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2009 Hermosillo daycare center fire | The ABC Day Care Center Fire in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, took place on Friday, June 5, 2009. Forty four children died that day[1] and the death toll subsequently rose as additional children succumbed to their injuries. As of June 7, 49 toddlers and infants were reported killed as a result of the blaze. [2][3] Five a... | Fire | null | null |
2 charged in fatal shooting of security guard during East St. Louis bank robbery | EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (KMOX) - Federal charges have been filed against two men for robbing a bank and killing a security guard in East St. Louis on Friday. The US Attorney's Office of Southern Illinois announced charges against East St. Louis residents Jaylan D. Quinn, 22, and Andrew R. Brinkley, 19. Quinn is facing lif... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
1984 Llŷn Peninsula earthquake |
The 1984 Llŷn Peninsula earthquake struck the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, northwest Wales on Thursday 19 July 1984 at 06:56 UTC (07:56 BST). Measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale, it is the largest onshore earthquake to occur in the UK since instrumental measurements began.
The effects were felt throughout Wales, most ... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Panic of 1893 | The Panic of 1893 was an economic depression in the United States that began in 1893 and ended in 1897. [1] It deeply affected every sector of the economy, and produced political upheaval that led to the political realignment of 1896 and the presidency of William McKinley. The Panic of 1893 has been traced to many ca... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Best Herpes Supplements for Outbreaks – Review Top Products | If you’re looking for the best at-home herpes treatment, Beyond Simplex offers you a daily supplement designed to reduce the severity and frequency of outbreaks. This proprietary formula includes science-backed ingredients that support the immune system and bolster the immune response during outbreaks. L-lysine, curcum... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
1977 Tonga earthquake | The 1977 Tonga earthquake took place on 22 June at 12:08:33 UTC some 200 km southwest of Tongatapu, which shocks infecting all islands of the kingdom of Tonga. The earthquake measured 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The earthquake caused co... | Earthquakes | null | null |
2006 Meerut fire |
Coordinates: 28°59′N 77°42′E / 28.99°N 77.7°E / 28.99; 77.7
On 10 April 2006 at about 17:30 IST (12:00 UTC), a fire swept through a consumer electronics fair (Brand India Fair) in Victoria Park, Meerut, killing 65 people[1] and injuring 150 others. [2][3] The fire was said to have been caused by a short circuit. A... | Fire | null | null |
Outbreak Brief 83: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic | Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (10 August 2021), 4,556,501 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, including 68,634 new deaths, have been reported globally. To date, a global total of 207,218,563 COVID-19 cases and 4,362,968 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 2.1%) have been reported fr... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Zapad-2021: What to Expect From Russia’s Strategic Military Exercise | Zapad-2021 is not just approaching. It’s already here. Zapad, meaning “west,” is Russia’s Strategic Command’s-Staff Exercise, scheduled for Sept. 10–16. This exercise focuses on Russia’s Western Military District and Belarus and includes areas under the Northern Fleet’s Joint Strategic Command. Strategic exercises of t... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Saudia Flight 163 crash | Saudia Flight 163 was a scheduled Saudia passenger flight that caught fire after takeoff from Riyadh International Airport (now the Riyadh Air Base) en route to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia[1] on 19 August 1980. All 287 passengers and 14 crew on board the Lockheed L-1011-200 TriStar died from smoke inhalation after the aircraf... | Air crash | null | null |
Paul Vaughan Sacked By Dragons As NRL Deal With Biosecurity Breach | The playing future of Dragons prop Paul Vaughan has been decided, the 30-year-old has been sacked following a major COVID breach at a house party in Shellharbour, NSW. Vaughan has been handed further ramifications after he was fined $50,000 by the NRL, his $800,000 per year deal has been torn up. Fox Sports Reporter ... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Intermountain Healthcare, SCL Health unveil plans to form 33-hospital, $14B system | Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare and Colorado-based SCL Health have announced plans to merge and form a 33-hospital system and health insurer. Pending approvals, the nonprofit systems said they are aiming to finalize the agreement before the end of 2021 and combine in the early part of 2022. The entity would employ ... | Organization Merge | null | null |
Wheatley explosion could be 'tip of the iceberg' in Ontario given number of abandoned wells: expert | An explosion in Wheatley, Ont., believed to be caused by an abandoned gas well is the extreme example of what can happen if such wells are not properly plugged, according to an expert hydrogeologist who has researched oil and gas wells in southwestern Ontario.
