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Secret Service establishes 'Electronic Crimes Task Force' in Tampa Bay area | TAMPA — Law enforcement agencies in the Tampa Bay area hope to get better at probing computer-based crimes thanks to the U.S. Secret Service. Federal officials on Friday announced the creation of an "Electronic Crimes Task Force" in the bay area. It includes members from the region's sheriff's offices, the Tampa and St... | Organization Established | null | null |
2016 southern Taiwan earthquake |
At 03:57 local time on 6 February 2016, an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.4 struck 28 km (17 mi) northeast of Pingtung City in southern Taiwan,[6] in the Meinong District of Kaohsiung. The earthquake struck at a depth of around 23 km (14 mi). Its comparatively shallow depth caused more intense reverberations ... | Earthquakes | null | null |
WFP Sends First Humanitarian Passenger Flight into Tigray, as Famine Edges Closer in the Region | The first United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) passenger flight, which is managed by the United Nations World Food Programme, has touched down at Tigray’s Alula Aba Nega International Airport in Mekelle today. It is the first passenger flight into the region since commerci... | Famine | null | null |
2007–2008 Cork players strike |
The 2007–2008 Cork players' strike was a dispute in Republic of Ireland between the Cork County Board and its Gaelic footballers and hurlers. It led to the footballers and hurlers refusing to play for the Cork County Board. The cause of the strike was the issue of deciding who should pick the senior teams' selectors.... | Strike | null | null |
2002 Kalehe earthquake | The 2002 Kalehe earthquake occurred on October 24 at 06:08 UTC. This earthquake had a magnitude Mw 6.2, and the epicenter was located in Democratic Republic of the Congo, near Lake Kivu. Eight people were reported dead. Building damage was reported in Goma, Lwiro, Kalehe, and Mugeri. [1][2] The seismicity, volcanism, a... | Earthquakes | null | null |
EuroBasket 2005 |
The 2005 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2005, was the 34th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. It also served as Europe qualifier for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, giving a berth to the top six teams in the final standings. It was held in Serbia and M... | Sports Competition | null | null |
The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. | The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
DUBAI, April 19 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry spo... | Diplomatic Talks _ Diplomatic_Negotiation_ Summit Meeting | null | null |
1913 Great Strike | The Great Strike refers to a near general strike that took place in New Zealand from October 1913 to mid-January 1914. It was the largest and most disruptive strike in New Zealand's history. At its height, it brought the economy of New Zealand almost to a halt. Between 14,000 and 16,000 workers went on strike, out of a... | Strike | null | null |
Northern Cape towns in grip of brown locust outbreak | Residents of Northern Cape towns have been asked not to panic over clouds of brown locusts passing through the area. People are requested chase away the insects and to switch off outside lights. The towns most affected are Upington, Kimberley, De Aar, Prieska, Kuruman, Springbok and Kathu. The locusts tend to co... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
United Airlines Flight 297 crash | United Airlines Flight 297 was a scheduled flight from Newark International Airport to Atlanta that crashed 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Baltimore on November 23, 1962, killing all 17 people on board. An investigation concluded that the aircraft, a Vickers Viscount 745D turboprop airliner, had struck at least two whis... | Air crash | null | null |
City of Brentwood | The Brentwood Tree Board is the winner of two Awards of Excellence, a program sponsored by the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council, or TUFC and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry. According to TUFC, the Awards of Excellence are presented to those for outstanding leadership, education efforts or... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
Lessons from the host defences of bats, a unique viral reservoir | There have been several major outbreaks of emerging viral diseases, including Hendra, Nipah, Marburg and Ebola virus diseases, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)—as well as the current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Notably, all of these outbreaks hav... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
American Eagle Flight 5452 crash | American Eagle Flight 5452 was a commuter flight between Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Eugenio María de Hostos Airport in Mayagüez. The flight was operated by Executive Airlines, doing business as American Eagle, and was operated by a CASA C-212 Aviocar aircraft. Visual meteorologi... | Air crash | null | null |
Lagos Open (2000–present) | Lagos Open is an International Tennis Federation accredited tournament that takes place annually at Lagos Lawn Tennis Club. The event is classified as a $25,000 ITF Women's and Men's Circuit tournament. It has been held in Lagos, Nigeria. Due to the West African Ebola virus epidemic, the 14th edition was competed only... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Taxi driver charged over crash that injured five other people at Old Noarlunga, may lose accreditation | Taxi driver charged over crash that injured five other people at Old Noarlunga, may lose accreditation An off-duty taxi driver has been charged over a crash that injured himself and five other people in Adelaide's south early this morning. The 20-year-old man has also been removed as a driver with Suburban Taxis. Emerg... | Road Crash | null | null |
