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2010 Tarco Airlines Antonov An-24 crash | On 11 November 2010, an Antonov An-24 passenger aircraft of Tarco Airlines on a domestic service from Khartoum to Zalingei, Sudan, crashed on landing at Zalingei Airport, bursting into flames on the runway. [1] Two passengers died, although reports on the number of fatalities varied from one[2] to six.
The airplane h... | Air crash | null | null |
Aeroflot Flight 1802 crash | Aeroflot Flight 1802 (Russian: Рейс 1802 Аэрофлота Reys 1802 Aeroflota) was a commercial flight from Vinnytsia to Moscow that crashed after the rudder deflected sharply and the propellers feathered on 15 May 1976. [1] All 52 passengers and crew aboard the aircraft perished in the crash. [1]
The aircraft involved in t... | Air crash | null | null |
Cheney: Trump is trying to 'unravel the foundations of our constitutional republic' | Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney said at a New Hampshire event on Tuesday that the United States is "confronting a domestic threat that we have never faced before" in the form of former President Donald Trump, who she said is "attempting to unravel the foundations of our constitutional republic." Cheney also sharply criticized ... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
Norway’s Karsten Warholm breaks own world record to win Olympic 400 hurdles; United States’ Rai Benjamin takes silver, ‘happy to be part of history’ | Norway’s Karsten Warholm breaks own world record to win Olympic 400 hurdles; United States’ Rai Benjamin takes silver, ‘happy to be part of history’
Updated: Aug. 02, 2021, 10:21 p.m. |
Published: Aug. 02, 2021, 9:13 p.m.
Karsten Warholm (right) of Norway leads Rai Benjamin of the United States in the final of the men'... | Break historical records | null | null |
Eastern Air Lines Flight 605 crash | Eastern Air Lines Flight 605 was a domestic flight in the US from Newark to Miami on May 30, 1947. The flight crashed near Bainbridge, Maryland, causing the deaths of all 53 passengers and crew on board in what was then the worst disaster in the history of North American commercial aviation. [1]
Flight 605 departed fr... | Air crash | null | null |
Pain in right buttock after carbon monoxide poisoning | A woman in her 30s, eight weeks into her second pregnancy, was found disorientated at home. She had been lying on her right side in bed for about six hours in an airtight room with a coal stove that had nearly burnt out. On admission to the emergency department, she had a Glasgow coma scale score of 8 and her serum car... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Four people die as gold mine collapses in Nyatike | At least four gold miners were killed and sixteen others injured after a gold mine wall collapsed at Osiri Matanda in Nyatike, Migori County. The authorities attributed the Wednesday evening accident to the activities going on in the tunnel and the weak walls. “The four miners are amongst those who were trying to build... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Julia Morris' marriage breakdown: "My fresh start!" | Julia Morris’ 16-year marriage to Welsh comedian, Dan Thomas, has reportedly come to an end. - by New Idea team 04 Oct 2021 Julia Morris’ 16-year marriage to Welsh comedian, Dan Thomas, has reportedly come to an end, thanks in large part to Victoria’s testing pandemic lockdowns. WATCH: Julia Morris revealed as Kitten o... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Secretary of the Army commends 'Sky Soldiers' in Lithuania | RUKLA, Lithuania (May 20, 2014) -- Secretary of the Army John McHugh met with paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, here, Sunday, during an official visit to assess the results of the brigade's recent unscheduled deployment to the Baltic nations and Poland. The paratroopers i... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Clinical Profile and Treatment Outcome of Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning in Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study | 1Private Practice, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia; 3Amhara Public health Institute, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Correspondence: Dereje Endeshaw Bogale Email [email protected]
Background: Aluminum phosphide (AlP) is an effective fumigant and rodenticide which is a commonly used agent... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Rampaging caterpillars in Liberia threaten disaster across ... | Rampaging caterpillars in Liberia threaten disaster across region, warns UN
29 January 2009
A United Nations official has warned today that a UN-led team of experts is in a race against time in its attempt to halt a vast plague of caterpillars, known as armyworms, which has already swarmed across northern Liberia and t... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
2006 Kiholo Bay earthquake |
The 2006 Kīholo Bay earthquake occurred on October 15 at 07:07:49 local time with a magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The shock was centered 21 kilometers (13 mi) southwest of Puakō and 21 km (13 mi) north of Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi, just offshore of the Kona Airport, at a depth of 38.2 ... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Not-for-profit Generic Drug Company Officially Established, Attracts Interest of More Than 120 Health Organizations | We are dedicated to lowering healthcare costs to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life and independence. Not-for-profit Generic Drug Company Officially Established, Attracts Interest of Mor... | Organization Established | null | null |
Office for Civil Rights investigating allegations of discrimination at Carroll ISD | The Department of Education opened three investigations last week into allegations of discrimination based on "race, color, national origin or sex." The department did not provide any further specifics about the complaints.