"It can happen anywhere in southwestern Ontario," said Dick... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Airport Homes race riots |
The Airport Homes race riots were a series of riots in 1946 in the West Lawn and West Elsdon neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois. [1] It was the worst episode of racial inspired violence that the city faced in some thirty years. [2]
"Airport Homes" was the name of the site in nearby West Lawn established by the Chicag... | Riot | null | null |
Desert Locust outbreak in Yemen leaves surrounding ... | Desert Locust outbreak in Yemen leaves surrounding countries potentially at risk
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Juvenile desert locust hoppers.
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The presence of recently discovered Desert Locust infestations in Yemen, where conflict is severely hampering control operations, poses a potential threat to crops in the region, ... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
2001 Oldham riots |
The Oldham riots were a brief period of violent rioting which occurred in Oldham, a town in Greater Manchester, England, in May 2001. They were the worst ethnically-motivated riots in the United Kingdom since 1985, briefly eclipsing the sectarian violence seen in Northern Ireland.
The Oldham riots were the first o... | Riot | null | null |
LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470 crash | LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Maputo, Mozambique, to Luanda, Angola. [1] On 29 November 2013, the Embraer E190 twinjet operating the service crashed into the Bwabwata National Park in Namibia, halfway through its flight, killing all 27 passengers and 6 crew on bo... | Air crash | null | null |
1958 FIFA World Cup |
The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the sixth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Sweden from 8 to 29 June 1958. It was the first FIFA World Cup to be played in a Nordic country. Brazil beat Sweden 5–2 in the final in the Stockholm suburb of Solna to claim thei... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Lime Street fire |
The Lime Street fire refers to both a deadly 1990 conflagration at a residence in Jacksonville, Florida, and to the resultant investigation that re-staged a similar fire in a nearby building. Six people, including two women (one of whom was pregnant) and four young children, were trapped inside the house and killed. ... | Fire | null | null |
Qatar's emir has called for Palestinian unity on the first visit to Gaza by a head of state since Hamas took power | Qatar's emir has called for Palestinian unity on the first visit to Gaza by a head of state since Hamas took power.
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani urged the Islamist group and rival Palestinian group Fatah, which holds power in the West Bank, to reconcile.
He pledged $400m (£250m) for building projects in the Gaza S... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
Air Niugini Flight 73 crash | Air Niugini Flight 73 was a scheduled service from Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, via Chuuk, FSM. On September 28, 2018, the flight, operated by a Boeing 737, landed short of the runway at Chuuk International Airport in Weno (FSM) and came to rest in Chuuk Lagoon. Local... | Air crash | null | null |
Barry Cafe owners fined $232k for deliberately exploiting, underpaying staff | 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 company that runs Bar... | Organization Fine | null | null |
China Northern Airlines Flight 6901 crash | China Northern Airlines Flight 6901 (CJ6901) was a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 airliner from Beijing's Capital International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport in Xinjiang, China. On November 13, 1993, it crashed on approach to Ürümqi Airport. Twelve of the 102 passengers and crew on board were killed. The acci... | Air crash | null | null |
Allegheny Airlines Flight 371 crash | Allegheny Airlines Flight 371 (N174A)
On December 1, 1959 an Allegheny airliner, while en route to Williamsport, Pa, crashed into Bald Eagle mountain. At the time, it was Allegheny's first major crash. This website is dedicated to all who lost their lives that day. In 1994 I researched the plane crash at my local libr... | Air crash | null | null |
Dalsenget fire |
The Dalsenget fire was a disaster where the Dalsenget Depot of Trondheim Sporvei burnt down, destroying almost all of the modern tram fleet. 26 trams, 16 trailers and one working tram were destroyed, and three cleaners lost their lives. [1] It was, at the time, the largest fire in Trondheim, Norway, after World War I... | Fire | null | null |
Mudslide causes road closures | A mudslide left three feet of debris on the river trail by Pandora Lane Tuesday afternoon. (Photo courtesy of San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office) A mudslide snaked down from Royer Gulch the east end of Telluride and into the East Pandora neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. The mudslide left three feet of debris on the riv... | Mudslides | null | null |
2012 Costa Rica earthquake | The 2012 Costa Rica earthquake occurred at 08:42 local time (14:42 UTC) on September 5. The epicenter of the 7.6 Mw earthquake was in the Nicoya Peninsula, 11 kilometers east-southeast of Nicoya. [5] A tsunami warning was issued shortly afterwards, but later cancelled. Two people are known to have died, one from a hear... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Locusts Eat The Crops Of Madagascar — And Each Other, Too | Locusts Eat The Crops Of Madagascar — And Each Other, Too
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For the third year in a row, skies over Madagascar are black with millions of locusts — the insects of biblical fame that gobble up crops and ravage landscapes, mostly in countries ... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Attempted murder probe after seven poisoned at university | Updated 1618 GMT (0018 HKT) August 25, 2021
Chief Public Prosecutor Robert Hartmann (center) addresses journalists on Tuesday.
