title stringlengths 1 7.43k | text stringlengths 111 32.3k | event_type stringlengths 4 57 | date stringlengths 8 14 ⌀ | metadata stringlengths 2 205 ⌀ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Federal judge dismisses Rose McGowan’s RICO lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein and his lawyers | A federal judge dismissed actress Rose McGowan’s racketeering lawsuit against disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein and his team of high-powered lawyers on Monday.
In October 2019, McGowan filed a RICO suit against Weinstein — who is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence for rape and sexual assault — and his ... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
Timeline of the 2017 Venezuelan protests |
The 2017 Venezuelan protests began in late January following the abandonment of Vatican-backed dialogue between the Bolivarian government and the opposition. The series of protests originally began in February 2014 when hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans protested due to high levels of criminal violence, inflation,... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
2012 Shwebo earthquake |
The 2012 Shwebo earthquake occurred at 07:42 local time (01:12 UTC) on 11 November in Myanmar. It had a magnitude of 6.8 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. [2] The epicenter was near the town of Male, 52 km NNE of the city of Shwebo, 64 km... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Over 6000-yr-old relics site found in East China's Shandong | Archaeologists have unearthed a Neolithic relics site dating back to more than 6,000 years ago, in the city of Linyi, East China's Shandong province. The site mainly comprises a ring trench of the Beixin culture with an area of some 4,000 square meters, as well as three housing sites and several pits... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
Angel Locsin and Neil Arce: ‘We got married!’ | “Oh by the way, since filming this vlog, we decided not to wait and just do it. We got married!” reads a text in the vlog followed by the photos of the couple during the wedding. Just minutes after posting the vlog, Locsin shared a photo with Arce captioned: “and just like that [heart emoji]. Bukas na ‘yung iba. Namimi... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
1939 Pan Am Sikorsky S-43 crash | The Seaplane Baby Clipper NC 16933 Crash took place in Rio de Janeiro on August 13, 1939. The aircraft, owned by Pan Am, was flying Miami-Rio, with stops in the cities of Antilla, Port-au-Prince, San Pedro de Macorís, San Juan, Port of Spain, Georgetown, Paramaribo, Cayenne, Belém, São Luís, Fortaleza, Natal, João Pess... | Air crash | null | null |
Hassan, Farah set rare 1-hour world records at Brussels Diamond League | With no fans to watch from the stands, four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah and Sifan Hassan both broke the rarely run one-hour world record on Friday at the Memorial Van Damme meeting.
In an empty stadium because of the coronavirus crisis, Hassan first improved the previous women's mark of 18.517 kilometres set by Ethi... | Break historical records | null | null |
The Global Economy: on Track for Strong but Uneven Growth as COVID-19 Still Weighs | With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries. The World Bank Group works in every major ... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Varig Flight 837 crash | Varig Flight 837 was a flight from Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy to Roberts International Airport, Monrovia, Liberia, originating in Beirut, Lebanon. On 5 March 1967, due to pilot error, the flight crashed during approach to Runway 04 of Roberts International Airport. [1] Of the 71 passengers and 19 crew on board, 50 ... | Air crash | null | null |
1978 Georgian demonstrations | On 14 April 1978, demonstrations in Tbilisi, capital of the Georgian SSR, took place in response to an attempt by the Soviet government to change the constitutional status of languages in Georgia. After a new Soviet Constitution was adopted in October 1977, the Supreme Soviet of the Georgian SSR considered a draft cons... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
The Measles Epidemic in Africa in the Age of COVID-19 | SEATTLE, Washington — As of April 2020, an estimated 117 million children around the world are at risk of missing out on a measles vaccine. The majority of foreign aid is being redirected toward COVID-19 efforts. As a result, vaccines and medical tools used to stave off other diseases have become increasingly scarce. B... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Eastern Air Lines Flight 375 crash | Eastern Air Lines Flight 375, registration N5533,[1] was a Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft that crashed on takeoff from Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts on 4 October 1960. 62 of 72 on board were killed in the accident; ten survived, nine with serious injuries. N5533 and its crew came into Logan tha... | Air crash | null | null |
