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Manningham riot |
The Manningham riot was a short but intense period of racial rioting which took place from 9–11 June 1995, in the district of Manningham in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. A series of widely publicised riots and racial disturbances have occurred in this part of Bradford since the mid-1990s, which have often been a... | Riot | null | null |
1898 Wrawby Junction rail crash |
On 17 October 1898 at Wrawby Junction,[1] on what was the Great Central Railway near Brigg in Lincolnshire, England, a passenger train collided with a derailed goods train; killing 8 people and injuring 26 more. [2]
The passenger train was the 16:45 from Cleethorpes to Manchester consisting of a brake van, three pas... | Train collisions | null | null |
Brazil’s 10-Year Downward Spiral | On the day before one of the biggest margin calls in history, Deutsche Bank AG chief Christian Sewing joined an urgent meeting with a not-unfamiliar message: there was a problem, and billions of dollars were at stake. But as executives on the late-March call briefed him on the bank’s exposure to Archegos Capital Manage... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
2013 PDC World Darts Championship | The 2013 Ladbrokes World Darts Championship was the 20th 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 between 14 December 2012 and 1 January 2013. [1]
Adrian Lewis was the defending champ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
NASA alert warns huge solar flare will make 'direct hit' with Earth this weekend | A massive solar storm is headed towards Earth as NASA warns the flare is set to make 'direct hit'. Here's what you need to about the massive eruption making its way towards us A major solar flare that erupted from the Sun on Thursday, October 28, will batter the Earth over the weekend. The flare, which experts at NASA... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Iowa Department of
Public Safety | DES MOINES, Iowa – On August 31, 2021, the Jones County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from the residence located at 23966 42nd Street Martelle, rural Jones County Iowa. Upon arrival, deputies observed a large structure fire and they also encountered an individual with a knife. Multiple law enforcement officers... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
With Department Stores Disappearing, Malls Could Be Next | Brick-and-mortar retail was in the midst of seismic changes even before the pandemic. Analysts say as much as a quarter of America’s malls may close in the next five years. By Sapna Maheshwari The directory map for the Northfield Square Mall in Bourbonnais, Ill., has three glaring spaces where large department stores o... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Beaumont-Spectrum merger takes another forward step with formal integration agreement | COVID-19 cases have spiked among children especially those under 12 who are unvaccinated. Here’s how to protect them. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health announced Thursday that they've signed a formal integration agreement, another step forward in a megamerger that would combine two of the sta... | Organization Merge | null | null |
a New Jersey resident reported having spotted a rare owl in a backyard spruce tree. | Often, we at NJ Audubon (and other organizations concerned about birds) receive queries from concerned residents about injured or dead birds. Not too long ago, a New Jersey resident reported having spotted a rare owl in a backyard spruce tree. They rushed to get a look at what was later determined to be an exotic barre... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Man given death sentence for ex-wife’s livestream murder that shocked China | Brutal death of social media star Lhamo has shone spotlight on domestic violence in the country Last modified on Sat 30 Oct 2021 11.23 BST A Chinese man has been sentenced to death after a court found him guilty of killing his ex-wife while she was livestreaming on social media last year. The intermediate people’s cour... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
Two men, boy died from carbon monoxide poisoning in boating incident on Lake Erie, Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner rules | Two men, boy died from carbon monoxide poisoning in boating incident on Lake Erie, Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner rules
Updated: Jun. 25, 2021, 4:09 p.m. |
Published: Jun. 25, 2021, 2:13 p.m.
Two men and a boy died from carbon monoxide poisoning aboard a boat on Lake Erie Wednesday evening, the Cuyahoga County Medica... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
2002 Mecca girls' school fire | Coordinates: 21°24′58″N 39°48′58″E / 21.416°N 39.816°E / 21.416; 39.816
The 2002 Mecca girls' school fire occurred on 11 March 2002 at a girls' school in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and killed fifteen people, all young girls. Complaints were made that Saudi Arabia's "religious police", specifically the Committee for the P... | Fire | null | null |
Mike Tyson vs. Brian Nielsen | Mike Tyson vs. Brian Nielsen was a professional boxing match contested on October 13, 2001. Since returning to boxing in January 1999, former Undisputed Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson was undefeated in the five fights he had fought between 1999 and 2000, notching three knockout wins over Francois Botha, Julius Francis... | Sports Competition | null | null |
At least 36 people have died after a passenger ferry capsized off the coast of Leyte in the central Philippines.The Kim Nirvana was carrying 173 people when it overturned in rough waters just outside the port of Ormoc. | At least 36 people have died after a passenger ferry capsized off the coast of Leyte in the central Philippines.
