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2018 Pretoria Convair 340 crash | On 10 July 2018, a Convair 340 owned by Dutch aviation museum Aviodrome crashed during a trial flight in Pretoria, South Africa. The aircraft suffered an engine fire moments after takeoff[3] and crashed into a factory building as the crew attempted to return it to Wonderboom Airport. [4]
The aircraft, a Convair 340 re... | Air crash | null | null |
Austin Arts & Music festival latest event canceled due to COVID-19 while others resume | by: Chelsea Moreno AUSTIN (KXAN) — Organizers of the Austin Arts and Music Festival announced Sunday that the event has been canceled due to COVID-19, though they promised ticketholders access to future events. The event’s planners, expecting to bring concerts, artists and a car show to Typhoon Texas Sept. 25-26, se... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Massive solar storm Within Next Decade May Crumble Internet Infrastructure: Study | Solar storm consists of powerful eruptions of mass and energy from the sun. (Credits: Twitter via Bengali News18) The universe is the equilibrium between order and chaos. The life that exists in it is surrounded by phenomena and events that could disrupt the flow of survival to a great extent. A solar storm is one such... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Nigeria Airways Flight 825 crash | On 20 November 1969, Nigeria Airways Flight 825,[1] a Vickers VC10 aircraft, crashed while on approach to Lagos International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria killing all 87 people on board. Nigeria Airways Flight 825 was en route from London to Lagos with intermediate stops in Rome and Kano. With its undercarriage down and i... | Air crash | null | null |
Man Nabbed For Orange County Bank Robbery, Carjacking | A man has been arrested for allegedly robbing an Orange County bank after a pursuit with state police. Dutchess County resident Leonard Dolson, age 45, of Beekman, was arrested around 9:42 p.m., on Friday, March 19, after state police in Orange County assisted the Village of Goshen Police Department with a bank robbery... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
UAE ramps up space ambitions with Arab world’s first Moon mission | The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced plans to send a compact rover named Rashid to study the Moon in 2024, marking an intensification in the small nation’s spacefaring ambitions. If Rashid is successful, the UAE could become only the fourth country to operate a craft on the Moon’s surface, and the first in the... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
1 hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning in DC | A person in D.C. has been hospitalized Tuesday with carbon monoxide poisoning after an incident involving a power washer.
DC Fire and EMS said someone was using a gasoline-run power washer in an unventilated basement.
Carbon monoxide built up in the basement, seriously injuring the person, officials said.
The incident ... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
FBI Nashville investigating bank robbery in Spring Hill, reward offered | SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WZTV) — Officials with FBI Nashville are investigating a bank robbery that happened in Spring Hill on Friday afternoon. According to the Spring Hill Police Department, the suspect walked into First Citizens National Bank on Wall Street around 12:05 p.m. and demanded money from the teller at gunpoint... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
o | BEIRUT Nearly a week of fighting between Kurds and Arab rebels in northern Syria risks opening a new front in the already bloody battle for control of the country, underscoring the complexity of a conflict that threatens to ignite sectarian and ethnic tensions across the region.
Efforts were underway Wednesday betwee... | Armed Conflict | null | null |
China plans to send its first crewed mission to Mars in 2033 and build a base there | China plans to send its first crewed mission to Mars in 2033 as it continues to boost its space ambitions in a battle with the U.S. The world’s second-largest economy is planning regular crewed missions to the Red Planet. Wang Xiaojun, head of the state-owned China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, outlined the co... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
2018 Japan floods |
In late June through mid-July 2018, successive heavy downpours in southwestern Japan resulted in widespread, devastating floods and mudflows. The event is officially referred to as Heisei san-jū-nen shichi-gatsu gōu (平成30年7月豪雨, "Heavy rain of July, Heisei 30") by the Japan Meteorological Agency. [1] As of 20 July, 22... | Floods | null | null |
U.S. Embassy in Liberia |
This week, September 22-24, Deputy Chief of Mission Joel Maybury and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Jim Wright toured various U.S. Government-funded development projects in Margibi, Bong, and Nimba Counties. During the trip, they met with local government officials, commun... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
2011 Van earthquakes |
The 2011 Van earthquakes occurred in eastern Turkey near the city of Van. The first earthquake happened on 23 October at 13:41 local time. The shock had a Mww magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). [5] It occurred at a shallow depth, causing heavy shaking across much of eastern Turkey and ... | Earthquakes | null | null |
The Indonesian government and rebels from the Free Aceh Movement (Gam) have signed a peace deal aimed at ending their nearly 30-year conflict | The Indonesian government and rebels from the Free Aceh Movement (Gam) have signed a peace deal aimed at ending their nearly 30-year conflict. Representatives from each side signed the official document in Helsinki.
