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News | Toronto & Local News - GTA News Headlines - Canada News | Chatham-Kent fire is still on the scene of a natural gas explosion in Wheatley, Ont., Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. The explosion occurred on Thursday afternoon, destroying 2 buildings and injuring 20 people. Fire officials said today that there is a risk of another explosion since the source of the natural gas is believed to... | Gas explosion | null | null |
2011 Burkinabé protests | The 2011 Burkinabé protests were a series of popular protests in Burkina Faso. On 15 February soldiers mutinied in the capital Ouagadougou over unpaid housing allowances;[1] President Blaise Compaoré briefly fled the capital and sought safety in his hometown of Ziniaré. [2] By Sunday 17 April, the mutiny had spread to ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
At least four Southern African countries (Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe) are facing serious outbreaks of African Migratory Locust (AML) | × At least four Southern African countries (Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe) are facing serious outbreaks of African Migratory Locust (AML), threatening the winter crops and the main planting season due to start in October. × Seven million people who are still recovering from the impact of the 2019 drought, may ... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
US begins formal withdrawal from World Health Organization | Updated: Jul. 07, 2020, 2:10 p.m. | Published: Jul. 07, 2020, 2:10 p.m. The logo of the World Health Organization is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. President Donald Trump announced plans last month to withdraw the United States from the international health agency. By The Associated Press WASHING... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
2019 Baku protests | The 2019 Baku protests were a series of nonviolent rallies on 8, 19 and 20 October in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The protests on 8 and 19 October were organized by the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF), an alliance of opposition parties, and called for the release of political prisoners and for free an... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
First Cooperative Association and Alceco have decided to proceed with a combination | An Ag Partners grain elevator and hub plant in Hartley, Iowa is shown. Ag Partners is a brand name of Albert City-based Alceco, which is pursuing a merger with First Cooperative Association of Cherokee. CHEROKEE, Iowa -- First Cooperative Association, a Cherokee-based cooperative grain elevator firm and Albert City, I... | Organization Merge | null | null |
Yellen warns failure to raise debt ceiling could trigger 'economic catastrophe' | Former Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Holtz-Eakin on the options for the U.S. debt ceiling. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen renewed her call for Congress to raise or suspend the nation's debt before October, warning that failure to do so could trigger an unprecedented financial crisis in the U.... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
1891 Mino–Owari earthquake | The Nōbi earthquake (濃尾地震, Nōbi Jishin) struck the former Japanese provinces of Mino and Owari (present-day Gifu Prefecture) in the Nōbi Plain in the early morning of October 28 with a surface wave magnitude of 8.0. The event, also referred to as the 1891 Mino–Owari earthquake (美濃・尾張地震, Mino-Owari Jishin), the Great Gi... | Earthquakes | null | null |
I-70 reopens east of Grand Junction after mudslide closes roadway | CDOT closed I-70 in both directions at exit 46, Cameo, near Palisade, due to the mudslide just before 7:30. Author: Laura Casillas Published: 8:20 PM MDT July 28, 2021 Updated: 10:36 PM MDT July 28, 2021 COLORADO CITY, Colo. — The Colorado Department of Transportation ( CDOT ) closed Interstate 70 in both directions at... | Mudslides | null | null |
Republic Protests | Anti-government protesters
59th government of Turkey
The Republic Protests (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Mitingleri) were a series of peaceful mass rallies that took place in Turkey in 2007 in support of a strict principle of state secularism. [1]
The first rally took place in Ankara on 14 April 2007, just two days before th... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Hospitals barely functioning, famine still looming in Ethiopia’s Tigray region | UN humanitarians expressed concern on Tuesday at the uncertain situation in Ethiopia's conflict-ravaged Tigray region despite a ceasefire call from the Government, highlighting the ongoing famine-like conditions there and the potential for disease outbreaks. The development follows Monday’s reported entry into regional... | Famine | null | null |
Ford Hunger March | The Ford Hunger March, sometimes called the Ford Massacre, was a demonstration on March 7, 1932 in the United States by unemployed auto workers in Detroit, Michigan, which took place during the height of the Great Depression. The march started in Detroit and ended in Dearborn, Michigan, in a confrontation in which four... | Strike | null | null |
Poll tax riots |
The poll tax riots were a series of riots in British towns and cities during protests against the Community Charge (commonly known as the "poll tax"), introduced by the Conservative government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The largest protest occurred in central London on Saturday 31 March 1990, shortly before... | Riot | null | null |