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German police have opened an attempted murder investigation after seven people who had consumed food and drink at a university kitchen showed symptoms of poisoning on Mond... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Westbound I-70 reopens at Empire Junction following closure due to rocks, mudslide | The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) reopened westbound I-70, about two miles east of Georgetown, after its closure due to rocks and mudslides Monday. Author: Laura Casillas Published: 9:01 PM MDT August 2, 2021 Updated: 10:18 PM MDT August 2, 2021 EMPIRE, Colo. — Westbound Interstate 70 reopened at US 40 a... | Mudslides | null | null |
Jordan and Syria put politics aside and begin rebuilding diplomatic links | The visit of Syria’s defence minister and chief of the armed forces, General Ali Ayyoub, to Jordan on 19 September marked a change in the frosty relationship that has existed between Damascus and Amman for the past decade.
Jordan and Syria have been on opposite sides since the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011,... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
Psych report ordered over fatal SA crash | Senior SA Police officer Joanne Shanahan was one of two women killed in a road crash in April 2020. A second expert report will be prepared into the mental health of an Adelaide man charged over a road crash that killed two people, including a senior South Australian police officer. Harrison Kitt came before the South ... | Road Crash | null | null |
K2 Aviation de Havilland Beaver (DHC-2) crash | On 4 August 2018, a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver aircraft operated by K2 Aviation crashed in poor weather near Denali, Alaska, United States. All five people on board survived the crash, but died before rescuers were able to arrive at the scene. The five people consisted of the pilot and four Polish tourists. [2][3... | Air crash | null | null |
May 1995 Louisiana flood | The May 1995 Louisiana flood, also known as the May 1995 Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi Flood, was a heavy rainfall event which occurred across an area stretching from the New Orleans metropolitan area into southern Mississippi. A storm total rainfall maximum of 27.5 inches (700 mm) was recorded near Neca... | Floods | null | null |
1961 Yuba City B-52 crash | On 14 March 1961 an aircraft accident occurred near Yuba City, California. A United States Air Force B-52F-70-BW Stratofortress bomber, AF Serial No. 57-0166, c/n 464155, carrying two nuclear weapons departed from Mather Air Force Base near Sacramento. According to the official Air Force report, the aircraft experience... | Air crash | null | null |
Farmers fight back: Making animal feed from a locust plague | Laikipia - Kenya is battling some of the worst locust plagues in decades, but start-up The Bug Picture hopes to transform the pests into profits and bring "hope to the hopeless" whose crops and livelihoods are being destroyed by the insects. Unusual weather patterns exacerbated by climate change have created ideal cond... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
2011–2013 Sudanese protests |
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The 2011–2013 protests in Sudan began in January 2011 as part of the Arab Spring regional protest movement. Unlike in other Arab countries, popular uprisings in Sudan had succeeded in toppling the government prior to the Arab Spring in 1964 and 1985. Demonstrations in ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
WHO to set up centre for traditional medicine in India, PM says matter of pride | The World Health Organisation announced on Friday that it will set up a Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing confidence that just like the country has emerged as the ‘pharmacy of the world’, the WHO institution will become the centre for global wellness. WHO Dir... | Organization Established | null | null |
Western Air Express Flight 7 crash | Western Air Express Flight 7, a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Salt Lake City to Burbank, California, crashed on January 12, 1937 near Newhall, California. The twin engine Boeing 247D, registration NC13315, crashed shortly after 11:00 a.m. in adverse weather conditions. Of the three crew and ten passengers on... | Air crash | null | null |
Paul Vaughan sacked by Dragons despite having 15 months remaining on his contract | Dragons prop Paul Vaughan's house party where he hosted 12 other players has cost him his $800,000 a year contract.