SOUTHLAKE, Texas - Southlake's Carroll ISD is cooperating with a federal civil rights investigat... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
UPDATE: 73-year-old woman charged in Cache bank robbery | CACHE, Okla. (TNN) - A 73-year-old Indiahoma woman is looking at no less than 5-years in prison if convicted on an armed robbery charge filed by the Comanche County District Attorney. Helen Wright was arrested Tuesday after being accused of going into the All American Bank in Cache and taking $700. Investigators say Wr... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Military Coups d’État and Guinea’s Rocky Road to Political Stability | by Bintu Zahara Sakor , Mohammed Sacko and Vamo Soko & filed under Governance , Regions and Powers While the fate of Guinea’s former President Alpha Condé remains unclear following a military coup on September 5, the ongoing political turmoil is most likely a beginning of a repetitive cycle of a semi-democratic militar... | Regime Change | null | null |
Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 crash | Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 was a scheduled passenger flight from St. Louis, Missouri to Kirksville, Missouri. On October 19, 2004, the Jetstream 32 operating the flight crashed on approach to Kirksville Regional Airport due to pilot error. Thirteen people were killed. Flight 5966 was a flight route from St. Louis L... | Air crash | null | null |
China Halts Australia Economic Dialogue in New Retaliation | (Bloomberg) -- China announced that it was suspending a ministerial economic dialogue with Australia, in a largely symbolic move showing Beijing’s growing frustration with Canberra.
China will indefinitely halt all activities under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue, the National Development and Reform Com... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
1975 Żabbar Avro Vulcan crash | The 1975 Żabbar Avro Vulcan crash was a military aviation accident that occurred in Malta on 14 October 1975 when an Avro Vulcan B.2 bomber crashed after an aborted landing at RAF Luqa. The aircraft crashed in a residential area in Żabbar, and five crew members and one civilian on the ground were killed. The two pilots... | Air crash | null | null |
Marijuana poisoning on the rise in New Mexico | Updated: May 28, 2021 07:16 AM
Created: May 27, 2021 05:49 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- From 2014 through 2016, the New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center averaged about 70 calls of people consuming too much marijuana.
Those numbers doubled from 2017 through 2019, and there were 168 calls in 2020.
What's behind the inc... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
RwandAir Flight 205 crash | RwandAir Flight 205 was a Canadair CRJ-100 that crashed into the Terminal Building after an emergency landing at Kigali, Rwanda killing one passenger. [1] The flight was operated by JetLink Express on behalf of RwandAir. In the aftermath of the accident, RwandAir suspended all operations with JetLink Express. The fligh... | Air crash | null | null |
1877 Great Fire of Saint John, New Brunswick | The Great Saint John Fire was an urban fire that devastated much of Saint John, New Brunswick in June 1877. It destroyed two-fifths of the city of Saint John. [1]
At 2:30 on the afternoon of June 20, 1877, a spark fell into a bundle of hay in Henry Fairweather's storehouse in the York Point Slip area. Nine hours later... | Fire | null | null |
Formation of Just Transition Maritime Task Force announced at COP26 | In what has been hailed as a landmark moment for maritime workers, the formation of a Just Transition Maritime Task Force has been agreed to drive decarbonisation of the industry and support millions of seafarers through shipping’s green transition. The task force will push forward shipping’s climate goals while protec... | Organization Established | null | null |
Police reform, banning assault weapons, looking beyond COVID-19: Takeaways from Joe Biden's address to Congress | WASHINGTON – In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Joe Biden both looked back on his first 100 days in office and laid out a vision for the future of his administration, from talking about increasing taxes on the rich, to urging Congress to take action on gun violence and police reform.