"This is the beginning of a new era for Aceh," said former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, who media... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
COVID-19 tracker: New cases in Tokyo drop to lowest for a month | Aug 30, 2021 The daily number of new coronavirus infections in Tokyo came to 1,915 on Monday, the lowest figure since 1,429 new cases on July 26, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Meanwhile, a total of 12 new fatalities were reported among infected people in the Japanese capital on the day. The dead were... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Philippine authorities evacuated dozens of peoplefrom areas near Taal volcano | MANILA (BLOOMBERG) - Philippine authorities evacuated dozens of people from areas near Taal volcano, a tourist attraction 65km south of the capital, after it recorded increased seismic activities. About 60 residents of Taal island were moved to safer ground, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Twitter. Authorities are t... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
Driver of prison transport vehicle charged in fatal crash in central North Dakota | The driver went through a controlled intersection "disregarding cross traffic on a high-speed road which caused a crash to occur," court documents said. 3:54 pm, Sep. 24, 2021 × . MCCLUSKY, N.D. — The driver of a prison transport vehicle that was involved in a fatal crash in Sheridan County on Aug. 4 has been charged w... | Road Crash | null | null |
Warrant: Lead defense attorney in former nurse murder case charged with soliciting prostitute during trial | TYLER, Texas (KETK) – The lead defense attorney for William Davis, the former CHRISTUS nurse who was sentenced to death for killing several patients, was allegedly caught trying to solicit a prostitute during the month-long trial. Former CHRISTUS nurse convicted of murder moved to death row unit in Livingston According... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
Actress demands R13 million house from world-renowned SA DJ in divorce lawsuit | Pretoria - A house of at least R13 million, R1.5m for furniture, R80 000 a month maintenance for their two children and R50 000 a month for herself for the next five years.
These are some of the demands made by a well-known actress in the divorce proceedings against her world-famous DJ husband.
While the DJ’s name is k... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
NSW crash kills woman and two children | Police are investigating a vehicle crash on NSW Central Coast that killed a woman and two children. A woman and two children have been killed and three other children injured after a four wheel drive plunged down an embankment on the NSW Central Coast. The Toyota Prado was being driven by a woman with five children on ... | Road Crash | null | null |
Disappearing West Beach sand could be replaced with coarser import, expert says |
Replenishing West Beach with coarser sand quarried from onshore will help stop it drifting north, an expert says, as the SA Government prepares to return 100,000 cubic metres to overcome erosion and sand drift.
The West Beach and Henley Beach South shorelines have increasingly receded since European settlement, a resu... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Kristin Cavallari Wants to Get Married Again After Jay Cutler Divorce, Chase Rice Dates: Revelations | Opening up. After announcing her divorce from Jay Cutler in April 2020, Kristin Cavallari has focused on her new normal as a single mom — and even started to date again earlier this year. More than a year later, she hopes to walk down the aisle again someday.
The Uncommon James founder, 34, posted via Instagram Story f... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 crash | Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 was a repositioning flight from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow to Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg. On 28 July 2002, the Ilyushin Il-86 aircraft operating the flight crashed after take-off from Sheremetyevo. [1] 14 of the 16 crew members on board (and the only occu... | Air crash | null | null |
Oakey residents fear contaminated groundwater from aviation base may have impacted town water supply |
There are growing fears in the southern Queensland Darling Downs community of Oakey that chemicals in the town's groundwater have also affected the town water supply.
However, the council said it was impossible.