The Dragons have sensationally sacked Paul Vaughan for hosting a barbecue with 12 other players.
The Kangaroos and NSW Blues prop hosted a house party on Saturday night with 12 other players in breach of... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
3 dead, 2 in critical condition due to carbon monoxide poisoning | WOODSTOCK TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Three men are dead and two others are in critical condition after suffering from acute carbon monoxide poisoning inside their travel trailer.
Lenawee County Sheriff's deputies and rescue crews responded to a campground at the intersection of U.S. Route 12 and Brooklyn Highway around 1:30 p.... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Worker missing after collapse at Henty Gold Mine in Tasmania's west | Police now say they have "grave fears" for a worker trapped by a collapse at a gold mine on Tasmania's west coast after search teams using thermal imaging failed to detect signs of life. The man, whose name has not been released, has been missing since 4:00am at the Henty Gold Mine after his colleagues lost contact wit... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Carbon County Strike |
The Carbon County Strikes took place in Carbon County, Utah from 1903–1904. The strikes primarily consisted of Slavic and Italian immigrant mine workers who partnered with the United Mine Workers of America strikes in Colorado to protest the dangerous working conditions of the Utah coal mines. The Carbon County strike... | Strike | null | null |
India Suffers Biggest Locust Attack in 25 Years, Not Fully ... | India Suffers Biggest Locust Attack in 25 Years, Not Fully Controlled Yet
Estimates say crops were affected in more than 3.5 lakh hectares in districts of Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Locust attack. Representative image. Photo: Flickr/Niv Singer CC BY SA 2.0
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Jaipur: With estimations saying crops were a... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Ariarne Titmus to face Katie Ledecky in Tokyo 400m freestyle final, Kaylee McKeown sets Olympic record | Ariarne Titmus to face Katie Ledecky in Tokyo 400m freestyle final, Kaylee McKeown sets Olympic record
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Ariarne Titmus has set up a much-anticipated clash with defending champion Katie Ledecky in the women's 400 metres freestyle final, while ... | Break historical records | null | null |
Police Continue to Investigate Weekend Shooting in Coconut Grove | “What I heard was a barrage. About 40 rounds were fired,” said another neighbor who asked not to be identified. “There were shots fired at a car that was parked at that building. It was directed fire."
Miami Police won’t say just how many shots were fired, but investigators confirmed Thursday that two men who were insi... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
Emery Worldwide Flight 17 crash | Emery Worldwide Flight 17 was a regularly scheduled domestic cargo flight, flying from Reno to Dayton with an intermediate stopover at Rancho Cordova. On February 16, 2000, the DC-8 crashed onto an automobile salvage yard shortly after taking off from Sacramento Mather Airport, killing all three crew members on board. ... | Air crash | null | null |
Rough Fire |
The Rough Fire was a devastating fire of the 2015 California wildfire season. The fire burned 151,623 acres (61,360 ha) of land, making it the largest fire of the year in California, involving up to 3,742 firefighters in the fire suppression efforts. [1]
The fire, caused by a lightning strike on July 31 located appr... | Fire | null | null |
Whitefly destroying mango crops in Casamance - The New ... | 25 août 2006
Whitefly destroying mango crops in Casamance
Mangoes infested with whitefly larvae rot on the ground in Senegal's Casamance region, destroying a source of income for the region's farmers. (Mamadou Alpha Diallo/IRIN)
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Amadou Badji is a local farmer in Senegal’s southern Casamance region. L... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
India Air Force in Israel for First-ever Joint Military Exercise | India will participate in the Blue Flag training event with a C-130J special operations aircraft and Garud commandos A delegation of the India Air Force landed in Israel on Wednesday to participate in the biennial Blue Flag exercise, which will take place from November 2 to 16 at the Ovda Airbase in southern Israel. A... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Karl Cook submits divorce reply to Kaley Cuoco | Celebrity | Criminal Justice Community Advisory Board Adds Members | Local News Karl Cook does not want spouse support from Kaley Cuoco.
