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About 350,000 in Ethiopia's Tigray in famine - U.N. analysis | Adan Muez's uncle says the 14-year-old used to be as "strong as a lion".But having spent months hiding in a cave to escape violence in Ethiopia's Tigray region, he weighs less than 15 kilograms, or under two and a half stone.An analysis by United Nations agencies and aid groups estimates some 350,000 people in the conf... | Famine | null | null |
2011 UEFA Europa League Final |
The 2011 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, the 40th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the second season since it was renamed from UEFA Cup to UEFA Europa League. The match was played at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ir... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Leading money-in-politics data nonprofits merge to form OpenSecrets, a state-of-the-art democratic accountability organization | Center for Responsive Politics and National Institute on Money in Politics launch combined organization to integrate federal, state and local data WASHINGTON, JUNE 2, 2021 — The nation’s two leading money-in-politics data organizations have joined forces to help Americans hold their leaders accountable at the federal a... | Organization Merge | null | null |
Kōriyama explosion |
The Kōriyama explosion occurred on 30 July 2020 at 8:57 a.m. Japan Standard Time, when a gas explosion destroyed an On-Yasai, a shabu-shabu restaurant located along Sakura-dōri [ja] in the city of Kōriyama in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The blast resulted in the death of a person and the wounding of 19 other people.... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Mexico water supply buckles on worsening drought, putting crops at risk | A member of the Air Force sit next to the tanks with cloud seeding solution in a King Air 350i plane, used for cloud seeding to enhance precipitation as part of the efforts to combat a long-term drought has hit two-thirds of Mexico, at the Military Air Base No. 10 in Culiacan, in Sinaloa state, Mexico June 25, 2021. RE... | Droughts | null | null |
1989 Polish prison riots | The 1989 Polish prison riots refers to an outbreak of violence, which took place at four maximum-security prisons in northwestern Poland in late 1989. The riots were the result of political changes which had taken place in Poland in early and mid-1989 (see Polish Round Table Agreement, Polish legislative election, 1989... | Riot | null | null |
Infant, two others die in gas explosion | Three persons including an infant on Wednesday died in a gas explosion that occurred in Abeokuta, Ogun State .
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident occurred around 3 p.m. at Oke-Egunya, along NTA Road in Abeokuta South Local Government Area.
According to a witness, the incident occurred when a te... | Gas explosion | null | null |
ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 to take flight into space next year | Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is likely to launch India’s third lunar mission ‘Chandrayaan-3’ in the third quarter of 2022. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Gr... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
2020 China floods |
Since early June 2020, heavy rains caused by the regional rainy season led to floods severely affecting large areas of southern China including the Yangtze basin and its tributaries. Rains and floods extended to central and eastern China during July and were described as the worst since at least 1998. [11]
According... | Floods | null | null |
Justice News | Three Middlesex County Individuals Charged with $2.1 Million in Paycheck Protection Program Fraud and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Schemes
NEWARK, N.J. – Three Middlesex County, New Jersey, residents were arrested today for their roles in fraudulently obtaining over $2.1 million in federal Paycheck Protection Pr... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
1996 NBA lockout | The 1996–97 NBA season was the 51st season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league used this season to celebrate its 50th anniversary, which included the unveiling of the league's list of its 50 greatest players. This particular season featured what has since been acknowledged as one of the most talent... | Strike | null | null |
Loray Mill Strike | The Loray Mill strike of 1929 in Gastonia, North Carolina, was one of the most notable strikes in the labor history of the United States. Though largely unsuccessful in attaining its goals of better working conditions and wages, the strike was considered very successful in a lasting way; it caused an immense controvers... | Strike | null | null |
Update: Man charged after robbing College Station bank | COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - A Hempstead man has been charged with aggravated robbery and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle after robbing a bank at 2305 Texas Ave, Friday afternoon. Ondre Green, Jr, 19, was arrested after College Station Police said he displayed a gun during a bank robbery at Texas Avenue and Manu... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Seals at tourism hotspot suffering slow and painful deaths caused by helium balloons |
Helium balloons are killing wildlife at one of Victoria's most popular nature tourism destinations.
An Australian fur seal is the latest animal to be saved from a painful death caused by a burst balloon.
