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Matheson Fire | The great Matheson Fire was a deadly forest fire that passed through the region surrounding the communities of Black River-Matheson[1] and Iroquois Falls, Ontario, Canada, on July 29, 1916. As was common practice at the time, settlers cleared land using the slash and burn method. That summer, there was little rain and ... | Fire | null | null |
The Killers concert at Bell Auditorium, which had COVID vaccine requirements, is cancelled | American rock band The Killers have cancelled their concert at Bell Auditorium that was scheduled to take place Sept. 30. In an email sent to ticket buyers, Augusta Entertainment Complex announced the cancellation, but no official reason was given. Refunds will be issued to those who purchased tickets. The band, which... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Eagle Airways Flight 2279 crash | Air New Zealand Flight 2279 (also known as Eagle Airways Flight 2279) was a commuter flight operated by Air National on behalf of Eagle Airways, a regional carrier division of Air New Zealand. [1] The flight was the subject of an unsuccessful hijack attempt on 8 February 2008 during which both pilots and a passenger su... | Air crash | null | null |
Ten years on, grief never subsides for some survivors of Japan’s tsunami | Yoshihito Sasaki, who lost his wife, Mikiko, and his son Jinya in the 2011 tsunami, rarely walks along the coast near his home in Rikuzentakata, Japan. The sea took away those he loved. REUTERS/Issei Kato . After the 2011 disaster, Japan built new neighborhoods, parks and schools. But the scale of loss is beyond any po... | Tsunamis | null | null |
Chinese port company warns Australian review increases sovereign risk | A Chinese company with a 99-year lease in Darwin has warned that its treatment in the hands of the Australian government may scare investors from other countries.
Landbridge, a company founded by billionaire Ye Cheng in Shandong, learned of the security review of its Northern Territory business last month, which the c... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
2018 Ionian Sea earthquake | A strong earthquake measuring magnitude Mw 6.8 occurred in the Ionian Sea near the coasts of Greece during the night between 25 and 26 October 2018 at 22:54:51 UTC (01:54:51 in Greece). [1] Sea level changes were predicted,[2] and a tsunami advisory was issued. [3] Reports of sea level change of up to 20 centimeters we... | Earthquakes | null | null |
1898 Mare Island earthquake |
The 1898 Mare Island earthquake occurred in Northern California on March 30 at 23:43 local time with a moment magnitude of 5.8–6.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII–IX (Severe–Violent). Its area of perceptibility included much of northern and central California and western Nevada. Damage amounted to $350,000 (a... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Mecca's Grand Mosque plagued by swarm of locusts - The ... |
A massive swarm of locusts plagued Mecca, Saudi Arabia, earlier this week, prompting authorities at Islam’s holiest site to launch a cleaning operation to remove them.
Videos posted to social media showed the insects swarming around cleaners and worshipers in the cityâs Grand Mosque, where millions of Muslim pilgrim... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Trump Withdraws U.S. From INF Treaty | The Trump administration announced that it will formally suspend the United States’ obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, effective February 2nd. This crucial treaty requires the United States and the former Soviet Union (now Russia) to eliminate all nuclear and conventional ground-launc... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Report: 150 starved to death in Ethiopia's Tigray in August | Tigray forces in Ethiopia say at least 150 people starved to death last month in the Tigray region amid a near-complete blockade of food aid by federal and allied authorities On Location: November 17, 2021 NAIROBI, Kenya -- A least 150 people starved to death last month in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region ami... | Famine | null | null |
Ways of control the spread of the pandemic | Hardball is the wrong technique to get China to open up about the early spread of the pandemic. A successful but little-known global disease program offers a much smarter approach. The team the author led to board the second cruise ship infected with Covid, in March 2020, off the coast of California. | Courtesy of Mich... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
U.N. asks for $29.2 mln to help after Caribbean volcano eruption | Ash covers roads a day after the La Soufriere volcano erupted after decades of inactivity, about 5 miles (8 km) away in Georgetown, St Vincent and the Grenadines April 10, 2021 in a still image from video. REUTERS/Robertson S. Henry NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) - The United Nations launched an appeal on Tuesday for $2... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
UK finally left EU after three and a half years of political turmoil | The United Kingdom has finally left the European Union after three and a half years of political turmoil. There were celebrations and protests across the country as the clock counted down to 11 p.m. GMT on Friday, bringing an end to almost half a century of Britain’s membership of the EU. In a speech broadcast on Faceb... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