The Defence Department has chosen not to pay for further blood testing for residents affected by a contamin... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
2012 Quebec student protests |
The 2012 Quebec student protests (movement) were a series of student protests led by student unions such as the Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante (ASSÉ), the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec, and the Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec against a proposal by the Quebec Cabinet, head... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Bourbon Rhode Survivor Secures ‘Substantial Compensation’ Over 2019 Shipwreck | Bourbon Rhode. Photo courtesy Bourbon A surviving crew member of the lost offshore tug Bourbon Rhode has secured ‘substantial compensation’ for the ordeal, the International Transport Workers’ Federation said Monday. The sinking of the Bourbon Rhode was a major story in 2019. The Bourbon Offshore tug, with 14 crew on b... | Shipwreck | null | null |
2014 Kangding earthquake | The 2014 Kangding earthquake struck Kangding County, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China, with a moment magnitude of 5.9 on 22 November. [6] The earthquake killed five and injured 54 people. After the quake, the power and communication have not been interrupted, according to the local officials. [7] As ... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Taliban Making ‘Strategic’ Military Gains In Afghanistan As Foreign Forces Pull Out | Since the start of the international military withdrawal on May 1, the Taliban has seized strategic districts near the capital, Kabul, overrun military sites, and besieged towns and cities across Afghanistan. The Taliban’s early military gains have fueled fears that it could topple the Western-backed Afghan government ... | Regime Change | null | null |
2 teens die from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in East Naples park | Two teens are dead after being found unresponsive inside a car Wednesday evening in a Collier County park. Investigators believe the deaths were accidental, potentially the result of the car’s modified exhaust system.
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office said a park ranger at Sugden Regional Park called deputies for a s... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Arrest made following Stockman Bank robbery on Grand Ave. | UPDATE: AUG. 3 AT 6:16 P.M. An arrest has been made in connection to the robbery that occurred at the Grand Avenue Stockman Bank on Thursday, July 29. Members of BPD's Street Crimes Unit arrested 44-year-old John Smith Jr., from Roundup, without incident in Billings on Tuesday. Smith was arrested for Robbery, Felony C... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
1931 Zangezur earthquake | The 1931 Zangezur earthquake occurred on April 27 at 20:50:45 local time with a moment magnitude of 6.5. The earthquake was located in the Zangezur Mountains near the boundary between southwestern Armenia and Azerbaijan's exclave, the Nakhichivan Autonomous Republic. Both territories were part of the Soviet Union at th... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Southern Madagascar urgently need increased food aid | Antananarivo/Paris, 17 May 2021 – An immediate and massive increase in food aid is urgently needed for people in southern Madagascar, says international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), whose teams in the region are witnessing an exceptionally severe malnutrition crisis whi... | Famine | null | null |
2018 UY Aviation King Air C90 crash | On 28 June 2018, at about 1:15 pm, a Beechcraft C90 King Air aircraft chartered from UY Aviation Pvt Ltd with the registration VT-UPZ crashed at Jagruti Nagar in the suburb of Ghatkopar in Mumbai. [2] The 12-seater aircraft carried 4 people, including the pilot. All people on board plus one person on the ground were ki... | Air crash | null | null |
6 workers injured in gas explosion | Nashik: An explosion of a gas cylinder at an industrial unit in Satpur on Saturday evening resulted in six workers suffering serious burn injuries. The workers were rushed to the Nashik civil hospital for treatment.
Pradeep Pardeshi, head of the Fire Brigade Centre at Satpur, said, “The explosion took place at around 5... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Locusts threaten to compound hunger crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region | Locusts spotted in Ethiopia's Tigray region have raised fears of crop-destroying swarms like those that ravaged East African countries last year, including Kenya, above. AFP Locust swarms forming in northern Ethiopia are threatening to aggravate an already severe food shortage faced by millions of people in the Tigray ... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
'A clumsy, inadequate and unAustralian situation': French Ambassador departs Canberra over submarine spat | France's Ambassador to Australia has delivered a scathing assessment of the federal government's diplomacy as he departs for Paris, describing it as "clumsy, inadequate and unAustralian".
Ambassador Jean-Pierre Thebault was recalled to France in the early hours of Saturday morning with senior ministers furious at Austr... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Georgian, North Macedonian presidents sign visa free agreement: ‘we are making new history for our countries’ | Georgian and North Macedonian presidents met in Skopje earlier today and signed two agreements.
Georgian and North Macedonian presidents have signed the visa liberalisation agreement between the two countries earlier today in Skopje, during the first official visit of Georgian President Salome Zur... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
Poison centers in Pennsylvania see an increase in ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine exposures | The state’s two poison centers are treating more Pennsylvanians for ivermectin exposure after misinformation has led some to believe the anti-parasitic drug can cure COVID-19.
