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‘Her dad would be so proud’: The force that drove McKeown to gold | Kaylee McKeown has put aside family heartbreak to triumph in the 100m backstroke final, winning her first Olympic gold medal and Australia’s third in three days in the pool.
The 20-year-old Australian from the Sunshine Coast turned in third place, 0.29 seconds off the pace, but powered home to touch the wall first in 5... | Break historical records | null | null |
Famine in the Tigray War | Famine in the Tigray War consists of human deaths from starvation[1] during the Tigray War that started in November 2020. Formally, the deaths were estimated to be a crisis (phase 3)/emergency (phase 4) level of acute food insecurity in large parts of Tigray Region in January 2021 by the Famine Early Warning Systems Ne... | Famine | null | null |
Sian Proctor makes history with SpaceX's Inspiration4 as first-ever Black female spacecraft pilot | "I have this opportunity to not only accomplish my dream, but also inspire the next generation of women of color and girls of color," Sian Proctor said. Sian Proctor is making history as the first-ever Black female spacecraft pilot. Proctor, a geoscientist, artist and science communicator, has been paving the way in t... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
Archaeologists Unearth Sprawling Roman Ruins Unlike Any Found in the U.K. | An ancient complex in Yorkshire may have been a luxury villa, a religious sanctuary or a mixture of both Archaeologists in the English town of Scarborough have discovered the foundations of what may have been a luxurious Roman villa. The complex appears to be the first of its kind found in Britain—and possibly the onl... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
Ethiopia creating 'famine' in Tigray, EU warns | Ethiopia's "siege" on its restive Tigray region is creating a "man-made famine", the European Commission has warned. "This is not a ceasefire, it's a siege and starvation is being used as a weapon of war," EU crisis-management commissioner Janez Lenarčič said in the European Parliament on Tuesday (6 July). Short-term c... | Famine | null | null |
Chrisley Knows Best’s Lindsie Chrisley and Will Campbell Settle Divorce Amid Ongoing Family Drama | “While one door closes, another opens,” Chrisley wrote via Instagram at the time. “It’s with the deepest sadness that, after 9 years of marriage, Will & I have mutually decided to end our marriage . We maintain the greatest respect & love for one another, & we’re so grateful for our time together. We will continue to r... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
1994–95 NHL lockout | The 1994–95 NHL lockout was a lockout that came after a year of National Hockey League (NHL) hockey that was played without a collective bargaining agreement. The lockout was a subject of dispute as the players sought collective bargaining and owners sought to help franchises that had a weaker market as well as make su... | Strike | null | null |
Shots fired: Hunt for Sydney bank robber | Police are searching for a robber who fired shots with a bolt-action rifle inside a western Sydney bank this morning. Officers say a man wearing a balaclava and dark clothes walked into the Westpac branch on busy Auburn Road carrying the rifle about 10:00am (AEST). About 35 customers and staff were inside at the time. ... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
1 seriously hurt after explosions at oxygen, fuel supply company in Hickory | HICKORY, N.C. — Officials said one person is seriously hurt after reported explosions Friday afternoon at an oxygen and fuel supply company in Hickory.
Firefighters were called to James Oxygen & Supply along Highway 321. An employee at a nearby store said it happened just before 1:30 p.m. and that they could see flames... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Police hunt bank robber after Noosa hold-up | Sunshine Coast police are searching for a gunman who held up the Noosa Heads branch of the Bank of Queensland. He threatened staff with the weapon this afternoon and ran off with a sum of cash. The offender is described as being about 20 years old, 183 centimetres tall, with a solid build and clean shaven. He was weari... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Yarra River's environmental health at risk due to litter, pollution, pests and urban development |
The Yarra River's environmental health is being put at risk due to litter, pollution and invasive species, with nearly 180 tonnes of rubbish being collected from the river system over a four-year period, a report has warned.