"I can ... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
Brexit Fallout Could ‘Collapse’ the Good Friday Agreement | From the Islamic Revolution in Tehran to fuzzy animals playing counterinsurgents, these board and video games are inspired by foreign relations.
A roundup of some of our favorite reads this year.
Globe-trotting diversions from us to you.
By focusing on an external enemy, the Law and Justice Party is trying to transform... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
2017 Mexican protests |
The 2017 Mexican protests were a series of protests against a hike in the price of gasoline by the Mexican government which came into effect on 1 January 2017. Thousands of protestors marched, blocked highways and shut down state-owned gas stations. The rise in price—known in Mexico as the gasolinazo—was a result of ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
We’re Replicating the Mistakes of 2008 | As the government rushes to aid the economy, how that’s done, who benefits, and who is left behind matter. So far, the signs are ominous. About the author: Jesse Eisinger is a senior reporter at ProPublica. This article is a collaboration between The Atlantic and ProPublica. In 2008, the first of the once-in-a-lifetime... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquakes | The Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquakes occurred in Dashte Bayaz, Kakhk and Ferdows, Iran in late August and early September 1968. The mainshock measured 7.4 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. Damage was heavy in the affected areas with ... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Qantas Flight To See This Week’s Supermoon Sold Out In Minutes | When it comes to celestial events, it’s pretty tough to top a Super Blood Moon. That’s the unofficial name for a total lunar eclipse that takes place when the full moon is in its closest orbital position to Earth — making it appear larger and brighter than other full moons. Know what’s even cooler? How about this: Seei... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Volendam New Year's fire |
The Volendam New Year's fire was a café fire in the Dutch town of Volendam during the 2000–2001 New Year's night. The fire began early on New Year's Day 2001 and caused the death of 14 young people. [1] There were in all 241 people admitted to hospital,[2] 200 of whom suffered serious burns. [1]
The fire took place ... | Fire | null | null |
Putin signs bill withdrawing from nuclear arms treaty with the United States | Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper.
Fox News Flash top headlines for July 3 are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Bouchard recovering from shoulder surgery | Eugenie Bouchard, the former World No 5 from Canada, continues to recover from surgery to repair the torn subscapularis in her right shoulder sustained in March, admitting recently that she was scared to undergo the procedure because she had never been under anaesthesia before. Everything is on track and is going well,... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
Military Coups in Africa at Highest Level Since End of Colonialism | Attempted or successful coups in Africa are occurring more frequently as democratic states buckle under pressure from Covid-19 Fires were lit in the streets of Khartoum, Sudan, in late October as pro-democracy protesters rallied to reject a military coup of the country’s transitional government. Photo: Rasd Sudan Netwo... | Regime Change | null | null |
New CDC report details 'novel' foods that have led to E. coli, salmonella outbreaks | Some of the most worrisome novel vehicles include nuts, flour, sugar and spices, because these are foods you really can’t wash to get rid of bacteria. Sept. 22, 2021, 7:49 PM UTC By Linda Carroll We’re all aware that meats and certain veggies can turn out to be contaminated with some pretty nasty bacteria. But, a new, ... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Aeroflot Flight 498 crash | Aeroflot Flight 498 was a Soviet domestic passenger flight from Severomuysk to Ulan-Ude that crashed near Lake Baikal on 14 June 1981 en route to its planned stop at Nizhneangarsk Airport, Nizhneangarsk. All 44 passengers—including 13 children—and 4 crew members on board were killed, and the aircraft was destroyed. It ... | Air crash | null | null |
Questions over approval of Storm Bay salmon farming |
There are questions about the validity of the decision to green-light one of the most significant aquaculture expansions in Tasmania's history, with documents obtained by the ABC revealing it was made by just three sitting members of the nine-member assessment panel. The documents also revealed the Marine Farming Plan... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Swarms of Ladybirds with STIs have invaded the UK - The ... |
Some Harlequin Ladybirds are distinctive with black bodies and orange spots – but most look like any other ladybird
(Tony Hisgett/Creative Commons)
Swarms of ladybirds infected with dangerous STIs have been spotted in the UK.