Researchers at Phillip Island are reporting that an increasing number of birds and animals are ingesting, or becomi... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
UT Austin Ranked Best Texas School for Veterans, Wins Gold Award from Texas Veterans Commission | AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin is the No. 1 school for veterans in Texas, according to U.S. News & World Report, and was recently honored with a gold medal designation from the Texas Veterans Commission.
Established by the State of Texas, the Veterans Education Excellence Recognition Gold Award recog... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
Charlie Sheen Confirms Daughter Sami Moved Out of Denise Richards’ Home, Dropped Out of High School | The video then cut to a clip of Sami smiling with the caption: “Now: finally moved out of the hell house, had a spiritual awakening, own 2 cats, happy single, full of self love, and dropped out of high school :).”
Courtesy of Sami Sheen/Instagram
A source tells Us Weekly that Richards is “saddened” by the situation. ”D... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
1915 Pleasant Valley earthquake | The 1915 Pleasant Valley earthquake occurred at 22:53:21 on October 2 in north-central Nevada. With a moment magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), it was the strongest earthquake ever recorded in the state. The earthquake remains as one of the best examples ever for evidence of creating faul... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Business owners in Wheatley, Ont., demand answers after explosion injures 3, destroys 2 buildings | In the hours after an explosion rocked the heart of Wheatley, Ont., on Thursday, reducing two buildings to rubble and injuring three people, business owners were questioning the response to an unsolved, ongoing gas leak in the area.
"It wasn't dealt with properly, I don't think. It was just a matter of time," said Bar... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Munich air disaster crash | The Munich air disaster occurred on 6 February 1958 when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at Munich-Riem Airport, West Germany. The aircraft was carrying the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the "Busby Babes", along with supporters and jo... | Air crash | null | null |
Lafayette’s Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis claims gold in men’s pole vault for Sweden | by: Scott Lewis, Caroline Marcello TOKYO (KLFY) — Lafayette native Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis, 21, claimed the gold medal in men’s pole vaulting this morning at the Tokyo Olympics.
The world record holder claimed the medal with a 6.02-meter (19.75-foot) vault, which comes in one-hundredth of a meter shy of the Olympic... | Break historical records | null | null |
2012 Negros earthquake |
The 2012 Negros earthquake occurred on February 6 at 11:49 PST with a body wave magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum intensity of VII (Destructive) off the coast of Negros Oriental, Philippines. The epicenter of the Thrust fault earthquake [6] was approximately 72 kilometres (45 mi) north of the provincial capital of Dumagu... | Earthquakes | null | null |
San Francisco newspaper strike of 1994 |
The San Francisco newspaper strike of 1994 was a labor dispute called by the Newspaper Guild in November 1994. Employees of San Francisco's two major daily newspapers, the San Francisco Chronicle and The San Francisco Examiner walked off the job for eleven days. San Francisco's two major daily newspapers were longtim... | Strike | null | null |
1983 TAME 737-200 crash | The 1983 TAME Boeing 737-200 crash was an aviation incident in which a Boeing 737-2V2 Advanced, operated by the Ecuadorian national airline TAME, which was flying on a domestic route from the now-closed Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito to Mariscal Lamar Airport in Cuenca, crashed into a hill during final a... | Air crash | null | null |
Maine Shipwreck Identified as Colonial-Era Cargo Vessel | About two years ago, a nor’easter struck York Beach, Maine, revealing the skeleton of a centuries-old shipwreck beneath the sand. This was far from the first time the mysterious ruin had surfaced, only to disappear again: In fact, the wreck first appeared on the state’s sandy shores in 1958. Now, after decades of anony... | Shipwreck | null | null |
Motorcyclist dies following Galway road crash | A motorcyclist has died following a collision in Renmore, Co Galway shortly after 10am this morning. The man, who was in his 40s, was seriously injured when his motorbike was in collision with a car on the R338 Old Dublin Road at Renmore Park. He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. The deceased was rem... | Road Crash | null | null |
Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union | Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union
2 January 2007
On 1 January 2007 the European Union (EU) was enlarged through the accession of two new Member States, namely Bulgaria and Romania.
