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TWA Flight 1 crash | Transcontinental and Western Airways Flight 1 (TWA 1), a Douglas DC-2, crashed into Cheat Mountain, near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, approximately 10:20 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on April 7, 1936, killing 12 of the 14 passengers and crew aboard. Flight 1 was a regularly scheduled TWA Sun Racer flight from Newark, New Jer... | Air crash | null | null |
Petronas: Baram Oil Production to Resume in Q3, after Ship Accident | Malaysia’s state energy firm Petronas said on Monday it expects to resume full production at its Baram facilities, off the state of Sarawak on Borneo island, in the third quarter after halting output in October following an accident. Petronas declared force majeure at its Miri crude oil terminal on Oct. 29 as a result ... | Shipwreck | null | null |
Brazil's Brumadinho mining disaster will hurt Vale, but iron ore firms and Australia's economy are set to cash in | Updated 12 Feb 2019, 11:07amTue 12 Feb 2019, 11:07am When the tailings dam at one of Vale's iron ore mines in the south-eastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais burst on January 25, it released a torrent of sludge and buried people and buildings in the town of Brumadinho. At least 150 people were killed and m... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
1956 Amorgos earthquake | The 1956 Amorgos earthquake occurred at 03:11 UTC on July 9. It had a magnitude of 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale. The epicentre was to the south of the island of Amorgos, the easternmost island of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea. There was signi... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Subsequent studies have tempered some of Day and Ward's catastrophic predictions | Though subsequent studies have tempered some of Day and Ward's catastrophic predictions, there is still a risk. After the 1949 eruption, ruptures were found on the surface. In Day and Ward's later study, these ruptures were described as "ominous" because they were evidence of a subsurface detachment. . In other words,... | Tsunamis | null | null |
Texas house explosion that injured 6 people may have been intentional, officials say | Six people were injured when an explosion Monday destroyed a home in the Dallas suburb of Plano. Neighboring homes also suffered major damage. (July 20)
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PLANO, Texas — The explosion that destroyed a house in suburban Dallas and heavily damaged the two next door, injuring six people, may not have been an accident, of... | Gas explosion | null | null |
About 1,600 pieces of metal movable type were found inside a pot excavated ecently in Gongyeong-dong, central Seoul | About 1,600 pieces of metal movable type were found inside a pot excavated recently in Gongyeong-dong, central Seoul. [CULTURAL HERITAGE ADMINISTRATION] The metal movable type was found inside a pot and other relics were found around the pot. [CULTURAL HERITAGE ADMINISTRATION] Some of the discovered Yeonju metal movabl... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
Cicero race riot of 1951 | The Cicero race riot of 1951 occurred July 11–12, when a mob of 4,000 whites attacked an apartment building that housed a single black family in a neighborhood in Cicero, Illinois. The aftermath of World War II saw a revival of white attacks on blacks in the Chicago area, mostly on the city's South and Southwest Sides,... | Riot | null | null |
2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake |
The Chūetsu offshore earthquake (Japanese: 平成19年 (2007年) 新潟県中越沖地震) was a powerful magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred 10:13 local time (01:13 UTC) on July 16, 2007, in the northwest Niigata region of Japan. The earthquake, which occurred at a previously unknown offshore fault[7] shook Niigata and neighbouring pre... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Italian Jacobs wins 100m gold and breaks European record | Italy’s Lamont Marcel Jacobs won the men’s 100m sprint gold medal in the athletics competitions at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, succeeding Jamaican legend Usain Bolt, who dominated this race in the last three editions between 2008 and 2016. Jacobs set a European record 9.80 in Sunday’s race final. American Fred Curley won ... | Break historical records | null | null |
Indonesia: Mt. Merapi volcanic activity continues | Volcanic activity at Mount Merapi in Central Java remained high Friday since its status was raised Nov. 5 to Level III, according to the Geological Disaster Technology Research and Development Center (BPPTKG). The Center’s head, Hanik Humaida, advised residents nearby to remain vigilant in anticipation of further volc... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