In the 19 months since the first coronavirus case was confirmed in Pennsylvania, there have been 29 ivermectin exposures documented at the Pitts... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
The U.S. Withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council | By Richard Falk | Jun 22, 2018 | News & Analysis, Palestine, Politics, US | 6 | The Trump administration's withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council, and the plainly bogus pretext for it, tells us more about the US than the UN body. Explicitly focusing on alleged anti-Israel bias, the U.S. withdrew from further part... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Two domestic violence support organizations merge: Here's what that means for Rochester | Two Rochester-area domestic violence support organizations announced merger plans Tuesday to "expand staff clinical expertise and mental health services." The merger of Willow Domestic Violence Center and RESOLVE of Greater Rochester, Inc. "creates (an) unparalleled continuum of survivor services and prevention efforts... | Organization Merge | null | null |
Kosovo becomes member of UEFA, paves way for FIFA application | By Brian Homewood
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Kosovo was accepted as a member of UEFA on Tuesday, becoming the 55th member of European football’s governing body despite strong opposition from neighbouring Serbia, from which it declared independence in 2008.
A member of the Kosovo media team celebrates outside the c... | Join in an Organization | null | null |
Socceroos striker’s message to Arnold: ‘I’ll be ready if you need me’ | Socceroos striker Adam Taggart has handed Australia coach Graham Arnold an early Christmas gift by declaring he’s on track to return to action early in the New Year after recovering from knee surgery. The target man has missed Australia’s last two World Cup qualifiers - the largely toothless draws against Saudi Arabia ... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
It's official, US withdraws from World Health Organization | President Donald Trump withdrew from the WHO after criticizing the organization’s response to the initial outbreak of the coronavirus in China. The withdrawal decision, which can come into effect as early as July 6, 2021, was widely denounced by health officials. July 8, 2020 The Trump administration has formally notif... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen Sets Olympic Record in Wild 1500m Final | The 20-year-old American was part of a crazy final at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium that featured six runners shattering the previous Olympics mark to beat.
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Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen took home gold with a 3:28.32 mark, beating Kenyan Abel Kipsang's Olympic record (3... | Break historical records | null | null |
Iran nuclear deal: Trump pulls US out in break with Europe allies | US President Donald Trump says he will withdraw the US from an Obama-era nuclear agreement with Iran.
Calling it "decaying and rotten", he said the deal was "an embarrassment" to him "as a citizen".
Going against advice from European allies, he said he would reimpose economic sanctions that were waived when the deal wa... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Roof collapses at salt mine; two miners missing | and last updated 2020-12-14 18:10:27-05
UPDATE: Two miners are missing after a roof collapse in the Avery Island salt mine.
We've received the following statement from Cargill:
Early this morning, Cargill’s Avery Island salt mine experienced a roof collapse. We have two employees who remain unaccounted for at this time... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Mexicana Flight 704 crash | On 4 June 1969, Mexicana Flight 704, a Boeing 727-64 airliner registered XA-SEL, crashed near Salinas Victoria, some 20 miles north of the city of Monterrey. All 79 people on board were killed. Flight MX-704 departed Mexico City, bound for Monterrey, at 07:02 local time. The flight was uneventful until approach, when t... | Air crash | null | null |
UTair Flight 120 crash | UTair Flight 120 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Tyumen to Surgut, Russia. [1] On 2 April 2012, the ATR-72 turboprop aircraft operating the flight crashed shortly after take-off from Roschino International Airport, killing 33 of the 43 people on board. [2] Investigation carried out by the Russian Interst... | Air crash | null | null |
United Mine Workers coal strike of 1919 | The United Mine Workers coal strike of 1919 saw coal miners strike for over a month, from November 1 to December 10, 1919, for better wages. 1919 in the United States saw the country undergoing the First Red Scare a period marked by a widespread fear of Bolshevism and anarchism, due to real and imagined events; real ev... | Strike | null | null |
Uba riots of 1937 | The Uba riots of 1937 or simply the Mauritian riots of 1937 refers to an outbreak of riots and civil disturbances that broke out amongst small scale sugar cane growers on the island of Mauritius in August 1937. The riots led to the death of 4 people with an additional 6 people being injured.