The ladybirds, known as Harlequin Ladybirds, are originally from Asia and were first spotted ... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
2010 Thai political protests |
The 2010 Thai political protests were a series of political protests that were organised by the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) (also known as "Red Shirts")[3] in Bangkok, Thailand from 12 March–19 May 2010 against the Democrat Party-led government. The UDD called for Prime Minister Abhisit Vejj... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
UK, Kuwait agree to strengthen cooperation | LONDON: Building on a new action plan signed by the United Kingdom and the State of Kuwait at the 17th session of the Joint Steering Group in London yesterday, the two countries will begin to work to strengthen their cooperation in the areas of cyber security, trade, education and development. The Ministerial meeting w... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Snarling diplomacy: the ‘wolf warrior’ amping up China’s aggro on social media | On the morning of Monday, November 30, 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison was working from his official residence when an aide alerted him to a tweet by a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman. Morrison was about to finish a two-week quarantine after returning from a brief diplomatic visit to Japan, and had spent most of... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
Police appeal over bank robbery | Tasmanian police are appealing for witnesses to a robbery outside a bank in the state's south. A security guard was attacked by two men while depositing cash into a night safe at the Commonwealth Bank on the Channel Highway at Kingston about 1:00am yesterday. Police say the men were wearing balaclavas and stole the mon... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Free Speech Movement | The Free Speech Movement (FSM) was a massive, long-lasting student protest which took place during the 1964–65 academic year on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. [1] The Movement was informally under the central leadership of Berkeley graduate student Mario Savio. [2] Other student leaders include J... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
1906 Swansea earthquake |
The 1906 Swansea earthquake hit near the town of Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales on 27 June. It was one of the most damaging to hit Britain during the twentieth century, with a small area reaching an intensity of VII on the Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale. At 9.45am on 27 June 1906, a powerful earth tremor was felt across m... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Japan decides to dump treated Fukushima water, with low levels of radioactive tritium, into the ocean | Japan decides to dump treated Fukushima water, with low levels of radioactive tritium, into the ocean
Japan's government has approved plans to release more than 1 million tonnes of treated radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean.
Contaminated water is currently being k... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Blockupy movement | Blockupy is a movement protesting against austerity. The Blockupy alliance includes trade unions and Germany's Linkspartei. [1]
Representing grass-roots critics of supranational financial institutions such as the “troika”: the European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF),... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Deadly gas explosion at Moghbazar | We're deeply saddened by the news of a deadly explosion in a building in Moghbazar, Dhaka on Sunday evening that killed at least six people, including an infant, and left about 50 others with various degrees of burns and injuries. Primary investigations have suggested that the blast may have been caused by accumulation... | Gas explosion | null | null |
2019 Italian protests |
The Sardines movement (Italian: movimento delle sardine), also known as Sardines against Salvini (sardine contro Salvini),[5] was a grassroots political movement, which began in Italy in November 2019. [1][2][6]
The movement organized an ongoing series of peaceful demonstrations to protest against the right-wing sur... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
WA woman, 28, killed in South West crash lost brother in road accident 15 years ago | A young woman who was killed in a car crash in WA’s South West region on the weekend also lost her brother in a vehicle accident, 15 years ago. Jacqueline Waa was killed when the Toyota Hilux she was driving near Boyanup struck a tree after coming off the road on South Western Highway, The West Australian reports. The ... | Road Crash | null | null |
One of the latest discoveries of the Sanxingdui archaeological excavation project | UFO buffs have been buzzing over the recent excavation of a figurine with alien-like features at the mysterious Sanxingdui ruins, believing it is the site of the remains of extraterrestrial life. Measuring 115cm-tall, the bronze figurine is seen with its hands clasped in front of the body and a square plate on its head... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
12 B-Town Actors Who Tied The Knot With Older Women And Proved That Age Is Just A Number | Meenu Bahuguna Last Updated: May 27, 2021 | 22:38:56 IST Mark Twain had rightly said that age is an issue of mind over matter. If you do not mind, it does not matter. We have all seen ageing Bollywood heroes romancing young heroines, but the dynamics of love are changing rapidly. The age bar has taken a backseat, and m... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Two 27-year-old women die in Perth crash amid horror start to WA Day weekend | Three people are dead and two others are in hospital after four separate road crashes across Western Australia at the start of the long weekend. Two women died after a crash in Perth's south, with police still looking for the passenger of one of the vehicles involved. Police said around 7:40pm, a Toyota Landcruiser was... | Road Crash | null | null |