A 30-year-old equestrian submitted his answer two weeks ago after the “Big Bang Theory” star filed for divorce. He seems to be in compliance with the terms of the prenuptial agreement.
With the ... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
December 2016 Congolese protests |
On 20 December 2016 the Democratic Republic of the Congo's president, Joseph Kabila, announced that he would not leave office despite the end of his constitutional term. Protests subsequently broke out across the country, which had never had a peaceful transfer of power since it gained independence in 1960. The p... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Beijing kicks off monthlong military exercise in South China Sea | Beijing on Monday kicked off a military exercise in the South China Sea scheduled to last until March 31, according to a report by the South China Morning Post the same day. The military drills will occur within a 5-kilometer radius of a point west of the Leizhou Peninsula, the state-run Global Times reported Sunday. B... | Military Exercise | null | null |
1993 Tehran mid-air collision crash | On 8 February 1993, Iran Air Tours Flight 962, a Tupolev Tu-154, collided in mid-air with an Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft near the Iranian capital of Tehran, killing all 133 people aboard both aircraft. The accident had the highest number of aviation fatalities in 1993. [1][2]... | Air crash | null | null |
2014 Assiniboine River flood | The 2014 Assiniboine River flood was caused by above average precipitation in western Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Unlike most prior floods, this flood was not due to spring runoff, but rather significant rainfall. Flooding and high water involved both the main stem of the Assiniboine River and many of its tributaries in... | Floods | null | null |
1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake |
The 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, also known as the Napier earthquake, occurred in New Zealand at 10:47 am on 3 February, killing 256,[3] injuring thousands and devastating the Hawke's Bay region. It remains New Zealand's deadliest natural disaster. Centred 15 km north of Napier, it lasted for two and a half minutes a... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Idaho COVID-19: New hospitalization record; Kuna school closes | Idaho Statesman | Idaho’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have hit yet another high, with a record 760 people in facilities statewide as of Monday, including a record 202 patients in intensive care. The state’s seven-day moving average stayed above 1,000 new COVID-19 cases per day for the 13th consecutive day, at 1,205.6. Crisis standards of ... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Aeroflot Flight 811 crash | Aeroflot Flight 811 was a scheduled Soviet domestic passenger flight from Komsomolsk-on-Amur to Blagoveshchensk that collided mid-air on 24 August 1981 with a Tupolev Tu-16K strategic bomber over Zavitinsky District in Amur Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia). The collision between Aeroflot's Antonov An-24R... | Air crash | null | null |
Bushfire debris turns Gippsland's Tambo River to sludge, suffocating eels | Ash, soot and bushfire debris, combined with heavy rain and thunderstorms over burnt regions of east Gippsland have turned local rivers to sludge, killing the eels that inhabit the water.
Dead eels have washed up in the Tambo River, which feeds into the Gippsland Lakes.
Stuart Stagg's Tambo Crossing property backs onto... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Grandmother jailed after not answering her phone during class is ordered released from prison sentence | A 76-year-old woman who was taken back into custody last month after not answering calls during a computer class from officials was ordered released Tuesday. After serving 16 years in federal facilities for dealing heroin, Gwen Levi moved to Baltimore to live with her 94-year-old mother, build relationships with her so... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
2009 Indonesian Air Force L-100 crash | On 20 May 2009, an Indonesian Air Force Lockheed L-100-30(P) Hercules was carrying 112 people (98 passengers and 14 crew) and crashed at about 6:30 local time (23:30 UTC), while flying from Jakarta to eastern Java. [1] The crash resulted in 99 deaths, 2 of which occurred on impact when the aircraft struck at least four... | Air crash | null | null |
Haim Katz to get suspended sentence, fine for minor fraud in plea bargain | Part of the deal includes Katz waiving his parliamentary immunity and an agreement by the sides to seek a sentence including a fine and a suspended prison sentence, but without serving jail time. Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit on Tuesday filed an indictment against Likud MK and former minister Haim Katz with the ... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
Devon, WPX release new details surrounding organizational structure as merger moves forward | As third quarter results begin to roll in, Devon Energy and WPX can’t wait to put their companies together. Devon and WPX announced the goal at the end of September, when officials said they would merge through an all-stock deal to create a larger company with a dominant position in an operational area of about 400,000... | Organization Merge | null | null |
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/ Olympics | TOKYO: China's Shi Zhiyong broke his own world record to win the men's 73kg weightlifting event at the Olympics on Wednesday and claim a gold medal for the second Games in a row.