The Kim Nirvana was carrying 173 people when it overturned in rough waters just outside the port of Ormoc.
Philippine coast guard officials told the BBC the rescue operation was ongoing but gave no further d... | Shipwreck | null | null |
1910 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | The 1910 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place on 5 and 6 March 1910 at the ice rink Pohjoissatama in Helsinki, Finland. Oscar Mathisen was the defending champion. Nikolay Strunnikov had the fewest points awarded and became world champion. Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]
Four distances have to be skat... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Norway to host biggest exercise inside Arctic Circle since Cold War | About 40,000 soldiers will participate in Cold Response 2022, planned to take place in the Ofoten area with navy and air force as main players in the war game. April 14, 2021 “There is a significantly increased interest among our allies for the north and the Arctic,” said General Eirik Kristoffersen, head of the Norwe... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Millions More Movement | The Millions More Movement was launched by a broad coalition of African American leaders to mark the commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the Million Man March. A mass march on Washington, DC, was held on October 15, 2005, to galvanize public support for the movement's goals. The march was open to men, women, and c... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Singapore’s diplomacy outreach on the US-China rivalry | The US Vice-President Kamala Harris’ first visit to Singapore and Asia on August 22 was a significant move of the Biden administration with a focus on the Indo-Pacific and a reaffirmation of America’s commitment to partnerships with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. It was clear from her speec... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
Primera Division: Spain's top women players sign pay agreement | Last updated on 20 February 202020 February 2020.From the section Women's Football
Players in Spain's top women's division have signed a collective agreement on pay and conditions that guarantees them a minimum salary of 16,000 euros (£13,386).
It comes after a strike by players in November that saw Primera Division fi... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) is reminding Connecticut residents of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning from improper use of fuel burning equipment. | It seems that JavaScript is not working in your browser. It could be because it is not supported, or that JavaScript is intentionally disabled. Some of the features on CT.gov will not function properly with out javascript enabled.
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Autumn Uprising of 1946 | The 10.1 Daegu Uprising of 1946 (hangul: 대구 10·1 사건; hanja: 大邱 10·1 事件) in Korea was a peasant uprising throughout the southern provinces of Korea against the policies of the United States Army Military Government in Korea headed by General John R. Hodge and in favor of restoration of power to the people's committees t... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Kenya: Locust plague in drought region | Johanniter | Kenya: Locust plague in drought region
For years, Kenya has had far too little rain. Time and again, the regular rainy periods fail completely. The country's president has therefore declared a state of emergency for the northern regions of the country in September. More than two million people are threatened by acute ... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
1950 Red River flood | The 1950 Red River flood was a devastating flood that took place along the Red River in The Dakotas and Manitoba from April 15 to June 12, 1950. Damage was particularly severe in the city of Winnipeg and its environs, which were inundated on May 5, also known as Black Friday to some residents. [3]
An estimated 70,000–... | Floods | null | null |
Tonnes of plastic waste pollute Cocos Island beaches, and what you see is only a fragment | Tonnes of plastic waste pollute Cocos Island beaches, and what you see is only a fragment
A remote tropical island paradise off the coast of Western Australia in the Indian Ocean has become home to hundreds of tonnes of rubbish.