Authorities race to contain deadly Nipah virus outbreak in India | New Delhi — Authorities in India's southern Kerala state are racing to contain an outbreak of the Nipah virus. The virus, which is not related to the coronavirus behind the current global pandemic and is far more deadly, killed a 12-year-old boy in Kerala over the weekend, prompting stepped-up efforts to trace ... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
One million UK job vacancies mean unemployed people have choices and the economy is recovering | Hospitality businesses are most likely to be struggling to fill vacancies (Photo: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images) By Grant Fitzner September 20, 2021 2:04 pm(Updated 2:58 pm) This recession has been different in many ways. One particularly unexpected – but welcome – difference has been the remarkable perfor... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Three remain in hospital after Marshall gas explosion and fire | MARSHALL - Three people, including a 2-year-old girl, remain in hospitals following a gas explosion and house fire more than a week ago.
Marshall Fire Chief Martin Erskine said Tuesday two adults, a man, 38, and woman, 27, are at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. The woman's daughter, 2, remains a patie... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Brexit: UK-EU trade deal could collapse over Northern Ireland row | The UK's trade deal with the EU could collapse in a row over Northern Ireland, says a senior Irish minister.
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has hinted the EU could terminate its trade deal with the UK if the latter triggers Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Photo: AFP or licensors
The UK is thought to ... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
405th AFSB to establish facilities for 4,200 more Afghan evacuees in Germany, Kosovo | KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Evacuees from Afghanistan began arriving in Kaiserslautern this week as part of Operation Allies Refuge. Initially, the Deployment Processing Center at Rhine Ordnance Barracks here – configured to accommodate just over 2,200 people – was activated to support the arriving Afghan evacuees, but t... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Getting out of the World Health Organization might not be as easy as Trump thinks | US funding has helped the World Health Organization tackle Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. US President Donald Trump’s decision, announced on 29 May, to withdraw funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) was never in doubt. Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, the White House has been int... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
1975 Women's European Volleyball Championship | The 1975 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the ninth edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in several cities in Yugoslavia from 18 to 25 October 1975, with the final round held in Belgrade. The tournament was played in... | Sports Competition | null | null |
An economist explains what happens if there’s another financial crisis | Record-setting rain, floods and wildfires are examples of the rising risks to the U.S. housing market from climate change. Mortgage lenders and investors are woefully unprepared not only to mitigate their risk but to even gauge that risk, according to a new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Research Instit... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Justin Theroux Accidentally Coined Another Celebrity Divorce Phrase | Try as he might, Justin Theroux could not escape coining a celebrity divorce phrase when he finally spoke about his separation from Jennifer Aniston. In a recent New York Times profile, Theroux turned to the subject of the dissolution of their marriage, and said, somewhat heart-wrenchingly: “The good news is that was p... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Colorado Freeway Buried by Mudslides to Open Saturday | Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says the state should be able to reopen a vital interstate highway corridor that was blocked by massive mud and debris slides in a wildfire burn scar area to limited traffic on Saturday. Polis made the announcement after touring repair work along Interstate 70 in the Glenwood Canyon area on We... | Mudslides | null | null |
2011 PDC World Darts Championship | The 2011 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 18th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event took place at the Alexandra Palace, London from 16 December 2010 and 3 January 2011. A total of 72 players took part, 16 of wh... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Air Transport International Flight 805 crash | Air Transport International Flight 805 was a regularly scheduled domestic cargo flight from Seattle to Toledo operated by Burlington Air Express. On February 15, 1992 the Douglas DC-8 operating the flight crashed during a second go-around attempt at Toledo Express Airport, killing all four people on board. The National... | Air crash | null | null |
Cornfield Bomber crash | The "Cornfield Bomber" is the nickname given to a Convair F-106 Delta Dart, operated by the 71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron of the United States Air Force. In 1970, during a training exercise, it made an unpiloted landing in a farmer's field in Montana, suffering only minor damage, after the pilot had ejected from t... | Air crash | null | null |
European Union accuses Google of market abuse, launches antitrust investigation into Android | The European Union accused Google of cheating competitors by distorting internet search results to favour its shopping service, and launched another antitrust investigation into its Android mobile operating system.
Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the US tech giant, which dominates internet search engin... | Organization Fine | null | null |
1934 Hillman's Airways de Havilland Dragon Rapide crash | The 1934 Hillman's Airways de Havilland Dragon Rapide crash occurred on 2 October 1934 when a de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide of Hillman's Airways crashed into the English Channel off Folkestone, Kent, killing all seven people on board. The aircraft was operating an international scheduled passenger flight from Abrid... | Air crash | null | null |
1999 Latakia protests | Syrian Government
The 1999 Latakia protests (or 1999 Latakia incident)[1] were violent protests and armed clashes, which erupted in Latakia, Syria following 1998 People's Assembly's Elections. The violent events were an explosion of a long-running feud between Hafez al-Assad and his younger brother Rifaat. [1] Two pe... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
33 miners have been stuck in a tunnel 2,300ft (700m) below the ground for nearly a month after a rock fall. | Scientists from the US space agency Nasa have advised the trapped Chilean miners to regulate their day and night sleep patterns.
A team of four visiting experts said the men should boost their Vitamin D intake and phase in an exercise program as their nutrition improves.
The 33 miners have been stuck in a tunnel 2,300f... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Maharashtra reports 5,108 Covid-19 cases, 159 deaths | Mumbai: Pedestrian crushed to death after truck's loose hook entangled into his bag and dragged below rear tyre Maharashtra's case recovery rate stands at 97.04 per cent while the fatality rate is 2.12 per cent. MUMBAI: Maharashtra reported 5,108 new coronavirus cases and 159 fatalities on Thursday taking the tally of ... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Ronaldo breaks all-time men's international scoring record with brace for Portugal in Republic of Ireland clash | The five-time Ballon d'Or winner, who returned to Manchester United from Juventus in the summer transfer window, has made more history for his country
Cristiano Ronaldo broke the all-time men's international scoring record by netting Portugal's opener in their World Cup qualifying clash with the Republic of Ireland.
Ro... | Break historical records | null | null |
Great Pyramid artefact found in Aberdeen | from inside the Great Pyramid in Giza – the other two being a stone ball and a hook. These three items are collectively known as the Dixon Relics, after the engineer Waynman Dixon who discovered them inside the pyramid’s Queen’s Chamber in 1872. While the ball and hook went to the British Museum, the cedar was donated ... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami |
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami (also known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake) occurred at 07:58:53 in local time (UTC+7) on 26 December, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. It was an undersea megathrust earthquake t... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Chile landslides pollute rivers, leaving three million Santiago residents without water |
Three million residents in the Chilean capital Santiago have been left without clean water after landslides caused by heavy rains polluted the rivers supplying the city.
The national emergency response agency declared a red alert in the city, home to more than 7 million people.