Shelton Hospital fire | The Shelton Hospital fire was a fatal blaze on 26 February 1968 at the Shelton Hospital, Shelton, Shrewsbury, that killed 21 female patients. [1]
A fire was reported in the women's wing soon after midnight on 26 February 1968. [1] By the time that appliances from the Shrewsbury Fire Brigade had arrived, the fire had t... | Fire | null | null |
Covid cases go up in Tamilnadu | Chennai: Tamilnadu saw a surge in daily Covid cases on Thursday night at 1,745, including one imported case from Karnataka. The total number of cases in the State stood at 26,52,115. After a little over a month, fresh Covid-19 infections topped 1,700 in Tamilnadu. In Coimbatore, 226 people tested positive, while Chenna... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
1967 Milwaukee riot | The 1967 Milwaukee riot was one of 159 race riots that swept cities in the United States during the "Long Hot Summer of 1967". In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, African American residents, outraged by the slow pace in ending housing discrimination and police brutality, began to riot on the evening of July 30, 1967. The inciting... | Riot | null | null |
Verizon strike of 2016 | The 2016 Verizon workers' strike was a labor action in the United States involving about 40,000 Verizon Communications landline and Verizon Fios workers. [1][2][3][4] The strike, which began April 13, was organized by trade unions International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Communications Workers of America... | Strike | null | null |
One Big Switch hit with fine for misleading customers | A Victorian man who flew from Brisbane to Hobart on flight VA702 today has tested positive to COVID-19 and has not been allowed to board a flight to Melbourne
A Watch & Act warning is in place for a fire in the northern parts of Mokine, in WA's Northam Shire. Keep up to date with ABC Emergency
Group discount website On... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Here Are 6 Major Archaeological Discoveries That Suggest Ancient Women Were Waaay More Powerful Than You May Believe | We like to think we know what our ancient female forebears were like. Yet a spate of recent discoveries confirms the truth: that we really have no idea. Clues from ancient texts and archaeological studies can give us a succinct picture of the important roles women have always played (and almost always without applause)... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
Rare chance to take a tour of historic Hastings shipwreck | The Shipwreck Museum has organised the guided expedition to Bulverhythe Beach at low tide, on Thursday September 9, beginning at eight o’clock in the morning. Tim McDonald, from the Museum, said: “It is eighteen months since the Shipwreck Museum was able to organise one of its long-established and hugely popular guided... | Shipwreck | null | null |
1981 Armenia mid-air collision crash | The 1981 Armenia mid-air collision occurred on 18 July 1981 when a Soviet Air Defense Forces Sukhoi Su-15 crashed into the tail of a Transporte Aéreo Rioplatense Canadair CL-44 commercial transport which had strayed into Soviet airspace over the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. The three crew and one passenger on th... | Air crash | null | null |
1996 Odwalla E. coli outbreak | The 1996 Odwalla E. coli outbreak began on October 7, 1996, when American food company Odwalla produced a batch of apple juice using blemished fruit contaminated with E. coli bacterium, which ultimately killed a 16-month-old girl and sickened 66 people. Odwalla made and marketed unpasteurized fruit juices for the heal... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
'Horrific' three-car collision near Boyanup kills Bunbury grandmother Denise Pelusey and 2yo Zeak Boxall | South West police have said an off-duty officer was one of the first to rush to help in a horrific three-car crash which killed a 57-year-old woman and a two-year-old boy, and left five others injured. Investigations into crash continue Police confirmed South West local Denise Pelusey and Zeak Pelusey-Boxall died in th... | Road Crash | null | null |
Federal Reserve eyes 2022 rate rise | Policymakers learned the lessons of 2008 and deployed a wider set of tools to help repair the damage from Covid. They know how to create a recovery, but can they manage the boom? Once ideas about how to manage the economy become entrenched, it can take generations to dislodge them. Something big usually has to happen t... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Hanging Lake remains pristine after mudslides, but the trail leading to it is treacherous | GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — The first thing that greets you at the trailhead for Hanging Lake is a pair of picnic tables, covered to their seats with mud and rocks. The rest of the hike is much of the same. The mudslides that blanketed Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon in late July also cut off a popular foot traffic... | Mudslides | null | null |
Aero Flight 311 crash | Aero Flight 311 (AY311), often referred to as the Kvevlax air disaster, was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Aero O/Y (now Finnair) between Kronoby, Finland and Vaasa. The aircraft, a Douglas DC-3, crashed in the municipality Kvevlax (Finnish: Koivulahti), nowadays part of Korsholm (Finnish: Mustasaari... | Air crash | null | null |
DeLand police investigate shooting that left victim with neck wound | LAKE MARY, Fla. - DeLand Police are investigating a weekend shooting that sent a 22-year-old man to the hospital.