Victoria's Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability rated the river's health as "poor" in... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
2021 Saint Vincent Hospital strike |
The 2021 Saint Vincent Hospital strike is an ongoing labor strike involving nurses at the Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. The strike began on March 8, 2021, following disputes between the Massachusetts Nurses Association, which represents about 800 nurses at the hospital, and the ho... | Strike | null | null |
US to withdraw from the INF Treaty | President Donald J. Trump RESTORING ACCOUNTABILITY TO ARMS CONTROL: President Donald J. Trump is taking decisive action to hold Russia accountable for its violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. •Violations must have consequences. Nearly 6 years of diplomacy and more than 30 meetings have fa... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
'We could not ignore the risk': Aiken Oktoberfest has been canceled | The Aiken Downtown Development Association has announced that the annual Aiken Oktoberfest scheduled for Sept. 25 has been canceled due to safety concerns. The Aiken DDA declined to specify their concerns or make any further comment. Currently, nearly 22% of Aiken County Public Schools students are presently quarantine... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Weather radar detects swarm of bugs over Texas - CNN | Weather radar in Oklahoma spotted a swarm of bugs over western North Texas
The swarm of grasshoppers and beetles was about 50 miles wide
Bugs are not unusual in the area, and the group was barely visible to people
(CNN)
Nothing seemed unusual Wednesday when the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Norman, Oklaho... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
1995 strikes in France | In late 1995, a series of general strikes were organized in France, mostly in the public sector. The strikes received great popular support, despite paralyzing the country's transportation infrastructure, and other institutions. The strikes occurred in the context of a larger social movement against the reform agenda l... | Strike | null | null |
2015 Macedonian protests |
In May 2015, protests occurred in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, against the incumbent Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and his government. [1][2] Protests began following charges being brought up against Zoran Zaev, the Social Democratic opposition leader, who responded by alleging that Gruevski had 20,000 Macedonian ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Oahu Sugar Strike of 1920 | The Oahu sugar strike of 1920 was a multiracial strike in Hawaii of two unions, the Filipino American Filipino Labor Union and the Japanese American Federation of Japanese Labor. The labor action involved 8,300 sugar plantation field workers out on strike from January to July 1920. The unions' demands for a pay increas... | Strike | null | null |
Celebrity Secrets for a Happy Marriage | The Dom Perignon Lounge At The Santa Barbara International Film Festival Celebrates The Opening Night Film "The Public" Credit: Michael Kovac/Getty Baldwin, who has been married to wife Hilaria since 2012, opened up about niece Hailey Baldwin 's plans to wed Justin Bieber at a September 2018 Toronto International Film ... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Telangana CM directs Transport, Power Ministers to bring proposals to recover from financial crisis in next cabinet meeting | "Too big to fail" describes a business or business sector deemed to be so deeply ingrained in a financial system or economy that its failure would be disastrous to the economy. Therefore, the government will consider bailing out the business or even an entire sector—such as Wall Street banks or U.S. carmakers—to preven... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Birmingham riot of 1963 |
The Birmingham riot of 1963 was a civil disorder and riot in Birmingham, Alabama, that was provoked by bombings on the night of May 11, 1963. The bombings targeted African-American leaders of the Birmingham campaign, a mass protest for civil rights. The places bombed were the parsonage of Rev. A. D. King, brother of ... | Riot | null | null |
A Drought So Dire That a Utah Town Pulled the Plug on Growth | Groundwater and streams vital to both farmers and cities are drying up in the West, challenging the future of development. Some of the last homes currently being built in Oakley, Utah. The town has cut off new development because it doesn’t have enough water to go around.Credit...Lindsay D’Addato for The New York Times... | Droughts | null | null |
Cristiano Ronaldo breaks men’s scoring record with 2 goals to hit 111 | Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty but still broke the men’s international scoring record before adding a second goal as Portugal beat visiting Ireland 2-1 in World Cup qualifying.
Ronaldo grabbed his 110th goal in the 89th minute on Wednesday to move ahead of former Iran striker Ali Daei.