"Unfortunately the weather system over t... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Brazil Arrests 5 In Dam Collapse As Death Toll Rises To 65 | Brazil has arrested five people after a dam collapse that killed at least 65 people. The arrests included workers with Vale SA, an iron ore producer that owns the dam in southeastern Brazil, and consultants with a German company that certified the dam for safety. The three Vale employees had been involved in getting th... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Shek Kip Mei fire | The Shek Kip Mei Fire (Chinese: 石硤尾大火) took place in Hong Kong on 25 December 1953. It destroyed the Shek Kip Mei shantytown of immigrants from Mainland China who had fled to Hong Kong, leaving over 53,000 people homeless. [1]
The area that was destroyed by the fire is bounded by Boundary St. and Tai Po Rd. [2]
After... | Fire | null | null |
Farmers in the Omusati region are battling to protect their crops against vast, dark clouds of ravenous insects and have been urged to burn tyres to keep them away from their land | Farmers in the Omusati region are battling to protect their crops against vast, dark clouds of ravenous insects and have been urged to burn tyres to keep them away from their land. Local councillor Immanuel Shikongo said the invasion of the orange-brown locusts began earlier this week. I would like to urge our people... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
3 Popular Department Stores Closing in New York, Hudson Valley | The final Kmart in all of the Hudson Valley will soon close its doors. The Kmart located on Tarrytown Road in White Plains is closing, according to a store closing list released by SB60 Capital Partners. The Westchester County Kmart is the final Kmart in the Hudson Valley, according to Kmart's website. In 2018, the fi... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Busia CAO, RDC, other senior officials admitted after food poisoning | Busia district officials are admitted in various health facilities battling stomach pain from suspected food poisoning.
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joseph Balisanyuka, the Busia Chief Administrative Officer, John Rex Aachila, the Resident District Commissioner are among several officials and dignitaries who have ... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Yemen joins World Trade Organisation | Yemen joined the World Trade Organization on Tuesday, vowing to use its membership and strategic location to overcome years of strife and transform itself into a hub for maritime commerce.
Saadaldeen Ali Salim Talib, trade minister of the Arabian Peninsula nation, formally handed over Yemen’s entry treaty in a ceremony... | Join in an Organization | null | null |
Federal government rips up Victoria's controversial Belt and Road agreements with China | Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne during Senate Estimates at Parliament House in Canberra. Source: AAP
The federal government has stepped in and torn up four agreements made by the Victorian government with foreign powers, including two linked to China's Belt and Road initiative.
In a statement on Wednesday eve... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Somalia famine killed nearly 260,000 people, half of them children – reports UN | More than a quarter of a million people died in the famine in Somalia between October 2010 and April 2012, in part because the international community did not act quickly enough, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country said today. “The suffering played out like a drama without witnesses,” said Phili... | Famine | null | null |
Economic relief and stimulus: Good progress but more work to do | This brief is part of the Brookings Blueprints for American Renewal & Prosperity project. This piece was updated on January 22, 2021 to include new legislation and proposals from the Biden administration. The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated the sharpest and deepest economic contraction since the Great Depression. Altho... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Childhood respiratory disease outbreak reported | Updated: November 10, 2021 @ 10:52 pm While 2027 may sound like the distant future, members of the… With hospitals strained nearly to capacity across the state,… San Miguel County’s COVID-19 dashboard as of Friday, Sept. 10. In addition to 24 new COVID-19 cases, the county public health department announced eight rel... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
2021 Touques Airbus AS350B helicopter crash | On 7 March 2021, a Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil helicopter crashed in the Touques, Calvados, Normandy, France. French politician and billionaire Olivier Dassault and the pilot were killed. [1][2][3][4]
The helicopter involved in the accident was a Airbus AS350B, while registration F-GIBM. [5]
France's national air crash... | Air crash | null | null |
African locust plague swarms north | News | Al Jazeera | News
African locust plague swarms north
Swarms of desert locusts which have ravaged crops across impoverished West Africa are expected to move north over the coming weeks, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said.
Each locust is small enough to perch on the end of a finger
Published On 5 Oct 20045 Oct 20... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
2020 Peruvian protests |
The 2020 Peruvian protests were a series of demonstrations sparked after the removal of President Martín Vizcarra, beginning on 9 November 2020. [5]
The controversial removal of Vizcarra was recognized as a coup d'état by many Peruvians,[6][7] political analysts[8] and media outlets in the country. [9][10][11][12]... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Four people taken to hospital due to explosion, fire at North End home | Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Copy Url
Four people were taken to the hospital on Wednesday night after an explosion and fire at a home in Winnipeg’s North End.
