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Mr Sathish Kumar's recovery from Covid-19 | Physiotheraipst Mr Javier Luo (right) assisting Mr Sathish Kumar the prescribed exercises at the Physiotherapy clinic in Tan Tock Seng Hospital on Sept 21, 2021. SINGAPORE - About four months ago, Mr Sathish Kumar was in the intensive care unit (ICU) at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases, intubated and fight... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
Egypt on Friday announced the discovery of a settlementin the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria | Egypt on Friday announced the discovery of a settlement in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria dating back to at least the second century BC. An Egyptian archaeological team made the find in the city's central Al-Shatby district during nine months of excavations, a statement from the tourism and an... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
Glenwood Canyon Mudslides: Even Rainfall Events That ‘Aren’t Extreme’ Will Lead To I-70 Closures | Filed Under: Colorado News , Eagle County News , Garfield County News , Glenwood Canyon , Glenwood Springs News , I-70 , I-70 Closed , I-70 Closure , I-70 Traffic , Interstate 70 , Mudslide (CBS4) – With one rain event after the next, it’s likely going to be a long summer for those who rely on Glenwood Canyon. On Monda... | Mudslides | null | null |
1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake | The 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake took place on March 9 with a moment magnitude of 8.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). It occurred south of the Andreanof Islands group, which is part of the Aleutian Islands arc. The event occurred along the Aleutian Trench, the convergent plate boundary that sepa... | Earthquakes | null | null |
With Deliberate Famine Threatening Millions, Tigray Demands Greater Action from the US | Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed began what he called a “law enforcement operation” against the Tigray Regional Government last November. Seven months later, it has turned into an internationalized civil war involving troops from neighboring Eritrea. The conflict has significantly destabilized the Horn of Africa. I... | Famine | null | null |
1954 Aldbury Valetta accident crash | On 6 January 1954 WJ474 a twin-engined Vickers Valetta training aircraft of No. 2 Air Navigation School Royal Air Force crashed near RAF Bovingdon just after takeoff in bad weather. [1][2]
The Valetta was authorised to carry out a pilot and navigation exercise from RAF Thorney Island to RAF Bovingdon and return. The f... | Air crash | null | null |
Toxic chemicals found in water during East Sale RAAF Base investigation |
A toxic chemical once used in firefighting foam at Department of Defence sites across the country has been detected in bore water near East Sale RAAF Base.
Environmental consultants Senversa has been investigating whether the potentially dangerous chemicals from the firefighting foam have leached into groundwater.
Six... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Rabbitohs-Roosters tensions boil over as Souths defend Latrell Mitchell and Roosters cop $40,000 NRL fine | The NRL has come down hard on the Sydney Roosters for abusing referees over the high shot that has seen Souths fullback Latrell Mitchell banned for the finals.
Mitchell has been suspended for six weeks for the grade two hit on Joseph Manu that also ended his season.
Manu is now in hospital with three metal plates inse... | Organization Fine | null | null |
34 dead and hundreds missing in Brazil dam collapse, fire department says | At least 34 people have been confirmed dead and hundreds are missing Saturday after a dam burst a day earlier at a Brazilian iron mine, according to the the local fire department. The dam's breach flooded parts of the southeastern state of Minas Gerais with mining debris and mud, which covered the city of Brumadinho, a... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Australia's Kaylee McKeown triumphs world champion to win gold in 100m backstroke final | Australia's Kaylee McKeown dropped an F-bomb after becoming Olympic champion for the first time as she triumphed over American world champion Regan Smith in the women's 200m backstroke final.