The other plague: Locusts are devouring crops in East Africa and the Middle East | Billions of hungry insects are threatening to cause famine amid the coronavirus pandemic. Gargantuan swarms of desert locusts with a voracious appetite for staple crops like teff, wheat, and sorghum are sweeping over the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia, leaving crops and rangeland destroyed. A combined ... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
California’s tsunami vulnerability may be greater than once believed | On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake shook Japan, triggering a deadly tsunami that wreaked havoc both along the Japanese coastline and an ocean away. Now, a decade later, scientists are using lessons learned from that disaster to reevaluate the risk posed by such rare but high-impact tsunamis. Some Californians now ... | Tsunamis | null | null |
Semnan–Damghan train collision |
Two trains collided on the main line in Semnan Province between Semnan and Damghan, Iran, on 25 November 2016, resulting in 49 deaths and 103 injuries. [1] There were reported difficulties with the rescue operation due to the incident's remote location 4 km from the nearest station, Haft-Khan,[2] and because only one... | Train collisions | null | null |
Walkerton E. coli outbreak | The Walkerton E. coli outbreak was the result of a contamination of the drinking water supply of Walkerton, Ontario, Canada, with E. coli and Campylobacter jejuni bacteria. The water supply was contaminated as a result of improper water treatment following heavy rainfall in late April and early May 2000, that had drawn... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
FBI, KPD searching for Knoxville bank robbery suspect | KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Knoxville Police Department are searching for a suspect responsible for a bank robbery. According to a release from the FBI, a suspect entered the FSNB bank located inside Walmart at 3051 Kinzel Way in Knoxville around 2:49 p.m. Friday, April 9. The ... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Aeroflot Flight 6263 crash | Aeroflot Flight 6263 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Krasnodar International Airport to Perm International Airport, with stopovers in Volgograd, Saratov, and Kazan. [1][2] Shortly before the flight was scheduled to land in Perm on 21 January 1973, the aircraft entered a downward spiral and crashed in Bol... | Air crash | null | null |
The emir of Qatar received a hero’s welcome in Gaza on Tuesday | GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The emir of Qatar received a hero’s welcome in Gaza on Tuesday, becoming the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since the Islamist Hamas seized control of the coastal strip five years ago. The Israeli Foreign Ministry condemned the visit, saying Qatar has chosen to support a ... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
Carbon monoxide poisoning sends seven to Salem Hospital | . seek to previous 12… 6 seek to 10%, 20% … 60% WOODBURN, OR (KPTV) – Seven people were in the hospital Sunday night with carbon monoxide poisoning, according to Woodburn Fire Chief Joe Budge.
KPTV file image
"Just got off a conference call with PGE and they were calling it a 50-year storm," Budge said.
T... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Downeast Flight 46 crash | Downeast Airlines Flight 46 was a scheduled airline service in the United States from Boston's Logan International Airport to Rockland, Maine operated by Downeast Airlines. On May 30, 1979 a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operating the flight crashed during a nonprecision approach to Rockland's Knox County Region... | Air crash | null | null |
1996 Air Africa crash | The 1996 Air Africa crash occurred on 8 January when an overloaded Air Africa Antonov An-32B aircraft, wet leased from Moscow Airways and bound for Kahemba Airport, overshot the runway at N'Dolo Airport in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) after failing to take off and ploughed into Kinshasa's ... | Air crash | null | null |
Lionel Messi nominated for IFFHS Men's World Best Playmaker 2021 award | Argentina and Paris Saint-Germain superstar, Lionel Messi is widely considered as the greatest player in the history of the sport, with the striker winning numerous professional and individual honours during his career so far, including a record six Ballon d'Or awards.
Messi is on the verge of winning another honour as... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
RAAF contamination: Defence admits it should have tested Katherine water for chemicals sooner |
The Department of Defence has told residents in Katherine it should have acted sooner to test local bore water, thought to have been contaminated by firefighting chemicals once used at a RAAF base Tindal.