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are better known as a tropical tourist destination, but a 2017... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Topo Chico prison riot | Events:
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On 10 February 2016, a prison riot broke out at the Topo Chico prison near Monterrey, in northern Mexico. [5] 49 inmates were killed during the riot and ensuing fire. The riot was the most deadly in Mexican penal history, surpassing the death toll of the 2012 Apodaca prison riot. [6] After the rioting... | Riot | null | null |
Alarm over Desert Locusts increases as new generation of the ... |
Alarm over Desert Locusts increases as new generation of the destructive pests starts breeding in Horn of Africa
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29 January 2020, Rome - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today warned that rising numbers of Desert Locusts present an extremely alarming and unprecedented threat to food securit... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
2015 Rugby World Cup Final |
The 2015 Rugby World Cup Final was a rugby union match to determine the winner of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, played between reigning champions New Zealand and their rivals Australia on 31 October 2015 at Twickenham Stadium in London. New Zealand beat Australia 34–17, winning the World Cup for a record third time, and ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Climate Magnifies Hunger in Madagascar, Forecasted Poor Rains Bring Dread and Despair | Severe hunger has touched over 1.1 million people with 14,000 of them one step away from famine. The situation, already alarming, is set to worsen by the end of year with the number of people in famine-like conditions expected to double. “The changing climate has meant that many fami... | Famine | null | null |
Britain leaves the EU | In 2016, Britain voted for Brexit. On Friday—four years, three prime ministers and two general elections later—the country will leave the European Union. Officially stepping out into the world is a major moment for a country that has driven itself mad on the tortuous path to the exit door. And yet, even the buildup to ... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Maritime Decarbonisation Centre to be set up in Singapore | Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with BW Group, Sembcorp Marine, Eastern Pacific Shipping, Ocean Network Express, Foundation Det Norske Veritas and BHP to establish the Maritime Decarbonisation Centre to be set up in Singapore. Under the MoC, the six companies h... | Organization Established | null | null |
Indian Airlines Flight 814 crash | Indian Airlines Flight 814, commonly known as IC 814, was an Indian Airlines Airbus A300 en route from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal to Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India on Friday, 24 December 1999, when it was hijacked and flown to several locations before landing in Kandahar, A... | Air crash | null | null |
Cambodian activist released after 14 months in harsh prison conditions | Underfed inmates at Cambodia’s Prey Sar prison suffer sleepless nights in unhygienic, overcrowded cells, unless they can pay corrupt prison guards to for enough room to lie down, an activist released this week after serving a 14-month stint at the prison told RFA. Eng Malai, 31, better known as So Metta, is a member of... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
Sesnon Fire | The Sesnon Fire (also known as the Porter Ranch Fire) was a wildfire that broke out near the oil fields of Oat Mountain, north of Porter Ranch, California, on Monday October 13, 2008. [2] The cause of this fire was a power line falling onto dry brush near a drainage area. [3] A state of emergency was declared by Govern... | Fire | null | null |
Thibodaux massacre |
The Thibodaux massacre was an episode of racial violence that occurred in Thibodaux, Louisiana on November 23, 1887. It followed a three-week strike during the critical harvest season in which an estimated 10,000 workers protested against the living and working conditions which existed on sugar cane plantations in fo... | Strike | null | null |
Israel's military deployedhundreds of soldiers to cities Wednesday to assist police in an attempt to quell shooting and stabbing attacks on Israelis by Palestinians | Israel's military deployedhundreds of soldiers to cities Wednesday to assist police in an attempt to quell shooting and stabbing attacks on Israelis by Palestinians over the past several weeks.
The measures announced Wednesdayincludeallowing police to seal off points of friction or incitement.Israel's security Cabinet ... | Armed Conflict | null | null |
26-year-old who shot teller during Harlingen bank robbery charged | Police say 26-year-old Mohamed Pathe Bah robbed a Texas Regional Bank located on the 2000 block of South Business 77 at 9:45 a.m. A caller told officials Pathe Bah, who wore a mask at the time, shot a teller and demanded money from another. He then fled the scene on a bicycle. Authorities were able to locate and appreh... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Jervis Bay residents lash out at Defence over PFAS management plan |
Aboriginal residents in Jervis Bay have lashed out at the Department of Defence over its PFAS management plan for the area, saying the contamination has ruined their culture.
After a four-year investigation, Defence released the plan on Thursday along with the final ecological risk assessment.
It reveals a strategy in... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Natural gas pipe with history of problems led to Chandler leak, explosion | CHANDLER, AZ — The ABC15 Investigators have learned the type of pipe that leaked and caused a natural gas explosion, seriously injuring four people in Chandler last month, had a prior history of premature degradation issues, leaks, and explosions.
