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Longest lunar eclipse of the century coming on Nov 19; may last up to 3.28 hours | Longest partial lunar eclipse of this century will be witnessed this November as reported by the space agency, NASA. New Delhi: According to NASA, the longest partial lunar eclipse of this century will be seen on November 19 and will be most visible in North America. In 2 weeks from now, Earth will pass between Sun and... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
11 And Counting, Cristiano Ronaldo Is All-Time Top Scorer At Euros | It took 87 minutes, three shots and a little help from a friend but, on Monday night in Budapest, Cristiano Ronaldo did what he does best - score goals and break records. Ronaldo's goals - he scored a late brace - lifted Portugal to a deserved (if cruel on the opposition) 3-0 win over Hungary in their opening Euro 2020... | Break historical records | null | null |
1953 New York Central Railroad accident | The 1953 New York Central Railroad accident occurred on the four-track mainline 2.4 miles east of Conneaut, Ohio at 10:02 P.M. on March 27, 1953. The accident sequence began when an improperly secured load of large pipes broke loose from a gondola car on an eastbound freight train. The loose pipe, dragged by the moving... | Train collisions | null | null |
Pacific Tsunami Museum aims to reopen late summer | A new sign gives more context to the tsunami that hit Hilo in 1960 and destroyed Waiakea Kai school. Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald A new sign gives more context to the tsunami that hit Hilo in 1960 and destroyed Waiakea Kai school. Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald A new sign gives more context to the tsunami that hit Hilo... | Tsunamis | null | null |
Polytechnic University to distribute $8.5M in financial aid to students | The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico announced that it will distribute a little more than $8.5 million in financial aid among its students in the San Juan, Orlando, and Miami campuses. These funds were assigned to the college as part of the 2021 American Rescue Plan. Each student will receive about $ 2,000 for the... | Financial Aid | null | null |
Searchers probe deep mud from Brazil dam breach; 65 dead | BRUMADINHO, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian firefighters and Israeli rescue workers poked sticks into treacherous mud Monday looking for bodies as pressure mounted on the mining company responsible for a dam that burst and spilled a flood of iron ore waste. By late in the day, the death toll rose to 65, with 279 people still m... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
1 child, 2 adults hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning in Humboldt Park | A child and two adults were transported to area hospitals all in serious to critical condition, fire officials said.
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Two adults and one child were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning May 2, 2021, in Humboldt Park.
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Two adults and a child were hospit... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Golden Ray Shipwreck Dismantling Reveals Thousands of Cars (PHOTOS) | Type at least three characters to start auto complete. Recently searched locations will be displayed if there is no search query. The first option will be automatically selected. Use up and down arrows to change selection. Use escape to clear. The removal of the Golden Ray is underway, and the first cut into the shipwr... | Shipwreck | null | null |
Red Sox's Brock Holt hits first cycle in MLB playoff history | The Boston Red Sox infielder became the first player in MLB history to hit for the cycle in a postseason game.
He completed the feat in the ninth inning of the Red Sox's 16-1 Game 3 rout of the rival New York Yankees, hitting a two-run homer off Austin Romine – a catcher who was called on to throw the final inning of ... | Break historical records | null | null |
Coronavirus: Week of Sept. 19 to Sept. 25, South Korea daily cases top 3,000 for 1st time | 10:35 a.m. South Korea's daily coronavirus cases exceed 3,000 for the first time since the start of the pandemic, as people returned home from the Chuseok holiday. The country reported an all-time high number of daily cases for the second consecutive day by adding 3,273, including 3,245 local infections, raising the to... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
1979 Garuda Fokker F28 crash | The 1979 Garuda Fokker F28 crash occurred on July 11, 1979 when a Garuda Indonesia Fokker F28 airliner on a domestic flight in Indonesia from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport, Palembang, to Polonia International Airport, Medan, struck Mount Sibayak at 5,560 ft (1,690 m) on approach to landing, with no survivors. [1]... | Air crash | null | null |
Thompson-Herah breaks Flo Jo's Olympic record in women's 100 | TOKYO (AP) — Streaking down the track, with only six steps to go until she reached the finish line, Elaine Thompson-Herah stuck out her left arm and started pointing at the clock.
She knew she had the win.