Uba refers to a variety of... | Riot | null | null |
Kelly Clarkson Sells Farmhouse She Custom-Designed With Ex Brandon Blackstock: See Inside $8.24M Mansion | Some people wait a lifetime for a home like this. But Kelly Clarkson is selling the mansion she custom-designed with estranged husband Brandon Blackstock.
The eight-bedroom house in Encino, California, was bought by the Voice coach, 39, in June 2018 while she was married to Blackstock. The duo, who tied the knot in 201... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
2010 Fox Glacier FU-24 crash | On 4 September 2010, a modified Fletcher FU-24 aeroplane on a parachuting flight from Fox Glacier Aerodrome, New Zealand, crashed shortly after take-off, killing all nine people on board. [1][2]
The subsequent investigation concluded that the most significant factor contributing to the accident was the weight and bala... | Air crash | null | null |
Georgia Weightlifter Breaks World Record to Conquer Men's Super Heavyweight Class | Georgian strong man Lasha Talakhadze broke his own world record to retain the title in the men's heaviest weight class at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday with a combined lift of 488 kg. Talakhadze, who won a gold at the 2016 Rio Games in the same category, lifted 223 kg for the snatch and 265 kg for the clean and jerk ... | Break historical records | null | null |
Israeli sentenced to 9 months community service for killing Arab | Aryeh Schiff was convicted of manslaughter for killing Mohammad al-Atrash in what he claimed was self-defense, but the court rejected these claims. Published: NOVEMBER 9, 2021 10:59 Updated: NOVEMBER 9, 2021 15:05 A gavel in a court of law The Beersheba District Court on Tuesday sentenced Israeli Arye Schiff to nine m... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
William Booth Memorial Home fire | The William Booth Memorial Home fire occurred on 13 August 1966 at the William Booth Memorial Home for destitute and alcoholic men in Melbourne, Australia. With 30 dead, it remains the nation's deadliest building fire. [1]
The fire started on the third floor after a boarder knocked over an illegal heater. [2] The fire... | Fire | null | null |
Post-Napoleonic depression | The post-Napoleonic depression was an economic depression in Europe and the United States after the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. In England and Wales, an agricultural depression led to the passage of the Corn Laws (which were to polarize British politics for the next three decades), and placed great strain on th... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Suspect in Chesterfield bank robbery arrested | CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - A suspect in a Chesterfield bank robbery has been arrested by police. Robert L. Burton, 54, of Chesterfield was arrested after robbing the Atlantic Union Bank at 11101 Hull Street Road on Jan. 16. At 9:35 a.m., Burton entered the business, approached a teller, displayed what appeared to be a ... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Sohag train collision |
On 26 March 2021, two trains collided in the Tahta district of the Sohag Governorate in Egypt. [2] Eighteen people were killed and at least 200 others were injured. [3] The incident was initiated by an unidentified person or persons intentionally triggering the emergency brakes on the leading train which was then hit... | Train collisions | null | null |
1967 Marburg virus outbreak in West Germany | The 1967 Marburg virus outbreak in West Germany was the first outbreak of Marburg virus disease. [1] It started in early August 1967 when 30 people became ill in the German towns of Marburg and Frankfurt and later two in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia). [2] The infections were traced back to three laboratories in the... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
2012 Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach strike |
In 2012, members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) went on strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in the U.S. state of California. The strike was due to issues over labor contract negotiations between port employers and the ILWU's Local 63 Office and Clerical Unit (OCU), which rep... | Strike | null | null |
Fish, yabbies and aquatic life dead after 'toxic' herbicide treatment in irrigation channel | Mal Johnson is not happy. The Cohuna farmer has spent the past few days cleaning up dead fish and plants from an irrigation channel on his property in northern Victoria.
"I walked up onto the channel bank, looked into the water and there was just a foot-wide stream of fish, all dead," Mr Johnson said.
The Torrumbarry I... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Another NYS Fair concert canceled due to Covid; hours extended on Fridays and Saturdays | Updated: Aug. 28, 2021, 7:43 a.m. | Published: Aug. 28, 2021, 7:26 a.m. A crowd watches The Spinners performing at the New York State Fair's Chevy Court on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. Charlie Miller | cmiller@syracuse.com 472 By Geoff Herbert | gherbert@syracuse.com New York State Fair officials announced several changes F... | Organization Closed | null | null |
IMA Establishes Sustainable Business Management Global Task Force | This multi-stakeholder engagement initiative will work towards strengthening ESG frameworks and policies in the Middle East region Middle East: IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) announced today the establishment of a Sustainable Business Management Global Task Force (IMA.SBM.GTF) to speak on behalf of the ma... | Organization Established | null | null |
Transcript of Biden’s Speech on Climate Change and Hurricane Ida | “The nation and the world are in peril,” President Biden said after touring storm damage in New York and Jersey. “And that’s not hyperbole. That is a fact.”