Deputy Secretary for Defence Estate and Infrastructure Steve Grzeskowiak answered questions from the public about ... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Malaysia's Petronas says Baram oil output to resume in Q3 after ship accident | SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Malaysia’s state energy firm Petronas said on Monday it expects to resume full production at its Baram facilities, off the state of Sarawak on Borneo island, in the third quarter after halting output in October following an accident. Petronas declared force majeure at its Miri crude oil terminal on... | Shipwreck | null | null |
White Draw Fire | White Draw Fire was a wildfire in South Dakota, United States, that started on Friday, June 29, 2012. [1] The fire burned a total area of 14 square miles (8640 acres), mainly the U.S. Forest Service land. [2] The fire did not harm any civilian population or livestock; however, a military C-130 MAFFS air tanker crashed ... | Fire | null | null |
Predicting tsunamis with the world’s fastest supercomputer | The model can also be run in seconds on ordinary PCs, making it easier to build practical, real-time systems. | Photo Credit: AFP (Subscribe to our Today's Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click here to subscribe for free.) When the tragic 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit Japan a decade ago, c... | Tsunamis | null | null |
National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin | By reading between the lines of tree rings, U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers at the University of Arizona reconstructed what happened in Alaska the year the Laki Volcano erupted half a world away in Iceland. What they learned can help fine-tune future climate predictions. In June, 1783, Laki spewed m... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
Locust plague in East Africa prompts UN to call for international aid | Government negotiators from nearly 200 countries have adopted a new deal on climate action at the COP26 meeting in Glasgow A locust plague of almost biblical proportions is ravaging Eastern Africa's food bowl, prompting the United Nations to call for international help. Hundreds of millions of the bugs have swarmed in... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
COVID-19 spurs rise in hospital mega mergers, finds Kaufman Hall | The number of hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions saw a sharp decline in the first quarter of the year, but the average transaction size soared, finds new analysis from industry consultant Kaufman Hall. This trend is a reversal from Q1 2020, when COVID-19 first began to take hold in the U.S. In total, t... | Organization Merge | null | null |
After rare Iceland volcano eruption, people rush to catch a glimpse | Spring began with a bang in southwestern Iceland when a volcano erupted this weekend, after nearly 800 years of dormancy. The flowing lava, hot terrain and mystic cloud cover have attracted plenty of visitors and scientists alike to the Reykjanes Peninsula. The Icelandic Meteorological Office reported that Friday's eru... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
2% of Elon Musk's wealth could help solve world hunger, says director of UN food scarcity organization | A small group of ultra-wealthy individuals could help solve world hunger with just a fraction of their net worth, says the director of the United Nations' World Food Programme. Billionaires need to "step up now, on a one-time basis", said David Beasley in an interview on CNN's Connect the World with Becky Anderson that... | Famine | null | null |
Great Tenmei famine | The Great Tenmei famine (天明の大飢饉, Tenmei no daikikin) was a famine which affected Japan during the Edo period. It is considered to have begun in 1782, and lasted until 1788. It was named after the Tenmei era (1781–1789), during the reign of Emperor Kōkaku. The ruling shoguns during the famine were Tokugawa Ieharu and To... | Famine | null | null |
PBA Flight 1039 crash | PBA Flight 1039 was a scheduled passenger flight from Jacksonville International Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, to Tampa International Airport, Florida. On December 6, 1984, the plane crashed upon takeoff at Jacksonville, killing all 13 passengers and crew. Provincetown-Boston Airlines was a regional airline headqua... | Air crash | null | null |
Bank robbery triggers police manhunt | Police are examining footage from security cameras to try and identify a man who robbed a bank in Goulburn yesterday morning. Officers say the man was wearing sun glasses, a yellow bandana and a baseball cap as he approached a teller at the National Australia Bank on Auburn Street. Police say he was carrying a handgun,... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
While Hollywood has brought us tons of romance as of late, with many couples coming together, breakups and divorces are also in the mix | While Hollywood has brought us tons of romance as of late, with many couples coming together, breakups and divorces are also in the mix.
There’s nothing stranger than getting updates from a friend about an ex. Celebrities get most of their information about what past partners are up to from the paparazzi and press. In ... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Phoenix Cop Arrested by FBI for Bilking 'Paycheck Protection' for $1.2 million | The organization was owned by Richardson, the application affirmed, and she served as its president and CEO.
The Lotto Club had major payroll expenses: 85 employees and monthly labor costs of upwards of $500,000, she claimed in her loan application.