DeLand Police responded to the 800 block of Valleydale Avenue around 9:15 p.m. on Saturday after residents reported hearing gunshots. During the investigation, officers located several spent handgun shell ... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
FirstBank Southwest receives ‘Best Bank to Work For’ award | AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — FirstBank Southwest (FBSW) was named a recipient of the 2021 American Banker “Best Banks to Work For” award, according to a press release by FirstBank Southwest. Regeneron ‘antibody cocktail’ helps prevent COVID-19, trial results show The release stated that the award was given to the ban... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
Spa Road Junction rail crash |
The Spa Road Junction rail crash was an accident on the British railway system which occurred during the peak evening rush hour of 8 January 1999 at Spa Road Junction in Bermondsey, in South East London. On a dark and wet evening, a Connex South Eastern train from Dover Priory to Charing Cross collided with a Thamesl... | Train collisions | null | null |
Mudslide closes Avalanche Creek Road in Pitkin County | and last updated 2021-07-22 23:18:30-04 PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. — A mudslide has blocked off Avalanche Creek Road near Highway 133 in Pitkin County, according to the sheriff's office. The Pitkin County Sheriff's Office said it happened approximately a half-mile away from Highway 133. Due to the risk of further mudslides o... | Mudslides | null | null |
CFMEU fined $138,000 as Canberra officials handed large individual penalties in right of entry dispute | A Victorian man who flew from Brisbane to Hobart on flight VA702 today has tested positive to COVID-19 and has not been allowed to board a flight to Melbourne
A Watch & Act warning is in place for a fire in the northern parts of Mokine, in WA's Northam Shire. Keep up to date with ABC Emergency
The ACT branch of the CFM... | Organization Fine | null | null |
TWA Flight 800 crash | Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (TWA 800) was a Boeing 747-100 that exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, on July 17, 1996, at about 8:31 p.m. EDT, 12 minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport on a scheduled international passenger flight to Rome, with a stopo... | Air crash | null | null |
Massive X Class Flare Erupts from Sun; G3- Strong Geomagnetic Storm Possible Halloween; Radiation Storm Warning in Effect | Today’s massive X-class flare erupted from sunspot 2887 on the surface of the Sun. A massive X-class solar flare erupted from the sun today and it appears an associated coronal mass ejection from the Sun could reach Earth on October 30 or 31, bringing about a geomagnetic storm on Earth around Halloween. A Radiation S... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
A ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will light up the sky this Thursday | (CNN) — The moon will partially block out the sun this Thursday to create a “ring of fire” solar eclipse. Some people in the Northern Hemisphere will be able to catch the first of two solar eclipses this year on June 10. A solar eclipse happens when the moon crosses between the sun and the Earth, which blocks a portion... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
1938 Yosemite TWA crash | Coordinates: 37°35′46.74″N 119°29′36.53″W / 37.5963167°N 119.4934806°W / 37.5963167; -119.4934806
The 1938 Yosemite TWA crash involved a Transcontinental & Western Air Douglas DC-2. On March 1, 1938, during a scheduled passenger flight from San Francisco to Winslow, Arizona, TWA's interstate hub, the flight encount... | Air crash | null | null |
1995 Marathon earthquake | Striking on April 14, 1995, the 1995 Marathon earthquake was recorded at moment magnitude of 5.7. It rattled buildings near the epicenter. The earthquake struck western Texas with magnitude 5.7 force. It was the 3rd largest earthquake in the United States in 1995. [1] The epicenter was probably in Alpine. [2]
Not a par... | Earthquakes | null | null |
National Airlines Flight 27 crash | National Airlines Flight 27 was a scheduled passenger flight between Miami and San Francisco with intermediate stops at New Orleans, Houston, and Las Vegas, operated by a DC-10-10 aircraft (N60NA). On November 3, 1973, at about 4:40 p.m., while the aircraft was cruising at 39,000 feet (12,000 m) 65 miles southwest of A... | Air crash | null | null |
Fact check: Disease outbreaks don't occur just in U.S. major election years | “This is such a stretch,” said Kathleen Brown, professor of public health at the University of Tennessee. “There were outbreaks during years of elections but there were also outbreaks in years where there were not elections.” “The author of this (meme) is not telling the whole story,” Brown said. The list of diseases... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Sun lights up high-latitude countries in ‘a Solar Deepavali’ | The image of the flare (near the disk centre) captured in the AIA 131 channel. The AIA is an extreme ultraviolet imaging telescope attached to NASA's SDO satellite. | Photo Credit: Photo Courtesy CESSI A solar flare that occurred on the Sun triggered a magnetic storm which scientists from Center of Excellence in Spa... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