As from this date, the national central banks (NCBs) of the new Member States are integrated into the European System of Central... | Join in an Organization | null | null |
FAMINE: Africa and Yemen in a Critical Situation | The first quarter of 2017 was marked by a food crisis affecting approximately fifteen countries, of which four of these regions are suffering from severe famine . The United Nations has sounded the alarm. What is famine? We all have a more or less concrete idea of what it is, but it is not as obvious to answer this que... | Famine | null | null |
India-Russia joint tri-service excercise 'Indra 2019' concludes | JE Indra 2019 tri-services exercise will help strengthen mutual confidence and interoperability between the Indian and Russian armed forces. The 10-day long joint exercise Indra 2019 kicked-o... | Military Exercise | null | null |
The al-Salam Boccaccio '98 went down about 80km (50 miles) off the Egyptian coast during an overnight journey from Duba in Saudi Arabia to Safaga | Fourteen bodies and about 100 survivors have so far been pulled from the water, Egyptian officials said.
The al-Salam Boccaccio '98 went down about 80km (50 miles) off the Egyptian coast during an overnight journey from Duba in Saudi Arabia to Safaga.
Rescue boats and helicopters are searching the area, but are being h... | Shipwreck | null | null |
Hospital merger and acquisition activity will remain robust throughout the year, Moody's finds | M&A activity in the health insurance sector will remain high in 2021, adding to the four significant deals that have already been announced. Jeff Lagasse , Associate Editor Hospitals, health systems and providers, both for-profit and nonprofit, are expected to see continued robust merger and acquisition activity throu... | Organization Merge | null | null |
First body pulled from Zimbabwe gold mine disaster | File: Rescue workers busy at work installing a water pump to drain water from a mine shaft so that they can gain access to at least 40 informal gold miners trapped inside a collapsed shaft at Ran Mine in Bindura, November 26, 2020. Jekesai Njikizana/AFP HARARE - Rescuers on Monday retrieved one body from a disused Zimb... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
2010 Mount Meager landslide | The 2010 Mount Meager landslide was a large catastrophic debris avalanche that occurred in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, on August 6 at 3:27 a.m. PDT (UTC-7). More than 45,000,000 m3 (1.6×109 cu ft) of debris slid down Mount Meager, temporarily blocking Meager Creek and destroying local bridges, roads and equi... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
Plague of crickets besieges town / Elko, Nev., residents fight ... | Plague of crickets besieges town / Elko, Nev., residents fight back swarm of ravenous bugs that marched in, took over
Chuck Squatriglia, Chronicle Staff Writer
June 22, 2003
Thousands of Mormon crickets invade the Spring Creek, NV Post Office 6/15. Millions of Mormon crickets descend on northeastern Nevada.
2003-06-2... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
New York City Teacher's Strike of 1968 |
State of New York
State of Pennsylvania
The New York City teachers' strike of 1968 was a months-long confrontation between the new community-controlled school board in the largely black Ocean Hill–Brownsville neighborhoods of Brooklyn and New York City's United Federation of Teachers. It began with a one day walkou... | Strike | null | null |
Covid Will Leave Deep Scars in World Economy Even After Recovery | In the 1970s, they started a paint and wallpaper business. Then, after the housing bubble burst in the Great Recession, the couple delivered cars for Enterprise. Five years later, they were fielding customer returns at Target. But the pandemic brought that to an end. Now, in their mid-80s, the Portes are unemployed. Th... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Mauritania: Locust alert in northwest - ReliefWeb | 10 Oct 2006
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations]
NOUAKCHOTT, 10 October (IRIN) - Swarms of desert locusts have been sighted in the remote northwest Mauritanian province Inchiri, 250 km west of the capital Nouakchott, raising fears of a locust invasion at the height of the growing s... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
TasNetworks fined again after cutting power to people on life support without warning | A Victorian man who flew from Brisbane to Hobart on flight VA702 today has tested positive to COVID-19 and has not been allowed to board a flight to Melbourne
A Watch & Act warning is in place for a fire in the northern parts of Mokine, in WA's Northam Shire. Keep up to date with ABC Emergency
A state-owned power utili... | Organization Fine | null | null |
American Airlines Flight 1 crash | American Airlines Flight 1 was a domestic, scheduled passenger flight from New York International (Idlewild) Airport (now John F. Kennedy International Airport) to Los Angeles International Airport. On March 1, 1962, the Boeing 707 rolled over and crashed into Jamaica Bay two minutes after takeoff, killing all 87 passe... | Air crash | null | null |
Lansing resident works to establish Young Black Panther Party chapter | When James Henson was younger, he idolized the famous civil rights group known as the Black Panther Party. Now, he is working to establish his own chapter of Young Black Panther Party out of Lansing. Henson, a 22-year-old former student at Lansing Community College, was inspired to act after the protests that occurred ... | Organization Established | null | null |