Kannapolis National Night Out event canceled | KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — The city of Kannapolis was set to have its annual National Night Out on October 5 to celebrate with free food, live music, children's games, and much more. However, due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, and low vaccination rates in Rowan and Cabarrus counties, the event has been canceled. For the latest... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Future of COVID-19: A ‘consistent shift of the risk to the young’ | Since Medical News Today published this article, the paper in question has come under scrutiny. The journal in which it appears — PLOS ONE — has issued an “expression of concern.” The journal’s editors explain that “Concerns were raised about the validity of results and conclusions reported in the article and about und... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
British Designer Ifeanyi Okwuadi Wins Top Prize at Hyères Fashion Festival | “It’s 100 percent emotive,” said the designer, whose mother is from Sierra Leone and father from Nigeria. “I think we should all take action against the things that we find horrible in this world.” Each outfit referred to a specific aspect of the protest. There was a trenchcoat inspired by police officers’ uniforms; a ... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
2000 Kaduna riots | The 2000 Kaduna riots were religious riots in Kaduna involving Christians and Muslims over the introduction of sharia law in Kaduna State, Nigeria. [1] It is unclear how many people were killed in the fighting between Muslims and Christians, that lasted with peaceful intervals from 21 February until 23 May 2000; estima... | Riot | null | null |
the Trump Administration declared to leave INF Treaty | As was first threatened back in October, the Trump Administration announced today that the United States was renouncing the thirty-two-year-old Reagan Era Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty due to alleged Russian violations of the treaty: WASHINGTON — The United States is suspending one of the last major nuclear ... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
FBI searching for suspect in Bonham bank robbery | The FBI is searching for a suspect in a Bonham bank robbery that happened Friday morning. "That's scary for this community because you know, it's such a small community you don't know," said Frances Austin, who planned to go to the ATM at CapTex Bank off Highway 78 around 8 Friday morning. "But decided not to, so I thi... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Nikki Haley announced US’ withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced the US’ withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday. The decision to leave the international body responsible for promoting and protecting human rights around the world, according to a US State Department off... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Marine debris on north Australian beaches doubles in a decade; foreign fishers may be to blame, researchers say | Marine debris on north Australian beaches doubles in a decade; foreign fishers may be to blame, researchers say
Trash from the sea washing up on Arnhem Land's once-pristine beaches has doubled in the last decade.
Researchers say there is up to three tonnes of marine debris per kilometre along 11 monitored beaches in n... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
China's state economic planner said that it decided to "indefinitely suspend" all activities under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue | China's state economic planner said that it decided to "indefinitely suspend" all activities under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue. China halted a high-level economic dialogue with Australia on Thursday (May 6) amid already strained ties, in a symbolic move to show its displeasure with Canberra for scra... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Brexit is finally official as Britain leaves the European Union | With little fuss and not much fanfare, Britain left the European Union on Friday after 47 years of membership, taking a leap into the unknown in a historic blow to the bloc. The UK’s departure became official at 11 p.m., midnight in Brussels, where the EU is headquartered. Thousands of enthusiastic Brexit supporters ga... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Lunar Eclipse 2021: Date, Timings and everything else you need to know | 2021 is about to witness its last lunar eclipse in November and as usual, it's going to be a treat for astrologers, astronomers, stargazers, etc. The lunar eclipse will take place on November 19 and might only be visible in a few parts of Northeastern India and that too for a short span of time. Some are also sayin... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
FBI and Loxley Police arrest bank robbery suspect in Silverhill | Loxley police and the FBI arrest a bank robbery suspect Thursday morning June 13th. David Gregory Long has been charged with robbery 1st for the bank robbery that occurred at the United Bank on Highway 59 on Wednesday, April 17th. MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) -- Mobile Police arrested a UPS driver charged with causing a crash ... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Valley Fire |
The Valley Fire was a wildfire during the 2015 California wildfire season that started on September 12 in Lake County, California. [1] It began shortly after 1:00 pm near Cobb with multiple reports of a small brush fire near the intersection of High Valley and Bottlerock Roads. It quickly spread and by 6:30 PM PDT,... | Fire | null | null |
Swarms of grasshoppers predicted to plague the West this year | Swarms of grasshoppers predicted to plague the West this year
Updated: Jan. 10, 2019, 8:16 p.m. |
Published: May. 11, 2010, 12:17 a.m.