Crews with the Winnipeg Fire Para... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Unprecedented locust plague in Kenya and Horn of Africa threatening food security | Government negotiators from nearly 200 countries have adopted a new deal on climate action at the COP26 meeting in Glasgow The most serious outbreak of locusts in 25 years is spreading across East Africa and posing an unprecedented threat to food security in some of the world's most vulnerable countries, authorities sa... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
The Straits Times | SINGAPORE - For over a decade now, Madam Kong Ching Mei, 71, has been the sole caregiver of her daughter, who has bipolar disorder; her younger sister, who has schizophrenia; and her husband, who is recovering from cancer.
Yet, she still finds time to volunteer with mental health advocacy organisation Silver Ribbon Sin... | Famous Person - Sick | null | null |
Windsor law firm preparing class action lawsuit over Wheatley gas explosion | The plate is going to get fuller for officials dealing with the aftermath of the explosion in Wheatley.
A Windsor-based law firm, Strosberg Sasso Sutts LLP, intends to file a class action lawsuit on behalf of the people who were affected by the Aug. 26 blast that levelled two buildings in Wheatley’s downtown and caused... | Gas explosion | null | null |
January 2001 El Salvador earthquake | The January 2001 El Salvador earthquake struck El Salvador on January 13, 2001 at 17:33:34 UTC. The 7.6 (later estimated to be 7.7 or 7.9)[1] quake struck with the epicenter 60 miles (100 km) SW of San Miguel, El Salvador (13.04°N 88.66°W) at a depth of 60 km. At least 944 people were killed, 5,565 injured, 108,261 hou... | Earthquakes | null | null |
MCO 3.0+: Eateries, malls to close at 8pm [NSTTV] | KUALA LUMPUR: Eateries and shopping malls will only be allowed to open until 8pm under a stricter movement control order (MCO) 3.0. This new ruling will come into effect May 25 for the Peninsular and Labuan. Opening hours would be at 8am, affecting business premises that were previously allowed to operate from 6am to 1... | Organization Closed | null | null |
1968 movement in Italy | Incidents
The 1968 movement in Italy or Sessantotto was inspired by distaste for traditional Italian society and international protests. In May 1968 all universities, except Bocconi, were occupied. In the same month a hundred artists, including Gio Pomodoro, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Ernesto Treccani and Gianni Dova occupied ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Kim and Kanye: Tales of an uber celeb marriage gone wrong | NEW YORK (AP) — Holograms and Twitter rants, roving gospel gatherings and billion-dollar business ventures. If there’s one word that defines the lives of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West, it’s BIG. As their nearly seven-year marriage comes to an end, here’s a look back on the uber celebrity coupling of the rapper, Ye... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Mauritana locust infestation spreading to Morocco: UN | October 16, 2009
Mauritana locust infestation spreading to Morocco: UN
A desert locust. An invasion of crickets in Mauritania has spread to Morocco and the western Sahara, and could worsen if there is strong rainfall in coming weeks, the United Nations warned Friday.
An invasion of crickets in Mauritania has spread to ... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Fort Lawton riot | The Fort Lawton riot refers to a series of events in August 1944 starting with a violent conflict between U.S. soldiers and Italian prisoners of war at Fort Lawton in Seattle, Washington during World War II. [1] After the riot, prisoner Guglielmo Olivotto was found dead. [nb 1] This led to the court-martial of 43 soldi... | Riot | null | null |
Australia lacks credibility with veto of BRI deal | With the federal government of Australia tearing up Victoria State's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) agreements with China, Australia has shown no respect for the spirit of contract or any sincerity toward improving bilateral ties.
On Wednesday, Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne announced her decision in a state... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
1996 Lijiang earthquake | The 1996 Lijiang earthquake occurred at 19:14 on 3 February near Lijiang City, Yunnan in southwestern China. The shock measured 6.6 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). According to authorities, up to 322 people died and more than 17,000 were injured. [3] About 358,000 buil... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Climate Change Brings the Worst Locust Attack in Decades to ... | Agriculture
Climate Change Brings the Worst Locust Attack in Decades to India
The attack is a highly irregular one, say experts. Farmers on the field feel that the measures taken were too little and too late.
Swarms of locusts in the walled city of Jaipur, Rajasthan, Monday, May 25, 2020. More than half of Rajasthan’s ... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
What Trump’s JCPOA withdrawal means for India | Guidance for the Brookings community and the public on our response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) »
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Over the last few years, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has sought to deepen its relationships in the Middle East... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Lasha Talakhadze sweeps world weightlifting records | The last weightlifting event of the Tokyo Olympics, the category for giant men over 109kg, had two bits of suspense.