1942-43 musicians' strike |
On August 1, 1942, the American Federation of Musicians, at the instigation of union president James C. Petrillo, began a strike against the major American record companies because of disagreements over royalty payments. Beginning at midnight, July 31, 1942, no union musician could make commercial recordings for any c... | Strike | null | null |
What the History of Pandemics Can Teach Us About Resilience | Five years ago, I decided to write a novel set in the aftermath of a terrible pandemic. The novel was an alternate history, a revisionist Western set in the 19th century, and I ended up doing copious research on everything from cattle brands to midwifery. But I’m somewhat embarrassed to say now that my research on pub... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
IIROC and MFDA to Merge | Ruth Saldanha: Earlier this week the CSA announced its plan to create a new single self-regulatory organisation, which will consolidate the functions of the two existing SROs, which are IIROC and MFDA. Additionally, the CSA will also combine two existing investor protection funds into an integrated fund that's independ... | Organization Merge | null | null |
2006 European Aquatics Championships | The 2006 European Swimming Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary, from 26 July – 6 August 2006. Disciplines include swimming, diving, synchronised swimming (synchro) and open water swimming. European Water Polo Championships for 2006 were also organized by LEN, but held separately. Competition dates by disciplin... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Gwyneth Paltrow Says Divorcing Chris Martin Is What She ‘Wanted Least in the World’ | “I’ve learned so much from something I wanted least in the world. I never wanted to get divorced,” the Goop founder, 48, told the House Bunny star, 44, during an episode of her “Anna Faris Is Unqualified” podcast released Monday, March 22. “I never wanted to not be married to the father of my kids, theoretically.”
Palt... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Protests against Benjamin Netanyahu |
Protests against Benjamin Netanyahu, the former Prime Minister of Israel, have gained prominence in Israel during the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing trial of Netanyahu for various corruption scandals. Protesters have accused Netanyahu of subjecting the law, as part of his fight in the criminal proceedings agains... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Two Democratic Senators urge federal investigations into Facebook for allegedly misleading claims | Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Maria Cantwell are urging federal regulators to investigate Facebook over allegations it misled advertisers, investors and the public.
Warren, D-Mass., urged the SEC and Justice Department to look into potential wire fraud and securities laws violations.
Cantwell, D-Wash., asked the Federal T... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
Jobless claims are still higher than during the Great Recession a year after the pandemic started | A year after the pandemic shut down the US economy , America's workers are still hurting . For the past 12 months, first-time claims for jobless benefits have been higher than during the worst moments of the Great Recession. Economists, politicians and workers alike are hoping that the continued vaccine rollout and war... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Steps to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning | FRANKFORT, Ky. (KFVS) - With recent winter temperatures below freezing, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH), an agency within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), wants to remind residents to take action to prevent carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.
“As we move into the winter months, cold weath... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
The Shortest Marriages in Celebrity History, From Jennifer Lopez to Kim Kardashian | Typically, when a couple gets married, they're told to keep an eye out for the so-called "seven-year itch," when they've fully settled into their marriage and might start feeling a little restless. For some, however, the honeymoon stage comes to an abrupt halt well before they've hit the seven-year mark—like, closer to... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Number of people experiencing acute food insecurity persistently above 100 million over the last four years | The number of people experiencing acute food insecurity has remained persistently above 100 million over the last four years. In 2019, the figure rose sharply to 135 million across 58 countries, driven by more conflict, climate extremes and economic turbulence. This number has since significantly increased including du... | Famine | null | null |
'Significant' diesel spills in industrial precinct on Hobart's River Derwent: EPA report |
There have been four significant diesel spills in Hobart's Prince of Wales Bay in the Derwent estuary in the past financial year, the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says.
The spills were noted in the EPA's 2015-2016 annual report released on Wednesday.