View full size Jamie Francis/The OregonianHarney County, with its wide open spaces, is vulnerable this year to an outbreak of grasshoppers. Some species can eat their body weight daily ... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Western Sydney residents complain at 'rotten egg' smell from recycling facility |
Hundreds of residents across two suburbs have complained about a constant smell of rotten eggs coming from a Western Sydney recycling facility.
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) received at least 300 complaints in April from residents of Minchinbury and Eastern Creek, 38 kilometres west of the CBD, about an o... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
2020 Kyrgyzstani protests |
Government of Kyrgyzstan
Almazbek Atambayev
Adakhan Madumarov
The 2020 Kyrgyzstani protests (or Kyrgyz Revolution of 2020) began on 5 October 2020 in response to the recent parliamentary election that was perceived by protestors as unfair, with allegations of vote rigging. [7][8] The results of the election were a... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash | On 21 January 1968, an aircraft accident (sometimes known as the Thule affair or Thule accident (/ˈtuːli/); Danish: Thuleulykken) involving a United States Air Force (USAF) B-52 bomber occurred near Thule Air Base in the Danish territory of Greenland. The aircraft was carrying four B28FI thermonuclear bombs on a Cold W... | Air crash | null | null |
Minnesota credit unions that split up 81 years ago agree to merge | SPIRE Credit Union and Midland Co-op Credit Union, which were created when Twin City Oil Co-ops Credit Union split into two organizations in 1940, plan to merge. The $1.8 billion-asset SPIRE, of Falcon Heights, Minnesota, announced Wednesday that members of the $11.4 million-asset MCCU, of Minneapolis, voted 97.25% in ... | Organization Merge | null | null |
United Parcel Service strike of 1997 | The United Parcel Service strike of 1997, led by International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) President Ron Carey, started on August 4, 1997, and involved over 185,000 teamsters (IBT members). [1] The strike effectively shut down United Parcel Service (UPS) operations for 16 days
[2]
and cost UPS hundreds of millions o... | Strike | null | null |
El Paso County Sheriff’s Office investigate police involved shooting in Colorado Springs | COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)-- An officer involved shooting in Colorado Springs began with an armed burglary. Colorado Springs Police tell us a male suspect was armed with a knife. At least one officer fired a shot, killing the suspect. People inside the home alerted police of the burglary, they are safe and uninjure... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
On Monday, a flock of half a dozen racing pigeons were set loose from a rooftop in Brick Lane by pigeon fancier, Brian Woodhouse, with one strapped with a pollution sensor to its back and one with a GPS tracker | Flock of racing pigeons equipped with pollution sensor and Twitter account take to the skies in bid to raise awareness of capital’s illegally dirty air Last modified on Mon 3 Feb 2020 12.52 GMT
They’ve been driven from Trafalgar square for being a nuisance, derided as rats with wings and maligned as a risk to public he... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Freddie Lee McRae committed a series of robberies in 2018 and 2019 | ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Washington, D.C. man was sentenced today to 21 years in prison in connection with a series of armed robberies that he conducted at multiple banks and a retail store in northern Virginia in 2018 and 2019. According to court documents, Freddie Lee McRae, 35, committed a series of robberies in 2018 and... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
2008 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships | Coordinates: 53°23′5″N 2°55′52.4″W / 53.38472°N 2.931222°W / 53.38472; -2.931222
The 2008 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Greenbank Sports Academy[1] in Liverpool, England from August 4 to 8. This was the 3rd edition of this annual competition, and was organised by the European ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
1942 Betteshanger miners' strike | The 1942 Betteshanger Miners' Strike took place in January 1942 at the Betteshanger colliery in Kent, England. The strike had its origins in a switch to a new coalface, No. 2. This face was much narrower and harder to work than the previous face and outputs were reduced. The miners proved unable to meet management prod... | Strike | null | null |
Ashford explosion: Seven in hospital after Kent blast that destroyed home | Police are attempting to establish whether anyone is missing following an explosion which ‘blew off’ the front of a house in Ashford , Kent.
Emergency services were called to the scene to help rescue those who were trapped inside the burning building, with police saying they were “working to establish if anyone else is... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Ryegate explosion Friday night leaves two residents dead | and last updated 2021-03-09 08:44:18-05
RYEGATE — An explosion Friday night took the lives of two Ryegate residents at their home at 105 Third Ave. W.