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2016–2017 South Korean protests |
The 2016–2017 South Korean protests (The Candlelight Demonstrations), also known as the Candlelight Struggle[1] (Korean: 촛불항쟁) or the Candlelight Revolution[2] (Korean: 촛불혁명), were a series of protests against President Park Geun-hye that occurred throughout South Korea from November 2016 to March 2017. Protesters de... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Thai Airways Flight 365 crash | Thai Airways Flight 365 was a Thai Airways Company Boeing 737-2P5 with the registration number HS-TBC. On 31 August 1987, the plane crashed during a scheduled flight from Hat Yai International Airport to Phuket International Airport (both in Thailand), killing all 83 people on board: 74 passengers and 9 crew. [1] Conce... | Air crash | null | null |
List of important military exercises of Indian Armed Forces | A military exercise involving two or more nations is a measure to test the performance of the armed forces without engaging in the battlefield. It facilitates better coordination between the militaries, observation of enemy's tactics, and familiarisation with new technologies, enabling on-the-job training of each other... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Sadiqabad railway accident | The Sadiqabad railway accident occurred on 11 July 2019 in Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. The Quetta-bound Akbar Express collided with a cargo rake at Walhar railway station (parked at the passing loop), due to improper handling of the track switching mechanism. [1][2][3][4] The accident took place around 4... | Train collisions | null | null |
Citrus County Fire, Nature Coast EMS to merge starting Oct. 1 | As of Oct. 1, Nature Coast EMS and the Citrus County Fire Department will be merging. (Spectrum Bay News 9/Katya Guillaume) Citrus County Fire, Nature Coast EMS to merge starting Oct. 1 By Katya Guillaume Citrus County PUBLISHED 9:23 PM ET Sep. 18, 2021 PUBLISHED September 18, 2021 @9:23 PM CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — Start... | Organization Merge | null | null |
Black Hawk neighborhood continues to deal with mine collapse, another lawsuit filed | by: Sydney Thorson BLACK HAWK, S.D. (KELO) — It’s been almost a year since a large mine collapsed in a Black Hawk neighborhood. Several homes have been evacuated, but many other residents are worried their homes are next. A little over 80 years ago, crews operated an old gypsum mine in this area. Now, it’s a neighbo... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
2012 EU Cup Australian rules football |
The 2012 Euro Cup of Australian rules football was a 9-a-side Footy tournament held in Edinburgh (Scotland) on September 22, 2012, with 16 national men's teams and two women's teams. [1] The men's tournament was won by Ireland who defeated Denmark in the Grand Final by 1 point to claim its second EU Cup Championship.... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Iran Air Tours Flight 956 crash | Iran Air Tours Flight 956 was a Tupolev Tu-154M which crashed 230 miles (370 km) south-west of Tehran on 12 February 2002. During a non precision approach to runway 11, the airliner impacted the Kuh-e Sefid Mountain at an altitude 9,100 feet, three nautical miles left of the runway centerline. All 12 crew and 107 passe... | Air crash | null | null |
‘Eclipse Season’ Is Over. The Next One Will Bring A 97% ‘Blood Moon’ And A Total Solar Eclipse | ‘Eclipse Season’ Is Over. The Next One Will Bring A 97% ‘Blood Moon’ And A Total Solar Eclipse Discover the celestial mechanics behind eclipses and why they come in seasons. Eclipse season is done. Thursday’s annular solar eclipse—mostly seen as a partial “bite” out of the Sun by the Moon, though to some as a “ring of... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
2009 Guinean protests |
The 2009 Guinean protests were an opposition rally in Conakry, Guinea on Monday, 28 September 2009, with about 50,000 participants protesting against the junta government that came to power after the Guinean coup d'état of December 2008. The protest march was fueled by the indication of junta leader Captain Moussa Dad... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Aeroflot Flight 1969 crash | Aeroflot Flight 1969 was a passenger flight operated by an Antonov An-10 that crashed during the approach to Luhansk on 31 March 1971, resulting in the death of all 65 people on board. An investigation revealed that the Antonov's right wing failed structurally during approach to Luhansk International Airport. Flight 19... | Air crash | null | null |
Lattimer Massacre |
The Lattimer massacre was the violent deaths of at least 19 unarmed striking immigrant anthracite miners at the Lattimer mine near Hazleton, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1897. [1][2] The miners, mostly of Polish, Slovak, Lithuanian and German ethnicity, were shot and killed by a Luzerne County sheriff's posse. Score... | Strike | null | null |