New Zealand, Australia cancel tsunami alerts after Pacific quake | WELLINGTON – A 7.7 magnitude undersea earthquake struck the South Pacific region on Thursday, triggering a brief tsunami warning for Australia and New Zealand that was canceled, with no immediate reports of damage. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the quake’s epicenter was 258 miles east of ... | Tsunamis | null | null |
Palaeolithic cave paintings found in corner of NCR could be among oldest | Archaeologists have discovered cave paintings in a rocky and forested corner of Haryana, not far from the national capital, that they believe belong to the Upper Palaeolithic age, which could potentially make them one of the oldest cave arts in the country. The caves are nestled amid a maze of quartzite rocks in the Ar... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
1943 Detroit race riot |
The 1943 Detroit race riot took place in Detroit, Michigan, of the United States, from the evening of June 20 through to the early morning of June 22. It occurred in a period of dramatic population increase and social tensions associated with the military buildup of U.S. participation in World War II, as Detroit's ... | Riot | null | null |
Gigantic new locust swarms hit East Africa, threatening ... | Gigantic new locust swarms hit East Africa
New invasions are hitting just as growing season gets underway, threatening millions with hunger.
An adult desert locust is one of the most destructive migratory pests in the world: It can eat its own bodyweight, or about 0.07 ounces, in vegetation every day. Since January, Ke... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, belched smoke and ashes in a new eruption on Tuesday | ROME (AFP) - Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, belched smoke and ashes in a new eruption on Tuesday (Feb 16), but Italian authorities said it posed no danger to the surrounding villages. "We've seen worse," the head of the INGV National Institute for Geophysics and Vulcanology in the nearby city of ... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
A dam collapse in Brazil | Updated on: January 27, 2019 / 1:16 AM / AP Brumadinho, Brazil - Hope that loved ones had survived a tsunami of iron ore mine waste from a dam collapse in Brazil was turning to anguish and anger over the increasing likelihood that many of the hundreds of people missing had died. By Saturday night, wh... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order to withdraw from the negotiating process of the Trans-Pacific Partnership | (CNN) -- President Donald Trump on Monday will start to unravel the behemoth trade deal he inherited from his predecessor, as two sources familiar with the matter told CNN he plans to sign an executive order to withdraw from the negotiating process of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. That executive order will send signal... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Garnock Court fire | The Garnock Court fire was a fire that took place on 11 June 1999 at Garnock Court, a 14-storey block of flats in Irvine, Scotland, which resulted in one fatality. The fire spread via the external cladding, reaching the 12th floor within ten minutes of the start of the fire, destroying flats on nine floors. [1]
A disa... | Fire | null | null |
St. Anthony's Hospital fire | St. Anthony's Hospital fire was a disaster that occurred on April 4, 1949[1] in Effingham, Illinois. The disaster killed 74 people at the hospital. It is used as a prime example of possible fire hazards hospitals could and can have. [2]
St. Anthony's Hospital in Effingham, Illinois, was operated by the Sisters of St. F... | Fire | null | null |
Death toll in Brazil mining disaster reaches 84 | The list of the number of people missing in the disaster was pared from 279 to 276 on Tuesday, Efe news reported. RIO DE JANEIRO: Nineteen more bodies have been found amid the sludge of mine waste, mud and water that buried homes and vehicles in the Brazilian town of Brumadinho when a tailings dam failed last week, ra... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
1987 Alianza Lima plane crash | The 1987 Alianza Lima air disaster occurred on 8 December 1987, when a Peruvian Navy Fokker F27-400M chartered by Peruvian football club Alianza Lima crashed into the Pacific Ocean seven miles from Jorge Chávez International Airport near the city of Callao. Of the 44 people on board, only the pilot survived. The Peruvi... | Air crash | null | null |
May 2004 Caribbean floods | The May 2004 Caribbean floods were a flood event that took place in the Caribbean Islands, mainly Hispaniola and some parts of Northern Puerto Rico from May 18, 2004 to May 25, 2004. [1] The storm caused significant rainfall, with over 9.7 inches of rain falling at the most in Haiti, and 10 inches falling at the most ... | Floods | null | null |
Sainthia train collision |
The Sainthia train collision occurred on 19 July 2010, at the Sainthia Junction railway station in Sainthia, India, when the Uttar Banga Express[1][2][3] collided with the Vananchal Express as it was leaving the platform. 66 people died as a result of the accident,[4] and 165 people were reported injured. [5]
The co... | Train collisions | null | null |
Air India Flight 403 crash | Air India Flight 403 was a scheduled Air India passenger flight that crashed at Sahar International Airport in Bombay, India on 21 June 1982. It was likely caused by miscalculated altitude in a heavy rainstorm. On 21 June 1982, Air India Flight 403, a Boeing 707–437 (registered VT-DJJ) named Gauri Shankar, arriving fr... | Air crash | null | null |