The victims, Curtis Allen Ronning and Christine Marie Debuff, were the owners of the Ryegate Bar and Café.
Golden Valley County Undersheriff Mark Olson said Monday that ... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Pele 'Recovering Well' After Surgery: Daughter | She however did not comment on local media reports saying the 80-year-old Edson Arantes do Nascimento is back in intensive care. Pele won the 1958, 1962 and 1970 World Cups, and remains Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 77 goals in 92 matches. | Courtesy: Twitter (@Pele) Pele 'Recovering Well' After Surger... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
‘The next pandemic’: drought is a hidden global crisis, UN says | Countries urged to take urgent action on managing water and land and tackling the climate emergency Last modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 14.43 BST Drought is a hidden global crisis that risks becoming “the next pandemic” if countries do not take urgent action on water and land management and tackling the climate emergency,... | Droughts | null | null |
2016 Christchurch earthquake |
The 2016 Kaikoura earthquake was a magnitude 7.8 (Mw) earthquake in the South Island of New Zealand that occurred two minutes after midnight on 14 November 2016 NZDT (11:02 on 13 November UTC). [2] Ruptures occurred on multiple faults and the earthquake has been described as the "most complex earthquake ever studied".... | Earthquakes | null | null |
2020 Bath shipbuilders strike |
The 2020 Bath shipbuilders strike was a labor strike involving shipbuilders at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, United States. The strike, which started June 22, involved 4,300 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. The strike ended on August 23 with the approval of a new labor c... | Strike | null | null |
From Virender Sehwag to Shahid Afridi: Look at cricketers who have married their cousins or relatives | Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam recently got engaged to his cousin sister and sources said the batsman is set to tie knot in 2022. Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam recently got engaged to his cousin sister and according to sources the stylish middle-order batsman is set to tie the knot in 2022. It is to be noted... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
2009 Leeds refuse workers strike |
The 2009 Leeds refuse workers strike was an eleven-week industrial dispute in City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England between Leeds City Council and the city's binmen. [1]
The strike began on 7 September 2009[2] and was over the city council's plans to equalise the pay of men and women, which some workers argued wou... | Strike | null | null |
Emails describe build-up of safety concerns, illegal activity before Civic Center Park closure | The park formally closed on Sept. 15 with an assist from Colorado State Patrol, which worked with the city to clear the property. Additionally, Colorado's director of the Division of Capital Assets, Rick Lee, said in an email that the state would not allow charitable food functions at the state-owned Lincoln Veterans M... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Enhanced infrastructure plan is the best way to go | Joe Biden Sinema doubles down on filibuster, in setback for rules change talks Overnight Energy & Environment — Senate panel backs drilling fee hike Overnight Defense & National Security — Senate passes sweeping defense bill MORE ’s economic efforts are paying off big time and he deserves credit for resuscitating the f... | Financial Aid | null | null |
2010 Salta earthquake | The 1948 Salta earthquake took place in the Argentinian province of Salta on 25 August at 03:09:28 local time The shock was 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). Property damage and casualties occurred in several towns in the east and southeast of Salta, and also in nor... | Earthquakes | null | null |
FBI Detroit creates tip line for reporting corruption amid growing investigation | The Detroit branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation launched a public corruption reporting email Wednesday as an FBI corruption investigation in the city continues to widen. All suspicions reported through the email go directly to FBI special agents.
The email is: MichiganCorruption@fbi.gov.
“Most public offici... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
Olympics-Cycling-China break world record in women's team sprint | IZU, Japan, Aug 2 (Reuters) - China’s women broke their own team sprint world record with a time of 31.804 seconds to beat Lithuania in the first round at the Olympics on Monday.
The Chinese pair of Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi bettered the 32.034 mark set by Zhong and Gong Jinjie at the 2015 world championships.