Southwest Gas shared the results of its initial investigation with ABC15... | Gas explosion | null | null |
2008 Polish Air Force C-295 Mirosławiec crash | The Mirosławiec air accident occurred in Poland on 23 January 2008 when an EADS CASA C-295 military transport plane crashed as it approached the Mirosławiec runway, killing all passengers and crew. The Polish Air Force plane had been flying from Warsaw to the 12th Air Base in Mirosławiec, and the 20 victims included hi... | Air crash | null | null |
2008–2009 Oslo riots | On 29 December 2008, violent riots first broke out in Oslo, Norway amid protests against the Gaza War, starting outside the Israeli embassy. Riots broke out again following a protest on 4 January 2009, while the most violent and destructive riots took place on 8 and 10 January when riots spread throughout the city with... | Riot | null | null |
Kamensk-Shakhtinsky rail disaster | The Kamensk-Shakhtinsky rail disaster occurred on August 7, 1987, at 01:30 in Kamenskaya station in the town of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky on the North Caucasus Railway in the Soviet Union when a freight train ran into the rear of a passenger train standing in the station, killing 106. A freight train from Bataisk (a port on ... | Train collisions | null | null |
Poland ordered to pay $580,000 fine for each day it continues operating a controversial coal mine | Poland will have to pay a €500,000 ($586,000) fine for each day it continues extracting coal at an open-pit mine near the Czech and German borders, Europe's top court ruled Monday. The European Commission ordered Poland to stop operations at the Turów lignite mine in May following a lawsuit launched by the Czech Republ... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Highway 1 between Spences Bridge and Lytton was proactively closed because of a few mudslides | The operations manager for the Ministry of Transportation in Merritt says there were a few mudslides reported on Highway 1 between Spences Bridge and Lytton on Friday night. Brad Bushill says it is why the highway was proactively closed, so that highway contractor Yellowhead Road and Bridge could position equipment in ... | Mudslides | null | null |
Anti-parallel trading protests |
Anti-parallel trading protests (Chinese: 反水貨客示威) took place in Hong Kong between 2012 and 2015 against parallel traders importing goods from Hong Kong to Mainland China. Protestors claim that parallel trading has caused a shortage of household goods and an increasing inflation rate. Parallel trading and the protests ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
The Economic Conundrum of Pakistan | By Vlagyiszlav Makszimov | EURACTIV.com Sep 16, 2021 (updated: Sep 21, 2021) [Shutterstock/Monkey Business Images] A French scheme pushing for more apprentice mobility within the European Union may serve as a roadmap for ALMA, a EU’s new programme to help young people who are neither in employment nor in educatio... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Jana Kramer, Mike Caussin split after co-authoring book on strengthening relationships | The country music star took to her Instagram on Wednesday to address the split, revealing that she is trying "to make sense of a reality I never wanted to believe could be possible again."
"I've fought y'all," Kramer, 37, wrote. "I've loved hard. I've forgiven. I've put the work in. I've given everything I have, and no... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Exclusive: Rashida Tlaib and AOC have a proposal for a fairer, greener financial system — public banking | Years of low interest rates led to excessive risk taking in commercial real estate and will make the current economic downturn even more severe, Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren said Thursday. The central bank official said he expects a wave of defaults and bankruptcies to hit that will aggravate an unem... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
1900 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | The 1900 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 24 and 25 February 1900 at the ice rinks Frognerkilen in Kristiania (Today: Oslo), Norway. [1] The first day was skated at the ice rink Friedenauer Sportplatz (a 400 m ice rink). Due to the bad ice conditions the second day the distances were skated at t... | Sports Competition | null | null |
May 2015 Nepal earthquake |
A major earthquake occurred in Nepal on 12 May 2015 at 12:50 pm local time (07:05 UTC) with a moment magnitude of 7.3, 18 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Kodari. The epicenter was on the border of Dolakha and Sindhupalchowk, two districts of Nepal. This earthquake occurred on the same fault as the larger magnitude 7.8... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Riga hostel fire | On 28 April 2021, a fire at a hostel in Riga, Latvia, killed nine people and wounded eight others. [2]
Hostels in the Baltic state have been allowed to operate through the pandemic. [2]
The hostel building was located in the commercial center of Riga, and marketed as Japanese Style Centrum Riga with twenty-two availa... | Fire | null | null |
2019–2021 Amaravati protests |
The 2019–2021 Amaravati protests also known as Amaravati protests, are ongoing demonstrations in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh triggered by the idea of three capitals by Government of Andhra Pradesh, and the Expert panel, BCG committee reports. [6][4][3] The demonstrations are against the Andhra Pradesh Decent... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
1965 USAF KC-135 Wichita crash | On 16 January 1965, a U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in the central United States, in a neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas, near McConnell Air Force Base. [1] This resulted in the deaths of all seven crew members on board the aircraft and an additional twenty-three people on the ground. [2][3]
This ac... | Air crash | null | null |
Police in a German state are investigating a suspected food poisoning incident after several people fell ill at a university. | Police in a German state are investigating a suspected food poisoning incident after several people fell ill at a university.