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Where ATL meets NPR | Pollution response teams on Saturday worked to contain oil that was discharged after demolition crews finished cutting away the sixth of eight sections of a giant cargo ship that tipped over off the Georgia coast nearly two years ago. The oil could affect the water and beaches around St. Simons and Jekyll islands, Geor... | Shipwreck | null | null |
3 Car Collision on SR-16 Causing Traffic Problems In Gig Harbor | GIG HARBOR, WA — A 3 car collision is causing some major headaches for commuters in the Gig Harbor area Tuesday. According to WSDOT, the crash happened on eastbound SR-16 near Swede Hill. The cars have been removed, and there have been no reports of injuries, but the backup will likely remain: Gig Harbor Police say a n... | Road Crash | null | null |
Thousands of low-level U.S. inmates released in pandemic could be headed back to prison | Kendrick Fulton, who was released to home confinement due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, poses for a photo at his sister’s house in Round Rock, Texas, U.S., April 8, 2021. He is wearing an ankle monitor that he must charge nightly in order to comply with the terms of his release. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona ... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
Nashville sit-ins |
The Nashville sit-ins, which lasted from February 13 to May 10, 1960, were part of a nonviolent direct action campaign to end racial segregation at lunch counters in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The sit-in campaign, coordinated by the Nashville Student Movement and the Nashville Christian Leadership Council, was ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Avianca Flight 410 crash | Avianca Flight 410 was a flight that crashed at 13:17 on March 17, 1988, near Cúcuta, Colombia, that occurred shortly after takeoff when it flew into a mountain. All 143 people on board were killed. It was the deadliest aviation accident to occur in Colombia at the time. [1]
The aircraft was a Boeing 727-21 operated b... | Air crash | null | null |
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club partially closed after staff infected with coronavirus | Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida has been partially closed after some of its employees were infected with the coronavirus, according to an email sent to club members Friday afternoon. “As some of our staff have recently tested positive for COVID-19, we will be temporarily suspending service at the Beach Club a... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934 | Government of Minnesota
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The Minneapolis general strike of 1934 grew out of a strike by Teamsters against most of the trucking companies operating in Minneapolis, the major distribution center for the Upper Midwest. The strike began on May 16, 1934 in the Market Dist... | Strike | null | null |
Oxnard Strike of 1903 | The Oxnard strike of 1903 was a labor rights dispute in the southern California coastal city of Oxnard between local landowners and the majority Japanese and Mexican labor force. In 1887, Henry, James, Benjamin, and Robert Oxnard sold their Brooklyn sugar refinery and moved to California to capitalize on the growing ag... | Strike | null | null |
2003 Hokkaidō earthquake | The 2003 Hokkaidō earthquake, scientifically named the 2003 Tokachi-Oki earthquake (十勝沖地震, 2003 Tokachi-Oki Jishin), occurred off the coast of Hokkaidō, Japan on 26 September at 04:50 local time (19:50 UTC 25 September). At a focal depth of 27 km (17 mi), this great undersea earthquake measured 8.3 on the moment magnit... | Earthquakes | null | null |
China: Search for Four Missing People from Sheng Ping 001 Continues | With unfavourable weather and sea conditions during the day on 27 July, the divers who came to the site the day before were able to carry out an underwater search in the evening with, unfortunately, nothing to report. Underwater search was said to continue once the conditions improve. According to China’s CCTV News, al... | Shipwreck | null | null |
2009 Malmö anti-Israel riots | The 2009 Malmö Davis Cup riots were anti-Israel riots in the Swedish city of Malmö against a Davis Cup tennis match between Sweden and Israel on 7 March 2009. [1][2]
In February, the tennis match was decided by Malmö's red-green city coalition to be closed to the public, a decision that was heavily criticised by the I... | Riot | null | null |
Thomas Lemar: Atletico Madrid reach 'preliminary agreement' to sign Monaco winger |
Atletico Madrid have reached a "preliminary agreement" to sign Monaco winger Thomas Lemar.
The France international - who has spent three seasons with Monaco since arriving from Caen - is in Russia for the World Cup.