2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash | On February 27, 2019, Air Dynasty's Eurocopter AS350 B3e carrying six passengers and one pilot was scheduled to travel on a domestic flight from Pathibhara Devi Temple in Taplejung to Chuhandanda in Tehrathum, Nepal. [1] The aircraft crashed at approximately 1.30 p.m. (NPT) due to bad weather in Taplejung. All seven pe... | Air crash | null | null |
Southwest U.S. drought, worst in a century, linked to climate change: NOAA | Human-caused climate change has intensified the withering drought gripping the Southwestern United States, the region’s most severe on record, with precipitation at the lowest 20-month level documented since 1895, a U.S. government report said on Tuesday. Southwest Drought: @NOAA Drought Task Force Report Precip defici... | Droughts | null | null |
Border Fire | The Border Fire was a large wildfire that burned in Potrero, San Diego County, California, as part of the 2016 California wildfire season. [1] The fire was so named due to its proximity to the United States-Mexican border. The fire, which was first reported around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 19, started along the United... | Fire | null | null |
Slavic stronghold reveals hundreds of artefacts from the Middle Ages | The hillfort, known locally as “Szwedzkie Wały”, dates from the 8th to 10th century AD, and was one of the largest tribal centres in the area of historical Lesser Poland. The stronghold was protected by three ramparts, and occupied an area of 19.7 acres (or between 197.5 to 247 acres including the surrounding cluster o... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
2008 Universal Studios fire |
On June 1, 2008, a fire broke out on the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood, an American film studio and theme park in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County, California. The fire began when a worker used a blowtorch to warm asphalt shingles that were being applied to a facade. [1][2][3] He left befor... | Fire | null | null |
Corkman Pub developers hit with $1.3m fine for 'reprehensible' demolition | 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
Developers charged over t... | Organization Fine | null | null |
2010 Damghan earthquake | The 2010 Damghan earthquake (also known as the Kuh-Zar earthquake) occurred in northern Iran at 11:53:49 local time on August 27 with a moment magnitude of 5.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). This strike-slip event damaged and destroyed a number of small villages in a sparsely populated region ne... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Environment, Land & Resources | Home > Environmental, Social and Governance > SEC Creates Enforcement Task Force to Assess ESG-Related Disclosure The Division of Enforcement’s new Climate and ESG Task Force will use data analysis to mine and evaluate registrant information for possible violations. By Paul A. Davies, Paul M. Dudek, and Andra Troy* On ... | Organization Established | null | null |
WFP Warns That Another 3 Million People Are “Hovering on the Brink of Famine” | | 0 Views That number increased from 42 million at the start of the year and 27 million in 2019, the agency said in a press release. The increase is based on those living desperately within the IPC’s official hunger classification4 and beyond, in Afghanistan, along with other increases in Ethiopia, Haiti, Somalia, Angola... | Famine | null | null |
Mumbai bank sues Nawab Malik for ₹1,000 crore | A defamation suit claiming damages worth ₹1,000 crore has been filed in the Bombay high court by Mumbai District Cooperative Bank against NCP leader and minister Nawab Malik and seven others for putting up defamatory banners and hoardings relating to an investigation by the economic offences wing of Mumbai Police
A def... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
'Grim and very sad': Gardaí examine possible alcohol poisoning in Cavan deaths | Garda forensic officers at a house in the Cloverhill area of Belturbet, Co Cavan, where the bodies of a man and a woman, both in their 40s, were discovered yesterday. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA Wire
Gardaí are investigating if the deaths of a man and a woman in a remote Co Cavan house was the result of accidental alcoho... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
South Korean railroad strike of 2006 | The South Korean railroad strike of 2006 was a four-day walkout by members of the Korean Railway Workers' Union employed by the Korean National Railroad. It lasted from March 1 to March 4, when the union called a halt to the strike after most of the workers voluntarily returned to work. The number of striking workers f... | Strike | null | null |
Illingworth explosion: Three people taken to hospital | Three people have been taken to hospital following an explosion at a house in West Yorkshire.
Onlookers said the home, in Green Lane, Illingworth, near Halifax, was "completely destroyed" in the blast, which sounded "like a bomb went off".