Seven people reported health problems after consuming various foods or beverages during Monday lunchtime at the Technical University of Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt). The first people were taken to h... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Cindy Crawford posts tribute to Rande Gerber on 23rd wedding anniversary | Taking to Instagram on Saturday, the supermodel, 55, posted a touching tribute to Gerber , 59, alongside a photo from the couple’s 1998 wedding in the Bahamas. “This night 23 years ago was magical…and you’re still the one! Happy anniversary! I love you @randegerber,” Crawford captioned the anniversary tribute, which fe... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
US, Russia hold parallel military drills in the Balkans | BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia and Russia launched joint military exercises near Serbia’s capital Thursday as U.S.-led forces held massive drills in neighboring Balkan states in what appeared to be Moscow’s resolve to maintain influence in the European region torn by wars during the 1990s. The Serbian and Russian defense mi... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Dead dolphins blamed on oil spill, thousands protest against government inaction in Mauritius |
Thousands of people have protested in the capital of Mauritius over the government's handling of an oil spill from a grounded Japanese ship and the alarming discovery of dozens of dead dolphins in recent days.
The frustrated residents marched peacefully through Port Louis a month after the ship struck a coral reef off... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Ham bank murder |
The Ham bank murder occurred on 10 November 1976, at branch of Barclays Bank in the Ham section of London, resulting in the murder of a bank teller working at the branch. The victim was Angela Mary Woolliscroft, fatally wounded by a shotgun. In 1976, Angela Mary Woolliscroft (1956–1976), who was born in Surrey[1] an... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Whyalla Airlines Flight 904 crash |
For the families of the victims of the Whyalla Airlines disaster, May 31, 2000 is a date that will remain indelibly etched in their minds. Marie Schuppan's husband Chris and seven others were killed that night when Whyalla Airlines Flight 904 crashed into Spencer Gulf, leaving no survivors. It was in the first, raw st... | Air crash | null | null |
South African sets world swim record; Aussies add 6th gold | TOKYO (AP) — South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker was the star of the day, setting the first individual swimming world record at the Tokyo Olympics.
Others shined, too.
Evgeny Rylov completed a backstroke double for Russia, Emma McKeon gave the Aussie women another gold, and China earned a return trip to the top of the m... | Break historical records | null | null |
Joelma fire | Edifício Praça da Bandeira, better known by its former name, Joelma Building, is a 25-story building in downtown São Paulo, Brazil, completed in 1971, located at Avenida 9 de Julho, 225. On 1 February 1974, an air conditioning unit on the twelfth floor overheated, starting a fire. There were 756 people in the building ... | Fire | null | null |
Continental Airlines Flight 12 crash | On July 1, 1965 Continental Airlines Flight 12 overran the runway while attempting to land at Kansas City Municipal Airport. No one was killed or seriously injured, but the accident forced discussions about runway safety in Kansas City and resulted in construction of a new airport, Kansas City International Airport, wh... | Air crash | null | null |
GPS data help warn of rare tsunamis | Using data from GPS receivers and seismographs, three seismologists may have found a way to identify tsunami earthquakes in time to warn people A few times a century, a medium-sized earthquake causes a large and devastating tsunami. The most recent occurrence was in 2010, when a magnitude 7.8 earthquake off the Mentawa... | Tsunamis | null | null |
2016 Maryland flood | The 2016 Maryland flood was a natural disaster in the United States that took place on July 30, 2016. [3] The flooding, which occurred in the Baltimore area, affected low-lying areas of the Patapsco and Jones Falls valleys. [4] The storm caused significant damage to the historic downtown area of Ellicott City, Marylan... | Floods | null | null |
British Prime Minister Theresa declared the UK to leave the EU | British Prime Minister Theresa May delivered a long-awaited speech about the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union: LONDON — In a speech that could define Britain’s relations with its neighbors for decades to come, Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday charted a course toward a clean break with the European Uni... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
US plans to terminate the 1987 INF Treaty | US-Russia Nuclear Arms Control November 2018By Kingston Reif President Donald Trump announced in October that he plans to “terminate” the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, raising concerns about the return of Cold War-style tensions over U.S. and Russian deployments of intermediate-range missiles in... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Ampol ordered to pay $200,000 over Kippax petrol station leak into groundwater |
Two Canberra environmental groups will share in a $200,000 payout from a national fuel company over a fuel leak at a Belconnen service station.