Arsenal failed to sign Lemar, 22, in last summer's transfer window, while he was also a £60m target fo... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
Locust invasion threatens wildlife and livelihoods in Kenya |
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Locust invasion threatens wildlife and livelihoods in Kenya
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Kenya is bracing itself for a humanitarian and conservation catastrophe in the wake of a desert locust invasion on an unprecedented scale. The infestation is already affecting more than a quart... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
2017 United States Marine Corps KC-130 crash | On 10 July 2017, a Lockheed KC-130T Hercules aircraft of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) crashed in Leflore County, Mississippi, killing all 16 people on board. [1][2][3] The aircraft had the call sign "Yanky 72" and was from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 (VMGR-452) based at Stewart Air National G... | Air crash | null | null |
America’s Withdrawal from the World Health Organization: What Happens Next | It all began with a Trump rant against China as he found himself under pressure for having misjudged the severity of the virus threat and mismanaged the U.S. response. In a typical kneejerk reaction, Trump looked for a scapegoat and found the World Health Organization. WHO suddenly stood accused of having mismanaged th... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Covid-19: SA records 5 372 new confirmed cases, with 282 more deaths | South Africa's Covid-19 death toll increased by 282 on Tuesday, bringing the total fatalities to 83 899, according to health officials. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said there were 5 372 new Covid-19 infections - and the total number of cases was 2 829 435. KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 25% of... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
EHD outbreak in deer reported in Rochester Hills | ROCHESTER HILLS — The Michigan Department of Natural resources is asking hunters, hikers and others who frequent the outdoors to report sightings of dead deer near water after two deer from Rochester Hills tested positive for epizootic hemorrhagic disease, or EHD. “Deer started showing up in the river. They were droppi... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
TANS Perú Flight 204 crash | TANS Perú Flight 204 refers to a domestic scheduled Lima–Pucallpa–Iquitos passenger service, operated with a Boeing 737-200 Advanced, that crashed on 23 August 2005 on approach to Pucallpa Airport, 4 miles (6.4 km) off the airfield, following an emergency landing attempt because of bad weather, killing 40 of the 98 pas... | Air crash | null | null |
Hainan Island incident crash | The Hainan Island incident occurred on April 1, 2001, when a United States Navy EP-3E ARIES II signals intelligence aircraft and a People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) J-8II interceptor fighter jet collided in mid-air, resulting in an international dispute between the United States and the People's Republic of China (P... | Air crash | null | null |
2005 Nias Island Sea King crash | The 2005 Nias Island Sea King crash was the crash of a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Westland WS-61 Sea King helicopter (tail number N16-100, call sign "Shark 02") of 817 Squadron RAN at approximately 4 pm (local time) on 2 April 2005 with 11 personnel on board. The accident occurred while "Shark 02" was making its appro... | Air crash | null | null |
Express & Star | The blaze broke out at around 6.15pm on Monday in Pencombe Drive, in the Goldthorn Park area of Wolverhampton, severely damaging the home and destroying a van parked on the driveway.
An explosion rocked Pencombe Drive, in the Goldthorn Park area of Wolverhampton, at around 6.15pm on Monday, leaving a workman's van on a... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Lifespan, Care New England Unveil Merger Plans with Brown University | February 24, 2021 - Two of Rhode Island’s predominant health systems are officially joining forces to create a healthier state with the help of Brown University. In an announcement released yesterday, Lifespan and Care New England revealed that they have signed a definitive agreement to merge and create, with Brown Uni... | Organization Merge | null | null |
Bude gas explosion: Injured woman taken to Bristol hospital | A woman injured in a gas explosion which destroyed a house in Cornwall is getting further treatment in Bristol, her daughter has said.
Three people were in the house in Bude during the explosion last Wednesday.
Josie Cornish was taken to Southmead Hospital on Sunday for treatment for an infection but was "in good spiri... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Great Bombay textile strike |
The Great Bombay Textile Strike was a textile strike called on 18 January 1982 by the mill workers of Mumbai under trade union leader Dutta Samant. The purpose of the strike was to obtain bonus and increase in wages. Nearly 250,000 workers of 65 textile mills went on strike in Mumbai. [1]
Built in 1887, Swadeshi was... | Strike | null | null |
1941 Eccles rail crash |
The 1941 Eccles rail crash occurred on 30 December 1941 at the east end of Eccles railway station in Lancashire, England. A westbound train [a] passed danger signals in fog in the wartime blackout and collided at about 30 mph with an eastbound train [b] traversing a crossover. A major contributory cause was that the ... | Train collisions | null | null |