A woman suffered severe burns and a man was seriously injured, West Yorkshire Po... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Aero Flight 217 crash | Aero Flight 217 (AY217) was a domestic passenger flight from Helsinki to Mariehamn in the autonomous territory of the Åland Islands, operated by the Finnish flag carrier Aero O/Y (since 1968 officially known as Finnair). On 8 November 1963, the aircraft serving the flight crashed in poor visibility while attempting to ... | Air crash | null | null |
Karthik Sivakumar to Kajal Aggarwal: Popular celebrities who had an arranged marriageG48 | Updated May 20, 2021 | 15:08 IST There are few celebrities in the film industry, who chose arranged marriage over love marriage. Let us have a look at such couples who are now an inspiration to many young couples out there. Popular celebrities who had an arranged marriage Key Highlights Few of our popular actors and a... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
FBI: Serial bank robbery suspect on the loose in Houston area | HOUSTON (CW39) The FBI Violent Crime Task Force and the Houston Police Robbery Division need the public’s assistance identifying the suspect responsible for a series of bank robberies in Houston. On Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at around 1:30 pm, an unknown male entered a bank at the 700 block of Main, in Houston, Texas.... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Unemployment rose higher in three months of COVID-19 than it did in two years of the Great Recession | The COVID-19 outbreak and the economic downturn it engendered swelled the ranks of unemployed Americans by more than 14 million, from 6.2 million in February to 20.5 million in May 2020. As a result, the U.S. unemployment rate shot up from 3.8% in February – among the lowest on record in the post-World War II era – to... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Indiana woman is first to receive sentencing in Capitol riot | An Indiana woman on Wednesday became the first defendant to be sentenced in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and avoided time behind bars, while a member of the Oath Keepers extremist group pleaded guilty in a conspiracy case and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in a major step forward for the massive in... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
Relive the Stunning ‘Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Over the Philly Region | SkyForce10 captured the dramatic minutes as the moon partially obscured the sun during the “Ring of Fire” eclipse early on Thursday, June 10, 2021. SkyForce10 captured the partial "Ring of Fire" solar eclipse Thursday morning over Philadelphia. The event, known as an annular solar eclipse, occurs when the moon is too f... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Maria Fire | The Maria Fire was a wildfire that burned the south of the community of Santa Paula in the area of Somis, California on the top of South Mountain in Ventura County. The fire ignited in the evening hours of Thursday, October 31, 2019 and consumed well over 4,000 acres (16 km2) within its first several hours of burning. ... | Fire | null | null |
Hefei student protests | 2003 Hefei Student Protests, also known as 一七事件 (the January 7th incident), were protests started on January 7, 2003 in Hefei, Anhui by students from the Hefei University of Technology. These protests were the People's Republic of China's largest student protests[1] since the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. [2]
At ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Immigrants have a history of winning Nobel science awards | This year's awarding of the Nobel Prize in chemistry to two female scientists was outstanding because it was the first time two women are sharing the prize. It was quite a regular affair in another regard: One of the two laureates, Emmanuelle Charpentier, is working as an French expat at the German Max Planck Institute... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
Woman found dead, 3 missing after Colorado flooding and mudslides that destroyed at least 5 houses | A day after flooding on the Poudre River, the river was black, debris filled it and search and rescue were recovering a body. Rebecca Powell, Fort Collins Coloradoan RUSTIC, Colo. – A woman was found dead and three other people were missing after rain triggered flooding and mudslides in an area of northern Colorado bur... | Mudslides | null | null |
FedEx Express Flight 14 crash | FedEx Express Flight 14 was a scheduled cargo flight from Singapore to Newark, New Jersey, via Malaysia, Taiwan, and Alaska. On July 31, 1997, the aircraft flying this route crashed during landing on its final segment at Newark International Airport (EWR), catching fire as it flipped upside down, injuring all five peop... | Air crash | null | null |
2012 IIHF World Championship |
The 2012 IIHF World Championship was the 76th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 4–20 May 2012 in Finland and Sweden. This tournament determined the countries’ seeding for the men's Olympic Ice Hockey tournament in Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics, and for ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
The Hartford Announces $1 Million Scholarship Fund For UConn Hartford Students | Company creates The Hartford Scholars Program to allow 50 students to attend tuition-free for all four years HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Hartford has committed $1 million to provide funding for 50 UConn Hartford students who are residents of the City of Hartford. The funding will cover the gap between a stude... | Financial Aid | null | null |
Chinese military conducts drill along India border with advanced equipment: Report | According to reports, China has stepped up night drills near the Himalayan border with India in order to familiarise troops with its new equipment. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) reportedly wants "higher standards" from troops stationed at high altitudes. China's state-run Global Times had reported last month that... | Military Exercise | null | null |
'I felt I killed my children': lead poisons California community – and fills kids' teeth | A battery recycling plant blanketed Latino communities with chemicals – and thousands of properties remain toxic
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For years, Terry Gonzalez-Cano encouraged her children to get outside and play in the dirt. “I grew up doing everything outside, and I encouraged my kids to do the ... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Mormon crickets devour crops, turn roads "blood red" - CNN | Mormon crickets devour crops, turn roads "blood red"
A woman looks at a Mormon cricket on her house north of Reno, Nevada.
