the shaking lasted for five minutes. [2] Due to its great de... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Settle rail crash |
The Settle rail crash was a railway accident that occurred at Langcliffe near Settle, England, on the night of 21 January 1960 in which two trains collided, killing five people and injuring eight more. BR Standard Class 7 No 70052 Firth of Tay was leading the 21:05 8-carriage express train from Glasgow St Enoch to Lo... | Train collisions | null | null |
2003 Iranian student protests | The 2003 Iranian student protests was a series of nationwide rallies and student protests in Iran against president Mohammad Khatami and demanded more liberal democratic reforms and justice over the deaths in the Iran student protests, July 1999. Massive protests and General strikes first began on 12 June, when anti-go... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
2007 Bombardier Dash 8 landing gear incidents crash | In September 2007, two separate accidents due to similar landing gear failures occurred within four days of each other on Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft operated by Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). A third incident, again with a SAS aircraft, occurred in October 2007, leading to the withdrawal of the type from the airline... | Air crash | null | null |
Gold of the Great Steppe review – breathtaking exhibition reveals lives of history’s ‘barbarians’ | Fitzwilliam Museum, CambridgeFrom their astounding burial mounds to their dazzling horses dressed up as mythical beasts, this exhibition about Kazakhstan’s ancient nomads shows the power of archaeology to revive the dead A young archer was buried around 2,700 years ago in the foothills of the Tarbagatay mountains of e... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
Britain gets final Brexit approval from tearful EU members | Britain on Wednesday got formal approval from tearful European Union members to finally Brexit by the end of this week. The European Parliament voted 621 to 49 to overwhelmingly approve the UK’s departure this Friday — the final hurdle in the bitter four-year battle to get a divorce deal that started with a 2016 refere... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Justice News | MACON, Ga. – Nine individuals were taken into custody today and are facing federal charges from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) into a group of alleged drug traffickers in Houston and Bibb Counties. An indictment is only an allegatio... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
INF nuclear treaty: US pulls out of Cold War-era pact with Russia | Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, pictured in 2017, have pulled out of the INF treaty The US has formally withdrawn from a key nuclear treaty with Russia, raising fears of a new arms race. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) was signed by US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gor... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Nine US officials including Michigan ex-governor charged over Flint water crisis deaths |
Nine US officials — including former Michigan governor Rick Snyder and key members of his administration — have been charged following a new investigation into the Flint water disaster that contaminated the US city with lead and left 12 people dead.
The 12 residents of the predominantly African-American community died... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
1946 KLM Douglas DC-3 Amsterdam accident crash | The 1946 KLM Douglas DC-3 Amsterdam accident was the crash of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight from London to Amsterdam on 14 November 1946. The accident occurred as the Douglas DC-3 was attempting to land at Amsterdam's airport in poor weather. All 26 passengers and crew on board were killed. The DC-3 aircraft (actua... | Air crash | null | null |
Europe Is Heading Toward a New Financial Crisis | Completing the EU’s banking union might be the only way to avoid the dreaded “doom loop.” Beware the loop of doom. Europe faces a predicament. Even as it struggles to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s setting itself up for another crisis — this one financial. To ensure the viability of the common currency at the hear... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Glasgow St Enoch rail accident |
The Glasgow St Enoch rail accident occurred on 27 July 1903. [1] A train arriving at the St Enoch terminal station failed to stop in time and collided heavily with the buffer stop, sustaining severe damage. Sixteen people were killed and 27 injured. This was the worst buffer stop collision on British main line rail... | Train collisions | null | null |