Soil and groundwater was contaminated after almost 80,000 litres of fuel escaped from an underground storage tank at the Caltex service station in Kippax between December 201... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Telstra fined $50 million over unconscionable treatment of Indigenous phone plan customers | 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
The Federal Court has ord... | Organization Fine | null | null |
A tale of two crises: Lessons from the financial crisis to prevent the Great Fragmentation | A tale of two crises: Lessons from the financial crisis to prevent the Great Fragmentation Marco Buti 13 July 2020 Both the severity of the recession in Europe in 2020 and the subsequent bounce back of economies are likely to differ markedly across member states. Avoiding that the current crisis risks ... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Two Montreal schools shut down this week due to COVID-19 outbreaks | MONTREAL -- At least two Montreal elementary schools were shut down this week due to outbreaks of COVID-19. The first closure that was confirmed happened at the Sainte-Odile Elementary School, located on Depatie Street in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, after all 530 students were sent home due to what the school described a... | Organization Closed | null | null |
1989 Belgium MiG-23 crash | On 4 July 1989, a pilotless MiG-23 jet fighter of the Soviet Air Forces crashed into a house in Kortrijk, Belgium, killing one person. The pilot had ejected over an hour earlier near Kołobrzeg, Poland, after experiencing technical problems, but the aircraft continued flying for around 900 km (600 mi) before running out... | Air crash | null | null |
Wheatley Explosion: One person still in hospital, rubble starting to be cleared | Work has begun to clear the rubble from the site of an explosion in Wheatley as investigations continue into the cause of last week’s blast and an ongoing gas leak.
Chatham-Kent Fire Chief Chris Case said their monitoring equipment was not picking up any gas readings at the site Wednesday morning. He said that has allo... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Whale dies in Thai waters after swallowing 80 plastic bags |
Thailand coastal authorities say a whale found in the south of the country died after swallowing 80 plastic bags.
Thailand's Department of Marine and Coastal Resources says the small male pilot whale was found last week.
The whale was spotted in a canal near the Malaysian border, unable to swim.
Officials tried to hel... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Coal Creek War | The Coal Creek War was an early 1890s armed labor uprising in the southeastern United States that took place primarily in Anderson County, Tennessee. This labor conflict ignited during 1891 when coal mine owners in the Coal Creek watershed began to remove and replace their company-employed, private coal miners then on ... | Strike | null | null |
Rice Fire | The Rice Fire was a wildfire that burned from October 22, 2007, until November 1, 2007, in Fallbrook, California. [1] While not one of the largest fires of the 2007 California wildfire season, only burning 9,472 acres (38 km2), it was one of the most destructive, with 248 structures being destroyed. [2]
As the fire gr... | Fire | null | null |
Gauteng woman killed in crash after being flung from car and run over on N4 | A woman died after being flung from a car into oncoming traffic on the N4, Pretoria. Image: Emer-G-Med A woman in her thirties died after she was ejected from a car and flung into oncoming traffic on the N4 highway, Pretoria, on Thursday night. Emer-G-Med spokesperson Kyle van Reenen said the horrific accident took pla... | Road Crash | null | null |
Frankfort family of five survives carbon monoxide poisoning on Christmas Eve | A Frankfort family poisoned by carbon monoxide is now sharing their story. The deadly substance started leaking into their home on Christmas Eve.