The following is a transcript of President Biden’s remarks about climate change and Hurricane Ida after he toured damage from the storm in neighborhoods in New Yor... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
Murray cod fish kills 'every week' have graziers concerned about depleted state of lower Darling River | Murray cod fish kills 'every week' have graziers concerned about depleted state of lower Darling River
As heated debate about water policy continues, fish are continuing to die in the dwindling lower Darling River.
While the deaths are not on the scale of the mass fish kills seen over summer, farmers say native Murray... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
2014 Armenian Mil Mi-24 shootdown crash | On 12 November 2014, an Armenian Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter (NATO reporting name "Hind") was shot down by Azerbaijani Armed Forces during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, killing all three crew members. According to the Armenian side, the helicopter belonged to the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army and was parti... | Air crash | null | null |
ET To Become Full Member Of Non-Aligned Movement | East Timor To Become Full Member Of Non-Aligned Movement
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 6 (AP)--East Timor will join the Non-Aligned Movement of developing nations when leaders meet at a summit in Kuala Lumpur later this month, officials said.
East Timor, which became the world's newest nation in May after centuries of Portuguese ... | Join in an Organization | null | null |
Bukken Bruse disaster crash | The Bukken Bruse disaster was the crash of a flying boat during its landing on 2 October 1948. The Short Sandringham was on a Norwegian domestic flight from Oslo and was landing in the bay adjacent to Hommelvik near the city of Trondheim. The disaster killed 19 people;[1] among the survivors was the philosopher Bertran... | Air crash | null | null |
Northern lights potential Saturday night; breezy and chilly Sunday | A G3 (Strong) Geomagnetic Storm Watch is in effect for 30 – 31 October, 2021, following a significant solar flare and Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from the sun that occurred around 11:35 a.m. EDT on Oct. 28. Analysis indicated the CME departed the Sun at a speed of 973 km/s and is forecast to arrive at Earth on 30 Octob... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
PFAS blamed for animal deformities and millions of dollars in losses to farmers |
The heartbreak of watching thousands of fish grow with twisted spines and deformed skulls has taken Greg Semple to a "pretty dark place, mentally".
The owner of Murray Cod Hatcheries in the south-western New South Wales town of Wagga Wagga took over the business in 1996.
"It's all been downhill since then," Mr Semple ... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Flu vaccines delayed by supply shortages as medics fear outbreaks amid COVID-19 | Influenza vaccines are expected to be supplied at a slower pace in Japan this season than a year earlier, due in part to a worldwide shortage of ingredients, health ministry officials have said. Although Japan did not see a seasonal flu outbreak last year, some experts are concerned that novel coro... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
1970 Spantax Convair crash | On 5 January 1970, a Convair 990 Coronado operated by the Spanish airline Spantax crashed shortly after take-off from Stockholm Arlanda Airport, killing five of the ten people on board. The aircraft was earlier that evening about to fly to Mallorca with Swedish travelers, but at take-off the number 4 engine developed a... | Air crash | null | null |
Justice News | Fayetteville Home-Health Services Company Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Related to Death of a Veteran
Raleigh, N.C. – A home-health services company based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, has agreed to pay $45,486.76 to settle civil False Claims Act allegations related to allegedly fraudulent billings f... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
2000 East Coast Aviation Services British Aerospace Jetstream crash | On 21 May 2000, a British Aerospace BAe-3101 Jetstream 3101 operated by East Coast Aviation Services (known operationally as Executive Airlines) crashed into mountainous terrain in Bear Creek Township, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The plane was carrying 17 professional gamblers returning home from Caesar's Palace Casino... | Air crash | null | null |
LISBON REFERENDUM:SOME 20 per cent of the people who voted to ratify the Lisbon Treaty last year did so | LISBON REFERENDUM:SOME 20 per cent of the people who voted to ratify the Lisbon Treaty last year did so because they thought it would be good for the economy, taxes, jobs or funding from the EU, a new report has found.