Gong ... | Break historical records | null | null |
Aviastar-TU Flight 1906 crash |
Aviastar-TU Airlines Flight 1906 was a Tupolev Tu-204 that crash-landed while attempting to land at Domodedovo airport, Moscow, Russia, in heavy fog on 22 March 2010. The aircraft of Aviastar-TU Airlines was on a ferry flight from Hurghada International Airport, Egypt to Domodedovo. There were no passengers on board ... | Air crash | null | null |
2009 Gabonese Eurocopter AS 532 crash | The 2009 Gabonese helicopter crash occurred in the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon at 8:08 p.m. on January 17, 2009. Ten soldiers were in the Eurocopter AS 532 when it crashed,[1] leaving eight military personnel dead. [2][3] Three soldiers initially survived the French military helicopter crash which occurred shortly after t... | Air crash | null | null |
2019–2020 clerical protests in Montenegro |
In late December 2019, a wave of protests started against the newly adopted controversial law "Law on Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Legal Status of Religious Communities" which effectively transferred ownership of church buildings and estates built before 1918 (when the Montenegrin state was abolished ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Afghan athlete Ghulam Murtaza Saleh won a taekwondo gold medal after six victories in Pakistan’s G-1 Taekwondo Championship 2021. | Afghan athlete Ghulam Murtaza Saleh won a taekwondo gold medal after six victories in Pakistan’s G-1 Taekwondo Championship 2021.
Saleh defeated four of his Pakistani rivals, one Albanian and an Egyptian athlete to earn the gold medal in the competition.
After his second victory Saleh continued with injuries to his leg... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
2004 Redfern riots |
The 2004 Redfern riots took place on the evening of Sunday the 15th February 2004, in the inner Sydney suburb of Redfern, New South Wales, and were sparked by the death of 17 Year old Thomas Hickey, also known as TJ Hickey resulting from a bike accident in Waterloo on the 14th February 2004. The circumstances surrou... | Riot | null | null |
Invergowrie rail accident |
The Invergowrie rail accident happened at Invergowrie, Scotland on 22 October 1979. The accident killed 5 people and injured 51 others. The 08:44 passenger service from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee, despite running late and experiencing technical difficulties, left Invergowrie station without incident. However, the... | Train collisions | null | null |
Nearly 10,000 new COVID-19 cases reported by Ohio schools this week | by: Ben Orner Posted: Sep 24, 2021 / 12:53 PM EDT Updated: Sep 24, 2021 / 12:54 PM EDT Gov. DeWine announces student vaccine incentives, continues push for masks by: Ben Orner Posted: Sep 24, 2021 / 12:53 PM EDT Updated: Sep 24, 2021 / 12:54 PM EDT COLUMBUS (WCMH) – Ohio’s K-12 schools reported 9,827 ne... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Highland man who failed to complete community payback order for hitting woman on the face lucky not to receive prison sentence, Inverness Sheriff Court hears | AN Inverness man who failed to complete a 150-hour community payback order for attacking his partner has been instructed to do 180 hours of unpaid work. The order imposed on Reece MacLeod (26), of St John’s Avenue, Inverness in March was revoked at Inverness Sheriff Court and replaced it with a new one. Sheriff Ian Cr... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
Marriages of celebrities | The lack of interaction between Hong Kong actor Vincent Wong and his wife, actress Yoyo Chen, at the TVB Anniversary Awards has added more fuel to speculation that their marriage is on the rocks. Wong, 37, was crowned Best Actor for his role as a blind lawyer in the legal drama Legal Mavericks 2020 on Sunday (Jan 10), ... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
February 2001 El Salvador earthquake | The February 2001 El Salvador earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 6.6 on 13 February at 14:22:05 UTC. The epicentre was 15 miles (30 km) E of San Salvador, El Salvador. At least 315 people were killed, 3,399 were injured, and extensive damage affected the area. Another 16,752 homes were damaged and 44,759 de... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Southall: Two people killed in shop gas explosion | Two people have been killed in a suspected gas explosion at a shop in west London, firefighters have said.
The blast happened in a hair salon and mobile phone shop on King Street, Southall, just after 06:30 BST.
Four adults and a child are known to have been rescued by the London Fire Brigade (LFB).
Earlier, the Metrop... | Gas explosion | null | null |
1877 U.S. Patent Office fire |
The Patent Office fire of 1877 was the second of two major fires of the U.S. Patent Office. It occurred in the 1864 Patent Office Building of Washington, D.C., on September 24, 1877. The building was constructed to be fireproof, but many of its contents were not. About 80,000 models and 600,000 copy drawings were... | Fire | null | null |
Thailand’s economy was hit hard by the COVID-19
pandemic last year | What drives house prices: Lessons from the literature John Duca, John Muellbauer, Anthony Murphy 13 September 2021 Research on house price cycles and their interactions with the economy has burgeoned since the Global Financial Crisis. This column draws five lessons from a recent comprehensive survey. It ... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Phu Rieng Do | Phú Riềng Đỏ or the Red Phú Riềng was a communist-instigated strike that took place in Michelin's Thuân-Loï rubber plantation near Phú Riềng in the Biên Hòa Province[1] of Cochinchina on 4 February[2] 1930. Most of the plantation labourers were peasants from Tonkin and Annam driven by poverty to seek livelihood in sout... | Strike | null | null |
The visit of Pakistan’s parliamentary delegation headed by National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser to Afghanistan has been postponed | ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The visit of Pakistan’s parliamentary delegation headed by National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser to Afghanistan has been postponed.