Posted: Jan 5, 2021 7:56 AM
Updated: Jan 5, 2021 8:30 AM
Posted By: Micah Upshaw
FRANKFORT, Ind. (WLFI) -- A family in Frankfort is happy to be alive after being poisoned by ... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Northern Lights may be visible Saturday evening, some clouds expected | There’s a chance to see the northern lights in Wisconsin Saturday evening, however the forecast may cause problems for those wishing to see the aurora borealis. The National Weather Service in Green Bay says a solar flare headed in our direction could cause the lights to be seen as early as 5 p.m., with the best chanc... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
I am back home & recovering, says Silambarasan TR | I am back home & recovering, says Silambarasan TR Actor Silambarasan TR was admitted to a hospital in Chennai on December 11 after getting a throat infection. While it was first speculated that the 'Maanaadu' star has been affected by the deadly corona virus, it was later revealed that he just had a viral infection. ... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
Trump announces US withdrawal from the World Health Organization | U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he would make good on his threat to withdraw from the World Health Organization — an unprecedented move that could undermine the global coronavirus response and make it more difficult to stamp out other disease threats. Trump has criticized the United Nations health agency for... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Nobel Prize: Economist finds out about win when neighbour knocks on the door | Receiving an unexpected knock on the front door in the early hours of the morning does not usually bring good news - but it is how one man found out he had won a Nobel Prize. Economist Paul Milgrom won the prize for economics, alongside his colleague Robert Wilson. But the prize's organisers had been unable to reach M... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
CDC updates ‘Polio in Africa’ travel notice | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their travel notice for Africa due to high polio risk in some 25 countries on the continent. While the African Region was certified free of wild poliovirus one year ago following four years without a case, outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
2003 Zhaosu earthquake | The 2003 Zhaosu earthquake, also known as the Syumbinskoe earthquake, occurred on December 1 at 01:38 UTC. The epicenter was located in the Almaty Region, Kazakhstan, near the Sino–Kazakh border. [3] The earthquake had a magnitude of Mw 6.0 and had a maximum observed intensity of VII (Very strong) on the Medvedev–Sponh... | Earthquakes | null | null |
TABSO Flight 101 crash | TABSO Flight 101 was a scheduled service of the Bulgarian national airline from Sofia, Bulgaria via Budapest, Hungary and Prague, Czechoslovakia (today's Czech Republic) to East Berlin in the German Democratic Republic (today's Germany). The service was operated by the airline's 1960s' flagship equipment, the Ilyushin ... | Air crash | null | null |
Jackie Paul and Glenda Powersshared their separate stories of delayed amputations | A third patient is waiting through repeated cancellations for a leg amputation at Royal Inland Hospital. Last week, Jackie Paul and Glenda Powers shared their separate stories of delayed amputations at the hospital that cost patients their chance at better prosthetics. They said the delays were brought on by a lack of ... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
2008 Canada listeriosis outbreak | The 2008 Canadian listeriosis outbreak was a widespread outbreak of listeriosis in Canada linked to cold cuts from a Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto, Ontario. There were 57 total confirmed cases, resulting in 22 deaths. [1]
Listeriosis is an infection caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. The outbreak orig... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
PFAS-contaminated properties can't be rented, can't be sold, leaving owners in limbo |
Three Queensland property owners have been left feeling "devastated" and in limbo after traces of fuel and PFAS contaminants were found on their properties.
The five blocks belonging to the three owners border an Ampol-owned Caltex fuel depot in Bundaberg.