? OFFICIAL: CRISTIANO RONALDO... | Break historical records | null | null |
1992 Windsor Castle fire |
On 20 November 1992, a fire broke out in Windsor Castle, the largest inhabited castle in the world and one of the official residences of Queen Elizabeth II. The castle suffered extensive damage and was fully repaired within the next few years at a cost of £36.5 million, in a project led by the conservation architects... | Fire | null | null |
Viareggio train derailment |
The Viareggio derailment was the derailment of a freight train and subsequent fire which occurred on 29 June 2009 in a railway station in Viareggio, Lucca, a city in Central Italy's Tuscany region. Thirty-two people were killed[2][3] and a further twenty-six were injured. [1]
Freight train No. 50325 from Trecate to ... | Gas explosion | null | null |
2013 protests in Kosovo |
Kosovo Serbs
Kosovo
1 Kosovan policeman killed and 7 others non-fatally injured[2][3][4]
Clashes between the Republic of Kosovo[a] and ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo began on 25 July 2011 when the Kosovo Police crossed into the Serb-controlled municipalities of North Kosovo, in an attempt to control several a... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Zimbabwe fuel protests |
Protests began in Zimbabwe on 14 January 2019 following a 130% increase in the price of fuel imposed by the government of Emmerson Mnangagwa. Thousands of Zimbabweans protested against the price increase, along with increasing levels of poverty, the poor state of the economy, and declining standards of living. The go... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
'Hero' Mom Saves Her 2 Kids After Shipwreck by Breastfeeding Them for Days Until She Dies | A Venezuelan mother was faced with the unthinkable when the small boat she was sailing in was destroyed at sea earlier this month. According to reports, 40-year-old Mariely Chacon and her family were heading on a trip to a small island in the Atlantic Ocean September 3 when a powerful wave hit their boat and split it i... | Shipwreck | null | null |
The secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, was holding a series of bilateral meetings today with Palestinian and Israeli leaders in Washington. | Twenty-six European grandees have urged the EU to adopt a tougher stance towards Israel including taking "concrete measures" and exacting "consequences" over continued settlement building on occupied land, which they say is illegal under international law.
The former EU leaders said that in the face of "the ongoing det... | Diplomatic Talks _ Diplomatic_Negotiation_ Summit Meeting | null | null |
Dynamic Airways Flight 405 crash | On October 29, 2015, Dynamic Airways Flight 405, a Boeing 767 on a scheduled passenger service from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Caracas, Venezuela, suffered a fire while taxiing for departure. All 101 passengers and crew evacuated the aircraft and survived, but twenty-two of them were injured. Flight 2D405 caught fire... | Air crash | null | null |
West Wind Aviation Flight 280 crash | West Wind Aviation Flight 280 was a domestic passenger flight from Fond-du-Lac Airport to Stony Rapids Airport, Canada. The aircraft was an ATR 42-320 registered C-GWEA. On 13 December 2017, shortly after taking off from Fond-du-Lac, the ATR-42 lost altitude and hit the ground. All 25 passengers and crew initially surv... | Air crash | null | null |
Satellite spots SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon from orbit ahead of cargo launch to space station | A satellite image captured Aug. 27, 2021 shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo ship on Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the company's 23rd cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. Update for 3:32 a.m. ET: Saturday's planned launch of the SpaceX Dragon C... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
2011–2012 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption |
The 2011–2012 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption ([puˈʝewe]) was a volcanic eruption that began in the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcanic complex in Chile on 4 June 2011. The eruption, which occurred from the Cordón Caulle fissure after 51 years of the volcano being inactive, is the largest volcanic eruption of the 21st cent... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
One Person Dead After Semi vs. Car Collision Near Sunnyside Sunday Morning | WSP says one person is dead after a semi vs. car collision at the intersection of SR 241 and Arrowsmith Road Sunday morning. One car was going eastbound on Arrowsmith Road, 3 miles north of Sunnyside. A semi-truck was going northbound on SR 241. The driver of the car did not yield and hit the semi-truck. The person ... | Road Crash | null | null |
Gastown riots |
The Gastown riot, known also in the plural as Gastown riots, also known as "The Battle of Maple Tree Square", occurred in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on August 7, 1971. Following weeks of arrests by undercover drug squad members in Vancouver as part of a special police operation directed by Mayor Tom Campbel... | Riot | null | null |
Melting Ice in the Alps Has Revealed World War I Relics | At a park in the Italian Alps, researchers have unearthed a trove of World War I relics that was previously hidden beneath layers of ice and frost. The fascinating discovery is also a sign of a scary climate future. The team came upon the findings in a cave just below the peak of Mount Scorluzzo in Adamello, Italy. Dur... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
Florence bank robbery suspect identified, jailed in different county on unrelated charges | FLORENCE, S.C. (WMBF) – Police have identified the man who they said robbed a Florence bank earlier this week. Authorities said on Tuesday morning Hugh Dentler went into the Anderson Brothers Bank on Second Loop Road dressed in camouflage and demanded money at gunpoint. No injuries were reported in the robbery. Investi... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Former chemistry student sentenced to seven years for thallium poisoning | You'll be able to read more articles, watch more videos and listen to more podcasts. It takes a couple of minutes and it's completely free.