The authority said it did not know how they eventuated and... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
1928 New Bedford textile strike | The 1928 New Bedford textile strike was a mass work stoppage of approximately 30,000 machinery operatives in several of the large cotton mills located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. The strike, which ran for several months during the spring and summer of 1928, is remembered for the prominent role played by the Wor... | Strike | null | null |
Aeroflot Flight 213 (1962) crash | Aeroflot Flight 213 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight operated by Aeroflot from Chersky Airport to Keperveyem Airport. On 18 September 1962, the Ilyushin Il-14 operating this flight crashed shortly after takeoff. All 27 passengers and five crew members were killed. The Air Accident Investigation Commission de... | Air crash | null | null |
Justice News | PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal criminal complaint was unsealed today charging an Oregon dentist with fraudulently converting to his personal use nearly $8 million in loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Salwan Adjaj, 43, a former dentist residing in West Linn, Oregon, has been charged with a... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
Cairns salesman fined for misleading vulnerable consumers continues to work as pawn broker | A Victorian man who flew from Brisbane to Hobart on flight VA702 today has tested positive to COVID-19 and has not been allowed to board a flight to Melbourne
A Watch & Act warning is in place for a fire in the northern parts of Mokine, in WA's Northam Shire. Keep up to date with ABC Emergency
A former used car salesma... | Organization Fine | null | null |
1893 Brisbane flood |
The 1893 Brisbane flood, occasionally referred to as the Great Flood of 1893 or the Black February flood, occurred in 1893 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Brisbane River burst its banks on three occasions in February 1893. It was the occurrence of three major floods in the same month that saw the period named... | Floods | null | null |
2001 Geiyo earthquake | The 2001 Geiyo earthquake (2001年芸予地震 Nisen-ichi-nen Gēyo Jishin) occurred with a moment magnitude of 6.7 on March 24 at 15:27 local time near Hiroshima, Japan. One person in Hiroshima and one person in Ehime were reported dead. About 3,700 buildings were damaged in the Hiroshima area. [1] Liquefaction was observed in H... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Four members of family die in LPG cylinder blast | A 45-year-old woman and her three grown children — two sons and a daughter — died of suffocation when an LPG (liquid petroleum gas) cylinder exploded inside their house in East Delhi’s Farsh Bazar on Wednesday morning.
Atul Garg, director of the Delhi Fire Services, said nine fire tenders took about an hour to douse th... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Tasmanian beaches have more glass rubbish than plastic, study finds |
New research published in an international scientific journal shows Tasmania has a much higher proportion of glass on its beaches than plastic, bucking international trends. PhD candidate Kathryn Willis led a team of volunteers surveying about 250 sites in southern and northern Tasmania and on the east coast, and her ... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Facebook Inc. overpaid billions of dollars to the Federal Trade Commission as part of an agreement to keep CEO Mark Zuckerberg from being held personally liable for the Cambridge Analytica data breach, shareholders claim in a pair of lawsuits. | Facebook Inc. overpaid billions of dollars to the Federal Trade Commission as part of an agreement to keep CEO Mark Zuckerberg from being held personally liable for the Cambridge Analytica data breach, shareholders claim in a pair of lawsuits. Two separate groups of Facebook FB, -0.90% shareholders filed suit Tuesday, ... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Schools still closed for nearly 77 million students 18 months into pandemic – UNICEF | NEW YORK, 16 September 2021 – Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, schools for nearly 77 million students in six countries continue to be almost completely closed, according to an updated data analysis released today by UNICEF. According to the analysis, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Panama are among the count... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Celebration versus surrender: QAnon hairdresser, Brazilian asylee catch different sentences | Dona Sue Bissey must serve 14 days in prison, while Eliel Rosa received one year of probation. Federal judges pointed to their behavior after the Capitol riot as a basis for these diverging punishments. WASHINGTON (CN) — Marking the second time she has given a Capitol rioter a heftier sentence than the one sought by ... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
6 Different Divorce Announcements From 6 Chinese Celebrity Couples | Wong and Li married in 2005 and later had a daughter together whom they named Li Yan (李嫣). However on 13th September 2013, the couple officially announced their divorce. Wong left a message on Weibo saying, “This is the end of this life for husband and wife. I’m fine, you (should also) take care.”