It was only a matter of what else would come with it.
With a time of 10.61 seconds, the latest in the long string ... | Break historical records | null | null |
Sindh Liberation Organization hopes for Sindh province merger with India | Nagpur: Last week a webinar was organized by the Nagpur-based Sindh Liberation Organization (SLO) that had various dignitaries expressing their vision about the future of Sindh Provice in Pakistan, which included either freedom on merger with India. The webinar was attended by Union minister Nitin Gadkari, MLC Nago Ga... | Organization Merge | null | null |
Somalia Starts Aerial Spraying to Stop Desert Locust Invasion | Somalia Starts Aerial Spraying to Stop Desert Locust Invasion
Somali officials say they have deployed helicopters to spray new swarms of desert locusts that are eating crops and threatening the country’s fragile food supply.
In an interview with VOA, Somalia’s Minister of Agriculture Sa’id Hussein Iid said that “hire... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
2013 Baku protests | A protest took place on January 12, 2013 in Baku, Azerbaijan after Azerbaijani Army soldier Ceyhun Qubadov was found dead on January 7, 2013. It was first reported that the cause of death was heart attack. Qubadov's family asked for an investigation as they believed it was a murder. [1][2]
On January 10, 2013, a Faceb... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
1936 Jersey Air Disaster crash | The 1936 Jersey Air Disaster occurred on 31 July 1936 when the Cloud of Iona, a Saro Cloud flying boat of Guernsey Airways, went missing on a flight between Guernsey and Jersey. All ten on board were assumed to have died. Guernsey Airways was formed in 1934 as a subsidiary of Jersey Airways to operate services between ... | Air crash | null | null |
WANTED: FBI asks for help after ‘takeover’ robbery in Colorado where bank teller was pistol whipped | THORNTON, Colo. (KKTV) - Authorities believe three bank robberies in Colorado are connected, and now they are hoping the public can help them identify the suspects involved. On Tuesday, the FBI is reporting a Bank of the West in Thornton along Colorado Boulevard was hit in a “takeover” robbery. Three suspects rushed in... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Prime Minister Theresa May is holding talks at the White House with US President Donald Trump. | Prime Minister Theresa May is holding talks at the White House with US President Donald Trump.
They posed for photographs in front of a bust of Sir Winston Churchill - which Mr Trump pointed to, saying it was "a great honour" to have it back.
The new president had the bust restored to the Oval Office after it was remov... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
1990 Scotland RAF Shackleton crash | On 30 April 1990, a Royal Air Force Avro Shackleton AEW Mk II aircraft, of No. 8 Squadron RAF, based at RAF Lossiemouth, crashed into a hill on the Isle of Harris whilst attempting to land at RAF Benbecula. All ten crew on board died in the crash, which included the wing commander who was in charge of No. 8 Squadron at... | Air crash | null | null |
One trapped after 'B-train' truck rolls, blocks state highway near Otorohanga | One person has been seriously injured after a large truck rolled in the South Waikato, partially blocking State Highway 39. The crash involving the ‘B-train’ truck happened near Kawhia Rd in Tihiroa, Otorohanga, at 7.45am on Saturday. Details remain sketchy, however the injured person was understood trapped by his legs... | Road Crash | null | null |
Trump to withdraw US from 'Open Skies' treaty | President Donald Trump said he will pull the United States out of the Open Skies Treaty with Russia, accusing Moscow of breaking its commitments under the defense pact President Donald Trump said he will pull the United States out of the Open Skies Treaty with Russia, accusing Moscow of breaking its commitments under t... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday he and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov had reached a provisional agreement | US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday he and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov had reached a provisional agreement on terms of a cessation of hostilities in Syria and the sides were closer to a ceasefire than ever before.
But he indicated there were still issues to be resolved and he did not expect any im... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
Sifan Hassan narrowly misses her mile world record in Brussels | Sifan Hassan went after her own mile world record of 4:12.33 at the final Diamond League meet in Brussels on Friday. She came up just short, crossing the line in 4:14.75, the fourth-fastest time in history. Axamawit Embaye was second (4:21.08) and Linden Hall was third in 4:21.38, an Australian national record.