First, who would take silver and bronze? The answers were Ali Davoudi, the junior world record holder, and Syria's Man Asaad.
Second, how much weight would Georgia's Lasha Talakhadze lift to defend his O... | Break historical records | null | null |
Preparing for Zoonotic Outbreaks: Scientific Forum Opens | The IAEA 2021 Scientific Forum on Preparing for Zoonotic Outbreaks: The Role of Nuclear Science commenced today. (Photo: F.Llukmani/IAEA) The obvious lesson from the pandemic is the lack of global preparedness to respond early to the outbreak of zoonotic diseases. The IAEA dedicated its Scientific Forum to investigate ... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Home recovery from Covid-19 | Although people are allowed to leave their home after the 10-day home recovery period, they are advised by MOH to minimise contact with others for another seven days. SINGAPORE - As a self-employed professional, Mr Lau cannot afford to miss work for too long. But the 40-year-old, who declined to have his full name pub... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
Mentor On Tap & Uncorked Is Canceled This Year | MENTOR, OH — The popular Mentor On Top & Uncorked event has been canceled this year due to staffing challenges. The event will not be rescheduled. Originally slated for Oct. 2, city officials said a combination of too few workers and logistical hurdles made putting on the event impossible this year. "This is a fun and ... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Helgoland Island air disaster crash | The Helgoland Island air disaster occurred on 9 September 1913 after the airship Zeppelin LZ 14 had been transferred to the Imperial German Navy on 7 October 1912. As the first airship owned by the Navy, it was given the serial number L-1. Ordered to participate in manoeuvers, it departed the mainland in bad weather. W... | Air crash | null | null |
United Nations Humanitarian Air Service in Ethiopia | WFP established its United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) in 2007 to facilitate access for humanitarian staff to reach remote and vulnerable areas of Ethiopia. Classified as one of the world’s most underdeveloped countries, nearly 10 percent of Ethiopia’s population of 85 million is vulnerable to food insecur... | Famine | null | null |
Uneven Global Vaccination Threatens Economic Rebound, O.E.C.D. Warns | The group forecast that the worldwide economy would grow 5.7 percent in 2021, slightly lower than its previous estimate. A vaccination clinic in New Delhi. Inoculation rates remain varied, and many low-income countries and emerging markets except China are still far behind, the O.E.C.D. said.Credit...Adnan Abidi/Reute... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Directors' duties to prevent insolvent trading in a crisis: Responses to COVID-19 in Australia and lessons from Germany | Graffiti made during a protest in May, in Minnesota, calling for an end to housing evictions during the pandemic. Photographer: Michael Sulik/Universal Images Group/Getty Images The dream of owning a home is increasingly out of reach. Democratic and authoritarian governments alike are struggling with the consequences. ... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Asia, Americas look to the skies for ‘Super Flower Blood Moon’ | Phenomenon occurs when a total lunar eclipse coincides with the moon being at its closest point to Earth. A photo taken on May 25, 2021 shows a Super Moon rising behind the trees over the Mediterranean Sea. People in the Asia Pacific and the Americas will be able to observe a Super Flower Blood Moon on Wednesday Starg... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Address risky human activities now or face new pandemics, scientists warn | The new, highly-contagious Delta variant — spread with the ease of chickenpox — is causing COVID-19 cases to skyrocket across the globe as health officials respond with alarm. “The war has changed,” said a recent internal U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) document. Globally, numerous infectious dise... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
2020 Sweden riots | On 29 August 2020, riots broke out in the Swedish cities of Malmö and Ronneby. After Swedish police prevented Rasmus Paludan, a Danish extremist politician, from entering the country, far-right anti-immigration activists held protests and burned the Quran.In response, a mob of 300 people gathered in counter-protest, bu... | Riot | null | null |