Li replied saying th... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Vladimir Putin declares state of emergency in Arctic region over Norilsk fuel spill |
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency in a region of Siberia after an estimated 21,000 tonnes of diesel fuel spilled from a power plant storage facility, in an accident experts say will take "decades" to clear.
The spill took place last week at a power plant in an outlying section of the c... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
2003 Polish Air Force Mi-8 crash | On 4 December 2003, a Polish Mi-8 helicopter operated by the 36th Special Aviation Regiment carrying Poland's Prime Minister Leszek Miller crashed near Piaseczno, just outside Warsaw. [1] The pilot performed an autorotation landing in a forest following the failure of both engines. The helicopter suffered extensive dam... | Air crash | null | null |
Premier Ford visits Wheatley as province takes over gas explosion investigation | Premier Doug Ford now has a first hand account of the devastation in Wheatley following last month's gas explosion that left 20 people injured.
Ford and Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry Greg Rickford paid a visit to the blast site on Tuesday.
Rickford's ministry has agreed to take... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Kalol explosion: FIR against two former ONGC staffers | AHMEDABAD: Police have filed an FIR of criminal negligence causing death in connection with the blast of a pipeline of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation ( ONGC ), which killed three persons in December 2020. The pipeline passed beneath a residential society in Kalol.
Police filed the FIR on Tuesday for giving the nod to ... | Gas explosion | null | null |
1996 Secaucus train collision | On February 9, 1996, two NJ Transit commuter trains collided at Bergen Junction (since removed/abandoned) in Secaucus, NJ. This accident occurred during the morning rush hour just south of the current Secaucus Junction station. It is NJ Transit's deadliest accident to date and was the first in which NJ Transit passenge... | Train collisions | null | null |
German national rail strike of 2007 | The German national rail strike of 2007 was a strike in Germany by the locomotive engineers union, Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer (GDL, or German Train Drivers' Union), which began on November 14, 2007 and ended on November 17, 2007. The union struck Deutsche Bahn, the state-owned company which operates the Ger... | Strike | null | null |
May 2002 Belfast riots | The May 2002 Belfast riots were riots that occurred in north Belfast, Northern Ireland. On Saturday May 2002, up to 800 people were involved in sectarian clashes beginning shortly after the Scottish Cup Final in which Rangers F.C. beat Celtic F.C. Petrol bombs and fireworks were thrown at Police Service of Northern Ire... | Riot | null | null |
2002 South American Games | Athletics events at the 2002 South American Games were held at the Estádio Olímpico do Pará in Belém, Brazil, between August 1–3, 2002. [1] For the first time, the tournament was restricted to junior athletes (U-20). The results were used to determine the medals awarded for this year's South American Junior Championsh... | Sports Competition | null | null |
WHO forms new expert group to study origin of COVID | WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the news during his press briefing from Geneva, "following a public call for experts." Geneva Updated on: October 14, 2021 11:07 IST URL copied WHO forms new expert group to study origin of COVID. The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched an expert group that wil... | Organization Established | null | null |
1998 Russian financial crisis |
The Russian financial crisis (also called ruble crisis or the Russian flu) hit Russia on 17 August 1998. It resulted in the Russian government and the Russian Central Bank devaluing the ruble and defaulting on its debt. The crisis had severe impacts on the economies of many neighboring countries. Meanwhile, James Cook... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Geologists look to past for answers on future tsunami threats | Multiple large and destructive tsunamis in the past few decades in the Indian Ocean (2004), Chile (2010), and Japan (2011) have underscored the threat that tsunamis pose to coastal regions, ushering in a new era of research aimed at better predicting areas threatened by the fast-developing natural disasters. But docum... | Tsunamis | null | null |
Kimberley children injured in second stolen car crash in a week | Three children have been critically injured in an allegedly stolen car crash in Western Australia's north, less than a week after another allegedly stolen car with seven children rolled killing one girl and critically injuring four others. The boys aged 12, 14 and 16 years were travelling in a vehicle that had been sto... | Road Crash | null | null |
2017 Essendon Airport Beechcraft King Air crash | On 21 February 2017, at 8:59 am local time, a Beechcraft B200 King Air aircraft operating a charter flight, carrying a pilot and four passengers bound for King Island, crashed seconds after taking off from Essendon Airport in Melbourne, Australia. [2]
The pilot made two mayday calls[3] before the aircraft clipped the ... | Air crash | null | null |
Emaciated deep-water dolphin found on Florida beach had plastic bags and balloon in stomach |
A deep-water dolphin that was found stranded on a United States beach and later euthanased had a stomach full of trash, according to wildlife authorities.