Utair Flight 579 crash | On September 1, 2018, Utair Flight 579, a Boeing 737-800 on a scheduled domestic flight from Moscow to Sochi, Russia, with 164 passengers and 6 crew, overran the runway and caught fire while landing at Sochi, injuring 18 occupants. One airport employee died of a heart attack. [1][2]
The aircraft involved in the accide... | Air crash | null | null |
Dengue outbreak poses new challenge for Punjab health department, experts blame wet weather | At a time when cases of Covid-19 infections have come down significantly in Punjab, an outbreak of dengue has become a new challenge for the health authorities in the state. According to official figures, about 2,000 confirmed cases of dengue were detected in all districts of the state till Friday. Hoshiarpur has repor... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Trump vows to withdraw from TPP 'on day one' | US President-elect Donald Trump calls the Trans-Pacific Partnership "a potential disaster for our country" November 22, 2016, 3:54 PM In this article: Donald Trump 45th President of the United States Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump said Monday the United States would signal its withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partne... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
400,000 people facing famine in Tigray, says UN | More than 400,000 people have "crossed the threshold into famine" in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region, a senior UN official said, appealing for urgent humanitarian action to help the millions affected by the brutal eight-month long conflict. Fighting between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation ... | Famine | null | null |
PHIVOLCS has raised Alert Level 3 over Taal Volcano. | On 01 July 2021 at 3:37 PM, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has raised Alert Level 3 over Taal Volcano after a phreatomagmatic eruption from the main crater occurred at 3:16 PM. As of 23 July 2021 at 8 AM, Alert Level 3 (Magmatic Unrest) now prevails over Taal Volcano. At Alert Level 3... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
A Q&A With Esther Duflo, Who Wins Nobel Prize Today | Today in Stockholm, the Nobel Prize Committee will be handing out its awards. Among the recipients is Esther Duflo, the first female economist to ever win the prize. (The only other woman to win it, Elinor Ostrom, was a political scientist). Duflo shares the prize with Michael Kremer and her husband, Abhijit Banerjee. ... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
Cicadas Swarming U.S. East Coast Are Climate Change ... | Cicadas Swarming U.S. East Coast Are Climate Change Veterans
But speedier human-caused global warming may prove a challenge
It's been 17 years since the cicada horde known as Brood II last peeked its mandibles above the surface of the Earth, to court, mate and expire by the hundreds of millions. News stories from 199... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Kincade Fire |
The Kincade Fire was a wildfire that burned in Sonoma County, California in the United States. The fire started northeast of Geyserville in The Geysers on 9:24 p.m. on October 23, 2019 and subsequently burned 77,758 acres (31,468 ha) until the fire was fully contained on November 6, 2019. The fire threatened over 90,... | Fire | null | null |
Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crash | Siberia Airlines Flight 1812[2] was a commercial flight shot down by the Ukrainian Air Force over the Black Sea on 4 October 2001, en route from Tel Aviv, Israel to Novosibirsk, Russia. The aircraft, a Soviet-made Tupolev Tu-154, carried 66 passengers and 12 crew members. Most of the passengers were Israelis visiting r... | Air crash | null | null |
2009 Heineken Cup Final |
The 2009 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2008–09 Heineken Cup, the 14th season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 23 May 2009 at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh; this was the second time that the Heineken Cup final had been held at Murrayfield after the 2005 final, wh... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Tokyo 2020: Schoenmaker wins Gold for South Africa, breaks World Record | South Africa strikes gold at the Tokyo Olympics, as Tatjana Schoenmaker won the women's 200-meter breaststroke, dominating the competition as she went on to break an 8-year-old world record with a time of 2 minutes, 18.95 seconds. A very surreal experience for the 24-year-old.