The Lotto Club, according to filings with the state, was incorporated ... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
República Cromañón nightclub fire | The República Cromañón nightclub fire occurred in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 30 December 2004, killing 194 people and leaving at least 1,492 injured. [1]
República Cromañón was a facility that held concerts and events. It was located on 3060-3066-3070 Bartolomé Mitre in the Balvanera neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. It ... | Fire | null | null |
Iraq and Oman on Monday (Feb 24) confirmed their first coronavirus infections. |
NAJAF, IRAQ/MUSCAT (AFP) - Iraq and Oman on Monday (Feb 24) confirmed their?first coronavirus infections.
Iraq health officials said?their first case is an Iranian national studying in the southern shrine city of Najaf, while Oman?reported its first two cases?and halted flights to and from Iran with immediate effect,... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
California Polytechnic State University football team plane crash | The California Polytechnic State University football team plane crash occurred on October 29, 1960, at 22:02 EST near Toledo, Ohio. [1] The aircraft, a veteran of World War II, was carrying the Cal Poly Mustangs college football team. [1][2] Of the 48 on board, 22 were killed,[3] including both pilots, 16 players, a st... | Air crash | null | null |
2009 California mid-air collision crash | The 2009 California mid-air collision occurred at sea, west of San Diego, on 29 October. It involved a Lockheed HC-130H Hercules of the United States Coast Guard and a Bell AH-1W Super Cobra of the U.S. Marine Corps. There were no survivors among the nine crewmates aboard either aircraft. At 19:10 local time on 29 Octo... | Air crash | null | null |
Waiting to declare famine ‘will be too late for Yemenis on brink of starvation’ | In Yemen, fears of famine have resurfaced as UN humanitarians also warned on Friday that 360,000 severely malnourished children could die unless they continue to get treatment and aid is stepped up. In an urgent appeal for funding, the World Food Programme (WFP) said that it needs $200 million per month to maintain ass... | Famine | null | null |
As permanent economic damage piles up, the Covid Crisis is looking more like the Great Recession | The global COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in soaring infection rates, widespread lockdowns, record-shattering declines in output, and spiking poverty. But, in addition to these trends, a quieter crisis now gaining momentum could jeopardize economic recovery prospects for years to come. The term “financial crisis” has l... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Proposal to use some federal funding to increase financial aid access | BLACKSBURG, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Legislative leaders plan to use millions of dollars in federal funding to increase access to financial aid for low- and moderate-income undergraduate students. Governor Ralph Northam was at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg on Thursday to announce the plan to use $111 million in American Rescu... | Financial Aid | null | null |
2016 Sunbird Aviation crash | On 13 April 2016, a Britten-Norman BN-2T Turbine Islander operated by Sunbird Aviation crashed about 1,200 m (0.65 nmi; 0.75 mi) short of runway 7 at Kiunga Airport[1] in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. The plane had pitched up right before the crash, and then dropped its right wing and fell almost vertically... | Air crash | null | null |
2019 Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick floods | The 2019 spring floods in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick were exceptional floods in eastern Ontario, southern Quebec and from the St.John River region to New Brunswick, Canada. In fact, flooding along the Ottawa River has been recognized as the most important weather event of the year 2019 in Canada, and the one alo... | Floods | null | null |
1959 San Diego F3H crash | The 1959 San Diego F3H crash was the crash of a United States Navy McDonnell F3H-2N Demon in San Diego, California, on 4 December 1959. The pilot, Ensign Albert Joseph Hickman from VF-121, chose not to eject from the stricken aircraft, piloting it away from populated areas of Clairemont, including an elementary school,... | Air crash | null | null |
3D-printed furniture & transformable lights win 2021 DDP best design award | from bespoke furniture made using 3D-printing to flexible home office lighting, the 2021 DDP best design award recognizes seven best products from south korean collaborations that prompt healthier lifestyle changes. the winners were selected by seoul design foundation and city mayor oh se-hoon from a total of 162 candi... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
1949 Kemi strike | The 1949 Kemi strike was a strike in July–August 1949 by the workers of Kemi Oy (today a part of Metsä Group) in the Northern Finnish town of Kemi. On August 18 the strike escalated on a violent clash called "Kemi Bloody Thursday" between strikers and local police, two workers were killed and several injured. Kemi stri... | Strike | null | null |