From th... | Break historical records | null | null |
Karsten Warholm smashes 400m hurdles world record in one of greatest races in history | Once jaws had stopped plummeting after this 45.94sec symphony of destruction, the search for superlatives began. Michael Johnson, who knows a thing or two about destroying world records on the path to Olympic gold and glory, reckoned it was “one of the most impressive performances in the history of the sport”. Others h... | Break historical records | null | null |
2011 Afghanistan Boeing Chinook shootdown crash | On 5 August 2011, a U.S. CH-47D Chinook military helicopter operating with the call sign Extortion 17 (pronounced "one-seven") was shot down while transporting a Quick Reaction Force attempting to reinforce a Joint Special Operations Command unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the Tangi Valley in Maidan Wardak province... | Air crash | null | null |
Hawaii volcano raises concerns of eruptions along West Coast | SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The eruption of a Hawaii volcano has people warily eyeing volcanic peaks on America’s West Coast. The West Coast is home to an 800-mile (1,300-kilometer) chain of 13 volcanoes from Washington state’s Mount Baker to California’s Lassen Peak. They include Mount St. Helens, whose spectacular 1980 eru... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
In Firozabad, people flee or send kids away as 5 diseases are identified as ‘mystery illness’ | Two boys suffering from dengue at their home in Firozabad's Nagla Amaan village Firozabad: Spiders and lizards have cosied up in the abandoned houses of Nagla Amaan, a village in UP’s Firozabad district. Meanwhile, Nagla Mavasi, another village, doesn’t echo with the playful screams of children anymore. In both these... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
A earthquake triggered a tsunami | Updated information on damages and impacts of the disaster. On 28 September 2018, a series of strong earthquakes struck Central Sulawesi Province. The strongest of which measured at 7.4 magnitude and 10km deep with the epicenter in Donggala Regency, close to the provincial capital Palu. The earthquake triggered a tsuna... | Tsunamis | null | null |
1935 Helena earthquake | The 1935 Helena earthquake occurred at 22:48:02 MDT on October 18 in Montana, with an epicenter near Helena. [2] It had a magnitude of 6.2 on the surface wave magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The temblor on that date was the largest of a series of earth... | Earthquakes | null | null |
2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | The 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 30, 2008. The races were held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. [1] Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encompassed both individual and team competition. This was the year in ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
1952 Winter Olympics |
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (Norwegian: De 6. olympiske vinterleker; Nynorsk: Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 1952 in Oslo, the capital of Norway. Discussions about Oslo hosting th... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Huge Solar Storm To Hit Earth Today, Warn Scientists: What Do We Know | A large solar flare is expected to hit Earth anytime today, making auroras visible in the night sky in many parts of the world. A warning was issued by the US' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration over a geomagnetic storm for Earth's northern hemisphere for Monday/Tuesday, depending on which part of the wor... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Transbrasil Flight 303 crash | Transbrasil Flight 303 was a flight from Congonhas-São Paulo Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, to Hercílio Luz International Airport in Florianópolis, Brazil, on April 12, 1980. It crashed on approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport. Only three of the 58 people on board survived. [1][2]
The aircraft involved was a B... | Air crash | null | null |
Pakistan marble mine collapse kills 22; dozens battling for life | Army rescuers take part in a rescue search for miners after a rock slide at a marble mine in Kyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on September 8, 2020. | Photo Credit: AFP At least 22 people have been killed and dozens were battling for their lives after six units of the famed marble mines in Pakistan’s Ziarat Ghar mountain c... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Actress Jun Ji Hyun and husband spark divorce rumours after alleged separation in last year | Refrain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks, name calling or inciting hatred against any community. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive. Let's work together to keep the conversation civil.