WHO-backed vaccine hub for Africa to copy Moderna COVID-19 shot | FILE PHOTO: Vials of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna are seen in the town of Ricany near Prague, Czech Republic, February 25, 2021. Efforts to develop an African base for COVID-19 vaccine production will focus on trying to replicate Moderna’s shot, but a lack of progress in talks ... | Organization Established | null | null |
COVID-led schools closure for about 18 months caused students lost trillion hours | Schoolchildren around the world have lost an estimated 1.8 trillion hours – and counting – of in-person learning since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. As a result, young learners have been cut off from their education and the other vital benefits schools provide. Every hour in school is pre... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Asia's Three Most Dangerous Volcanoes | Indonesian women attend celebrations of their country's National Independence Day at the slope of... [+] Mount Merapi on August 17, 2014 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) A volcanic eruption shot Mount Agung in Indonesia into fame this week because it sits on the island of Bali, a major vacation m... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
1967 Portugal floods |
The 1967 Portugal floods (the "big floods") were flash floods that took place in 25 and 26 November 1967, Portugal, in the Lisbon metropolitan area, affecting a total of 14 municipalities. [1][2] It was the most deadly flood registered in Portugal, accounting for more than half of all registered deaths by floods sinc... | Floods | null | null |
Shipwreck Exposed by Erosion on Florida Coast Could Be 200 Years Old | Erosion on a Florida beach has revealed a shipwreck that archaeologists say may be as much as 200 years old. As Jessica Clark reports for First Coast News, local Mark O’Donoghue was walking on Crescent Beach in St. John’s County on Saturday, as he does almost every day, when he saw “some timbers and metal spikes” stick... | Shipwreck | null | null |
Blood Moon: 21st Century’s longest lunar eclipse — in pictures | This combo picture shows the transitions of full moon during a “blood moon” eclipse as seen from Jakarta on July 27, 2018. | Photo Credit: AFP A blood-red moon dazzled star gazers across much of the world on July 27-28 when it moved into Earth's shadow for the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st Century. From the Cape ... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Cornwall Court fire |
The Cornwall Court Fire (Chinese: 嘉禾大廈五級火) was a building fire incident in Hong Kong. It began in a nightclub and karaoke bar on the morning of Sunday 10 August 2008, taking the lives of four people, including two firefighters, and injuring a further 55 people. The fire broke out at 09:20, in the nightclub on the mez... | Fire | null | null |
2021 Tripoli protests |
The 2021 Tripoli protests are riots, civil disobedience, civil disorder and demonstrations after the government of Hassan Diab announced a nationwide lockdown, amid hunger, inflation and unemployment increasing, worsening the already deteriorating economy. [1] According to Al Jazeera English, protesters rallied for t... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Pittsfield cancels 2021 Halloween Parade | PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) — The city of Pittsfield has canceled the 2021 Halloween Parade. A tentative trick-or-treat event will be hed from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on October 30, and the city is also encouraging residents to participate in its free virtual Halloween contest. From October 1 to October 24, you can submit a ph... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Prince Harry's Briefcase Identifies Him As... ''Archie's Papa'' | Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan may be on a visit to New York without their children, Archie and Lilibet, but they did carry a piece of home with them. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who now live in California, kicked off their trip to New York City with a visit to the "Freedom Tower" and 9/11 Memorial on Thursday. ... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
2018 Taylorsville Georgia-Pacific strike |
The 2018 Taylorsville Georgia-Pacific strike was a labor strike involving workers for Georgia-Pacific in Taylorsville, Mississippi, United States. The strike began on March 28, 2018 at 11 p.m.[1] The strikers were members of the Carpenters Industrial Council Local 2086,[2] the local union for the United Brotherhood o... | Strike | null | null |
Truck and ute crash reduces Tonkin Highway to two lanes in Bayswater | Paramedics are treating a man in his 60s after a ute crossed into oncoming traffic and smashed into a road train in Bayswater this morning. The major crash has seen Tonkin Highway reduced to a single lane in both directions, with footage of the wreck showing a white ute on the wrong side of the road, sandwiched between... | Road Crash | null | null |
1977 Russian flu | The 1977 Russian flu was an influenza pandemic that was first reported by the Soviet Union in 1977 and lasted until 1979. [1][2] The outbreak in northern China started in May 1977, slightly earlier than that in the Soviet Union. [3][4] The pandemic mostly affected population younger than 25 or 26 years of age,[1][5][6]... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
Queensland's plastic-covered beaches revealed by aerial survey |
Some of Queensland's most remote beaches are being inundated with rubbish, most of it plastic.
Earlier this month, marine conservation charity Tangaroa Blue conducted an aerial survey of beaches north of Cooktown, on the north-eastern coast of Cape York Peninsula.