The 27-year-old lifted a combined 364 kg to better his own world record of 363 kg he set at the 2019 world championships.
Shi remained stron... | Break historical records | null | null |
2017 European Rugby Champions Cup Final | The 2017 European Rugby Champions Cup Final was the final match in the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, and the twenty-second European club rugby final in general. It was contested by defending champions Saracens of England and French side Clermont at Murrayfield Stadium, in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Saturday 13 May... | Sports Competition | null | null |
At Least 32 Million People Will See The ‘Great North American Eclipse,’ The Most Watched Celestial Event In History | At Least 32 Million People Will See The ‘Great North American Eclipse,’ The Most Watched Celestial Event In History People watch the solar eclipse at Saluki Stadium on the campus of Southern Illinois University on ... [+] August 21, 2017 in Carbondale, Illinois. Although much of it was covered by a cloud, with approxi... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
After surgery, medical experts predict a long and difficult recovery for Tiger Woods | Woods, 45, suffered “comminuted open fractures” — meaning multiple breaks in which part of the bone breaks through the skin — in both the upper and lower portions of his right tibia and fibula, which required doctors to insert a rod into the tibia, according to a statement Anish Mahajan, chief medical officer and CEO o... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
2014 Wichita King Air crash | On October 30, 2014, a Beechcraft King Air B200 twin turboprop crashed into a building hosting a FlightSafety International (FSI) training center shortly after taking off from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, Kansas. The pilot, the only person on board, was killed along with three people in the building; six m... | Air crash | null | null |
A satellite’s view of a deadly 2019 eruption could improve volcano monitoring | The Whakaari, or White Island, volcano, seen here in 2011, is New Zealand’s most active volcano. Satellite data are revealing new details about an eruption on December 9, 2019, that killed 22 people and injured 25. Jens Bludau/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) By Nikk Ogasa June 18, 2021 at 2:00 pm On December 9, 2019, ... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
Liquidity Shocks: Lessons Learned from the Global Financial Crisis and the Pandemic | Working within the Federal Reserve System, the New York Fed implements monetary policy, supervises and regulates financial institutions and helps maintain the nation's payment systems. Do you have a Freedom of Information request? Learn how to submit it. See the world's largest accumulat... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Trump pulls US out of Cold War-era nuclear weapons treaty with Russia, triggering arms race fears | Trump pulls US out of Cold War-era nuclear weapons treaty with Russia, triggering arms race fears Move will ‘unleash new missile competition’ between the two nuclear superpowers, experts say Trump administration pulls out of Cold War-era nuclear weapons treaty with Russia The Trump administration has announced it is p... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Boy, 15, died of alcohol poisoning after his grandmother had Covid-19 | By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 12:07 GMT, 15 October 2021 | Updated: 12:23 GMT, 15 October 2021 1
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A 15-year-old boy found unconscious in the snow died from downing vodka after he found out his grandmother had been hospitalised with Covid, an inquest heard.