You drive down the street and they pop like bubble wrap.
-- Amy Nisbet, Nevada resident
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Reuters) -- Mormon crickets, the plague of the western United States, are on the march... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Police Nab Would-Be Bank Robber in San Jose, Bomb Squad Responds | Police arrested a would-be bank robber in West San Jose on Saturday morning and called the bomb squad to the scene to check on a suspicious device the robber left behind, according to the police department. At about 9:35 a.m., officers responded to the Chase Bank branch in the 1700 block of Saratoga Avenue, near Westga... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
At Least 110 Dead and More than 200 Missing After Brazil Dam Collapse (PHOTOS) | More than 200 people are still missing on Thursday after a mining dam collapsed in Brumadinho, Brazil, on Friday. Searches continue in the mud and debris left behind by the disaster. The death toll reached 110 on Thursday, local authorities said. Searches were halted on Sunday for about 10 hours amidst fears of a seco... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Nottinghamshire gas blast victim, 75, returns home after 13 months | A 75-year-old man who was seriously injured when his cooker exploded has finally returned home after 13 months.
Neville Westerman suffered severe burns to both hands in the gas explosion at his house in Beeston Rylands, Nottinghamshire, in December 2019.
He spent three months in hospital before being moved to temporary... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Alabama postpones Laughlin concert | LAUGHLIN — The legendary country music group Alabama has postponed its concert in Laughlin for a little more than a year. The band, in the middle of its heralded 50th Anniversary Tour, was scheduled to play Sunday at the Rio Vista Outdoor Amphitheater at Harrah's Laughlin, a night after playing at the Lake Tahoe Outdoo... | Organization Closed | null | null |
1998 Ninglang earthquake | The 1998 Ninglang earthquake (1998年宁蒗地震) occurred on November 19 at 19:38 local time. The epicenter was near the border between the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan, China. The United States Geological Survey stated that the epicenter was located in the Sichuan Province, while the China Earthquake Data Center provided a... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Dinamo Zagreb coach Zoran Mamic quits after receiving prison sentence for fraud | The manager of Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb has resigned after receiving a five year prison sentence for fraud on Monday. Zoran Mamic had been preparing his side for their Europa League round of 16 second leg tie with Tottenham but after confirmation of his sentence he immediately stepped down. He is to be replaced... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
Kaylee McKeown secures 100m backstroke gold for Australia at Tokyo Olympics | Kaylee McKeown of Team Australia poses with the gold medal after winning the Women's 100m Backstroke Final on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. - GETTY IMAGES Australia's Kaylee McKeown set a new Olympic record to win the women's 100m backstroke gold medal on Tuesday, upsetting arch-rival Regan Smith.