Tangaroa Blue director, Heidi Taylor said the survey h... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
2020–2021 Thai protests |
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In Thailand, protests began in early 2020 with demonstrations against the government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. They later expanded to include the unprecedented demands for reform of the Thai monarchy. The protests were ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Mahesh Babu undergoes knee surgery in Spain, actor recovering well | Mahesh Babu underwent knee surgery in Spain and is currently recuperating. The actor will be back in Hyderabad soon. UPDATED: December 16, 2021 16:29 IST Mahesh Babu undergoes knee surgery in Spain. Mahesh Babu recently underwent knee surgery in Spain on December 14. He is currently recuperating. The actor is expected... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
2021 Brazilian protests |
The 2021 Brazilian protests are popular demonstrations that took place in different regions of Brazil, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Protests both supporting and opposing government happened. [4]
It was also the first time when sectors linked to the two antagonistic sides, such as the left and the right, ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Canadian Club: Wind Industry Furious: Ontario Rips Up 750 Wind Power Contracts | Proving, yet again, that without punitive mandates, ludicrous targets and massive subsidies the wind industry would disappear in a heartbeat, the decision to cancel hundreds of government contracts with wind power developers in Ontario has left rent seekers furious, and wondering where their next meal might come from?
... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
The Orionids, which peak mid-October of each year, are considered among the most beautiful showers of the year. | The Orionids, which peak mid-October of each year, are considered among the most beautiful showers of the year. The “shooting stars” produced by the shower are known for their brightness and speed, capable of traveling about 148,000 mph into the Earth’s atmosphere. The fast meteors can leave glowing “trains” – incandes... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
2014 Yingjiang earthquake | The 2014 Yingjiang earthquake occurred on 24 May at 4:49 a.m. local time in Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, China,[2] with a moment magnitude of 5.6 and a maximum perceived intensity of VII (Very strong) on the Mercalli intensity scale. [3] The epicenter was in the town of Kachang. [4] There were 14 aftershocks, ac... | Earthquakes | null | null |
China mine rescue: Nine workers found dead and one still missing | Authorities have vowed to keep searching for the remaining miner, after 11 others were rescued and taken to hospital on Sunday. Monday 25 January 2021 13:22, UK Nine workers have been found dead by rescue teams following an explosion at a mine in China, bringing the death toll to 10. A group of 11 miners were rescued a... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
2011 European floods |
The 2011 floods in Europe, caused by low-pressure area Meeno,[1][2] occurred in late October–early November in France, Italy and Ireland. In Italy the river Po rose 4 m (13 feet) in Turin and a number of people (including two children) died in Genoa. [3] A state of emergency in the Italian regions of Liguria and Tusc... | Floods | null | null |
Widespread Drought in Mexico | Mexico is experiencing one of its most widespread and intense droughts in decades. Nearly 85 percent of the country is facing drought conditions as of April 15, 2021. Large reservoirs across the country are standing at exceptionally low levels, straining water resources for drinking, farming, and irrigation. The mayor ... | Droughts | null | null |
Valley Strong Credit Union and Solano First Federal Credit Union set to merge in July | Valley Strong Credit Union and Solano First Federal Credit Union announced their merger received regulatory approval as well as approval by majority vote of the Solano First Membership. The legal merger date for the two organizations is planned to be July 1. The biggest change at that time is Solano First will become a... | Organization Merge | null | null |
Suspected bank robber shot and killed in Visalia identified | VISALIA, Calif. (FOX26) — A man was shot and killed in a Visalia neighborhood following an armed bank robbery. Visalia police got the call of a bank robbery at the Tri Counties Bank on S Pinkham St. in Visalia around 11:15 Wednesday morning. Bank employees said the man, later identified as 43-year-old Joshua Van Machad... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
1960 Danish football air crash | On 16 July 1960, after taking off from Copenhagen Airport at 15.38 local time, a de Havilland Dragon Rapide plane, (registration OY-DZY) chartered to the Danish Football Association, crashed into the Øresund about 50 metres from shore after the pilot lost control of the aircraft in severe weather. All eight passengers ... | Air crash | null | null |
Massive Soil Mound on Slope Seen as Worsening Japan Mudslide | The mudslide that destroyed dozens of homes in a Japanese seaside resort, killing at least seven people, started from an area with a history of land alternations and a massive soil mound there broke off and amplified the damage, officials said Wednesday. They say, however, more investigation and analysis are needed to ... | Mudslides | null | null |
Mall department stores were struggling. The pandemic has pushed them to the edge of extinction. | Adrienne Whyte used to go to the mall twice a week, where she might meet up with her personal shoppers at Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue or scour Macy’s for bedding and kitchenware. But it’s been well over a year since she set foot in a department store — and she isn’t sure when, or whether, she will again. “Now i... | Organization Closed | null | null |
2020 Port of Montreal strike |
The 2020 Port of Montreal strike began at 7:00 AM on August 10, 2020 after Local 375 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (Syndicat des débardeurs du port de Montréal) walked off the jobsite. The local had previously voted for an indefinite strike. The strike is part of a dispute dating back to 2018, when the uni... | Strike | null | null |
Carbon monoxide poisoning caused death of teen found in Northwest Iowa hog barn | April 23, 2021 By Radio Iowa Contributor Officials have determined a northwest Iowa teen who was found unconscious in a hog facility Monday night died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.