The visit has been deferred in the wake of closure of Kabul International Airport due to security reasons.
Earlier on October 23, 2020, a 17-member Afghan par... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
El Al Flight 432 attack crash | International incidents
El Al Flight 432, was a Boeing 720-058B (a shortened Boeing 707-120B) that was attacked by a squad of four armed Palestinian militants, members of the Lebanese-based militant organization Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, while it was preparing for takeoff at the Zurich Internation... | Air crash | null | null |
Chand raat bazaars, shopping malls, public places to remain closed from May 8-16 across Pakistan | Chand raat bazaars, shopping malls, public places, and recreational spots will all remain closed from May 8-16, the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) said Thursday. The NCOC, in a statement, said: "The current spike of COVID-19 in the country merits effective measures to arrest its further spread with speci... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Scarlett Johansson marries Colin Jost in 'intimate' ceremony | Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson has married her fiancé Colin Jost in a low-key ceremony, it has been announced. The wedding took place at the weekend, said Meals on Wheels, a US-based charity for elderly people. The charity said Johannson and Jost had supported their work with vulnerable people during the Covid-19 pa... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
2010 Tennessee floods |
The May 2010 Tennessee floods were 1,000-year[2] floods in Middle Tennessee, West Tennessee, south-central and western Kentucky and northern Mississippi areas of the United States of America as the result of torrential rains on May 1 and 2, 2010. Floods from these rains affected the area for several days afterwards, ... | Floods | null | null |
Montenegro becomes 192nd member of U.N. | World
Montenegro becomes 192nd member of U.N.
Montenegro on Wednesday became the 192nd member of the United Nations, a month after it ended its 88-year partnership with Serbia.
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Montenegro on Wednesday became the 192nd member of the United Nations, a month after i... | Join in an Organization | null | null |
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210 crash | China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210 (CES5210/MU5210), also known as the Baotou Air Disaster, was a flight from Baotou Erliban Airport in Inner Mongolia, China, to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, with a planned stopover at Beijing Capital International Airport. On 21 November 2004, just two minutes after takeof... | Air crash | null | null |
Air Lanka Flight 512 crash | Air Lanka Flight 512 was an Air Lanka flight from London Gatwick Airport via Zurich and Dubai to Colombo (Bandaranaike International Airport) and Malé, Maldives (Velana International Airport). On 3 May 1986, the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar operating the flight was on the ground in Colombo, about to fly on to Malé, when an ... | Air crash | null | null |
India becomes Associate Member State of CERN | 16 JANUARY, 2017
Today, India became an Associate Member of CERN. This follows official notification to CERN that the Government of India has completed its internal approval procedures in respect of the agreement, signed in November 2016, granting that status to the country.
India and CERN signed a Cooperation Agreem... | Join in an Organization | null | null |
Locusts descend on Cameroon's hungry north - ReliefWeb | Locusts descend on Cameroon's hungry north
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YAOUNDE, May 20 (Reuters) - Swarms of locusts have descended on Cameroon's arid Far North province, exacerbating fears of food shortages in a region where low rainfall has already hit crop yields, officials said on Friday.