Grim task of identifying 20 miners found dead in Orkney under way | The families of the miners found dead in Orkney, North West, last week will start the grim task of identifying their bodies on Monday.The 20 bodies were found near a disused mine shaft in Orkney last week.The cause of death is not clear yet.North West Premier Job Mokgoro and Lesotho Consul General Selimo Thabane intend... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
1977 Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134 hijacking crash | On 10 July 1977, two Soviet hijackers took over an Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134 flight in the hope of diverting it to Stockholm, Sweden. Lacking the fuel to do this, the aircraft landed at Helsinki Airport, Finland, where the hijackers kept hostages to demand that the Finnish authorities refuel the aircraft and provide it w... | Air crash | null | null |
What to do when post-Covid symptoms linger months after recovery | As several cases of 'long covid syndrome' have been reported, doctors recommend covid patients to closely watch their symptoms post-recovery, follow a healthy diet and try going back to their usual routine to prevent psychological problems While the transmission rate of coronavirus is extremely high, such is not the c... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
At home with Covid-19: My 10 days of recovering from the virus | It started with a cough, then a fever and concluded with a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. As the person closest to him, I was also diagnosed on the same day. After we tested positive, we quarantined ourselves in my room. But we were freed from the room shortly after, when, the next day, my husband also ... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
1955 Madaba riot | The 1955 Madaba riot, sometimes also referred as the Madaba massacre took place in the predominantly Christians Jordanian town of Madaba, when a number of Christians were killed by Islamist rioters.
The riot seems to have begun in a dispute between Christian and Muslim taxi drivers, after which the Salt monastery was... | Riot | null | null |
In Blow to Globalism, Trump Withdraws From TPP “Trade” Regime | Walter E. Williams – The Democrats and their media allies would love to find some Russian collusion and interference. I can help them discover some, but I doubt that they will show much interest. Here it goes. C. Mitchell Shaw – Some members of the intelligence community have claimed that President Trump is not only in... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
1979 Sydney Ghost Train fire |
The Sydney Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney killed six children and one adult on 9 June 1979. It destroyed the amusement park's ghost train. Inadequate fire-fighting measures and low staffing caused the fire to completely destroy the ride. It is believed the Ghost Train ride was first constructed in 1931 and tran... | Fire | null | null |
2017 Czech Hockey Games | The 2016–17 Euro Hockey Tour is the 21st season of Euro Hockey Tour. It started on 3 November 2016 and lasted until 30 April 2017. It consisted of Karjala Tournament, Channel One Cup, Sweden Hockey Games and Czech Hockey Games. The Karjala Cup was played between 3–6 November 2016. Five of the matches were played in Hel... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Cardiff Ely bread riots | The Cardiff Ely bread riots, or Ely petrol riots,[1] was the outbreak of violence that occurred in the council suburb of Ely in the capital of Wales, Cardiff, during September 1991. The unrest was attributed to a dispute between two shopkeepers over who could sell bread and other food products which escalated into a ri... | Riot | null | null |
Police: Bank robbery suspect caught after pursuit through Rochester, nearby towns | Rochester, N.Y. - A bank robbery suspect is in custody, police say, following a pursuit in Rochester Monday. Around 1:45 p.m., police say the suspect robbed the M&T Bank on Lyell Avenue. They say the suspect passed a note to a teller. Soon after, officers in the area saw a vehicle matching a description of the suspect'... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Man dies after after equipment collapse at West Virginia mine | BOONE COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — UPDATE: Shortly after 5:30 P.M. Wednesday, crews responded to the former Hobet Mine in Boone County, where a worker became trapped in a piece of equipment. According to Danville Fire Lieutenant Gregory Hager, Danville Volunteer Fire Department found an excavator entangled in debris from a silo... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
OSU researchers find evidence of 300-year-old earthquake, tsunami | PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Researchers with Oregon State University found evidence inside tree rings of an earthquake and tsunami that happened more than 300 years ago. According to the researchers, samples from trees near Newport show reduced growth following the 9.0 quake in January 1700. It triggered a tsunami that ba... | Tsunamis | null | null |