Alfie Lawton was unresponsiv... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Wuwang Club fire | The Wuwang Club fire was a fire incident that occurred in Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China on 21 September 2008 which killed 43 people and injured 88. A fire broke out just before midnight on 21 September at the packed "King of the Dancers Club" (simplified Chinese: 舞王俱乐部; traditional Chinese: 舞王俱樂部; pin... | Fire | null | null |
2015 Illapel earthquake | The 2015 Illapel earthquake occurred 46 km (29 mi) offshore from Illapel (Coquimbo region, Chile) on September 16 at 19:54:33 Chile Standard Time (22:54:33 UTC), with a moment magnitude of 8.3. The initial quake lasted between three and five minutes;[7] it was followed by several aftershocks greater than magnitude six... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Longtime Bank Lawyer Predicts Where Next Financial Crisis Will Come From | In the global race to launch quantum computing — extraordinarily powerful and with capacity to defeat the security protecting everything in digital form — clearly America, not Russia or China, must emerge dominant. “There are huge stakes and economic risk going forward,” Thomas Vartanian, for 45 years an attorney for f... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
two boats that capsized Thursday off the western coastal city of Zuwara with about 500 migrants onboard, the rescue team said in a statement. | Workers for the Red Crescent examine photos of a migrant as they collect bodies from the water in Zuwara, about 105 kilometers west of Tripoli, Libya, Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. (AP/Mohamed Ben Khalifa)
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Rescue workers have recovered 12 more bodies off the Libyan coast, raising the death toll from the lat... | Shipwreck | null | null |
1981 Toxteth riots |
The Toxteth riots of July 1981 were a civil disturbance in Toxteth, inner-city Liverpool, which arose in part from long-standing tensions between the local police and the black community. They followed the Brixton riot earlier that year and were part of the 1981 England riots. The Merseyside police force had, at the ... | Riot | null | null |
Melbourne coronavirus stage 4 lockdown sees Victoria Police issue $2.9 million in curfew fines | 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
Victorians have been fine... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Main Roads was already recommended to review speed limit at Kalgoorlie crash site | Main Roads WA has confirmed there was already a recommendation to review the speed limit for a section of the Goldfields Highway where a fatal crash occurred last week. Farzaneh Zandiyyeh was killed in the incident at the intersection of Boorara Road and the Goldfields Highway on August 25. The T-intersection is a key ... | Road Crash | null | null |
1906 Washington, D.C., train wreck |
The 1906 Washington, D.C., train wreck occurred on the Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) at Terra Cotta station in Washington, D.C., on December 30, 1906, at 6:31 in the evening, when a locomotive pulling six empty cars crashed into the back of a passenger train in dense fog, killing 53 peo... | Train collisions | null | null |
Department of Defence fined $1 million over death of soldier Jason Challis in live-fire training exercise | Department of Defence fined $1 million over death of soldier Jason Challis in live-fire training exercise
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The Defence Department has been fined $1 million over the death of a junior soldier who was fatally shot in a military training exercise near... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Britain officially left EU on Jan. 31 | Updated: February 19, 2020 11:12 AM ET | Originally published: January 31, 2020 10:14 AM EST When the clock struck 11 p.m. local time on Jan. 31, Britain officially left the European Union , after three and a half years largely marked by arguments, negotiations and divisions. The moment heralded the start of a new, unc... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
At least seven people were killed and another 50 people were injured after a powerful explosion ripped apart a three-storey building in central Dhaka on Sunday (June 27), Bangladeshi officials said, citing a gas pipeline as the likely cause. | DHAKA (AFP) - At least seven people were killed and another 50 people were injured after a powerful explosion ripped apart a three-storey building in central Dhaka on Sunday (June 27), Bangladeshi officials said, citing a gas pipeline as the likely cause.
Police said the explosion was so forceful that it broke the wind... | Gas explosion | null | null |
2016 Newfoundland and Labrador budget protests | The 2016 Newfoundland and Labrador budget protests were a series of protests in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. [7] The protests were in opposition to the provincial budget proposed by Finance Minister Cathy Bennett which will implement tax-hikes and cuts to many public service jobs. The protests we... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Famine risk for millions in second locust wave | A desert locust outbreak has been raging in East Africa since October 2019. Credit: FAO/Giampiero Diana A second wave of desert locusts in Africa and Asia is threatening famine for millions as critical resources are directed towards the COVID-19 crisis, scientists warn. Desert locusts are already swarming in East Afric... | Famine | null | null |
China retaliates: suspending its Strategic Economic Dialogue with Australia is symbolic, but still a big deal | James Laurenceson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
University of Technology Sydney provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversati... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
1917 Potato riots |
The Potato riots in June–July 1917 was a popular uprising in the Dutch capital city Amsterdam that was caused by the food shortage in the Netherlands during World War I.