"Migratory loc... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
2018 Little Village fire | On August 26, 2018, a fire began early that morning in Chicago's Mexican-American Little Village neighborhood. The fire killed ten children, including six children under the age of 12. [2] Investigators stated that the fire started in the back of the building in a ground-floor apartment, which was vacant. [2]
The fire... | Fire | null | null |
Javier Ordóñez protests |
The Javier Ordóñez protests refers to a series of protests and riots in Colombia. The protests started in Bogotá, the country's capital, following the death of Javier Ordóñez while in police custody on 9 September 2020. The unrest has since spread to many cities throughout Colombia. As of 15 September, 13 people have... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
The Post-US Withdrawal Afghanistan: India, China and the ‘English Diplomacy’ | The recent developments in Afghanistan, the impatient Tri-axis and the emphatic India at SCO, with the ‘English Diplomacy’ at display that tends to blunt the Chinese aggressiveness in South China Sea mark a new power interplay in the world politics. It also shows why the US went for AUKUS and how it wants to focus on t... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
Karlslust dance hall fire |
The Karlslust dance hall fire (also known as Loebel's Restaurant fire) occurred on 8 February 1947 in Hakenfelde, a locality of Spandau in what was then the British sector of Berlin. With its death toll of 80[1] to 88,[2] it marks possibly the worst fire disaster in Germany since World War II,[3]
The death toll is to... | Fire | null | null |
The United States’ Withdrawal from UNESCO: The Real Reasons | The United States announced on October 12th 2017 that it will withdraw from UNESCO at the end of 2018, because of claims deeming the organization in need of “fundamental reform,” and accusations of an “anti-Israel bias.” UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. It is “responsible... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Pilot Fire | The Pilot Fire was a wildfire that burned near Silverwood Lake in San Bernardino County, California. The fire started at about 12:10 pm on Sunday, August 7, 2016, near the Miller Canyon OHV area off California State Route 138. The name "Pilot" refers to where the fire was first reported: the Pilot Rock Conservation Cam... | Fire | null | null |
Freeway Complex Fire | The Freeway Complex Fire was a 2008 wildfire in the Santa Ana Canyon area of Orange County, California. [1] The fire started as two separate fires on November 15, 2008. The Freeway Fire started first shortly after 9am with the Landfill Fire igniting approximately 2 hours later. These two separate fires merged a day lat... | Fire | null | null |
There were 23 work-related deaths reported in the first half of 2021 compared with 16 recorded in the same period last year. | There were 23 work-related deaths reported in the first half of 2021 compared with 16 recorded in the same period last year.
Most recently, an explosion at the Tuas Incineration Plant on Thursday (Sept 23) left one man dead and injured two others.
The three Singaporean workers were performing maintenance work inside th... | Gas explosion | null | null |
A southern Indiana woman is dead and six other people received medical treatment from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. | A southern Indiana woman is dead and six other people received medical treatment from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.
Tom Mulvaney says everyone treats each other like family in the small town of Lexington, Indiana. It's why he's fighting back tears for the neighbors he never got a chance to know on Charlestown Ro... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
UK man Josh Storerthankful for support as he prepares to fly home after lengthy recovery | UK man Josh Storer thankful for support as he prepares to fly home after lengthy recovery 14 Dec, 2021 04:00 PM Josh Storer, who has spent months recovering from brain injuries in Auckland and recently received a new artifical skull, has been given approval from his doctors to fly home to the United Kingdom in time fo... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
Police unable to find armed man who attempted bank robbery north of Adelaide | Police have been unable to locate a man who attempted to hold up the Bendigo Bank at Virginia shopping centre on Old Wakefield Road, north of Adelaide, this morning. The man, who was armed with a machete, entered the bank through the roof. He managed to drop down into the building and hide until staffed arrived to open... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
China court upholds Canadian's death sentence as Huawei CFO fights extradition | BEIJING/OTTAWA, Aug 10 (Reuters) - A Chinese court on Tuesday upheld a Canadian man's death sentence for drug smuggling, prompting condemnation from Ottawa, a day before another court is due to rule on the case of a Canadian accused of spying. The court proceedings for the two Canadians come as lawyers in Canada repres... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
Alitalia Flight 404 crash | Alitalia Flight 404 (AZ404/AZA404) was an international passenger flight scheduled to fly from Linate Airport in Milan, Italy, to Zürich Airport in Zürich, Switzerland, which crashed on 14 November 1990. The Douglas DC-9-32, operated by Alitalia, crashed into the woodlands of Weiach as it approached Zurich Airport, kil... | Air crash | null | null |
Family remembers 26-year-old after deadly zinc mining incident in Strawberry Plains | by: Blake Stevens Posted: Feb 24, 2021 / 05:05 PM EST Updated: Jul 13, 2021 / 01:52 PM EDT by: Blake Stevens Posted: Feb 24, 2021 / 05:05 PM EST Updated: Jul 13, 2021 / 01:52 PM EDT KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A 26-year-old man died while working at the Immel Mine on Monday. The mine, which sits off Mas... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Northern Cape farmers affected by the locust outbreak | The brown locusts, mostly found in the semi-arid Karoo region of the Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and Western Cape, can migrate over large areas and have been detected in several towns in the province. The Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Land Reform and Rural Development's (DAEALRRD) Dir... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Albania, Croatia join NATO | Breaking News
Albania, Croatia join NATO
NATO welcomed Albania and Croatia Wednesday as the 27th and 28th members of the world's biggest military alliance, after their ambassadors filed their instruments of accession with the US Government.