TWA Flight 841 (1979) crash | TWA Flight 841 was a domestic, scheduled passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, en route to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On April 4, 1979, at or around 9:48 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (01:48 UTC), while flying over Saginaw, Michigan, the ... | Air crash | null | null |
2019–2021 Algerian protests |
The 2019–2021 Algerian protests, also called Revolution of Smiles[26][27] or Hirak Movement,[28] began on 16 February 2019,[2][29] six days after Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced his candidacy for a fifth presidential term in a signed statement. These protests, without precedent since the Algerian Civil War, were pe... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Chinese planes spotted as military exercises end | Ten Chinese military planes flew into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone yesterday as Taiwan concluded its annual Han Kuang military exercises, the Ministry of National Defense said. Six J-16 and two J-11 fighters entered airspace between Taiwan and China’s Dongshan Island (東山島), while one Y-8 reconnaissance plan... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Alitalia Flight 771 crash | Alitalia Flight 771 was a multi-leg Douglas DC-8-43 international scheduled flight from Sydney via Darwin, Bangkok, Bombay, Karachi, and Tehran to Rome with 94 on board. On July 7, 1962 18:40 UTC (July 8, 1962, 00:10 local) it crashed into a hill about 84 kilometres (52 mi) north-east of Bombay while on approach. The ... | Air crash | null | null |
Strong undersea quake shakes Indonesia; no tsunami warning | PALU, Indonesia (AP) — A strong, shallow underwater earthquake shook central Indonesia on Monday but no serious damage was immediately reported and no tsunami warning was issued. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-6.2 quake was centered at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) about 98 kilometers (60 miles) w... | Tsunamis | null | null |
2014 Men's World Floorball Championships | The qualifying for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships took part in early 2014. A total of 30 teams competed for fifteen spots. The final tournament was organized by Sweden in December 2014. Numbers in brackets show the ranking before the qualification started, which was based on results from the last two Worl... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Murray-Darling Basin cotton irrigators defend water usage, put blame back on government |
The Darling River has been reduced to puddles in some parts of north-west New South Wales, but while farmers and conservationists butt heads on social media, much of the blame has fallen on cotton irrigators.
The town of Menindee in far-west New South Wales has seen three fish kills in the last two months, and many lo... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Groups Petition Buhari To Investigate Attorney-General, Malami Over Alleged Corruption In Justice Ministry | The groups advised that the head of the investigative committee should be higher in rank than Malami so as to not influence the investigation.
by SaharaReporters, New York Dec 16, 2021
Three groups, Human and Environmental Development Agenda, Corner House and RE: COMMON have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to inau... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
POLITICOPolitico Logo | A summary issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency said it had received 43 notifications of significant inland oil spills and chemical releases in its jurisdiction after Ida.
An oiled tricolored heron is observed at the Alliance Refinery oil spill in Belle Chasse, La. | Louisiana Department of Wildlife an... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Huge swarm of locusts brings traffic to a standstill in Bahrain after from Saudi Arabia | A huge swarm of locusts stopped traffic on a major highway in Bahrain yesterday, as the insects entered the country on high winds. Terrifying video shows the insects landing on car windscreens as a large column flies overhead. The swarm is thought to have spread from Saudi Arabia, where they had been seen in regions i... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
2005 Quebec student protests | The 2005 Quebec student protests were a series of student strikes and student protests in opposition to budget cuts of C$103 million in the Grants and Loans program by the Charest government. It occurred between February 24 and April 2005 and involved thousands of CEGEP and universities students from across Quebec. Dur... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Man charged with murdering teenager two days after being released from prison over COVID-19 fears | A New Jersey man has been charged with murder just two days after being released from prison through a state effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in detention facilities, authorities said. Jerry Crawford, 25, a convicted burglar, was released on Nov. 4 on public health emergency credits to mandatory parole supervisi... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
The Straits Times | SINGAPORE - A possible Covid-19 cluster has surfaced at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, with a nurse infected and likely infections in a doctor and three patients in a general ward.