Adele Agrees to Shared Custody in Simon Konecki Divorce, Neither Will Pay Spousal Support | According to documents obtained by Us Weekly on Wednesday, March 10, both the Grammy winner, 32, and Konecki, 46, decided to waive “the right to seek or obtain any spousal support from the other party.” The exes also agreed to joint legal and physical custody of their 8-year-old son, Angelo.
The “Hometown Glory” artist... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Pink offers to pay fine issued to Norway's beach handball players for not wearing bikini bottoms | Pink offers to pay fine issued to Norway's beach handball players for not wearing bikini bottoms
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Pop star Pink has offered to pay the 1,500 euro ($2,407) fine handed to Norway's beach handball team after the women wore bike shorts instead of bikin... | Organization Fine | null | null |
1829 Muckle Spate | The Muckle Spate was a great flood in August 1829, which devastated much of Strathspey, in the north east of Scotland. (Muckle is a word for 'much' or 'great', chiefly used in North East England and Scotland. [2])
It began raining on the evening of 2 August 1829, and continued into the next day when a thunderstorm bro... | Floods | null | null |
Occupy movement |
Occupy Wall Street (OWS) was a protest movement against economic inequality that began in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Wall Street financial district, in September 2011. [7] It gave rise to the wider Occupy movement in the United States and other countries. The Canadian anti-consumerist and pro-environ... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Mudslides Devastate Small Alaskan Town | Two people are missing a day after a massive landslide roared through the Alaskan coastal town of Haines amid record rains and wind gusts of up to 65 miles an hour. LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: In southeast Alaska, climate change has meant more rain, warmer temperatures and melting permafrost. And those are perfect cond... | Mudslides | null | null |
Sydney anti-Islam film protests |
On 15 September 2012, a protest against perceived anti-Islamic film Innocence of Muslims was held in Sydney, New South Wales. While the protest started peacefully, violent confrontations between police and protesters began when protesters reached the United States Consulate General. [2] In resulting clashes, six poli... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
2011 Western Saharan protests | The 2011 Western Saharan protests began on 25 February 2011 as a reaction to the failure of police to prevent anti-Sahrawi looting in the city of Dakhla, Western Sahara, and blossomed into protests across the territory. They were related to the Gdeim Izik protest camp in Western Sahara established the previous fall, wh... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
A robbery report about Wells Fargo bank | Just after 4:20 p.m. Monday, officers responded to Wells Fargo bank at 1800 Solano Ave. (at Modoc Street) for a robbery report, said Officer Byron White, BPD spokesman, in response to a Berkeleyside inquiry. The man entered the bank alone and demanded money, White said. He was described as a black man, 40-50 years old,... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
The 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was an international association football tournament and the world championship for women's national teams under the age of 20, presented by Grant Connell, organized by the sport's world governing body FIFA. It was the seventh edition of the tournament, took place from 5–24 August... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Buddha Air Flight 103 crash | On 25 September 2011, Buddha Air Flight 103, a Beechcraft 1900D commuter aircraft, crashed near Lalitpur, Nepal, while attempting to land in poor weather at nearby Kathmandu Airport. All 19 passengers and crew on board were killed. The aircraft, operated by Buddha Air, was on a sightseeing flight to Mount Everest. [1][... | Air crash | null | null |
2018 Lombok earthquake |
On 5 August 2018, a destructive and shallow earthquake measuring Mw 6.9 (ML 7.0 according to BMKG) struck the island of Lombok, Indonesia. It was the main shock following its foreshock, a nearby Mw 6.4 earthquake on 29 July. It was followed by a nearby 6.9 earthquake on 19 August 2018. The epicentre was located inla... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Lebanon Sinking into One of the Most Severe Global Crises Episodes, amidst Deliberate Inaction | In 2008, as big banks began failing across Wall Street and the housing and stock markets crashed, the nation saw how crucial financial regulation is for economic stability — and how quickly the consequences can cascade through the economy when regulators are asleep at the wheel. Today, there’s another looming economic ... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
2014 Bulgarian floods | Romania
On June 19, 2014, torrential rains caused severe flash flooding across northeastern Bulgaria leaving dozens of villages without electricity and submerging large parts of several cities in the region. [5][6] At least 16 people were reported killed – 13 (4 of which children) in the Asparuhovo district of Varna,... | Floods | null | null |
Anglers and swimmers told to avoid Melbourne creeks as EPA investigates PFAS contamination |
It was a momentous year for so many reasons.