1909 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | The 1909 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 27 and 28 February 1909 at the ice rink Gamle Frogner in Kristiania, Norway. Oscar Mathisen was defending champion and succeeded in prolonging his title. He had the lowest number of points awarded, and no one won three distances. This was the first time ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
In Photos: Second-Shortest ‘Blood Moon’ Of The Century Dazzles World And Sets Up ‘Ring Of Fire’ Eclipse Of The Sun | A full moon is seen framed with a US flag during totality of a total lunar eclipse as the moon ... [+] enters Earth's shadow for a "Super Blood Moon" on May 26, 2021 in Chico, California. - Stargazers across the Pacific Rim will cast their eyes skyward on Wednesday night to witness a rare "Super Blood Moon", as the hea... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Take notice of news about African famine | Did you know that there is a severe famine in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Nigeria? I did not know that either until I read a column by Jackson Diehl in this morning's Washington Post. We likely have not heard about this growing human tragedy because that news has been overshadowed by the incessant coverage of Donal... | Famine | null | null |
Kenya Airways Flight 507 crash | Kenya Airways Flight 507 was a scheduled Abidjan–Douala–Nairobi passenger service, operated with a Boeing 737-800, that crashed in the initial stage of its second leg on 5 May 2007, immediately after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Cameroon. [1][2][3]
The plane broke up into small pieces and came to rest ... | Air crash | null | null |
1985 Luton riot |
The 1985 Luton riot occurred before, during and after a 1984–85 FA Cup sixth-round football match between Luton Town and Millwall on 13 March 1985 at Luton Town's Kenilworth Road ground in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It was one of the worst incidents of football hooliganism during the 1980s, and led... | Riot | null | null |
Belarus Shuts Down More NGOs Amid Continued Crackdown | Belarus has forced the closure of 15 more nongovernmental organizations as strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka's crackdown against pro-democracy activists, the independent media, and civil rights groups continues to intensify. The groups ordered to close on July 23 include the Human Constanta human rights center, the Names... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Léopoldville riots | Congolese:
The Léopoldville riots were an outbreak of civil disorder in Léopoldville (modern-day Kinshasa) in the Belgian Congo which took place in January 1959 and which were an important moment for the Congolese independence movement. The rioting occurred when members of the Alliance des Bakongo (ABAKO) political pa... | Riot | null | null |
2009 California wildfires | The Station Fire was the largest wildfire of the 2009 California wildfire season, as well as the largest wildfire in the history of Los Angeles County, that burned in the Angeles National Forest, igniting on August 26, 2009 near the U.S. Forest Service ranger station on the Angeles Crest Highway. [4][5] Two firefighter... | Fire | null | null |
Ridgeline wins first 4A volleyball title for teammate diagnosed with leukemia | (Alex Vejar | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ridgeline junior setter Nia Damuni, center, holds the 4A volleyball trophy as she celebrates winning the school's first 4A championship on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, at the UCCU Center in Utah Valley University.
| Oct. 29, 2021, 2:52 a.m.
| Updated: 3:30 a.m.
Orem • A stuffed swan m... | Famous Person - Sick | null | null |
1888 North Canterbury earthquake |
The 1888 North Canterbury earthquake occurred at 4:10 am on 1 September following a sequence of foreshocks that started the previous evening, and whose epicentre was in the North Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. The epicentre was approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Hanmer. In Christchurch... | Earthquakes | null | null |
MAN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF MURDER IN YARMOUTH RELEASED WITH NO FURTHER ACTION | A man in his 60s who was arrested on suspicion of murdering 70-year-old Pia Massey has been released without charge. Police have been investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Pia Massey – also known as Pia Taylor – from Yarmouth. It comes after emergency services were called to an address on Yarmouth Hi... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon delivers Ohio State commencement address | Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, delivered the commencement address today to thousands of graduates of The Ohio State University.
His message was broadcast during both ceremonies at Ohio Stadium.