The Health Ministry said that one of the three new Covid-19 community cases on Wednesday (April 28) was a nurse from Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH)... | Famous Person - Sick | null | null |
Amsterdam coronation riots | The Amsterdam coronation riots (Dutch: Kroningsoproer) refers to major violence and rioting in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on the day of the accession of Queen Beatrix, 30 April 1980. It was one of the biggest episodes of such disturbances in the country since the end of World War II and the most significant event of th... | Riot | null | null |
Potential tsunami threat in North Arabian Sea | If governments across the globe are looking at Afghanistan and the Middle East with renewed concern over the recent developments, earth scientists too are having a critical look at the region, especially towards the sea in the Gulf region. The Indian Ocean is likely to be affected by tsunamis generated mainly by earthq... | Tsunamis | null | null |
2002 European floods |
In August 2002 a flood caused by over a week of continuous heavy rains ravaged Europe, killing dozens, dispossessing thousands, and causing damage worth billions of euros in the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ukraine and Russia. The flood was of a magnit... | Floods | null | null |
1954 Prestwick air disaster crash | The 1954 Prestwick air disaster occurred in the early morning of Christmas Day, 1954. A British Overseas Airways Corporation Boeing 377 Stratocruiser crashed on landing at Prestwick Airport, Scotland; 28 of the 36 on board were killed. The Stratocruiser was on a flight from Heathrow Airport, England to New York, United... | Air crash | null | null |
Great Fire of Turku | The Great Fire of Turku (Finnish: Turun palo and Swedish: Åbo brand) was a conflagration in the city of Turku; that is still the largest urban fire in the history of Finland and the Nordic countries. The city had burned once before, in 1681. [1][2]
The fires started burning on 4 September 1827 in burgher Carl Gustav H... | Fire | null | null |
The worst drought in 40 years is affecting people in the south of Madagascar particularly badly | Bonn/Berlin, 2021-05-08. The worst drought in 40 years is affecting people in the south of Madagascar particularly badly, devastating whole swathes of land. If rapid emergency assistance is not provided, there is a risk that the famine will spread, endangering the lives of up to a million people. There are already 70,0... | Droughts | null | null |
Former Uzbek Diplomat Yusupov Reportedly Beaten, Mistreated In Prison | An international rights group is expressing concern about the condition of former Uzbek diplomat Kadyr Yusupov -- who activists say was wrongly convicted -- after reports he was beaten while in prison and refused treatment afterward. Yusupov is currently in Prison Colony No. 4 in the city of Navoi, serving a sentence o... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
Stone mine collapses in Rajasthan's Bhilwara, 7 workers dead | Seven workers died after a stone mine collapsed in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan on Wednesday. This includes three women and four men. The accident occurred at a mining site for quartz stones in Lachhuda village under the Asind Police Station area. According to sources, the stone mine was illegal. Efforts are underway... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Celebrity breakups of 2021: All the couples who split this year | December 14, 2021 | 10:14am | Updated
Another year, another batch of celebrity breakups. We are breaking down all the celebrity splits of 2021 and what went wrong.
From Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, to Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez, here’s a look at the couples whose love didn’t last.
Julia Haart and Silvio Scagli... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
1875 Cúcuta earthquake | The 1875 Cúcuta earthquake (also known as earthquake of the Andes) occurred on 18 May at 11:15 AM. It completely demolished Cúcuta, Villa del Rosario (Colombia), San Antonio del Tachira and Capacho (Venezuela). The earthquake killed many Venezuelans in San Cristóbal, La Mulata, Rubio, Michelena, La Grita, Colón, amongs... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Skydive Umeå Gippsland GA8 Airvan crash | On 14 July 2019, a Gippsland GA8 Airvan crashed on a river islet in Sweden, killing all nine people on board. Structural failure of a wing is suspected as the cause of the accident. Consequently, the Gippsland GA8 Airvan was grounded by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) in Australia, the Civil Aviation Authori... | Air crash | null | null |
Amitabh Reza Chowdhury-directed film Rickshaw Girl won the top prize at the Schlingel International Film Festival 2021 held in Germany | Cultural Correspondent | Published: 20:32, Oct 18,2021 | Updated: 21:48, Oct 18,2021 The poster of Amitabh Reza Chowdhury-directed film Rickshaw Girl. -- New Age photo
Amitabh Reza Chowdhury-directed film... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
1983 Balkan Bulgarian Hijacking crash | On March 7, The 1983 Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Hijacking occurred. A Balkan Bulgarian Airlines An-24 was hijacked by four hijackers demanding to go to Austria. [1]
The aircraft involved was an Antonov An-24, registration LZ-AND with the manufacturer's serial number 77303301. The aircraft first flew in 1968. [2]
A Bal... | Air crash | null | null |
Panic of 1819 | The Panic of 1819 was the first widespread and durable financial crisis in the United States and some historians have called it the first Great Depression. It was followed by a general collapse of the American economy that persisted through 1821. The Panic heralded the transition of the nation from its colonial commerc... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
No, It’s Not An ‘Annual’ Solar Eclipse. Discover The Celestial Cycles Behind This Week’s ‘Ring Of Light’ Solar Eclipse | Map of the world by Edward Stanford Limited marked with the paths of totality for the Saros cycle of ... [+] eclipses from 1927-2164. The time and location of solar and lunar eclipses repeat themselves over a period of about 18 years. This series was discovered by Chaldeans over 2,500 years ago, and named by them the S... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
‘Potentially the worst drought in 1,200 years’: scientists on the scorching US heatwave | Researchers had long forewarned of this crisis and now they’re seeing their studies and models become real life Last modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 14.43 BST The heatwave gripping the US west is simultaneously breaking hundreds of temperature records, exacerbating a historic drought and priming the landscape for a summer ... | Droughts | null | null |
Egypt and Greece signed an agreement on Thursday designating an exclusive economic zone in the eastern Mediterranean between the two countries | Egypt and Greece signed an agreement on Thursday designating an exclusive economic zone in the eastern Mediterranean between the two countries, an area containing promising oil and gas reserves, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said.