Biologists said they found two plastic bags and a shredded balloon during a necropsy of the young rough-toothed dolphin after it washed ashore on Fort Myers Beach i... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Timex strike |
Protesters
3,000+ protesters
The Timex strike was a major industrial dispute which took place in Dundee, Scotland, in 1993. The dispute, which was notable for its level of picket-line violence, resulted in the closure of the Timex plant in the city after 47 years. [1][2]
By the 1980s the Timex Corporation had been... | Strike | null | null |
Locust swarms plague southern Russia - CNN | Locust plague devastating Russia 01:26
Story highlights
Swarms of locusts plague farmers in southern Russia
Local officials say locusts have destroyed at least 10% of region's crops
Russian news broadcasts are linking the plague to climate change
Moscow (CNN)
Millions of locusts have descended on farmlands in southern ... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Wealth Matters: The Black-White Wealth Gap Before and During the Pandemic | The lack of wealth in many African-American households has left them especially vulnerable to the financial fallout from the coronavirus crisis; but the federal government has perhaps its best opportunity yet to fix these racial disparities. Advancing Racial Equity and Justice, Building an Economy for All, Economic Jus... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Watch: Armand Duplantis breaks Sergey Bubka’s 26-year pole vault world record at Diamond League | Duplantis, who already holds the world indoor record of 6.18m, bettered the mark of 6.14m achieved by Bubka in July 1994 in Italy.
Sep 18, 2020 · 10:17 am
Updated Sep 18, 2020 · 03:39 pm
Armand Duplantis after his historic performance on Thursday | AFP / Andreas Solaro
Pole vault star Armand D... | Break historical records | null | null |
Ryan Crouser throws 76 feet, 8 1/4 inches, breaks 31-year-old shot put world record at U.S. trials | Ryan Crouser throws 76 feet, 8 1/4 inches, breaks 31-year-old shot put world record at U.S. trials
EUGENE, Ore. -- The record was older than he is.
When Ryan Crouser broke it, "it felt like it was a huge weight lifted."
The 28-year-old who built a training ring at his home in Arkansas to stay on point during the corona... | Break historical records | null | null |
One Boater Dies, One Injured in Crash Offshore from Ocean City | A boat collision offshore from the coast of Ocean City Friday morning has left one boater dead and another one with a minor head injury. A total of four people were pulled from the water by a good Samaritan boat, according to the Coast Guard, and one of them was reportedly unconscious at the time of rescue. A Coast Gua... | Shipwreck | null | null |
U.S. Announces Its Withdrawal From U.N. Human Rights Council | U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, speaks Tuesday at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images ... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Bank robber uses gopher as getaway vehicle | Police say a 62-year-old man who allegedly robbed a Perth bank and used a gopher mobility scooter to make his escape did not get far before he was caught. Police allege the man entered Bankwest's Subiaco branch on Rokeby Road on Friday afternoon. They say he approached a female teller, demanding cash. The man allegedly... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Lunar Eclipse 2021: Check Images of Super Blood Moon, Chandra Grahan from India, Around The World | (Clockwise from top) Moon shines in New York, Bali, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and New Delhi. (Images: Reuters/PTI) People across the world saw the big supermoon event on Wednesday, May 26. The moon appeared blood red in some parts of the globe due to the total lunar eclipse. Lunar eclipses take place when Earth’s shadow b... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
2000 Zion mid-air collision crash | On February 8, 2000, a Zlin 242L light aircraft piloted by Chicago radio personality Bob Collins was involved in a mid-air collision with a Cessna 172P over Zion, Illinois while both aircraft were on approach to land at the nearby Waukegan National Airport. The Zlin dived and crashed through the roof of a five-story me... | Air crash | null | null |
Reading: Natural gas explosion | “Terrible Racist” Reports Exile Hall of Fame | States and Regions Natural gas exploded before a fire that burned down an apartment on the second floor of Reading on Tuesday afternoon, injuring three people, including a woman who was severely burned, said Marshal Reading Jeremy Surfos on Wednesday. Told to.