"I feel like it really hasn't sunk in yet.... | Break historical records | null | null |
Florida reports 2,340 COVID deaths, over 56,000 cases this week | The state Department of Health reported 56,325 new coronavirus cases this week among Florida residents to bring the cumulative total to 3,539,272. With 2,340 more fatalities on record, 53,580 Florida residents have died. This week’s 2,340 deaths reflect a decrease from the 2,468 reported last week, but deaths can ta... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Vadodara train crash |
The Vadodara train crash occurred on 21 April 2005 at the village of Samlaya near Vadodara in Gujarat when the Sabarmati Express passenger train crashed at high speed into a stationary goods train carrying cement. The passenger train was carrying over 430 passengers to holy city of Varanasi, when at 3.30am it collide... | Train collisions | null | null |
From India to China, the Taliban's return leaves Afghanistan’s neighbors scrambling to adjust | Updated Tue, Aug 17 202111:14 PM EDT The Taliban's swift return to power after two decades has left Afghanistan's neighbors scrambling to figure out how to adjust to a shifting geopolitical outlook, experts told CNBC. As U.S. military presence wound down, the Taliban made rapid battlefield advances before entering Afg... | Regime Change | null | null |
Police hail men after bank robbery foiled | Police have praised the actions of a group of men who chased and caught a bank robber in Sydney's west yesterday. The 20-year-old walked into the Commonwealth Bank at Plumpton, claiming to have a weapon and demanding cash. He allegedly took hold of a woman from the bank, who was forced to hand over a bag of money. The ... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
2003 Dominican Republic earthquake | The 2003 Dominican Republic earthquake occurred on September 22 at 00:45:37 local time with a moment magnitude of 6.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). The shock occurred on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic near the town of Luperon, Puerto Plata and 40 miles (64 km) north the city of Santiago... | Earthquakes | null | null |
1949 Manchester BEA Douglas DC-3 accident crash | The 1949 Manchester BEA Douglas DC-3 accident occurred when a twin-engined British European Airways Douglas DC-3 (registration: G-AHCY) crashed on Saddleworth Moor in the Pennines near Oldham, Lancashire, after a flight from Belfast. The accident killed 24 of the passengers and crew on board. [1] The aircraft had first... | Air crash | null | null |
Great Britain has exit the European Union | Three and a half years after the referendum on Britain’s exit from the European Union, Brexit nevertheless took place. This happened at 23:00 London time (02:00 Minsk time) on January 31, 2020. On this occasion, the flags of the United Kingdom were raised on Parliament Square in London, and a projection of hours that c... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Telstra fined $1.5m for not letting customers keep their phone numbers | Telstra fined $1.5m for not letting customers keep their phone numbers 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 Nort... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Maroochy air crash | The Maroochy air crash was an aircraft accident that occurred at 11.10am on 30 December 1950 at Maroochydore beach, Queensland, Australia. Three children were killed and fourteen others were seriously injured as a result of the accident. [1]
CAC Wirraway Serial Number A20-212 of the Royal Australian Air Force had been... | Air crash | null | null |
1930 Pyu earthquake | The 1930 Bago earthquake (Burmese: ၁၉၃၀ ပဲခူးတိုင်းငလျင်), also known as the Swa earthquake and Pegu earthquake struck Burma on May 5 with a moment magnitude between 7.3 and 7.5. [5][6] This earthquake was one of the most destructive to hit the country, and one of many earthquakes to affect the country between 1929 and... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Two die on Espoir Ivoirien FPSO | An accident on the Espoir Ivoirien floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, offshore Cote d’Ivoire, has caused two deaths. BW Offshore operates the FSPO for CNR International. The vessel operator said an incident had occurred at 13:30 local time. Work was being carried out in a cargo tank on the FPSO.... | Shipwreck | null | null |
Delta Air Lines Flight 1080 crash | Delta Air Lines Flight 1080 was a scheduled flight notable for the incident that occurred on April 12, 1977 during the San Diego to Los Angeles leg of the flight. Unknown to the crew, the Lockheed L-1011's left elevator had become stuck in a fully upwards position. This led to the aircraft pitching up aggressively and ... | Air crash | null | null |
2016 European Table Tennis Championships | The European Table Tennis Championships is an international table tennis competition for the national teams of the member associations of the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU). First held in 1958, the ETTU organised the European Championships every two years in even-numbered years until 2002, when they changed to odd-... | Sports Competition | null | null |
1947 Manama riots | In the wake of the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine, a riot against the Jewish community of Manama, in the British Protectorate of Bahrain, on December 5, 1947. [1] A mob of Iranian and Trucial States sailors ran through the Manama Souq,[2] looted Jewish homes and shops, and destroyed the synagogue. [citation n... | Riot | null | null |
The Straits Times | TOKYO (REUTERS) - China's Shi Zhiyong broke his own world record to win the men's 73kg weightlifting event at the Olympics on Wednesday (July 28) and claim a gold medal for the second Games in a row.
The 27-year-old lifted a combined 364kg to better his own world record of 363kg he set at the 2019 world championships.
... | Break historical records | null | null |
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