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Not even United safe in NBL finals ... | Join in an Organization | null | null |
Kelly Clarkson Ordered to Pay Brandon Blackstock Nearly $200,000 in Monthly Support Following Split | According to court documents obtained by The Blast on Tuesday, July 27, a Los Angeles County Court has ruled that starting on April 1, 2021, the “Miss Independent” singer, 39, was required to pay 44-year-old Blackstock $150,000 per month in spousal support.
The docs also state that Clarkson must pay the talent manager... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Japan, US, France joint military drills set for Kyushu in May | TOKYO -- Japan's defense minister, Nobuo Kishi, announced at a news conference on Friday that Japan, the U.S. and France will conduct joint military drills on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu in May. Japan Ground Self-Defense Force troops, U.S. Marines, and French Army troops will participate. The drills aim to b... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Strictly's Neil Jones makes surprising revelation about Kevin Clifton | Gemma Strong Strictly Come Dancing pro Neil Jones has made shocking revelation about his fellow dancer Kevin Clifton Neil Jones and Kevin Clifton might have worked on Strictly together in recent years, but it seems their paths first crossed some time ago. MORE: Strictly's Nina Wadia and Neil Jones joke they were 'robb... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Hakim Ziyech: Chelsea reach agreement to sign Ajax winger | Last updated on 13 February 202013 February 2020.From the section Chelsea
Chelsea have reached an agreement with Ajax to sign the Dutch club's winger Hakim Ziyech this summer.
The 26-year-old was a January transfer target for Chelsea boss Frank Lampard.
Ajax were unwilling to sell the Morocco international in the trans... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
Blue Bird Café fire | The Blue Bird Café fire was a nightclub fire on September 1, 1972, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In all, 37 people were killed as a result of arson. [1][2]
The fire was the worst in Montreal since 1927, when 77 people perished in the Laurier Palace Theatre Fire. [3]
Montreal’s Blue Bird Café and the Wagon Wheel, a cou... | Fire | null | null |
1 Child, 2 Adults Hospitalized With Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Humboldt Park | Two adults and a child were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning early Sunday in Humboldt Park on the West Side.
The Chicago Fire Department responded to reports of high carbon monoxide readings Sunday morning in the 2500 block of West Cortez Street, fire officials said.
Carbon monoxide levels were over 500 part... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
1867 Virgin Islands earthquake and tsunami | The Virgin Islands earthquake occurred on November 18, 1867, at 2.45 p.m. in the Anegada Trough about 20 km southwest of Saint Thomas, Danish West Indies (now US Virgin Islands). The 7.5 magnitude earthquake came just 20 days after the devastating San Narciso hurricane killed more than 600 people in the same region. Ts... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Harbin hotel fire |
Coordinates: 45°47′23″N 126°36′23″E / 45.78963°N 126.60641°E / 45.78963; 126.60641
On 25 August 2018, a fire broke out at the Beilong Hot Spring Hotel (Chinese: 北龙温泉酒店)[1] in Harbin. Located in the city's Taiyang Island [zh] (太阳岛) resort area, the four-storey brick-and-concrete hotel mostly accommodates domestic t... | Fire | null | null |
Tsunami and its damages | They have claimed lives, demolished homes and destroyed communities across the world. In the past 100 years, 58 tsunamis have killed more than 260,000 people, higher than any other natural hazard. Tsunamis are a series of enormous waves usually started by earthquakes below or near the ocean. They can be also caused by ... | Tsunamis | null | null |
Top SA jockey recovering in hospital after HORROR fall – TWO horses euthanised | Multiple South African jockey champion Lyle Hewitson has returned ‘home’ following a dreadful accident in Hong Kong last Sunday. Multiple South African jockey champion Lyle Hewitson has received some positive news following a dreadful accident in Hong Kong on Sunday. During the running of the Grade 1 Longines Hong Ko... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
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