Far away in Perth, Greg Chappell made his test debut with a century against England, while back home Carlton shocked spectators by stealing the premiership flag from Collingwood.
But for Helen van den Berg, 1970 will always be the year that she first laid eyes on Steele Cre... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Firefighting activities the most likely cause of Bundaberg PFAS contamination, investigation finds |
Historical firefighting activities are the most likely cause of chemical contamination to a Bundaberg suburb's water supply, the Queensland Government has determined.
An investigation began in April after the water supply to Svensson Heights was found to have unsafe levels of the potentially toxic PFAS chemicals. The ... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Process for defining droughts in NC a matter of degrees | 06/22/2021 by Jennifer Allen Over the last few months, eastern North Carolina has experienced the extremes of both drought and flooding – in some areas at the same time. Although the two may seem opposites, state Drought Management Advisory Council Chairman Klaus Altertin explained in a recent interview that areas can ... | Droughts | null | null |
Dead eagles found across the US had rat poison in their blood | In a sample of eagles from across the US, rat poison was found in about 80 per cent of the birds. This widespread exposure to toxic chemicals could impair their health or even lead to death.
“This really suggests that despite the best efforts to use these compounds wisely and minimise the opportunity for the raptor spe... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
2016 Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations Il-76 crash | Discover Thomson Reuters
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MOSCOW, July 3 (Reuters) - At least six people have died after a Russian plane on a fire-fighting mission crashed in Siberia, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday. Rescue workers found the Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane in the early hours of Sunday morning in Ru... | Air crash | null | null |
US Abandonment of INF Treaty Planned Long Before Announced | US pullout of the JCPOA nuclear deal and Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty was planned by Trump regime hardliners long before announced. In June 2002, the Bush/Cheney regime withdrew from the landmark 1972 ABM Treaty, the move announced six months earlier. Agreed to by Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev, t... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
1897 Gentofte train crash | In the Gentofte train crash at Gentofte station, Denmark, on the island of Zealand, on 11 June 1897 an express train passed a signal cautioning danger and collided with a stationary passenger train waiting at the station. There were 40 deaths and more than 100 people were injured. Coordinates: 55°45′13″N 12°32′29″E / ... | Train collisions | null | null |
Emma McKeon breaks Olympic 100m freestyle record in Tokyo, Ariarne Titmus to challenge for third gold | Australia’s Emma McKeon has despatched a warning to her rivals within the girls’s 100 metres freestyle after setting an Olympic report within the heats in Tokyo.