Shoukry made the announcement at a joint press conference with his Greek counte... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
Update: Robber steals NT$400,000 from Taipei bank customer, flees on MRT | Scene of the crime. (Taipei Police Department photo) Scene of the crime. (Taipei Police Department photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A customer at a bank in the heart of Taipei was robbed of more than NT$400,000 (US$14,000) in cash in broad daylight on Tuesday (Oct. 20). At 2 p.m. on Tuesday... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
KS man gets life sentence in Wichita psychiatrist’s stabbing | A mentally ill man who killed a Wichita psychiatrist in 2017 will spend at least 25 years in prison. Sedgwick County District Judge Tyler Roush on Tuesday ordered Umar Rashid Dutt, 26, to serve a life sentence for the Sept. 13, 2017, stabbing death of one of his doctors, 57-year-old Achutha Reddy. Dutt must serve 25 ye... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
1901 World Figure Skating Championships | The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. The competition took place from February 10 to 11 in Stockholm, Sweden. Originally allotted to London the competition was transfer... | Sports Competition | null | null |
With no successor in sight, Xi Jinping heads to major Party meeting with more power than ever | With no successor in sight, Xi Jinping heads to major Party meeting with more power than ever Analysis by Ben Westcott , CNN Updated 0435 GMT (1235 HKT) March 5, 2021 JUST WATCHED Is he the most powerful man in the world? (CNN) In March 2020, the annual meeting of China's national legislature in Beijing was delayed for... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
1997 Ardabil earthquake |
Several earthquake catalogues and historical sources describe the 893 Ardabil earthquake as a destructive earthquake that struck the city of Ardabil, Iran, on 23 March 893. The magnitude is unknown, but the death toll was reported to be very large. The USGS, in their "List of Earthquakes with 50,000 or More Deaths", ... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Jailed: Robbers who targeted OAPs at east London cashpoints | A man and woman have been jailed after carrying out at least 11 robberies on pensioners at cashpoints across east London. Anton Welio grabbed the cash while his accomplice Stephanie Smillie kept lookout. The 34-year-olds from Philpot Street in Stepney targeted elderly men and women withdrawing money from cash machine... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Juice company Lencia fined after bottler's hand became trapped in machine | 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
A fruit juice manufacture... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Tigray: As famine looms, first WFP humanitarian flight arrives | Lifesaving assistance arrived for the beleaguered Tigray region of Ethiopia on Thursday as the first UN World Food Programme (WFP) plane carrying humanitarian workers touched down in the capital Mekelle. It was the first UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) aircraft to arrive in the region since commercial flights were... | Famine | null | null |
McLaughlin defeats Muhammad, shatters own 400m hurdles WR for Olympic gold | Sydney McLaughlin roared back after the final set of barriers to capture 400m hurdles gold Wednesday in Tokyo, shaving nearly a half-second off her own world record from U.S. Trials in 51.46 and dethroning defending title-winner and teammate Dalilah Muhammad as Olympic champion.
Muhammad, also the reigning world gold m... | Break historical records | null | null |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.