Be the fir... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Draconid meteor shower reaches climax | Friday night will kick off the first of many natural light shows to illuminate the sky this fall. The Draconid meteor shower is expected to reach its climax Oct. 8-9 in the Northern Hemisphere. The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Friday night will kick off the first of many natural ligh... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
2007 Peru earthquake | The 2007 Peru earthquake, which measured 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale,[3] hit the central coast of Peru on August 15 at 23:40:57 UTC (18:40:57 local time) and lasted two minutes. The epicenter was located 150 km (93 mi) south-southeast of Lima at a depth of 39 km (24 mi). [3] The United States Geological Survey N... | Earthquakes | null | null |
2004 Kumbakonam School fire |
The 2004 Kumbakonam school fire incident happened in a school in Kumbakonam in the Thanjavur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. On 16 July 2004, the day of the accident, a total of 94 students of the Krishna English Medium School's primary section were burnt to death in their classroom as the thatched roof c... | Fire | null | null |
Toddler killed in gas explosion remembered with touching Paw Patrol themed convoy | George Hinds, two, was killed in an explosion at his family home in Heysham, Lancashire, on May 16, with hundreds of mourners gathering today for a convey inspired by his favourite TV show Paw Patrol
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Sudan: UN agency sounds alarm over locust infestation | Originally published
15 Nov 2007
NAIROBI, 15 November 2007 (IRIN) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that a dangerous infestation of locusts could emerge along the Red Sea in November and December following an outbreak of the insects in northern Sudan.
"Recent field reports indicate that locust... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
1 person hospitalized with burn injuries from house explosion in Akron | CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Akron Fire Department said one person was transported to an area hospital with burn injuries following a house explosion on Monday morning.
“It was awful,” said Kayla Watkins, who saw the rubble left from the blast this morning.
The explosion was first reported around 8:30 a.m. on Edwin Ave... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Perth traffic: Man changing tyre seriously injured in Mitchell Freeway crash | A young man is fighting for life in hospital after a being hit by a car on Mitchell Freeway. It is understood the 21-year-old man was trying to change a tyre on a white Mitsubishi Outlander on the side of the freeway when he was struck just after 5am. Police said a white Toyota Prado was travelling north on the freeway... | Road Crash | null | null |
George Hinds: Morecambe convoy tribute to gas blast victim | More than 100 vehicles have driven in convoy in tribute to the toddler George Hinds, who died in a gas blast.
The two-year-old was killed in the explosion in Heysham, Lancashire, on 16 May.
Hundreds of people watched the vehicles, decorated with characters from George's favourite cartoon Paw Patrol, drive from Morecamb... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Barwon Water ordered to fix Otways water acidification due to pumping of key groundwater aquifer |
A water authority in south-west Victoria has bowed to public pressure and abandoned plans to pump more groundwater from an area where it caused major environmental damage.
Barwon Water has been pumping water out of the Barwon Downs bore field, located south of Colac in the Otways, on-and-off for about 40 years as a ba... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Queenstown locals say mine leakage has turned Queen River into 'Pumpkin Soup Creek' | .
Residents of Queenstown on Tasmania's west coast believe there has been an extraordinary polluting event that has turned the Queen River an even deeper shade of orange.
The Queen River, in all her glory. pic.twitter.com/6IoQhJNpaI
From the 1880s, and for almost a century, the river was used by the nearby Mt Lyell cop... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
2008 Los Roques archipelago Transaven Let L-410 crash | On 4 January 2008, a scheduled domestic Transaven flight from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Los Roques Airport, 118 kilometres (64 nmi) north of the departure airport and over water, radioed that both engines had failed and that they were descending through 3,000 feet. The crew was going to attempt a ditching ... | Air crash | null | null |
Ulster Workers' Council Strike |
The Ulster Workers' Council (UWC) strike was a general strike that took place in Northern Ireland between 15 May and 28 May 1974, during "the Troubles". The strike was called by unionists who were against the Sunningdale Agreement, which had been signed in December 1973. Specifically, the strikers opposed the sha... | Strike | null | null |
Cargo ship owners and master charged over large oil spill in Darwin Harbour |
The master and owners of a cargo ship have been charged and will soon face court, following a large oil spill in Darwin Harbour two years ago.