The 2... | Break historical records | null | null |
2002 Northern Chile floods and mudflow | The 2002 Northern Chile floods and mudflow were a series of flash floods and mudflows that affected north-central Chile in early June 2002. [1] The floods and mudflows were the result of heavy rains in the area. Overall 17 human casualties can be attributed to the rainfalls. [2] Among the casualties, there were twelve ... | Floods | null | null |
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crash | Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport in Seattle, Washington, United States, with an intermediate stop at San Francisco International Airport in San F... | Air crash | null | null |
1991 Sierra Madre earthquake |
The 1991 Sierra Madre earthquake occurred on June 28 at 07:43:55 local time with a moment magnitude of 5.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). The thrust earthquake resulted in two deaths, around 100 injuries, and damage estimated at $33.5–40 million. The event occurred beneath the San Gabriel Moun... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Partial solar eclipse to darken Irish skies | People in the southeast of the country look set to have the best opportunity to witness a rare solar event tomorrow morning. A Partial Solar Eclipse, where almost half of the Sun's diameter is covered, will occur, and will be the deepest partial eclipse since 20 March 2015. According to Astronomy Ireland, there will no... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
2009 Karonga earthquakes | The 2009 Karonga earthquakes occurred near Karonga, Malawi in December 2009 near the northern tip of Lake Malawi in southeast Africa. Over 1000 houses collapsed, 4 people were killed and 300 people were wounded in this earthquake sequence. [5] The majority of the building collapse was caused by liquefaction that occurr... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Man dies in horror Kwinana Freeway crash near Nambeelup | A man has died and a woman is seriously injured after a horror rollover on the Kwinana Freeway last night. The man was with a woman and two children travelling in a white Nissan X-Trail southbound near Pinjarra Road in Nambeelup when the car smashed into a steel barrier about 6.50pm. The 34-year-old man died at the sce... | Road Crash | null | null |
Firework throwing yob hunted by cops after Grangemouth residents hear 'explosion' | With your permission we and our partners may use precise geolocation data and identification through device scanning. You may click to consent to our and our partners’ processing as described above. Alternatively you may access more detailed information and change your preferences before consenting or to refuse consent... | Gas explosion | null | null |
US decides to withdraw from the UNESCO | “On October 12, 2017, the Department of State notified UNESCO director-general Irina Bokova of the U.S. decision to withdraw from the organization and to seek to establish a permanent observer mission to UNESCO. This decision was not taken lightly and reflects U.S. concerns with mounting arrears at UNESCO, the need for... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Eastern Air Lines Flight 21 crash | Eastern Air Lines Flight 21, registration NC28394, was a Douglas DC-3 aircraft that crashed while preparing to land at Candler Field (now Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport) in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 26, 1941. Eight of the 16 on board were killed, including Maryland Congressman William D. Byron. [1... | Air crash | null | null |
Shōwa financial crisis | The Shōwa Financial Crisis (昭和金融恐慌, Shōwa Kin'yū Kyōkō) was a financial panic in 1927, during the first year of the reign of Emperor Hirohito of Japan, and was a foretaste of the Great Depression. It brought down the government of Prime Minister Wakatsuki Reijirō and led to the domination of the zaibatsu over the Japan... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Alitalia Flight 618 crash | The crash of Alitalia Flight 618 was an accident involving a Douglas DC-7C of the Italian airline Alitalia in Shannon, Ireland, on 26 February 1960. Of the 52 people on board, only 18 survived with serious injuries. [1]
On the morning of 26 February 1960, Flight 618 arrived at its first stopover at Shannon Airport for... | Air crash | null | null |
Cheapside Street whisky bond fire |
The Cheapside Street whisky bond fire in Glasgow on 28 March 1960 was Britain's worst peacetime fire services disaster. The fire at a whisky bond killed 14 fire service and 5 salvage corps personnel. This fire was overshadowed only by a similar fire in James Watt Street (also in Glasgow) on 19 November 1968, when 22 ... | Fire | null | null |
October 2017 Northern California wildfires | The October 2017 Northern California wildfires, also known as the Northern California firestorm, North Bay Fires, and the Wine Country Fires[7] were a series of 250 wildfires that started burning across the state of California, United States, beginning in early October. Twenty-one became major fires that burned at le... | Fire | null | null |
$1 Million in Fines Proposed Over Nitrogen Leak That Killed 6 at Poultry Plant | Federal officials proposed the fines against four companies after finding that they could have prevented the deaths at the Foundation Food Group plant in Gainesville, Ga., in January.
