Nearly 1,000 homes were lost during the most destructive wildfire in Colorado’s history, a county sheriff has said. Authorities are looking for three people feared dead. Heavy snow that began on Friday finally extinguished the blaze, Boulder County officials said. “The structures, where these folks would be, are completely destroyed …
Read More »‘Everything’s VERY heavy now’: Russian space film crew tells RT how it feels to be back on Earth after 12 days on ISS
The crew returned from their 12-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday. The Soyuz MS-18 craft, piloted by seasoned Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, and carrying actress Yulia Peresild and filmmaker Klim Shipenko, touched down safely in Kazakhstan. Shortly after the spacefarers emerged from the capsule, they were …
Read More »Opposition is growing against Italy’s heavy-handed imposition of mandatory Covid vaccine passes for ALL workplaces
From today, all employees in Italy are legally required to have the country’s ‘green pass’, showing they have had at least one dose of a vaccine, or have recovered from the disease within the last six months, to go to work. Alternatively, they can also do their jobs if they …
Read More »Heavy gunfire in Beirut kills 2 as violent protests against Beirut blast judge sweep capital, with Lebanese army deployed
On Thursday, scenes of unrest uploaded to Twitter showed people running frantically throughout Beirut around the Justice Palace area, with sirens blaring in the background and what sounded like several rounds of gun shots. One graphic video on the social media platform captured heavy gunfire and screaming and a seriously …
Read More »Two decades on from 9/11, the US has paid a heavy price for its War on Terror
From the moment the first hijacked Boeing 767 slammed into the North Tower of New York’s World Trade Center, the world was changed forever. By the end of September 11, 2001, 3,000 Americans were dead, and the US was at war. “We will make no distinction between the terrorists who …
Read More »Heavy gunfire breaks out in Guinea’s capital, president reportedly DETAINED by military in apparent coup
The ongoing unrest broke out in the capital city on Sunday morning. Local media reported that heavy gunfire was coming from Conakry’s upscale neighborhood of Kaloum, housing the presidential palace and other government buildings.Uncorroborated footage circulating online shows multiple military vehicles and heavily armed soldiers roaming the area. In another …
Read More »‘Israeli airstrikes’ & heavy blasts reported in Gaza after border clashes with IDF troops (VIDEOS)
The first strikes hit the enclave shortly before midnight, according to witnesses and Palestinian media reports. Multiple videos circulating online show massive blasts allegedly hitting the strip on Saturday evening. Israeli media suggested that the IDF was retaliating against Hamas, blaming the group for inciting border violence earlier in the …
Read More »Japan issues highest emergency alert for over 1mn people as heavy rain ‘like never before’ triggers evacuations
The highest possible Level 5 “special” weather warning was issued for Saga, Nagasaki and Fukuoka prefectures in the country’s southwest on Saturday, as rains continue to batter parts of Japan. Earlier, the same warning was issued for the city of Hiroshima after several rivers running through the region were deemed …
Read More »20+ killed in house collapses in Mumbai as city hit by heavy rain during monsoon season (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
At least 25 people were killed in several building collapses in Mumbai on Sunday, Indian media reported, citing officials. A retaining wall crashed down on homes located on a hillock, killing 17. Seven more died after a landslide destroyed several huts, and a 16-year-old boy was also killed in a …
Read More »‘Horrible massacre’: More than 50 warders targeted in probe over heavy-handed suppression of Covid-19 riot in Italian prison
The pre-trial measures were implemented on Monday, affecting prison warders who are under investigation by an Italian judge, following a request from the public prosecutor in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, a town north of Naples. The warders targeted include prison police officers and administrative workers alike, with eight arrested and …
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