The Northern Territory Department of Environment and Natural Resources allege that on August 19, 2016, the cargo ship Antung leaked oil into the harbour as it was leaving East ... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Joint naval military exercise code-named Mosi in South Africa | On November 28, 2019, local time, the joint naval military exercise code-named Mosi, which is held by China, Russia and South Africa in waters of southern Africa, entered the sea operation phase. The South African navy hosts a welcoming ceremony for frigate Weifang of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Under junta rule, Thailand pivots towards China | Bangkok (AFP) - Chinese fighter jets thunder through blue skies above an air force base in northeast Thailand, a symbol of the blossoming military and political ties between the junta-run country and its authoritarian northern neighbour. For the last two weeks Thai and Chinese planes have been taking part in the inaugu... | Military Exercise | null | null |
India registers 34,403 new Covid infections, 320 deaths in last 24 hours | Active cases comprises 1.03% of the total infections and national recovery rate has been recorded at 97.64%, according to the health ministry data. PTI 17 September, 2021 1:08 pm IST File photo of a health worker administering a dose of Covid-19 vaccine to a beneficiary at a vaccination centre in Gurugram | PTI New De... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
2007 United Kingdom floods |
A series of large floods occurred in parts of the United Kingdom during the summer of 2007. The worst of the flooding occurred across Scotland on 14 June; East Yorkshire and the Midlands on 15 June; Yorkshire, the Midlands, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire on 25 June; and Gloucestershire, Herefordshi... | Floods | null | null |
Aeroflot Flight 2808 crash | Aeroflot Flight 2808 (Russian: Рейс 2808 Аэрофлота Reys 2808 Aeroflota) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Mineralnye Vody to Ivanovo, both in Russia, with a stopover in Donetsk, Ukraine on 27 August 1992. While attempting to land at Ivanovo airport, the Tupolev Tu-134 crashed into a group of buildings in t... | Air crash | null | null |
20022004 SARS outbreak among healthcare workers | The rapid spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in healthcare workers (HCW)most notably in Toronto hospitalsduring the global outbreak of SARS in 2002C2003 contributed to dozens of identified cases, some of them fatal. [1] Researchers have found several key reasons for this development, such as the high-r... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Bashar al-Assad’s Unlikely Comeback | Regional governments that once shunned Damascus are mending fences with a murderous regime—showing human rights abusers everywhere how to commit atrocities with impunity. | December 15, 2021, 5:18 PM Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is seen during an interview in Damascus, Syria, on Feb. 11, 2016. JOSEPH EID/AFP via Ge... | Regime Change | null | null |
Mystery of ‘Butter Boat’ shipwreck solved 250 years after sinking | The mystery of a shipwreck off the coast of Ireland has been solved 250 years after it sank. The skeletal remains of the large vessel on Streedagh Strand in Co Sligo, known locally as the Butter Boat, become visible at low tide as the sands shift. It is a well-known landmark and a popular tourist attraction but its ori... | Shipwreck | null | null |
Government names 60 agencies to be merged | Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has listed its agencies, commissions and authorities that were approved for mergers or being transferred back to their mother ministries as departments or directorates. David Karubanga, the Minister of State for Public Service told journalists at the Uganda Media Centre th... | Organization Merge | null | null |
Alrosa Flight 514 crash | Alrosa Flight 514 was a Tupolev Tu-154 passenger jet on a domestic scheduled flight from Udachny to Moscow, Russia, that on 7 September 2010 made a successful emergency landing at a remote airstrip after suffering an in-flight total electrical failure. All 81 people on board escaped unharmed. The Tupolev was en route a... | Air crash | null | null |
Risk for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Increases in Winter | Each year, carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is responsible for more than 50,000 emergency department visits, resulting in more than 400 deaths according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Americans ages 65 and older are among the highest fatalities. In Utah, there were 176 emergency department visits and ... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Protests against Executive Order 13769 |
In January and February 2017, during protests against Executive Order 13769, thousands of people gathered at various airports in the United States and around the world to prevent the returning of refugees and other visitors from seven countries considered unsafe. [1] According to various sources, more than two thousa... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Hotel Caledonien fire | The serious Hotel Caledonien fire took place at the 12-story Hotel Caledonien in Kristiansand, Norway, on September 5, 1986. The fire alarm was received at 04:40 in the morning. There were 14 fatalities, and more than 100 people were rescued. [1] Rescue operations included a helicopter lifting persons off the roof and ... | Fire | null | null |
Drvar uprising |