“Based on e... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Fish and waterways near Gold Coast Airport being tested for toxic run-off |
Seafood sampling has begun to determine how far toxic chemicals have spread from Gold Coast Airport into the surrounding environment.
The decision to begin testing today came after low levels of a once-used firefighting foam were found in soil and groundwater near the Coolangatta airport's boundary last year.
Fish and... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Top scientist referred to corruption watchdog over alleged research misconduct | One of Australia’s leading cancer scientists, who secured almost $40 million in taxpayer-funded research grants, has been referred to Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission by his institute over allegations of research misconduct.
The Brisbane-based QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute confirmed to The Age a... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
1949 Calvary Cemetery strike |
The 1949 Calvary Cemetery strike was a labor strike involving gravediggers and other workers at the Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York City. The strike began on January 13 and ended on March 12,
The strike began on January 13 after labor negotiations between the trustees of St. Patrick's Cathedral (the administ... | Strike | null | null |
Lagny-Pomponne rail accident | The Lagny-Pomponne rail disaster occurred on 23 December 1933, between Pomponne and Lagny-sur-Marne ( WikiMiniAtlas48°52′54″N 2°41′47″E / 48.88167°N 2.69639°E / 48.88167; 2.69639Coordinates: 48°52′54″N 2°41′47″E / 48.88167°N 2.69639°E / 48.88167; 2.69639), 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Paris, when the 4-8-2 locom... | Train collisions | null | null |
Colin Jost Flashes His New Wedding Band, Plus More Male Celebrity Rings We Love | During the Saturday Night Live John Mulaney episode that aired Oct. 31, the Weekend Update host sported a simple gold band a week after he and Scarlett Johansson tied the knot in an intimate ceremony. Jost’s co-host, Michael Che, even made a joke about the couple’s wedding in relation to the upcoming election. "I don... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
New month, worsening drought conditions in Minnesota | After one of the driest Julys on record in parts of Minnesota, the drought conditions affecting the region show no signs of letting up to start the month of August. In the Twin Cities, the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport ended July with just 0.87 inches of rain for the month — more than 3 inches below normal... | Droughts | null | null |
Bundaberg suburb's contaminated water turned off a week after PFAS concerns raised | Bundaberg Council has switched off drinking water from a reservoir in the suburb of Svensson Heights after unsafe levels of the potentially toxic chemical PFAS were confirmed in the water.
Queensland Health said it was alerted by the council of a potential threat to the drinking water last week.
Bundaberg Mayor Jack De... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303 crash | China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303 was a domestic flight from Xi'an to Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. [1] On June 6, 1994, the aircraft operating the flight, a Tupolev Tu-154M, broke up in-flight and crashed as a result of an autopilot malfunction which caused violent shaking and overstressed the airframe. [2... | Air crash | null | null |
Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter | SUNDAY, Feb. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Carbon monoxide poisoning can prove fatal without a warning, because it can't be seen, smelled or heard.
It's important to be aware of it, especially during winter when you're indoors and using heat sources to stay cozy.
The Nebraska Regional Poison Center has some tips for pre... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Key WTO members accepted proposals to cut the subsidies wealthy countries give their farmers for exports | Key WTO members accepted proposals to cut the subsidies wealthy countries give their farmers for exports. The deal should reduce barriers to international trade and so, it is hoped, lift millions out of poverty. Brazil's Foreign Minister, Celso Amorim, said the WTO agreement was good for trade and good for social j... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
2017 South Supreme Airlines Antonov An-26 crash | On 20 March 2017, an Antonov An-26 of South Supreme Airlines was destroyed by fire after landing at Wau Airport, South Sudan on a domestic flight from Juba Airport. The accident aircraft was an Antonov An-26,[1] registration S9-TLZ. [2]
The aircraft was destroyed by fire after landing at Wau Airport, South Sudan on a ... | Air crash | null | null |
Crocodiles eat a lot of things.These prehistoric relics were rare treats | Americans are ready to go on the road for vacation Crocodiles eat a lot of things.These prehistoric relics were rare treats Updated: September 14, 2021 1:31 am EDT Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Discovering prehistoric relics is surprising enough. But finding them deep inside the belly of a giant crocodile is another ... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
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