State Route 38 Reopens After Heavy Rains Trigger Mudslide In El Dorado Burn Scar Near Big Bear | BIG BEAR (CBSLA) — Heavy downpours Friday across the Inland Empire prompted the closure of State Route 38 from Forest Falls to Lake Williams in Big Bear following a rockfall. It was reopened Friday night. ATTN MOTORISTS TO BIG BEAR. SR 38 is expected to be closed all night. Use SR’s 330 and 18 to Big Bear. Access only ... | Mudslides | null | null |
famines in China | This is a list of famines in China. Between 108 BC and 1911 AD, there were no fewer than 1,828 recorded famines in China, or once nearly every year in one province or another. The famines varied in severity. [1][2]
In China famines have been an ongoing problem for thousands of years. From the Shang dynasty (16th-11th ... | Famine | null | null |
Woman, friend arrested for poisoning husband to death | A 38-year-old woman and her friend have been arrested for allegedly killing her husband by giving food mixed with poison in the Choolaimedu police station limits.
According to the police, K. Selvam, 42, a painter by profession, was living with his wife Vijayalakshmi and their two daughters at Kannagi Street, Choolaime... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
• Marcell Jacobs Clocks Italian 100m Record with 9.95 in Savona | Marcell Jacobs clocked a new Italian 100m record with a stunning 9.95 seconds in the preliminary round at the Meeting Citta di Savona on Thursday (13).
The European indoor champion, Jacobs, broke Filippo Tortu's previous record of 9.99 from 2018. Jacobs time is the 5th fastest in the World this year.
"I knew I was in s... | Break historical records | null | null |
Fire-struck areas made newly vulnerable to mudslides | After a fire, rain can feel like a refreshing mercy. But it also spells fresh danger in fire-struck areas made newly vulnerable to mudslides. Amidst recovering from the trauma of a wildfire, people in hillside homes across much of the western U.S., in particular, must now be ready to evacuate when threatening heavy rai... | Mudslides | null | null |
Union County inmate may receive commutation of life sentence | Updated: November 17, 2021 @ 11:39 pm A preliminary docket for Columbia County Circuit Court Crimi… The following people have recently been booked into the cust… Byron Hooper may receive a prison sentence commutation. The Union County inmate has been incarcerated since 1990. A Union County inmate may receive a sentenc... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
Counting Crows cancel Boston concert hours before start | By Mia McCarthy The American rock band Counting Crows canceled their Boston concert on Sunday – only hours before the show – after a touring party member tested positive for COVID-19. The Boston concert was originally scheduled Sunday night at the Leader Bank Pavilion at 7 p.m. and is part of the band’s “Butter... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Washington tribe's tsunami evacuation tower could become model for the nation | The tower in Tokeland will be available in an emergency to tribal members and non-tribal residents who live off the reservation at the southern end of the peninsula. Author: Glenn Farley Published: 5:50 PM PDT May 17, 2021 Updated: 6:54 AM PDT May 18, 2021 TOKELAND, Wash. — Ceremonial groundbreaking and land clearing f... | Tsunamis | null | null |
United Express Flight 2415 crash | United Express Flight 2415 was a regularly scheduled flight in the northwest United States from Seattle to Pasco, Washington, operated using a BAe Jetstream 31. [1] Late on Tuesday, December 26, 1989, Flight 2415 crashed while attempting to land at Pasco's Tri-Cities Airport, killing both pilots and all four passenger... | Air crash | null | null |
1961 European Cup Winners' Cup Final | The 1960–61 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup club football tournament was won by Italian club Fiorentina in two-legged final victory against Rangers of Scotland. Organised by the Mitropa Cup committee, this tournament's edition was recognised by UEFA in 1963, after lobbying by the Italian Football Federation. [1... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Getting out of the World Health Organization might not be as easy as Trump thinks | US funding has helped the World Health Organization tackle Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. US President Donald Trump’s decision, announced on 29 May, to withdraw funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) was never in doubt. Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, the White House has been inte... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Body of second miner recovered from Cargill salt mine, identities released | and last updated 2020-12-17 21:11:30-05
AVERY ISLAND, La. — On Wednesday, December 16, the Iberia Parish Coroner's Office identified the two miners killed Monday during a roof collapse at the Cargill salt mine on Avery Island.