The Drvar uprising (Serbian: Устанак у Дрвару) was the World War II uprising of the Serb population of Bosnian Krajina (modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina). Italy supported it, both politically and in arms, in its struggle against the fascist puppet state of the Independent State of Croatia between 27 July and 26 Sept... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Not workingSpain has a two-speed economy with high unemployment | This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: Evergrande’s troubles loom over global markets Marc FilippinoGood morning from the Financial Times. Today is Tuesday, September 21st, and this is your FT News Briefing. [MUSIC PLAYING] The financial crisis at Chinese property developer Evergrande has... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
2001 Bradford riots |
The Bradford Riots were a brief period of violent rioting which began on 7 July 2001, in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They occurred as a result of heightened tension between the large and growing British Asian communities and the city's white majority, escalated by confrontation between the Anti-Nazi League and... | Riot | null | null |
Helwan riots (1945) |
The Helwan riots were protests by South African soldiers in Helwan, Egypt over their housing conditions and treatment while being repatriated at the conclusion of the Second World War. Property damage in the range of millions of Pounds sterling was caused to local businesses, but after placating the unhappy soldiers,... | Riot | null | null |
2012 Sudan Antonov An-26 crash | On 19 August 2012, an Antonov An-26 airplane of Alfa Airlines crashed near the town of Talodi, Sudan, killing all 32 occupants on board. The aircraft was carrying a Sudanese government delegation, and among the victims were members of the Sudanese government, several high-ranking members of the Sudanese Armed Forces an... | Air crash | null | null |
2010 Colombo floods |
The 2010 Colombo floods were an isolated incident that took place between 10 November and 11 November 2010 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. As a low-pressure area developed over the city, up to 490 mm (19.3 in)[1][2] of rain fell during the short period of 15 hours overnight, causing widespread damage and flooding in the area;... | Floods | null | null |
The 20 biggest celebrity divorces that defined the decade | It’s been a whirlwind decade for high-profile celebrity divorces, with Hollywood’s elite golden couples breaking the hearts of millions upon going their separate ways. In some cases, these celebrities’ dissolving marriages created buzz (and protracted court battles) that lasted longer than their unions and served up pl... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
OPP issue carbon monoxide safety reminders following death of Bayham woman | Oxford County OPP are warning the public to beware of the dangers of carbon monoxide following the death of a 20-year-old Bayham woman on Monday.
The unidentified woman was found unresponsive inside a vehicle parked in the parking lot of a business on Charles Street West in Ingersoll, Ont., at roughly 7 a.m. Monday.
Re... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Study: Tsunami from Cascadia mega-quake would submerge Puget Sound waterfront | OLYMPIA, Wash. – A 9.0 magnitude subduction earthquake off the Washington coast would generate a tsunami capable of submerging not only coastal areas but also most of the Puget Sound shoreline with churning waves of seawater several feet high for up to 14 hours, says a newly released study. The study, by the state Depa... | Tsunamis | null | null |
CAAC Flight 3303 crash | CAAC Flight 3303 was a domestic flight from the former Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Guilin Qifengling Airport in China operated by CAAC Airlines that crashed into a mountain on 26 April 1982, killing all 112 people aboard the Hawker Siddeley Trident. There were 104 passengers and 8 crew members on board th... | Air crash | null | null |
2012 Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 crash | On 21 June 2012, a Fokker F27 military transport aircraft of the Indonesian Air Force crashed into a housing complex near Halim Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, while conducting a training flight. All seven people on board were killed; four people on the ground were also killed, and 11 more injured. [1][2]
The F27 was o... | Air crash | null | null |
Lake Cathie waterway health concerns increase, but locals say town still open for business |
The lake at the heart of the seaside town of Lake Cathie, on the NSW Mid North Coast, continues to deteriorate, with locals keen to remind people the town is still open for business.
The poor state of the lake has impacted local businesses, with calls for people to keep visiting the town
Acid sulphate soils are having... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Garuda Indonesia Flight 708 crash | Garuda Indonesia Airways Flight 708 was a scheduled passenger flight on February 16, 1967 which crashed upon landing at Sam Ratulangi Airport, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. 22 of the 84 passengers on board were killed. All eight crew members survived. Flight 708 departed Jakarta for a flight to Manado via Surabaya... | Air crash | null | null |
On Abraham Accords anniversary, finally there’s accord on calling them ‘Abraham’ | WASHINGTON (JTA) — Wrapping up the feel-good-fest that marked the first anniversary of the Abraham Accords, the normalization agreements between Israel and four Arabs states, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave a shout-out to the big guy who started it all.
