Videos purportedly of the blaze showed huge flames coming from what appeared to be a large oil tank, with the first reports of the incident emerging on Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters tackled the fire in the coastal city of Ashkelon, according to local media, while Haaretz reporter Almog Ben-zikri later said …
Read More »Scientists warn of new tsunami threat which could strike coastal cities such as San Francisco with little warning
Strike-slip faults have long been studied, though the particular mechanics of the tsunamis they can generate have been poorly understood, until now. The latest models produced by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign using the supercomputer Blue Waters indicate the risk is far greater than previously anticipated. Strike-slip …
Read More »At least 1 dead in reported Israeli strike on ‘civilian plastic warehouse’ in Syria’s Latakia
SANA named the targets of “Israeli aggression” as Al-Haffah, a town just northeast of Latakia, and Masyaf, located halfway between Tartus and Hama. The attack took place shortly after 3 am local time on Wednesday. SANA reported that the Israeli missiles struck a “civilian warehouse of plastic materials” in the Latakia …
Read More »Four-midable: Late Laporte strike seals 4th Carabao Cup in row for Man City as Spurs struggle in front of fans at Wembley
Frenchman Laporte provided the breakthrough in what was in truth a dull affair in front of 8,000 fans at Wembley Stadium on Sunday when he nodded in a late Kevin de Bruyne free kick to continue Pep Guardiola’s impressive cup final record. Premier League champions-elect City had the better of …
Read More »Siberian women strike back with a BIKINI FLASHMOB after local TV host attempts to shame ‘naked’ youth with model’s Instagram shot
A host of a TV program airing in the Russian republic that is officially known by its indigenous name Sakha apparently thought it a good idea to criticize the youth for taking pictures while dressed too lightly. While temperatures in Sakha do indeed drop below minus 40 degrees Celsius in …
Read More »Liverpool star Salah ‘high-maintenance’ and has ‘imperfect’ relationship with strike partner Mane – report
Liverpool have endured a disastrous defence to their Premier League title, falling to an historic sixth home defeat in a row against Fulham last Sunday and languishing down in eighth in the table before the start of play this weekend. Despite obvious big-name injury absences, observers have still struggled …
Read More »US will strike ‘at a time and place of our choosing’ after rocket attacks on bases in Iraq, Defense Secretary Austin says
At least 10 missiles rained down on the Ain al-Asad airbase in the Iraqi province of Anbar on Wednesday, killing one US civilian contractor on the coalition base. The attack came after President Joe Biden ordered an airstrike on Iranian-backed militia targets in Syria – which was similarly said to …
Read More »Khabib dragged into row over whether Yan was told BY HIS OWN CORNER to land illegal knee strike on Sterling at UFC 259
Yan lost his bantamweight belt after he struck a savage illegal knee on Sterling in the fourth round in Las Vegas, with the dazed American being unable to continue. Yan was leading on two of the three scorecards at the time of the incident and was seemingly in control of …
Read More »‘I didn’t mean it’: Petr Yan issues apology after being DISQUALIFIED for illegal strike in UFC 259 title fight with Sterling
Defending champion Yan caught Sterling with the illegal shot in round four of their contest in Las Vegas, driving a knee into the American’s head as he was on one knee on the canvas. It was a blatantly outlawed move and saw Yan disqualified by referee Mark Smith and Sterling crowned the …
Read More »This is who they are: Biden’s Syria strike is a stark reminder of American Empire that’s back to its old tricks
Democrats love proclaiming one can’t “turn back the clock,” usually to argue against even attempting to undo whatever domestic policies they’ve rammed through when in power. Yet everything about the Joe Biden administration has been about just that: erasing the past four years of Donald Trump and picking up where …
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