And Australia has certified quickest for the girls’s 4x200m freestyle remaining, giving McKeon and Ariarne Titmus the prospect of successful extra gold on th... | Break historical records | null | null |
Declare Locust Menace National Disaster, Says Rajasthan Agriculture Minister | File image of locust swarms. Locusts swarm above a mango tree orchard in Muzaffargarh, Pakistan, Friday, May 29, 2020. Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Lalchand Kataria on Friday urged the Centre to declare the menace of locusts a national disaster as he demanded the Union government to release the first instalment of ... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
1994 Java earthquake | The 1994 Java earthquake occurred on June 3 at 01:17:37 local time on June 2, at 18:17:37 GMT off the coast of Indonesia. The epicenter was off the eastern part of the southern Java coast, near the east end of the Java Trench. [2]
This earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.8 in a region which is characteriz... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Waste company Bio-Recycle fined $300k for 'deliberate' illegal dumping of waste at Queensland landfill site | 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
Waste company Bio-Recycle... | Organization Fine | null | null |
Western Airlines Flight 2605 crash | Western Airlines Flight 2605, nicknamed the "Night Owl",[2] was an international scheduled passenger flight from Los Angeles, California, to Mexico City, Mexico. On October 31, 1979, at 5:42 a.m. CST (UTC−06:00), the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operating the flight crashed at Mexico City International Airport in fog after ... | Air crash | null | null |
Watch live: President Biden gives major voting rights speech in Philadelphia | [The stream is slated to start at 2:50 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.]
President Joe Biden on Tuesday will lay out his plans to protect Americans’ voting rights in the face of Republican-led efforts around the country to change voting rules.
Biden, speaking from the Nati... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
Americans Are Poisoning Themselves In Large Numbers With Bleach, Hand Sanitizer And Quack Covid Cures Like Ivermectin | Accidental poisonings from the misuse of cleaning products and unproven Covid treatments are still far higher than pre-pandemic levels, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, continuing a worrying trend as health officials try to combat misinformation. There have been more calls to poison cont... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
Iranian Christians receive prison sentence for 'sectarian activities' | They were sentenced by the Revolutionary Court in Karaj, northern Iran after being convicted of "engaging in propoganda against the Islamic regime." Iranian Christian priests pray during a new year mass at a church in Tehran. (photo credit: REUTERS/MORTEZA NIKOUBAZL) Advertisement Three Christians from the Church of I... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
Summit Tunnel fire |
The Summit Tunnel fire occurred on 20 December 1984, when a dangerous goods train caught fire while passing through the Summit Tunnel on the railway line between Littleborough and Todmorden on the Greater Manchester/West Yorkshire border, England. The tunnel, which is 2,885 yards (2,638 m) in length, was built in 184... | Fire | null | null |
Trailhead Fire | The Trailhead Fire was a wildfire burning in the Middle Fork American River canyon in both Placer County & El Dorado County, California. [2] As of July 18, 2016[update] the fire has consumed 5,646 acres (22.85 km2) and is 100% contained. On Wednesday June 29, less than 24 hours after the fire was first reported, the f... | Fire | null | null |
Avoid Mudslides On I-70 Through Glenwood Canyon By Using These Alternate Routes | Editor's note: As of Aug. 2, I-70 through Glenwood Canyon is closed indefinitely for days, or possibly weeks, as transportation officials asses "extreme damage" caused by recent mudslides. Updated Aug. 2, 2021 at 4:56 p.m Mudslides have closed Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon multiple times this year, and currentl... | Mudslides | null | null |
2009 Bank of Ireland robbery |
The 2009 Bank of Ireland robbery was a large robbery of cash from the College Green cash centre of the Bank of Ireland in Dublin, Ireland, on 27 February 2009. It was the largest bank robbery in the Republic of Ireland's history. Criminals engaged in the tiger kidnapping of a junior bank employee, 24-year-old Shane T... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Largest Amsterdam Dance Event party, AMF, cancelled over Covid rules | The Amsterdam Music Festival (AMF), the largest party of the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), will not take place this year due to the coronavirus restrictions. The organizers announced that it cannot organize the event with only 75 percent of attendees, as per the new restrictions announced by the cabinet on Tuesday. The ... | Organization Closed | null | null |
1975 New York Telephone exchange fire | The New York Telephone exchange fire occurred on February 27, 1975, at the New York Telephone Company switching center at 204 Second Avenue and Thirteenth Street in the East Village of Manhattan, New York City. At this time, the building contained central offices for connecting local customer telephone lines, as well a... | Fire | null | null |
Tia Mowry Experienced Years of 'Debilitating Pain' Before Finally Getting Diagnosed with Endometriosis | Though Tia Mowry is now a mom of two, her road to parenthood wasn't an easy one — and she's not afraid to share that with the world in hopes of inspiring others to do the same and feel less alone.