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Two recycling advocacy groups merge, hope for increased outreachRecycling mission continues under one umbrella. | The groups agreed to recycle the name of the Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation and will now function under that name. Before the merger, the two non-profit organizations had similar missions, which are to educate policy makers, business leaders, and the public on the benefits of recycling and advance recycling e... | Organization Merge | null | null |
Higashi-Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture suffers the tsunami | Tohoku University Professor Fumihiko Imamura examines a levee to block high waves that was destroyed by the tsunami in Higashi-Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 19, 2011, eight days after the Great East Japan Earthquake. (Tsuyoshi Nagano) SENDAI--Fumihiko Imamura, one of the nation's leading tsunami experts, rea... | Tsunamis | null | null |
Man charged with attempted murder after Murrells Inlet shooting | GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – A man is facing an attempted murder charge in connection to a weekend shooting in Murrells Inlet. Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Jason Lesley identified the suspect as 31-year-old Aaron Stephens Gruber. Deputies said one person was found with a gunshot wound. The victim... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
Latin American debt crisis |
The Latin American debt crisis (Spanish: Crisis de la deuda latinoamericana; Portuguese: Crise da dívida latino-americana) was a financial crisis that originated in the early 1980s (and for some countries starting in the 1970s), often known as La Década Perdida (The Lost Decade), when Latin American countries reached... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Missouri State students get extra financial assistance in October | by: Sydney Moran SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Students could be seeing some extra help next month from Missouri State University (MSU). Universities have seen an increase in students asking for financial aid. At Missouri State University roughly two-thirds of students receive some sort of financial assistance. “Your tradition... | Financial Aid | null | null |
Contaminated water from Ipswich dump site flows into local rivers; Cleanaway fined for environmental breaches | 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
Water flowing from a dump... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Pentagon launches task force to investigate 'unidentified aerial phenomena' | 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. The Pentagon has been conducting classified hearings on UFOs for more than a decade. T... | Organization Established | null | null |
2007 Shatoy Mi-8 crash | The 2007 Shatoy Mi-8 crash occurred on April 27, 2007, when a Russian military Mil Mi-8 helicopter carrying special forces troops and officers crashed in mountainous terrain in southern Chechnya, killing all 20[1] people on board. The incident is the largest officially acknowledged loss of life for federal troops in Ch... | Air crash | null | null |
Nine dead in Ghana gold mine collapse: police | Nine people died in a gold mine collapse in northern Ghana this week, police said Thursday as rescue operations continue. Accidents in small-scale gold-mining, known locally as “galamsey”, are common in the West African nation and President Nana Akufo-Addo vowed a crackdown to curb its environmental damage. The latest ... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Protests against SOPA and PIPA | On January 18, 2012, a series of coordinated protests occurred against two proposed laws in the United States Congress—the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). These followed smaller protests in late 2011. Protests were based on concerns that the bills, intended to provide more robust responses ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
‘Icebound’ Review: Into the Void | The cold, hoary legacy of polar exploration depends on outsize characters—and good books. Some chronicle legendary survivors. Ernest Shackleton found fame in 1917 by bringing his crew safely back from Antarctica, yielding one of the best adventure stories ever written: Alfred Lansing’s “Endurance.” Other explorers made... | Shipwreck | null | null |
Rüsselsheim train disaster | The Rüsselsheim train disaster occurred on February 2, 1990, on the Main Railway near the Rüsselsheim station in West Germany. With 17 persons killed and 145 injured the train collision is amongst the most serious in rapid transit. On February 2, 1990, at 16:42 a Rhine-Main S-Bahn train arrived at Rüsselsheim station. ... | Train collisions | null | null |
Locusts Threaten to Devastate Argentinian Agriculture - The ... | Locusts Threaten to Devastate Argentinian Agriculture
By James Crugnale
The worst locust infestation in more than 50 years is threatening Argentina.