According to the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office, emergency personnel found 17-year-old Victoria Marie Parra Lerdo of Rockwell C... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Tsunami awareness: Inside look at Oregon's Emergency Coordination Center | . seek to previous 12… 6 seek to 10%, 20% … 60% SALEM, OR (KPTV) - FOX 12 gets an inside look at how emergency officials in Oregon are prepared for and can respond to a tsunami, as well as the tools in place to help save lives. Empty seats, still phones, the monitoring map showing no imminent threat of a ea... | Tsunamis | null | null |
May Day riots of 1919 | The Cleveland May Day riots of 1919 were a series of violent demonstrations that occurred throughout Cleveland, Ohio on May 1 (May Day), 1919. The riots occurred during the May Day parade organized by Socialist leader Charles Ruthenberg, of local trade unionists, socialists, communists, and the Industrial Workers of th... | Riot | null | null |
Amid Celebrity Marriage Dramas, Designer Yomi Casual Surprises Wife As He Appreciates Her With Mercedes Benz | Celebrity fashion designer, Yomi Casual, has reassured his dear wife, Grace, and given her something to be happy about amid the celeb marriage dramas that have rocked social media in recent times. The doting husband surprised his woman with a brand new Mercedes Benz SUV and she couldn’t hid... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
2009 Bhutan earthquake | The 2009 Bhutan earthquake occurred on 21 September at 14:53 BTT (08:53 UTC) in the eastern region of Bhutan with moment magnitude of 6.1. The epicenter was situated at 180 kilometres (110 mi) east of the capital Thimphu, in Monggar District. [3] However, Bangladesh and northern India also felt it, with buildings in Gu... | Earthquakes | null | null |
1948 KLM Constellation air disaster crash | A KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation airliner (named Nijmegen and registered PH-TEN) crashed into high ground near Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland, on 20 October 1948; all 40 aboard died. [1] A subsequent inquiry found that the accident was likely caused by the crew's reliance on a combination of erroneous charts and... | Air crash | null | null |
2011 Avis Amur Antonov An-12 crash | On 9 August 2011, an Antonov An-12 cargo aircraft of Avis Amur crashed during a domestic flight from Magadan to Keperveyem, Russia, killing all 11 people on board. An engine fire was reported en route and the aircraft crashed while attempting to return to Magadan. The aircraft took off from Sokol Airport in Magadan for... | Air crash | null | null |
Shark Tank: meet the partners of Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran and more | Eve Crosbie Get to know the husband, wives and partners of the stars of ABC's hit reality show Shark Tank We love sitting down to watch new episodes of Shark Tank . The ABC show gives budding entrepreneurs the chance to make their dreams come true and become successful – and possibly wealthy – business people. While we... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Former Actor Joshua Ang Announces Divorce After 2 Years; Tells Everyone To Congratulate Him | Former actor Joshua Ang, who is best known for his role in Jack Neo’s 2002 comedy I Not Stupid and its sequel, dropped a bombshell last night (Dec 14) when he confirmed that he and his wife, air stewardess Shannon Low, are divorced. They would have celebrated their third wedding anniversary in March next year.
We have ... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Senate suspends controversial ABC inquiry, but government hints at further scrutiny | Two weeks after the federal government ripped up Victoria’s ‘belt and road’ agreement with the Asian superpower, China’s peak economic planning agency has indefinitely suspended all activities under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue.