The figure was 17 percentage points higher than in 2008, when only 3 per cent voted Yes because it w... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
Niue joins Asian Development Bank as latest member | Niue joins Asian Development Bank as latest member
3 years ago Editor
Niue has become the Asian Development Bank’s latest member.
The Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank has approved the membership of Niue as the bank’s 68th overall member and 49th from the Asia and Pacific region.
The Asian Development Ba... | Join in an Organization | null | null |
2020 University of Illinois Hospital strikes |
The 2020 University of Illinois Hospital strikes were the result of a breakdown in contract negotiations between labor unions and hospital management over salaries, staffing levels, and access to personal protective equipment. The background for both strikes stemmed from negotiations over labor contracts between th... | Strike | null | null |
Coral Bay shipwreck dates to around 1720, other wrecks possible | A Virgin Islands board is debating if adding a shipwreck in Coral Bay to a registry of historic places would protect the site or open it to exploitation. A shipwreck believed to date to the 1720s has been confirmed in Coral Bay off St. John, and the St. Thomas-St. John Historic Preservation Committee discussed possib... | Shipwreck | null | null |
Lunar eclipse 2021: Super blood moon will occur today; when and where to watch it in India | Lunar eclipse 2021: Super blood moon will occur today; when and where to watch it in India Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon) 2021 will start at 2:16 pm IST and will be at its peak at around 4:49 pm IST. We are going to witness a spectacular lunar show this month. The year's first total eclipse will coincide with a supe... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Santiago Canyon Fire | The Santiago Canyon Fire of 1889 (previously called the Great Fire of 1889) was a massive wildfire in California, which burned large parts of Orange County, Riverside County, and San Diego County during the last week of September 1889. [3] The fire reportedly started in Fremont Canyon, a canyon close to what today is I... | Fire | null | null |
Pandemic could cause famines of 'biblical proportions' | Over 2.5 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to testing shortages, many unreport... | Famine | null | null |
Lebanon fuel tank explosion kills 28, overwhelms hospitals | Vehicles burn outside the reported home, where the exploded fuel tank was placed, in the village of Tlel in Lebanon's northern region of Akkar on August 15, 2021.
| Photo Credit: AFP A fuel tank blast in Lebanon on Sunday killed 28 people and left nearly 80 others injured, authorities said. An adviser to the Health M... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Obaidul Quader has recovered, to be released soon: Doctor | Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader is recovering, all his test results are reportedly good. "Obaidul Quader is almost completely healthy. His blood pressure, oxygen circulation are all normal. Hopefully, he can return home in a day or two," informed Professor Md Sharfuddin Ahmed, BSMMU vice-chancellor a... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
Askja volcano (Central Iceland) activity update: Alert level raised to Yellow | The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) reported that GPS observations and ground deformation maps from Sentinel-1 satellite data detected that the volcano began to inflate at the beginning of August 2021. The uplift signal is centered on the western edge of Öskjuvatn, close to Ólafsgígar, and corresponds to ~5 cm/mo... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
Turkey donates technology to Pakistan to fight locusts | Turkey's state-run aid agency on Thursday donated new technology to Pakistan to fight locust attacks in the country. The ULV vehicle-mounted and man-mounted machines along with pesticides were handed over by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency's (TIKA) officials to Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Author... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
1960 Hallingskeid fire |
Hallingskeid Station (Norwegian: Hallingskeid stasjon) is a train station on the Bergen Line in the municipality of Ulvik in Vestland county, Norway. Located at an elevation of 1,110 meters (3,640 ft) above mean sea level, the station is situated inside a snow tunnel. It opened along with the central section of the l... | Fire | null | null |
Aeroflot Flight 2003 crash | Aeroflot Flight 593 was a regular passenger flight from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia, to Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong. On 23 March 1994, the aircraft operating the route, an Airbus A310-304 flown by Aeroflot, crashed into the Kuznetsk Alatau mountain range in Kemerovo Oblast, killing all 63 passen... | Air crash | null | null |
Driver mentally ill before SA fatal crash | An Adelaide man charged over a road crash that killed two people, including a senior South Australian police officer, has been found to be mentally incompetent at the time. Harrison Kitt came before the South Australian District Court on Thursday where prosecutors conceded he was suffering a psychotic episode in April ... | Road Crash | null | null |
Jeannette's Creek train wreck | The Jeannette's Creek train wreck, also known as the Baptiste Creek train wreck, was a fatal railroad accident that occurred on October 27, 1854, at Baptiste Creek near present-day Jeannettes Creek in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. It was Canada's first major train wreck, leaving 52 people dead[1] and indeed the worst rail dis... | Train collisions | null | null |
Sa Pereira rail disaster | A train crash in Sa Pereira in Santa Fe Province, Argentina on 25 February 1978 left 55 people dead. [1][2]
It is sometimes known as the "Estrella del Norte" accident, from the name of one of the trains involved. This was the second worst rail disaster in the history of Argentina. (The worst was the Benavídez rail dis... | Train collisions | null | null |
Jolie and Pitt's lawyers face off over her bid to dump their private judge in divorce case | The long-delayed celebrity divorce of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt entered a new stage of complications Friday when their big-name legal teams went before a California appellate court to argue about Jolie's bid to dump their private judge and start over on their nearly five-year-old custody battle.