(The National Animal Health and Agri-food Quality Service of Argentina (Senasa))
Locusts are on the cusp of devastating parts of Argentina, as mild temperatures in the reg... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Change to Ohio's Fire Code requires Carbon Monoxide detectors in more buildings | It's often referred to as the silent killer; in fact, carbon monoxide is responsible for more than 400 deaths in the U.S each year according to the CDC. That's why the State of Ohio is cracking down and requiring more buildings, especially those that contain fuel-burning appliances, to install life-saving carbon monoxi... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Vladimir Putin has ordered a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of diesel fuel spilled into a river inside the Arctic Circle. | Vladimir Putin has ordered a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of diesel fuel spilled into a river inside the Arctic Circle.
The spill occurred when a fuel reservoir at a power plant near the city of Norilsk collapsed on Friday.
The plant is operated by a division of Nornickel, whose factories in the area have mad... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Identity of victim released in fatal Peoria fire | DeShawn Jones, 40, was identified by Peoria County Coroner Jamie Hardwood as the man who died in a house fire early Thursday morning.
Jones, who lived at 903 W. Thrush Ave., died from carbon monoxide poisoning from inhalation of smoke and soot during the fire, Harwood said in a news release.
Previously: Man dies afte... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Miners remembered in deadly salt mine collapse | AVERY ISLAND, La. (KLFY) — Both men trapped underground after a salt mine’s roof collapsed Monday morning are now tragically pronounced dead.
The Iberia Parish Coroner identified the two Wednesday as Lance Begnaud II of Broussard and Rene Romero Jr. of New Iberia. Begnaud was 27 and Romero was 41. Both men leave behind... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Swissair Flight 306 crash | Swissair Flight SR306, a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III, named Schaffhausen, was a scheduled international flight from Zürich to Rome, via Geneva. It crashed near Dürrenäsch, Aargau, on September 4, 1963, shortly after take-off, killing all 80 people on board. [1]
Zurich Airport was in dense fog when the plane was ... | Air crash | null | null |
1919 South American Championship | The 1919 South American Championship of Nations was the third continental championship for South American national football teams. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from May 11 to May 29, 1919. The participating countries were Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay as the defending champion. After finishing tied in t... | Sports Competition | null | null |
John Legend to Deliver 2021 Commencement Address | Duke will award honorary degrees to Legend, Barbara Arnwine, Jacquelyn Campbell, Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham and William K. Reilly during May 2 ceremony
Multiplatinum-selling singer-songwriter, actor, producer and philanthropist John Legend will deliver Duke University’s undergraduate commencement address Sunday, May 2... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone | The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1998 Fed Cup. The nine teams were first randomly divided into three pools of three teams to compete in round-robin competitions. The nine teams were then divided into three new pools based on their placing in their first pools, which would be used ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Tsunami precautions in Turkey | The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) started installing road signs directing people to evacuation areas in case of a tsunami. The signs aim to divert people to higher ground from the shores of the Marmara Sea. Experts had earlier warned about the high possibility of a tsunami hitting the city of more than 15 mi... | Tsunamis | null | null |
Man who was jailed for murder at 13 to be released aged 41 in US | Smith was convicted of second-degree murder in 1994 for luring Derrick Robie into woods near the younger boy's home and striking his head with a rock. Derrick was walking alone to summer camp at a park in the Steuben County village of Savona in August 1993. The case got wide publicity because of the tender age of the v... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
Virgin Orbit completed its first successful launch in January and its second in June | Virgin Orbit, the satellite-launching spinoff off of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, is preparing to go public, announcing Monday that it will merge with a SPAC to list on the Nasdaq. The company is combining with special purpose acquisition company NextGen Acquisition Corp. II, as CNBC reported in June. It trad... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
Man dies in South-Central carbon monoxide poisoning | by: KTSM Report EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Police confirm a man in his 70s died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning early Saturday morning. The man was among three people transported to University Medical Center in critical condition from the home in the 6000 block of Jemez around 11 a.m. Saturday morning.... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
WHO setting up hub to make Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa - Tedros | The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that it is setting up a technology transfer hub for producing mRNA Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa, which could start manufacturing doses in nine to 12 months. World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks as he attends the World Health Ass... | Organization Established | null | null |
3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize For Hepatitis C Virus Discovery | A Nobel Prize gold medal seen during the manufacturing process in the Swedish Mint. The medals, presented to each laureate, are made of 18 karat recycled gold and weigh 175 grams (6.13 ounces). The economics medal weighs 185 grams (6.48 ounces).
... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump kicked off a fierce general election battle, with Democrats accusing Trump of erratic behavior and the Republican threatening to bring up old Clinton scandals. | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump kicked off a fierce general election battle, with Democrats accusing Trump of erratic behavior and the Republican threatening to bring up old Clinton scandals.
Clinton declares victory in Democratic race
Clinton, the former secretary ... | Government Job change - Election | null | null |
Poverty Pushes Zimbabwe Miners Into Underground, Dangerous Work, Observers Say | High unemployment and poverty are pushing Zimbabwean workers into mining for gold in abandoned and dangerous mine shafts that too often turn into death traps. At least 10 people trapped in a mine shaft that collapsed two weeks ago are feared dead. One of those waiting at the Ran Mine, about 80 kilometers north of Hara... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
2019 Cotabato earthquakes |
The 2019 Cotabato earthquakes were an earthquake swarm which struck the province of Cotabato on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines in October 2019. [6] Three of these earthquakes were above 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale with a Mercalli intensity of VIII. More than 40 people have been reported dead or missin... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City co-responsible for gas explosion, but not for compensation | The aftermath of the July 2014 gas blasts in the streets of Kaohsiung. The aftermath of the July 2014 gas blasts in the streets of Kaohsiung. (AP photo)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Kaohsiung City Government is 40 percent responsible for the 2014 gas explosion which killed 32 people, but will not be forced to pay a share... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Toxic Carbon Monoxide From Boats Can Kill You Just as Fast as Car Exhaust – MotorBiscuit | Boating on the open waters is a very freeing and exhilarating experience. It seems like a safe and exciting hobby. However, it can also come with deadly consequences. Carbon monoxide poisoning can happen with any gas-powered vehicle, and a boat is no exception. Here are some little-known facts about the dangers of carb... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
'Rebrand the monarchy' Kate and Prince William picked as ideal candidates for US tour |
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William would be the perfect candidates to complete an official visit to the US, according to American brand and reputation management expert Eric Schiffer. Full-time working members of the Royal Family haven't visited the US for a few years now and the palace hasn't announced an... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
1963 European Rowing Championships (men) |
The 1963 European Rowing Championships for men were rowing championships held on Lake Bagsværd near the Danish capital Copenhagen;[1] the competition for women was held the following month in Moscow. The regatta in Copenhagen was held from 14 to 18 August. [2]
The rowing federations of East and West Germany met at t... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Egypt, Russia begin anti-terrorism military drill | Egypt and Russia on Monday launched a joint military exercise to combat terrorism, according to the Egyptian military. The “Defenders of Friendship-3” drill includes members of parachute units from both countries, military spokesman Col. Tamer Rifai said in a statement. The military exercise, which will continue until ... | Military Exercise | null | null |
NATO: North Macedonia becomes 30th member | News
NATO: North Macedonia becomes 30th member
Skopje submitted formal accession papers on Friday, becoming the 30th member of the transatlantic military alliance. The move caps a week of EU diplomacy allowing North Macedonia to begin EU accession talks.
"The Republic of North Macedonia is officially the new, 30th NATO... | Join in an Organization | null | null |
Caeleb Dressel sets another Olympic record in 100 meter Butterfly semi-final | Tokyo — Caeleb Dressel set another Olympic record at the Tokyo Games in the 100 meter Butterfly semi-final. Dressel had already set an Olympic record in winning the gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle, beating Australia's Kyle Chalmers by just .06 of a second.
OLYMPIC RECORD for Caeleb Dressel!