No, not Donald Trump, but Abraham himself.
“Abraham, in ... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
Coping with Holiday Stress & Anxiety: Tips for Those with Mesothelioma | Written By: Tamron Little , December 14, 2021 Well, it’s that time of year again. The holidays are pretty stressful for everyone, but especially those affected by mesothelioma . For the record, stress is something we all deal with, so don’t be so hard on yourself if it is affecting you this holiday season. As a mesoth... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
Water New South Wales facing unprecedented drought management challenges | A New South Wales government agency says it is in uncharted territory regarding management of the state's water supply because of the drought.
Water New South Wales said in previous years it had relied on modelling from past droughts to guide its response to future dry spells.
However, it has never experienced the type... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Two proposals to resurrect the Banking Union: The Safe Portfolio Approach and SRB+ | Two proposals to resurrect the Banking Union: The Safe Portfolio Approach and SRB+ Luis Garicano 17 December 2020 Without completion of the Banking Union, Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union will continue to be fragile and exposed to a return of the doom loop. This column provides a politically and econ... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
ESPN | Food poisoning 'took a big toll' on Denzel Mims, as New York Jets WR lost 20 pounds
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets wide receiver Denzel Mims used to enjoy salmon, but not anymore. In the spring, he ate a plate of bad salmon that t... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Polystyrene waffle pods cause pollution headache, calls for regulation of the cheap building material |
With tens of thousands of new homes planned for construction south-west of Sydney and across the Illawarra over the next decade, the New South Wales Government is being urged to either regulate or ban the use of polystyrene waffle pods.
Waffle pods are polystyrene blocks used by the building industry as void fillers i... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Houston riot of 1917 | The Camp Logan Mutiny (also called the Houston Riot of 1917) occurred on 23 August 1917. It was a mutiny and riot by 156 soldiers of the Third Battalion of the all-black Twenty-fourth United States Infantry Regiment. The events of the riot occurred within a climate of overt hostility from members of the all-white Houst... | Riot | null | null |
1958 European Athletics Championships | The 6th European Athletics Championships were held from 19–24 August 1958 in the Olympic Stadium of Stockholm, Sweden. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Complete results were published. [7]
According to an unofficial count, 629 athletes from 26 countries partici... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Dibbles Bridge coach crash (1925) |
On 10 June 1925, a coach crashed at the bottom of a steep hill at Dibbles Bridge, near Hebden in North Yorkshire, England. Seven people were killed and 11 others injured. The accident occurred when a 30-seater coach carrying a party of members of the York Municipal Employees' Guild and their families on an outing to ... | Road Crash | null | null |
Two Toronto police officers in hospital, two suspects arrested after bank robbery in Mimico | Two Toronto police officers are in hospital after they were injured while responding to a bank robbery in Mimico Friday evening. Police were called to a TD Bank in the area of Lake Shore Boulevard West and Allen Avenue just after 7:15 p.m. Speaking to reporters at the scene, Insp. Andy Singh said the bank was held up... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Best restaurants, cocktails, chefs and more in Food&Wine Awards | The Food&Wine Restaurant of the Year Awards have finally been revealed, in a night dedicated to celebrating the dynamic food scene thriving in Dublin.