Anita Penny bought her property in the city's east in 1998, bu... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
As Russia mounted 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian border in March, the White House and the Department of Defense readied a $100 million military assistance package that was frozen once President Joe Biden announced a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to reports. |
As Russia mounted 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian border in March, the White House and the Department of Defense readied a $100 million military assistance package that was frozen once President Joe Biden announced a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to reports. A previous buildup in eastern Ukra... | Financial Aid | null | null |
The UK Has Left The European Union After Almost Half A Century Of Membership | Boris Johnson said Brexit heralds “the dawn of a new era”. Donald Tusk tweeted: "My dear British friends. We were, we are, and we will always be a Community. And no brexit will ever change that. by Reuters / Toby Melville The Brexit countdown clock on 10 Downing Street. The United Kingdom left the European Union at th... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Northern lights in Canada | Updated 7:03 am Mostly cloudy Will you be staying up late or waking up early to try and catch a glimpse? The weather forecast in Vancouver is predicting crystal clear skies ahead of forecasted northern lights. Mid-October, the lights made a rare appearance in the city much to the delight of photographers and stargazers... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
ISRO releases Chandrayaan-2 orbiter data: All you need to know | The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has released the first set of data from the eight instruments aboard India’s second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2. The orbiter, which has completed sixteen months around the moon in lunar orbit, was launched on July 22, 2019 and inserted into the lunar orbit on August 20. On ... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
Recent changes that could make paying for college more affordable | Updated: Tags: Consumer Reports , consumer , Money , Morning Show Paying for college is always a challenge, especially during the current pandemic, but new rules may help ease that financial burden. Paying for college is a challenge even in the best of economic times. So when more challenging times came with the pand... | Financial Aid | null | null |
Yass man arrested over bank robberies | Police have arrested a man over several bank robberies in southern New South Wales and Canberra. Australian Federal Police officers arrested the 39-year-old Yass man in his home town yesterday. He has been charged with offences over two bank robberies in Goulburn in January and March of this year, in which he was belie... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
22 celebrity couples you probably didn't know had children together | Kate Beckinsale and Welsh actor Michael Sheen reportedly met in 1995 during a touring production of "The Seagull." Several years later, Beckinsale gave birth to their daughter Lily Mo Sheen on January 31, 1999. Beckinsale and Sheen split in 2003, and the actress was engaged to "Underworld" director Len Wiseman months l... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Lady Kitty Spencer's wedding guests revealed: From Pixie Lott to Mark Francis Vandelli | Their wedding was a star-studded affair, filled with many of Lady Kitty's friends from Pixie Lott to Made in Chelsea star Mark Francis Vandelli. Guests arrive for the wedding of Lady Kitty Spencer Singer Pixie Lott is a close friend of Kitty, and the pair memorably met up at the Schiaparelli show during Haute Coutu... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
American Airlines Flight 1 (1936) crash | American Airways Flight 1 was a Douglas DC-2 airliner on a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Memphis to Little Rock. On Tuesday, January 14, 1936, the flight crashed into a swamp near Goodwin, Arkansas, disintegrating on impact and killing all 17 people on board. "With great difficulty the bodies of the victims ... | Air crash | null | null |
Hikianalia Crew Discover Partial Shipwreck in Lalo | While diving to survey coral reefs on Wednesday, June 23, the Hikianalia crew members discovered two large anchors in about 20-feet of water in Lalo’s 14-mile wide lagoon, as well as two pots about 2 to 3 feet wide. Although not yet verified, circumstantial evidence indicates that what they found is possibly part of an... | Shipwreck | null | null |
Former US President Jimmy Carter has arrived in the North Korean capital Pyongyang as part of a push to resolve the stand-off over the country's nuclear programme | Former US President Jimmy Carter has arrived in the North Korean capital Pyongyang as part of a push to resolve the stand-off over the country's nuclear programme. Mr Carter is taking part in a three-day visit by former world leaders from a group known as the Elders.
They hope to meet North Korea's reclusive leader, Ki... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
2020 Argentinian protests |
The 2020 Argentinian protests were a series of demonstrations that occurred as of May 2020 in different parts of the country. The reasons were diverse, with the common denominator being dissatisfaction over the successive extensions of the isolation measures adopted to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease.... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Mudslides Close Loveland Pass Leaving Hazmat Vehicles Running Behind Schedule | (CBS4) – A mudslide near Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort shut down Loveland Pass for much of Saturday morning. The closure was still in place at noon, the Colorado Department of Transportation says. Drivers were told to use Interstate 70 through the Eisenhower Tunnel as an alternative. CBS4 spoke with a truck driver who say... | Mudslides | null | null |
KLM Flight 867 crash | On 15 December 1989, KLM Flight 867, en route from Amsterdam to Narita International Airport Tokyo, was forced to make an emergency landing at Anchorage International Airport, Alaska, when all four engines failed. The Boeing 747-400 combi, less than six months old at the time,[1] flew through a thick cloud of volcanic ... | Air crash | null | null |
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