By Michael Levenson
Federal workplace safety officials have proposed nearly $1 million in fines against four companies after finding tha... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Bank Robbery at BMO Harris Bank at Washington St and Redstart Rd, Naperville | Naperville police responded about 10:27 a.m. Wednesday, September 22, 2021 to a report of a bank robbery at the BMO Harris Bank, 1795 South Washington Street on Naperville’s near southeast side. The suspect is described as a male/white 5’6″ with a slim build. The suspect was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt,... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Air Canada Flight 646 crash | Loss of control on go-around (Rejected Landing)
Air Canada Canadair CL-600-2B19 C-FSKI
Fredericton Airport, New Brunswick
16 December 1997
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigated this occurrence for the purpose of advancing transportation safety. It is not the function of t... | Air crash | null | null |
Disney Store closings: More locations are closing but here’s the list of stores staying open — for now | The Walt Disney Co. previously announced plans to close nearly 60 of its full-size retail locations across the country "on or before" Sept. 15. As of Sept. 14, the store locator tool didn't indicate which locations may have already closed and which are ending liquidation sales Wednesday. Another two locations are set t... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Black Friday bushfires |
The Black Friday bushfires of 13 January 1939, in Victoria, Australia, were part of the devastating 1938–1939 bushfire season in Australia, which saw bushfires burning for the whole summer, and ash falling as far away as New Zealand. It was calculated that three-quarters of the State of Victoria was directly or indir... | Fire | null | null |
Microplastics found in Antarctic ice core sample taken 10 years ago |
It is one of the world's most remote locations and home to few inhabitants, but despite this, researchers say they have discovered plastic microfibres for the first time in Antarctic sea ice.
The pollution was discovered by a team of Tasmanian researchers who took an ice core from the eastern side of the continent in ... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Rothbury riot |
On 16 December 1929, New South Wales Police drew their revolvers and shot into a crowd of locked-out miners in the New South Wales town of Rothbury in Australia, killing a 29-year-old miner, Norman Brown, and injuring approximately forty-five miners. The incident became known as the Rothbury affair or the Rothbury ri... | Riot | null | null |
Kenya and a number of countries in the horn of Africa experienced the worst locust attack in seven years | Farmers in Makueni County have expressed fears over the huge losses they would suffer if their crops were ravaged again by locusts that were spotted in the large areas of Mbooni and Kaiti. In March 2020, Kenya and a number of countries in the horn of Africa including Ethiopia, Somalia and Uganda, experienced the worst ... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
The Great Lockdown: Worst Economic Downturn Since the Great Depression | The world has changed dramatically in the three months since our last update of the World Economic Outlook in January. A rare disaster, a coronavirus pandemic, has resulted in a tragically large number of human lives being lost. As countries implement necessary quarantines and social distancing practices to contain th... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
p | Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has declared three days of official mourning after 80 people died in a train crash.
Mr Rajoy visited the scene where the train derailed on the outskirts of the northern city of Santiago de Compostela.
94 people were injured, of whom 35 were in a serious condition, including four chi... | Train collisions | null | null |
Pandemic threatens ‘biblical famines’, warns UN food programme | The COVID-19 pandemic could lead to 'biblical famines' and almost double the number of people suffering acute hunger, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday (21 April) as it released a new report on food crises around the world. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB Comments Print Email Facebook Twitter Linke... | Famine | null | null |
2013 Muzaffarnagar riots |
The clashes between the Hindu and Muslim communities in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India in August–September 2013, resulted in at least 62 deaths including 42 Muslims and 20 Hindus[3] and injured 93 and left more than 50,000 Muslims displaced. [6][7][8][9] By date 17 September, the curfew was lifted fro... | Riot | null | null |
2000 Australia Beechcraft King Air crash | On 4 September 2000, a chartered Beechcraft 200 Super King Air departed Perth for a flight to the mining town of Leonora, Western Australia. The aircraft crashed near Burketown, Queensland, Australia, resulting in the deaths of all eight occupants. [1] During the flight, the aircraft climbed above its assigned altitude... | Air crash | null | null |
Angelina Jolie Reportedly Objects to a Divorce Ruling That Grants Brad Pitt More Custody of Their Kids |
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Brad Pitt has been awarded more time with his children amid his ongoing custody battle wit... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
2017 World Junior Speed Skating Championships | In 1971, the ISU congress decided to hold a World Junior Speed Skating Championships. After two test-championships (1972 and 1973), where only a boys' competition was held in the 1972 edition, the first official championship was introduced in Cortina d'Ampezzo. In this championship boys and girls could enter. Since thi... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Scranton general strike |
The Scranton general strike was a widespread work stoppage in 1877 by workers in Scranton, Pennsylvania, which took place as part of the Great Railroad Strike, and was the last in a number of violent outbreaks across Pennsylvania. [1] The strike began on July 23 when railroad workers walked off the job in protest of ... | Strike | null | null |
Sifan Hassan and Mo Farah break one hour world records in Brussels | Long-standing distance marks fall in the King Baudouin Stadium as Mondo Duplantis and Faith Kipyegon fall short with world best attempts.