In the beginning of the 20th century food was more within the reach of the workers. The First World War changed this. The Netherlands was a neutral... | Riot | null | null |
Keely Hodgkinson, 19, beats Dame Kelly Holmes’ long-standing British 800m record with silver at Olympics but heartbreak for Great Britain teammate Jemma Reekie | News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.
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A Rolleston-based pest bait manufacturing organisation has been fined $275,000 after an employee was poisoned and nearly lost his life.
Pest Control Research Limited Partnership (PCR) appeared for sentencing in the Christchurch District Court yesterday. In addition to the fine given, a reparation of $8,177 wa... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
2006 Mozambique earthquake | The 2006 Mozambique earthquake occurred at 22:19 UTC on 22 February. It had a magnitude of 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale and caused 4 deaths and 36 injuries. The epicenter was near Machaze in Manica Province of southern Mozambique, just north of the Save River. It was the largest historical earthquake in Mozambique... | Earthquakes | null | null |
2013 European floods | Extreme flooding in Central Europe began after several days of heavy rain in late May and early June 2013. Flooding and damages primarily affected south and east German states (Thuringia, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Lower Saxony, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg), western regions of the Czech Republic (Bohemia), and Austria. I... | Floods | null | null |
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho labor strike of 1892 |
The Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, labor strike of 1892 erupted in violence when labor union miners discovered they had been infiltrated by a Pinkerton agent who had routinely provided union information to the mine owners. The response to the labor violence, disastrous for the local miners' union, became the primary motivatio... | Strike | null | null |
2003 Midwest monkeypox outbreak | The 2003 Midwest monkeypox outbreak marked the first time monkeypox infection has appeared in the United States, and the first time in the Western Hemisphere. Beginning in May 2003, by July a total of 71 cases of human monkeypox were found in six Midwestern states including Wisconsin (39 cases), Indiana (16), Illinois ... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 56 crash | A Tupolev Tu-134B-3 machine
Azerbaijan Airlines flight 56 was a domestic scheduled flight of Azerbaijan Airlines from Naxçıvan to Baku , on which a Tupolev Tu-134B-3 crashed on December 5, 1995 after an engine failure and a resulting pilot error. 52 people lost their lives in the impact. The Tupolev Tu-134 took off fro... | Air crash | null | null |
Massive spending package will reshape American life, if it survives Congress | WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Joe Biden’s big policy promises may be collapsing under their own political weight in Congress. Several moderate Democrats contend leadership’s $3.5-trillion dollar spending plan, tackling issues ranging from child care to climate change, is simply too expensive. Meanwhile, progressives... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
1986 Men's Hockey World Cup |
The 1986 Hockey World Cup was the sixth Hockey World Cup men's field hockey tournament. It was held in London, England. The competition was won by Australia, who defeated host nation England 2–1 in the final. [1] West Germany finished third after defeating the Soviet Union. England, as hosts – and also as Olympic bro... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Golden Age Nursing Home fire | The Golden Age Nursing Home fire took place soon after 4:45 am on November 23, 1963, a mile north of Fitchville, Ohio, United States, killing 63 residents. The fire, which was featured in the 2006 documentary Fireland by Justin Zimmerman, has largely been forgotten since it was overshadowed by the assassination of Pres... | Fire | null | null |
U.S. Set to Withdraw from UN Human Rights Council | The United States is expected to confirm today that it has decided to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The move is not surprising, despite weeks of negotiations to reform the council and address its anti-Israel bias. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley are schedul... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
In major boost to Morocco’s position, Western powers join US in ‘African Lion’ exercise in Western Sahara | RABAT – The “African Lion 2021” exercise held in Morocco including the Western Sahara reflected Rabat’s success in expanding the circle of international recognition of its sovereignty over the Western Sahara, especially since this exercise is taking place with the participation of major Western powers, including the Un... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Survey details ‘catastrophic’ impact of school closures across India | A teacher gives a lesson inside a classroom at a government school, in New Delhi. Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The prolonged closure of primary and upper primary schools during the pandemic months has led to “catastrophic consequences” for school students, particularly in rural ... | Organization Closed | null | null |
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