The two were identified as 27-year-old Lance Begnaud, II of Broussard and 41-year-old Rene Ro... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Taming the stagflationary winds | Regulators should use the bank capital framework to improve the resiliency of the financial system to climate-related risks. Advancing Racial Equity and Justice, Building an Economy for All, Strengthening Public Health and Ending the Pandemic, Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice, Climate Change, Economy... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crash | The crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 was a controlled flight into terrain of a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 during approach to Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. The incident occurred on September 11, 1974, killing 72 of the 82 people on board. The scheduled flight was from Charleston Municipal A... | Air crash | null | null |
Three men, 18, one boy, 17, accused of armoured car and bank heists | Guard held at gunpoint in Scarborough, firearm stolen Three young men and one boy faces dozen of charges for allegedly stealing numerous vehicles, holding up a bank and robbing an armoured car in the city and west of the GTA in recent weeks. Toronto Police say three masked bandits armed with guns and a large knife ent... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests | Protests against the April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election results began on 6 April 2009 in major cities of Moldova (including Bălți and the capital, Chișinău) before the final official results were announced. The demonstrators claimed that the elections, which saw the governing Party of Communists of the Republic... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
ČSA Flight 511 (July 1961) crash | ČSA Flight 511 was a flight operated by an Ilyushin Il-18 that crashed near Casablanca-Anfa Airport in Morocco on July 12, 1961. All 72 people on board were killed. The cause of the crash remains undertermined. [1]
On March 28, 1961 another Ilyushin Il-18 operating on the same flight, ČSA OK-511, crashed near Nurember... | Air crash | null | null |
Brazil dam collapse: Five arrested as toll rises to 85; dead fish wash up downstream | Authorities arrested five people on Tuesday in connection with the collapse of a Brazilian mine dam, while the death toll rose to at least 84 and the carcasses of fish floated along the banks of a river downstream that an indigenous community depends on for food and water. Br... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Locust swarms reach Nigeria and Cape Verde as control costs ... | Locust swarms reach Nigeria and Cape Verde as control costs soar
Swarms of locusts have descended on Caprivi (FAO)
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Locust swarms devouring vegetation throughout West Africa have been reported for the first time in northern Nigeria and the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic ocean.
The UN Food and Agricultu... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Chicago Fire of 1874 |
The Chicago Fire of 1874 took place on July 14. Reports of the extent of the damage vary somewhat, but sources generally agree that the fire burned 47 acres (19 ha)[1] just south of the Loop, destroyed 812 structures and killed 20 people. [2] The affected neighborhood had been home to Chicago's community of Jewish im... | Fire | null | null |
2016 Milwaukee riots | City of Milwaukee
Local demonstrators
On August 13, 2016, a riot began in the Sherman Park neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sparked by the fatal police shooting of 23-year-old Sylville Smith. During the three-day turmoil, several people, including police officers, were injured and dozens of protesters arrested... | Riot | null | null |
1985 Algarrobo earthquake |
The 1985 Algarrobo earthquake occurred on 3 March at 22:47 UTC (19:47 local time). Its epicenter was located on the south coasts of Valparaíso Region, Chile, close to the beach of Algarrobo. It had a magnitude of 8.0 Mw. [1]
The earthquake was felt between the Antofagasta Region in the north, and the Araucanía Regio... | Earthquakes | null | null |
2008 Race of Champions | The 2008 Race of Champions was the 21st running of the event, and took place on December 14, 2008 at Wembley Stadium, London. Two special races were due to take place during the event, the first of which, with Olympic gold medallist Chris Hoy cycling against the reigning Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton, who w... | Sports Competition | null | null |
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