The dialogue was established in 2014 and connects China’s National Refor... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
Iberia Airlines Flight 933 crash | Iberia Airlines Flight 933 was an international flight from Madrid Barajas International Airport bound for its destination, Boston-Logan International Airport in Boston, that suffered a runway incident on December 17, 1973. As the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, the aircraft operating the flight was approaching the airport, i... | Air crash | null | null |
1992 Erzincan earthquake |
On 13 March, the 1992 Erzincan earthquake struck eastern Turkey with a moment magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Originating on the North Anatolian Fault, it rocked the country, leaving at least 498 people dead, roughly 2,000 injured, and an unknown amount missing. Total financial loss... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Factbox: Congress struggles over U.S. debt ceiling as deadline looms | WASHINGTON, D. C.: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday (Monday in Manila) warned that US economic recovery would reverse into recession if Congress fails to swiftly raise the federal debt limit. "Congress has raised or suspended the country's debt ceiling about 80 times since 1960. Now it must do so again," Ye... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Bridgeton flood of 1934 | The Flood of 1934 was a natural disaster that hit the town of Bridgeton, New Jersey in August 1934. Over the course of three days, heavy rains fell in the region, swelling Sunset Lake and other local interconnected waterways. At the time, there were two earthen dams holding the water back at Sunset Lake and Mary Elmer ... | Floods | null | null |
UK PM Johnson, senior ministers plan U.S. visits, The Telegraph reports | Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a news conference inside the Downing Street Briefing Room in London, Britain July 12, 2021. Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Sept 6 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and senior ministers will head to the United States on official visits in coming... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
Child pornographer sentenced to 175 years in prison | A Newport man pled guilty on more than 4 dozen child pornography charges.(Jackson Co. Sheriff's Office) By Region 8 Newsdesk Published: Nov. 9, 2021 at 5:07 PM CST JACKSON COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - A judge sentenced a Jackson County man to 175 years in prison for child pornography. On Tuesday, 50-year-old George D. Bales ... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
Hoopfest 2021 faced cancellation again this year due to CORONAVIRUS | UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 26, 2021 The continued prevalence of the coronavirus claimed another summertime event in Spokane on Wednesday, as organizers announced the cancellation of Hoopfest 2021. The 3-on-3 basketball tournament had been scheduled for Sept. 11-12. In a letter posted to Hoopfest’s website on Wednesday afterno... | Organization Closed | null | null |
All the Celebrity Weddings in 2020 | It turned out that 2019 was a massive year for celebrity weddings: Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas had a glamorous French wedding after an unexpected surprise bash in Vegas (with an Elvis impersonator in attendance, of course), and Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin had an elegant soiree after months of anticipation. Jennife... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Police release bank robbery footage | Queensland police have uploaded footage from a bank robbery in Cairns, in the state's far north, to their Facebook page. They are appealing for help to find a man who held up a Suncorp branch at Westcourt's DFO shopping centre on Tuesday afternoon. The video shows a man with a handgun demanding a teller place cash in a... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
15-Year-Old Gets Max Sentence for DC Carjacking That Killed Uber Eats Driver | Fighting tears, Anwar’s family made powerful statements in a virtual court hearing Friday before the teen was sentenced. They later gave News4 the text of those statements. They spoke about the sadness of spending Ramadan and Eid without Anwar, and struggling with what to tell loved ones in the U.S. and Pakistan. “Abu... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
Aeroflot Flight 1491 crash | Aeroflot Flight 1491 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Moscow-Vnukovo Airport to Kharkiv Airport in the USSR that crashed on 18 May 1972 while descending to land in Kharkiv, killing all 122 passengers and crew aboard the Antonov An-10. Antonov An-10A, registration СССР-11215 (factory number 0402502, MSN 25... | Air crash | null | null |
'Look after yourself my darling': poignant letters salvaged from 1941 shipwreck | Archivists have painstakingly reconstructed the wartime missives recovered from the SS Gairsoppa, sunk by a U-boat off the Irish coast The fragments of a 1941 love letter to a woman named Iris, found nearly three miles under the ocean in a shipwreck, have been painstakingly pieced together by experts, 80 years after it... | Shipwreck | null | null |