Sifan Hassan and Mo Farah were the stars of the show at the Brussels Diamond League meeting on Friday (4 September), setting new one hour world records.
The Dutchwoman, who won 10,0... | Break historical records | null | null |
1957 Fethiye earthquakes |
The first of the 1957 Fethiye earthquakes occurred on April 24, 1957, with the second and larger event about seven hours later on the following day. Both earthquakes had epicentres in the eastern Mediterranean between Rhodes and the coastal city of Fethiye in Muğla Province, southwestern Turkey. [1]
As noted by a scie... | Earthquakes | null | null |
‘This sentence will go on forever’: Morristown lawyer gets probation in corruption case | A Morristown lawyer who pled guilty to records tampering to secure municipal contracts avoided prison on Friday, receiving three years’ probation and community service from a judge who said she can “do far more good…outside the prison cell.” Elizabeth Valandingham, 49, was charged in connection with a state political c... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
Bird flu outbreak amidst COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: Efforts and challenges at hand | Over the months of April and May 2021, South Africa has witnessed several outbreaks of highly infective avian influenza (H5N1) in different poultry farms. This came as a shock to a country that was already battling with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. The emergence of the virus has spurred import bans and massive culls i... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Dam frustration compounded by drought | Two years on from the decision to lower the wall of the Paradise Dam, CANEGROWERS says a lack of direction for the future of the water storage is adding insult to the injury of the region’s drought and pushing the impact into 2022 and beyond. CANEGROWERS Isis Chairman Mark Mammino is again calling for the 50% water pri... | Droughts | null | null |
1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision crash | On 12 November 1996, Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763, a Boeing 747 en route from Delhi, India, to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907, an Ilyushin Il-76 en route from Chimkent, Kazakhstan, to Delhi, collided over the village of Charkhi Dadri, around 100 km (62 mi; 54 nmi) west of Delhi. The cra... | Air crash | null | null |
1943 Gibraltar B-24 crash | The 1943 Gibraltar Liberator AL523 crash was an aircraft crash that resulted in the death of General Władysław Sikorski, the commander-in-chief of the Polish Army and Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile. Sikorski's Liberator II crashed off Gibraltar almost immediately after takeoff on 4 July 1943. An estim... | Air crash | null | null |
Dr. Anthony Fauci to deliver Emory Commencement address | Dr. Anthony Fauci will deliver the 2021 Commencement address for Emory College of Arts and Sciences and receive the Emory University President’s Medal. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he will give his remarks virtually.
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Emory ranks 5th among U.S. universities for infectious diseases program Jan. 12, 2021 Emory Uni... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
2017 Lesbos earthquake | The 2017 Lesbos earthquake occurred at 12:28:39 UTC on 12 June. The earthquake's epicentre was 5 km south of Plomari on the Greek island of Lesbos off the Aegean coast of Turkey. It had a magnitude of 6.3 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale. [1... | Earthquakes | null | null |
2018 Kemerovo fire |
On 25 March 2018 at 16:00 local time (9:00 UTC), a fire engulfed the "Zimnyaya vishnya" shopping mall and entertainment complex in Kemerovo, Russia. It killed at least 60 people (more than half of which were children) according to official statements. The blaze started somewhere on the top floor of the four-story com... | Fire | null | null |
20152016 Zika virus epidemic |
An epidemic of Zika fever, caused by Zika virus, began in Brazil and affected other countries in the Americas from April 2015 to November 2016. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of the epidemic in November 2016, but noted that the virus still represents "a highly significant and long term problem"... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercises are set to take place from September 13 to September 17 | Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercises are set to take place from September 13 to September 17. The annual Han Kuang exercises, first held in 1984, are Taiwan’s largest military exercises. They involve all branches of the armed forces and test Taiwan’s combat readiness in case of a Chinese invasion. A digital wa... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Division Street riots | The Division Street riots were episodes of rioting and civil unrest, which started on June 12 and continued through June 14, 1966. These riots are remembered as a turning point in Puerto Rican civic involvement in Chicago. [1][2] This was the first riot in the United States attributed to Puerto Ricans. [3]
Puerto Rica... | Riot | null | null |
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