There was no immedi... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
IMF Survey : Nauru Joins the IMF as 189th Member | The IMF welcomed the Republic of Nauru as its newest member on April 12. The island adds its name to the list of 188 other IMF member countries.
Mr. David Adeang, Minister of Finance of Nauru, signed the Articles of Agreement of the IMF at a ceremony held at the State Department in Washington, D.C. IMF officials witnes... | Join in an Organization | null | null |
Puttingal temple fire |
On 10 April 2016 at approximately 03:30 AM IST,[a] the Puttingal Temple in Paravur, Kollam, Kerala, India, experienced an explosion and fire after firework celebrations went awry. As a result, 111 people were killed[1] and more than 350 were injured, including some with severe burns. [2] The temple and at least 150 h... | Fire | null | null |
Britain to front-run capital rules on crypto if need be, says Bank of England | LONDON : Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods said on Thursday he would front-run global rules if necessary to avoid Britain's banks building up big exposures to cryptoassets that were not backed by sufficient capital. The global Basel Committee of banking regulators have begun work on capital requirements for... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
TGA fines Pete Evans's company $80,000 for repeated advertising breaches | A Victorian man who flew from Brisbane to Hobart on flight VA702 today has tested positive to COVID-19 and has not been allowed to board a flight to Melbourne
A Watch & Act warning is in place for a fire in the northern parts of Mokine, in WA's Northam Shire. Keep up to date with ABC Emergency
Pete Evans has been fined... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Britain Will Finally Become The First Ever Country To Leave The European Union | (CNN) — After three-and-a-half years, three prime ministers and seemingly endless votes in Parliament since the 2016 Brexit referendum, Britain finally becomes the first ever country to leave the European Union at 11:01 p.m. GMT on Friday. Despite this cataclysmic event, almost all of the immediate changes will be invi... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 crash | Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 was a Boeing 737-8EH on a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Manaus, Brazil, to Rio de Janeiro. On the afternoon of 29 September 2006, it collided in mid-air with an Embraer Legacy 600 business jet over the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. The Boeing 737 broke up in midair and cr... | Air crash | null | null |
Recovered from injury, Fleetwood girls basketball’s Alexis Hess hopes to lead the Tigers to new heights in 2021-22 | In June, Fleetwood junior Alexis Hess sat on her couch, unable to walk. Hess, one of the top girls basketball players in the state, was recovering from surgery that placed cadaver cartilage in her knee to supplement missing cartilage caused by an osteochondral defect. The operation and ensuing recovery forced Hess to ... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
Esso Longford gas explosion |
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The Esso Longford gas explosion was a catastrophic industrial accident which occurred at the Esso natural gas plant at Longford in the Australian state of Victoria's Gippsland region. On 25 September 1998, an explosion took place at the plant, killing two w... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Adani pleads guilty to giving 'false or misleading documents to an administering authority', fined $20k | A Victorian man who flew from Brisbane to Hobart on flight VA702 today has tested positive to COVID-19 and has not been allowed to board a flight to Melbourne
A Watch & Act warning is in place for a fire in the northern parts of Mokine, in WA's Northam Shire. Keep up to date with ABC Emergency
Mining giant Adani has be... | Organization Fine | null | null |
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