In a recent interview with TODAY Parents, the 43-year-old actress opened up about experiencing years of "debilitating sympt... | Famous Person - Sick | null | null |
Michigan State University student riots | Notable Michigan State University student riots occurred during the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade). The most recent riot occurred in 2019. A riot took place on and around the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan on the night of March 27, 1999. Following a loss by MSU's basketball team to ... | Riot | null | null |
The biggest celebrity weddings of the year: Here's who said 'I do' in 2020 | In the year 2020, in which many of us were quarantined in small quarters, we got to know our loved ones better than ever. So we have to applaud any couples who have emerged from this period with the fortitude and love to get married! Here's a look back at 21 of our favorite (generally low-key) celebrity weddings from t... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Joint 'Agile Spirit' Military Exercises Due To Start In Georgia | Joint military exercises involving about 4,000 troops from 15 allied and partner countries, including the United States, have kicked off in Georgia. The exercises are being staged at five training locations in Georgia and are scheduled to run from July 26 to August 6, a U.S. Army statement said. The opening ceremony fo... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Oxford Circus fire |
The Oxford Circus fire occurred on Friday 23 November 1984 at 9.50pm at Oxford Circus station on
the London Underground. Oxford Circus station is in the heart of London's shopping district and is served by three deep-level tube lines: the Bakerloo line, Central line and Victoria line. The three lines are linked by a ... | Fire | null | null |
Archaeological ‘treasures’ found in ancient sunken Egyptian city | A man looks at an artifact from Thonis-Heracleion, 30th dynasty (380 BC),1st year of the reign of Nectanebo I, at the Institut du Monde Arabe (Arab World Institute), part of the Osiris, Sunken Mysteries of Egypt exhibition in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. Significant archaeological discoveries were made in a... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
Hessian bags key to re-growing seagrass and saving Adelaide's coast line |
The answer to sand carting and coastal erosion issues for many councils in South Australia may lie just below the surface of the ocean.
Seagrass beds have been found to help reduce damage from waves created during wild weather; they are also one of the greatest carbon storage habitats in the world. But the rich meadow... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
The diplomatic hurdles Boris Johnson will face as he tackles climate change at UNGA | Political Correspondent UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has landed in New York - the city of his birth - in his first major overseas trip since the start of the Covid pandemic.
On the plane on the way over, he claimed relations with the US were as good as they had been in decades.
Despite his optimism, this is a trip s... | Diplomatic Visit | null | null |
Trump says U.S. to leave key nuclear arms treaty with Russia | The Trump administration moved Friday to withdraw from a key missile treaty with Russia that has formed a cornerstone of nuclear arms control efforts for decades, accusing President Vladimir Putin's government of breaching the pact and raising fears of a new Cold War-style arms race with Moscow.
President Donald Trump,... | Tear Up Agreement | null | null |
2016 Malaysian floods |
Heavy rainfall in the early February 2016 has caused major flooding in the state of Sarawak, Johor, Malacca and parts of Negeri Sembilan. On 9 February, total number of flood evacuees in Kuching, Bau, Samarahan and Serian risen to 1,065 people from 765,[3] and increase to over 5,600 in 11 February. [4] Until 22 Febru... | Floods | null | null |
Group Pioneers Use of NFTs to Help Famine Victims in Tigray, Ethiopia | MEKELLE, Ethiopia, July 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As the war-torn Tigray Region in northern Ethiopia continues to experience extreme food shortages (tens of thousands have died, 1.8 million are on the verge of famine, according to UNICEF; 400,000 are already there), one group is using a relatively new way to support aid... | Famine | null | null |
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Protests against Donald Trump have occurred in the United States, Europe and elsewhere from his entry into the 2016 presidential campaign to his loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Protests have expressed opposition to Trump's campaign rhetoric, his electoral w... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Marshall Islands in IAEA international task force set up to review safety of Fukushima treated water release | Pacific GeoJournalism Marshall Islands in IAEA international task force set up to review safety of Fukushima treated water release RMI to review Japan’s plans and actions related to the water discharge with internationally recognised task force members The Republic of the Marshall Islands is part of an international ta... | Organization Established | null | null |
Teen pleads guilty, gets life sentence in fatal Middletown shooting over $60 marijuana debt | A trial was scheduled to begin Monday afternoon in Butler County Common Pleas Court for the last of three teens charged in a robbery attempt that turned deadly last winter in Middletown, but instead he entered a guilty plea and was sent to prison. Karlos Chase Philpot,18, was indicted in February for murder, two counts... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Sentence | null | null |
Brain chemical Serotonin behind locusts' swarming instinct | Brain chemical Serotonin behind locusts’ swarming instinct
The usually inhibited desert locust Schistocerca gregaria, which wiles away the months as a solitary, insignificant grasshopper can shift into horrifying swarms due to a chemical commonly found in people’s brain, a research showed.