HE DID IT! #To... | Break historical records | null | null |
Ballymacarrett rail crash of 1871 |
The Ballymacarrett rail crash of 1871 occurred on 13 May 1871 at the Ballymacarrett Junction of the Belfast and County Down Railway in Belfast, Ireland. Two people were killed with 55 injured. The cause was a derailment caused by an intoxicated fireman who drove a steam locomotive with four goods wagons off the end o... | Train collisions | null | null |
Salisbury poisonings: Third man faces charges for Novichok attack | Police say they have identified another suspect in the Salisbury Novichok attacks, which left three people critically ill and one dead.
Former Russian agent Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia and a police officer, Nick Bailey, were exposed to the substance in 2018. Dawn Sturgess died after finding a perfume bottle with... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
The Most Expensive (and Explosive) Celebrity Divorces of All Time | When Collins and Bates (then Cevey) split in 2006 after seven years of marriage, their $46.68 million settlement was the biggest in British legal history at the time. The couple, who share two teenage sons, found their way back to each other in 2016 — only to split again acrimoniously at the end of 2020.
After the sing... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Umeå city fire |
The Great Fire of Umeå took place in 1888 and destroyed most of the city of Umeå in Sweden. The unusual windy weather conditions also contributed to two other fires on the same day in Sweden. Umeå took the opportunity to complete its plans to restructure the city. Part of the new design included planting of birch tre... | Fire | null | null |
Partnair Flight 394 crash | Partnair Flight 394 was a chartered flight which crashed on 8 September 1989 off the coast of Denmark, 18 km (11 mi; 9.7 nmi) north of Hirtshals. All 50 passengers and 5 crew members on board the aircraft died, and it is the deadliest aviation disaster in Denmark. [1] The crash was caused by use of counterfeit aircraft... | Air crash | null | null |
Newsboys Strike of 1899 |
The newsboys' strike of 1899 was a U.S. youth-led campaign to force change in the way that Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst's newspapers compensated their force of newsboys or newspaper hawkers. The strikers demonstrated across New York City for several days, effectively stopping circulation of the two p... | Strike | null | null |
Preparing for a wave of non-performing loans: Empirical insights and important lessons | Preparing for a wave of non-performing loans: Empirical insights and important lessons Johannes Kasinger, Jan Pieter Krahnen, Steven Ongena, Loriana Pelizzon, Maik Schmeling, Mark Wahrenburg 01 April 2021 Once moratoria and other Covid-19 support measures are unwound, European banks will likely be confro... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
2001 shoe bomb attempt crash | The 2001 shoe bomb attempt was a failed bombing attempt that occurred on December 22, 2001, on American Airlines Flight 63. The aircraft, a Boeing 767-300ER (registration N384AA) with 197 passengers and crew aboard, was flying from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France to Miami International Airport in the U.S. st... | Air crash | null | null |
iQmetrix Wins 2021 Best Tech Workplace Culture Regional Award | CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iQmetrix, North America’s leading provider of telecom retail management software, is proud to announce that the company has won its regional award category for Best Tech Work Culture (Small to Mid-Size Employer) in the 7th Annual Timmy Awards. This awards program from Tech in Motion ce... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 crash | Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 was a scheduled domestic flight from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, via Prince George, Fort St. John, Fort Nelson and Watson Lake on July 8, 1965. The Douglas DC-6B plane crashed near 100 Mile House, British Columbia, taking the lives of all 52 ab... | Air crash | null | null |
2016 Sudanese protests | The 2016 Sudanese protests (Arabic: 2016 احتجاجات السودان) was a widespread protest movement and violent demonstrations between April-December in Sudan in 2016 against new austerity measures and the killing of a student, Abubakr Hassan, that was met with violent police repression. After the killing of the student parti... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Islamist uprising in Syria |
Syrian government victory
Muslim Brotherhood
Pro-Iraqi Ba'athists[1]
Syrian government
Several hundred "hard-core" Islamists
The Islamist uprising in Syria comprised a series of revolts and armed insurgencies by Sunni Islamists, mainly members of the Muslim Brotherhood from 1976 until 1982. The uprising was a... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Governments in Africa have already been struggling to cope with the emergence of the coronavirus, in addition to chronic resource scarcity, food shortages, violence and lack of technological expertise; and now they and【 Middle Eastern hubs】<Areas affected> are are racing against time to prevent a rising tide of desert【... | Governments in Africa have already been struggling to cope with the emergence of the coronavirus, in addition to chronic resource scarcity, food shortages, violence and lack of technological expertise; and now they and Middle Eastern hubs are are racing against time to prevent a rising tide of desert locust swarms from... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