The awards took place last night at The InterContinental Hotel in Ballsbridge, and were the magazine's first award ceremony since the outbreak of Covid-19. With two year... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
US withdraws from UNESCO over 'anti-Israel bias' | Updated 1817 GMT (0217 HKT) October 12, 2017 UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova calls the move a "loss to the United Nations family" UNESCO currently has 195 members and eight associate members Washington (CNN) The US is withdrawing from the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, the US Sta... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104 crash | Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104 was a short-haul flight from Kaohsiung International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport, Taiwan using a Handley Page Dart Herald aircraft that crashed on 24 February 1969 upon its approach for an emergency landing in Tainan Airport in Taiwan. On February 24, 1969, the B-2009 aircraf... | Air crash | null | null |
2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes |
The 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes (more commonly referred to in scientific literature as the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence) of July 4 and 5 occurred north and northeast of the town of Ridgecrest, California located in Kern County and west of Searles Valley (approximately 200 km [122 mi] north-northeast of Los ... | Earthquakes | null | null |
India reports 45,352 Covid-19 cases in 24 hrs; active case count nears 4 lakh | With 45,352 people testing positive for COVID-19, India's total tally of cases rose to 3,29,03,289, while active cases have increased to 3,99,778, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll has climbed to 4,39,895 with 366 more fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. The num... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Regional Politics Impact African Lion 2021 as Spain Withdraws From the Exercise | Exercise African Lion 2021, U.S. Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) joint annual exercise, began for the 17th time on June 7. The annual exercise, which was canceled last year due to COVID-19, will run until June 18. With more than 7,800 troops participating, including 5,000 from the United States and nine other nations and NA... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Great Brink's Robbery | The Great Brink's Robbery was an armed robbery of the Brink's Building at the east corner of Prince St. and Commercial St. in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts, on January 17, 1950. Today the building is a parking garage located at 600 Commercial Street. [1][2]
The $2.775 million ($29.9 million today) theft consi... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Courvoisier Cognac’s 1828 Foundation Aims to Support Black-Owned Business Adversely Affected by the Pandemic | The Courvoisier Cognac brand has long been synonymous with good vibes, but now they’re stepping up to offer substantive support to Black businesses impacted by the pandemic. They recently announced the launch of its global philanthropic platform Foundation 1828™ under its first formal action toward its $1 million fina... | Financial Aid | null | null |
1975 Philadelphia Gulf refinery fire | A refinery owned by Gulf Oil Corporation in Philadelphia, located[1] at Girard Point on the Schuylkill River in South Philadelphia, caught fire on Sunday, August 17, 1975. This incident grew into an 11-alarm fire, not brought under control until 24 hours later, and resulted in the death of eight firefighters of the Phi... | Fire | null | null |
2001 Fishtail Air Eurocopter AS350 crash | On 12 November 2001, a chartered Fishtail Air Eurocopter AS350 helicopter crashed on a flight from Gamgadhi Army Base to Surkhet in Western Nepal. The accident killed all 6 passengers and crew on board, including Princess Prekshya Shah of Nepal. The helicopter involved with the accident was a Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil,... | Air crash | null | null |
Kamome goes to the Olympics | NBC Sports aired a documentary about the boat Kamome, a small boat ripped from Japan in the March 2011 tsunami that beached in California’s northern Del Norte County two years later, as part of their Olympic Games coverage on NBC stations throughout the country. The small training boat was traced to Takata High School ... | Tsunamis | null | null |
Six-fold increase in people suffering famine-like conditions since pandemic began | A new Oxfam report today says that as many as 11 people are likely dying of hunger and malnutrition each minute. This is more than the current global death rate of COVID-19, which is around seven people per minute. The report, "The Hunger Virus Multiplies" says that conflict remains the primary cause of hunger since ... | Famine | null | null |
US existing home sales fall in August; price appreciation slowing | WASHINGTON: The US home sales fell slightly more than expected in August as supply remained tight, but there are signs that the sharp acceleration in house prices and the Covid-19 pandemic-fueled demand have probably run their course. Still, the housing market remains hot. The report from the National Association of Re... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Locust attacks crops on 62,000 acres, PA told | LAHORE:Provincial Minister for Disaster Management Khalid Mehmood on Friday told Punjab Assembly that the government conducted a locust survey on 2.6 million acres of land out of which 62,000 acres were found affected by the locust attack. Speaking during the question hour session in Punjab Assembly, the Provincial Min... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
FedEx Express Flight 1478 crash | FedEx Express Flight 1478 was a scheduled domestic cargo flight from Memphis International Airport to Tallahassee International Airport. On July 26, 2002, the Boeing 727-232F aircraft flying this route crashed during landing at Tallahassee. All three flight crew members survived the accident with serious injuries, but ... | Air crash | null | null |
Dirgantara Air Service Flight 5940 crash | Dirgantara Air Service Flight 5940 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight, operated by military-owned airline Dirgantara Air Service, from South Kalimantan's provincial capital of Banjarmasin to Sampit, the capital of the East Kotawaringin Regency. On 7 December 1996, a CASA C-212 Aviocar registered as PK-VSO crash... | Air crash | null | null |
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