What to Know About China Evergrande, the Troubled Property Giant | Every once in a while, a company grows so big and messy that governments fear what would happen to the broader economy if it were to fail. In China, Evergrande , a sprawling real estate developer, is that company. Evergrande has the distinction of being the world’s most debt-saddled developer and has been on life suppo... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Cyprus Airways Flight 284 crash | Cyprus Airways Flight 284 was a de Havilland Comet that broke up during a flight to Nicosia International Airport on 12 October 1967, after an explosive device detonated in the cabin. The airliner crashed in the Mediterranean Sea and all 66 passengers and crew members on board died. [1]
The aircraft was a de Havilland... | Air crash | null | null |
Egypt Set to Launch NextSat 1 Satellite in 2022 | Egypt's TIBA-1 communications satellite launched into space on 26 November 2019. The head of the Electric Power Group for Space Systems at the Egyptian Space Agency, Mohamed Yahya, announced Egypt’s plans to launch the “NextSat 1” satellite in 2022. The NextSat 1 satellite is the first of a series of satellites (dubbe... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
NYS Fair changes several concerts after 2 more performers cancel | Lorraine Lewis (L) and Britt Lightning of Vixen perform in concert at HEB Center on September 28, 2019 in Cedar Park, Texas. UPDATE: Another NYS Fair concert has been canceled. The Oak Ridge Boys backed out of performing Tuesday, Aug. 31, after members of their touring crew tested positive for Covid-19; local country ... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Recovery of unemployment overpayments 'paused' as Virginia Employment Commission struggles with new backlogs | The Virginia Employment Commission has “paused” its collection of overpayments to unemployed Virginians as the beleaguered agency struggles to address rising backlogs of disputed claims and appeals that continue to strain the state unemployment system 18 months after the COVID-19 pandemic began. The state faces at leas... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
2008 Bihar flood |
The 2008 Bihar flood was one of the most disastrous floods in the history of Bihar, an impoverished and densely populated state in India. The Koshi embankment near the Indo-Nepal border (at Kusaha VDC, Sunsari district, Nepal) broke on 18 August 2008. The river changed course and flooded areas which had not been floo... | Floods | null | null |
1952 Air France SNCASE Languedoc crash | The 1952 Air France SNCASE Languedoc crash occurred on 3 March 1952 when a SNCASE SE.161/P7 Languedoc aircraft of Air France crashed on take-off from Nice Airport for Le Bourget Airport, Paris, killing all 38 people on board. The cause of the accident was that the aileron controls had jammed, which in itself was contri... | Air crash | null | null |
British European Airways Flight S200P crash | British European Airways Flight S200P was a short-haul flight from London-Northolt Airport to Glasgow-Renfrew Airport, Scotland. On 21 April 1948, while on approach to Renfrew, a Vickers VC.1 Viking, registration G-AIVE, crashed into Irish Law Mountain in North Ayrshire, Scotland. No one died in the accident, but 13 of... | Air crash | null | null |
Air New Zealand Flight 4374 crash | Air New Zealand Flight NZ4734 was a flight from Gisborne which crashed while landing at Auckland killing two of the four on board. The Fokker Friendship F27-500 was eight years old at the time of the crash. Until 1977 the aircraft had been operated by the New Zealand National Airways Corporation (NAC). At 14:28 the air... | Air crash | null | null |
Japan Airlines Flight 715 crash | Japan Airlines Flight 715 (日本航空 715便, Nihonkōkū 715 Bin) was an airplane that crashed in Malaysia on 27 September 1977. It was a McDonnell Douglas DC-8, registration JA8051, on a flight from Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, to Singapore International Airport in Singapore, with stopovers at Kai Tak Airport in Kowloon... | Air crash | null | null |
Huge solar storm To Hit Earth; Can Impact GPS, Cell Phones, And Air Travel | It has recently come to light that Earth could be impacted by a powerful high-speed solar storm that’s approaching our planet at a speed of 1.6 million kilometres per hour. This may lead to power failure around the globe, reports Mint. The storm was expected to hit parts of our planet between July 11-12. SEE ALSO: NASA... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Mall shops, places of worship linked to TTSH cluster to close for 2 days | SINGAPORE — Multi-ministry taskforce co-chair Lawrence Wong on Friday (30 April) announced a tightening of local COVID-19 measures amid a rise in community cases. COVID-19: Social interactions should be limited to two per day – MTF [UPDATE at 2.40pm on Saturday, 1 May 2021: 313 Somerset and AMK Hub, previously listed ... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Storm triggers rockfall, mudslides on Red Mountain Pass | Another day of monsoonal moisture brought heavy rains to Ouray County and triggered mudslides and rockfall on Red Mountain Pass Wednesday afternoon. Several small rocks tumbled onto U.S. Highway 550 by Bear Creek Falls, striking a vehicle and breaking a window. A person inside the vehicle was cut by glass but otherwise... | Mudslides | null | null |
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