The solitary and gregarious ... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
President Trump Announces U.S. Withdrawal From the Paris Climate Accord | Today, President Donald J. Trump announced that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, and begin negotiations to either re-enter or negotiate an entirely new agreement with more favorable terms for the United States. The decision is a fulfillment of the promise President Trump made to the Americ... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Batik Air Flight 7703 crash | Batik Air Flight 7703 was a scheduled domestic flight operated by Lion Air's subsidiary Batik Air from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport, Makassar. On 4 April 2016, while taking off from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, the Boeing 737-800 operating the flight (registration PK... | Air crash | null | null |
Share this story | China are on a roll when it comes to breaking world records, with Wen Xiaoyan storming to cross the finish line of the women’s 100m – T37 Final at 13.00 on day 9 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (Sept. 2) breaking the 2019 world record of France's Mandy Francoise-Elie.
USA's Jaleen Roberts came next at 13.16, followe... | Break historical records | null | null |
1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake | The 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake occurred in the southern San Gabriel Valley and surrounding communities of southern California, United States, at 7:42 a.m. PDT on October 1. The moderate 5.9 magnitude blind thrust earthquake was centered several miles north of Whittier in the town of Rosemead, had a relatively sha... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning While Boating Is a Rare, But Hidden Danger | One in 10 American households own a boat, and they’ll no doubt be getting a lot of use during the scorching heat this summer. But following a woman's death after being exposed to toxic exhaust fumes, there is renewed concern about carbon monoxide’s deadly consequences aboard boats.
In May, 21-year-old University of Cin... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
40 Iconic Couples From the '70s | You probably forgot about some of these duos. Before there was Michelle and Barack Obama or Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles (actually, before Harry Styles was even born), the red carpets of Hollywood were filled with iconic couples that, sadly, time has allowed many to forget. From romances that sparked on-set to ... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 crash | Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 was a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation propliner chartered by the United States military that disappeared on March 16, 1962, over the Western Pacific Ocean. The aircraft was transporting 93 U.S. soldiers and three South Vietnamese from Travis Air Force Base, California to Saigon, Vietnam... | Air crash | null | null |
Food Safety News | Foodborne illnesses in the United States decreased by 26 percent in 2020 compared with the average from 2017-19, according to a report released today. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that its FoodNet surveillance system identified 18,462 infections, including 4,788 hospitalizations and 118 death... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
2019 Alaska ferry workers strike |
The 2019 Alaska ferry workers strike was a labor strike involving workers on the Alaska Marine Highway. Starting July 24, the strike involved over 400 members of the Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific, with the main causes of the strike being issues regarding scheduling, working conditions, and wage increases. The ... | Strike | null | null |
Former Twitter boss and two brothers diagnosed with cancer within months | Stephen McIntyre, a former social media executive, was expecting to be told he was clear of cancer
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The former boss of Twitter Ireland has revealed that he and his two brothers all underwent surgery for prostate cancer by the same surgeon in an eight-month pe... | Famous Person - Sick | null | null |
Llandow air disaster crash | The Llandow air disaster was an aircraft accident in Wales in 1950. At that time it was the world's worst air disaster with a total of 80 fatalities. [2] The aircraft, an Avro Tudor V, had been privately hired to fly rugby union enthusiasts to and from an international game in Ireland. On the return flight the aircraft... | Air crash | null | null |
St. Johns School fire | The St. John's School fire was a deadly fire that occurred on the morning of October 28, 1915, at the St. John's School on Chestnut Street in the downtown area of Peabody, Massachusetts. Twenty-one girls between the ages of 7 and 17 were burned or crushed to death while attempting to escape the fire. More than 600 chil... | Fire | null | null |