The following is the full text of Dimon’s address:
Thank you, President Johnson, for the invitation to speak... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
2013 World Women's Handball Championship |
The 2013 World Women's Handball Championship, the 21st event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Serbia on 6–22 December 2013. [1]
Brazil defeated Serbia 22–20 in the final to capture their first title and thus becoming the first nation from the Americas and only the second non-European coun... | Sports Competition | null | null |
'That's not leadership': Andrews warns cutting Belt and Road will hurt Australian business | Premier Daniel Andrews says any federal government decision to tear up Victoria's Belt and Road agreement with China would further aggravate the relationship between the countries and adversely affect businesses that are already struggling. Speaking the day after federal legislation allowing the Commonwealth to cancel ... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
2 men and child die from possible carbon monoxide poisoning on boat off Cleveland coast | CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Two adults and a child are dead after Coast Guard found them on a boat about two miles away from the Cleveland shore early Wednesday evening, according to Cleveland EMS.
The Coast Guard said Station Cleveland Harbor responded to a boat circling around 6 p.m.
A witness told 19 News he called it ... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Crews cleaning up mudslide on State Highway 38 near Red River | Updated: November 16, 2021 @ 3:23 pm ATV's can be seen crossing the road after bulldozers cleared most of the mud. Bulldozers try to removed mud from the roadway on State Road 38 near Red River on Friday afternoon (July 30). Bulldozers push mud off the roadway. Mud can be seen all over the road and down into a campgr... | Mudslides | null | null |
Maryland parents dread quarantine notifications as first weeks of classes see school shut down, dances canceled | With more than two weeks of school under their belts, Baltimore-area school districts are beginning to see COVID-19 cases emerge in larger numbers — forcing hundreds of students into quarantine and prompting systems to alter plans and cancel events. Parents have been forced to rearrange their schedules to care for ... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Saved by the bankers | In October auto wholesales fall 25% and PVs by 27%: SIAM4 hrs ago India on right track for Skoda, being considered for next investment cycle: Chairman Skoda Auto Thomas Schäfer21 hrs ago Rising From Uncertainties Fool Proofing the Growth Momentum Rising From Uncertainties Bringing Continuity in Crisis 27 May 2020 The ... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Somalia's Khadar Ahmed wins top prize at Fespaco film festival | Somali film-maker Khadar Ahmed won the top prize at the Fespaco film festival in Burkina Faso Saturday for "The Gravedigger's Wife", which he wrote and directed. The 40-year-old was not at the ceremony to receive the Golden Stallion award, but his work beat 16 other African films to the top prize. The films in competit... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
Mornings |
On July 30 a tanker was travelling along the Great Northern Highway just south of Mt Magnet when it had an accident.
This road train had 33,000 litres of waste oil on board and most of that spilled out and found its way onto Kirkalocka Station.
The environmental damage, according to the owners, is devastating and they... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Trump Withdraws from the Iran Nuclear Agreement: What Comes Next | After reluctantly implementing the Iran nuclear agreement—also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—for over a year, President Trump announced today that he is pulling the United States out. He described the agreement as “a horrible, one-sided deal that should have never, ever been made” and signed a... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
1972 European Super Cup |
The 1972 European Super Cup was a football match played over two legs between the winner of the 1971–72 European Cup and the winner of the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup. The match was proposed by Anton Witkamp of De Telegraaf to decide who was the best club in Europe. [1]
In 1972, Witkamp proposed the idea to Ja... | Sports Competition | null | null |
SA de Transport Aérien Flight 730 crash | SA de Transport Aérien Flight 730 was a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10R aircraft, registered as HB-ICK, that crashed on approach to Funchal Airport, Madeira, on December 18, 1977. The flight crew consisted of two captains. The pilot in command had never previously landed at Funchal and was being trained to operate fr... | Air crash | null | null |
India, U.S. Navies Hold Complex Air and Sea Drills in the Indian Ocean, Kicking Off Several Summer Exercises | Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 and Indian air force aircraft fly in formation over the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) on June 23, 2021, US Navy Photo KUALA LUMPUR – The U.S. Navy carried out a high-tempo exercise this week in the Indian Ocean involving the ... | Military Exercise | null | null |
2020 Central Vietnam floods |
The 2020 Central Vietnam floods were a series of floods in Central Vietnam which also affected some areas in Cambodia and Laos in October and early November 2020. The floods focus heavily in several provinces including Thừa Thiên Huế, Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, and Quảng Ngãi. The floods were mainly caused by th... | Floods | null | null |
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