1888 Sundsvall fire | The 1888 Sundsvall fire (Swedish: Sundsvallsbranden 1888) was a fire in Sundsvall, Sweden on 25 June 1888. The fire occurred during a storm, allowing the fire to spread fast among the wooden houses in town. [2] The same day, a fire also occurred in Umeå. The spark from the steam boat Selånger traveling on Selångersån l... | Fire | null | null |
Outspoken Chinese Industrialist Gets 18-Year Sentence for Causing Public Disorder, Other Offenses | Updated July 28, 2021 10:25 pm ET HONG KONG—A Chinese court sentenced an outspoken farming magnate to 18 years in jail for allegedly causing public disorder and a multitude of other offenses, dishing out heavy penalties in a case seen as a bellwether of the growing political risks that confront private businesses in Ch... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
Teens arrested over attempted bank robbery | Kununurra police have arrested two teenagers over an attempted bank robbery in Western Australia on New Year's Day. Police allege the pair, aged 13 and 17, smashed windows to enter the bank about 1:30am AWDT. A silent alarm alerted security guards who caught one of the alleged offenders after a lengthy chase. The other... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
25 facts you should know about the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 | This stunning view of the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017, was made by combining seven exposures ranging from short to long. The surface of the Moon is visible in this image because it is illuminated by light reflected off Earth, called Earthshine. Michael S. Adler As I write this article, I realize North Americ... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
o | International incidents
In September 1970, members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) hijacked four airliners bound for New York City and one for London. Three aircraft were forced to land at Dawson's Field, a remote desert airstrip near Zarqa, Jordan, formerly Royal Air Force Station Zerqa, w... | Air crash | null | null |
Benji Madden and Cameron Diaz have been married since 2015 | Alex Rodriguez has made an awkward joke about being single as ex Jennifer Lopez looks smitten in new photos with her rekindled flame Ben Affleck . The former MBL star made the cringe-worthy comment on live TV as he was covering the American League Division Series on Fox Sports in the US. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodrigu... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
London ePrix |
The London ePrix is an annual race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, held in London, United Kingdom. It was first raced in the 2014-15 season until the 2015-16 season. [1] The event was originally meant to return for the 2021 season at a new location around (and through) ExCeL London.... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Report a digital subscription issue | Jon Gosselin recovering from venomous spider bite that sent him to the hospital in ‘excruciating pain’ Former reality TV star Jon Gosselin is now on the mend after being bitten by a brown recluse spider while in bed at his home in Reading, Berks County. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP 148 By Jan Murphy | jmurphy@pennliv... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
1946 Bihar riots |
Direct Action Day (16 August 1946), also known as the 1946 Calcutta Killings, was a day of nationwide protest by the Indian Muslim community announced by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It led to large-scale violence between Muslims and Hindus in the city of Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) in the Bengal province of British Indi... | Riot | null | null |
Sydney McLaughlin Beats Dalilah Muhammad, Wins 400m Hurdles Gold | Updated on August 4, 2021 at 5:55 am
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Sydney McLaughlin beat her own w... | Break historical records | null | null |
Belfast City Hall flag protests |
On 3 December 2012, Belfast City Council voted to limit the days that the Union Flag (the flag of the United Kingdom) flies from Belfast City Hall. [6] Since 1906, the flag had been flown every day of the year. [6] This was changed to no more than 18 days a year, which is in line with British government guidelines re... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Croatia will become the 28th Member of the European Union | Croatia's accession to the European Union: thoughts for Europe at a crossroads
Croatia's accession to the European Union: thoughts for Europe at a crossroads
24/06/2013
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On July 1st next Croatia will become the 28th Member of the European Union. This event may go relatively unnoticed, eclipsed by burning Europ... | Join in an Organization | null | null |
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