Sun Way Flight 4412 crash | Sun Way Flight 4412 was an international scheduled cargo flight from Karachi, Pakistan, to Khartoum, Sudan. On 28 November 2010, the Ilyushin Il-76 operating the flight crashed while attempting to return to Karachi after one of the engines caught fire. Twelve people were killed in the crash: everyone on board the aircr... | Air crash | null | null |
Dagenham East rail crash |
The Dagenham East rail crash was a railway accident on the London, Tilbury and Southend line of British Railways which occurred at Dagenham, United Kingdom. The accident took place at around 19:34 on 30 January 1958 and was a rear-end collision involving two late-running trains. Conditions at Dagenham East station we... | Train collisions | null | null |
Albany Movement |
The Albany Movement was a desegregation and voters' rights coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, in November 1961. This movement was founded by local black leaders and ministers, as well as members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Pe... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
Olympics-Athletics-American McLaughlin breaks world record to win women's 400 hurdles | Aug 4, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Sydney McLaughlin (USA) celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles final in a world record time during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
TOKYO (Reuters) -Sydney McLaughlin shattered her own 400 metres hurdle... | Break historical records | null | null |
Japan to host first joint ‘war games’ with US, France | Military exercise, running from May 11 to 17, will be the first large-scale drill in Japan involving ground troops from all three countries Japan will hold a joint military drill with US and French troops in the country’s southwest next month, the defence minister has announced, as China’s actions in regional waters ra... | Military Exercise | null | null |
Chandrayaan-3 launch likely in third quarter of 2022: Govt | India is likely to launch its third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 in the third quarter of next year because the Covid-19 pandemic has delayed the fabrication of the spacecraft, Union minister of state for the department of space Jitendra Singh told Parliament in a written response (CHECK). The tentative schedule is base... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
Editorial: Carbon monoxide didn’t have to be the February killer it was. Texas lawmakers must act. | Maria Pineda watches a video of her son, 11-year-old Cristian Pavon Pineda, playing in the snow for the first time. Pavon Pineda died of carbon monoxide poisoning during the mid-February Texas freeze.
Cristian Pavón Pineda, dressed in his red hoodie, was excited to play in the snow that blanketed the yard outside his C... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
2004 Alor earthquake | The 2004 Alor earthquake occurred on the island of Alor 21:26:41 UTC 11 November 2004. Alor is an island located in Indonesia, the largest island of the Alor Archipelago with almost 16,800 residents. [1] The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5, on the moment magnitude scale, with an epicenter on Alor at a depth of about... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Port Chicago mutiny |
The Port Chicago disaster was a deadly munitions explosion that occurred on July 17, 1944, at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Port Chicago, California, United States. Munitions detonated while being loaded onto a cargo vessel bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations, killing 320 sailors and civilians and injuri... | Strike | null | null |
Kim Kardashian West breaks silence on Kanye West divorce | In an emotional new scene from KUWTK, Kim Kardashian admits she feels like a “f**king loser” for the unravelling of her “third marriage”.
Eminem’s daughter makes big announcement
Kim Kardashian has publicly addressed her divorce from Kanye West for the first time, declaring she feels like a “f**king failure” over their... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Democratic Republic of Congo hit with 61 earthquakes in a day following volcano eruption | Seismologists in the Democratic Republic of Congo reported 61 earthquakes in a 24-hour period on Saturday around the Mount Nyiragongo volcano , which erupted a week ago, warning residents to keep well away from lava flows. The details were outlined in a daily report prepared for the government by the Goma Volcanic Obse... | Volcano Eruption | null | null |
2018 Northern Vietnam floods | In 2018, Vietnam was struck by several different deadly floods. On 23 June, floods started across the country. The flood waters have receded from the northern mountainous provinces of Lai Chau, Ha Giang and Lao Cai while several towns and villages were inaccessible. [1]
23 people were confirmed dead in the floods: in L... | Floods | null | null |
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