Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk has left at least five people dead, and 18 others injured, local authorities of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) said on Monday. According to local officials, a teenage girl is among the fatalities. The strikes damaged several civilian facilities in the city, including schools and residential …
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A massive asteroid from NASA’s ‘potentially hazardous’ list that is two and a half times the height of New York’s Empire State Building is set to pass Earth later this month. With an estimated diameter of at least a kilometer, asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1 is capable of causing a worldwide …
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Footage circulating online purportedly shows a member of an armed response unit bearing a sniper rifle on the roof of a school building. On Thursday the city of Waregem went into lockdown as police hunted for a possible armed assailant. According to local reports, an armed 18-year-old man was seen …
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The quake hit around 9:15am local time on Wednesday and was recorded at a magnitude of 6 by Australia’s Geoscience agency, which noted there is currently no tsunami threat to the region. Photos and videos have emerged on social media purporting to show the aftermath of the earthquake, which appeared …
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On Thursday, panic descended on Capitol Hill, Washington as staff were told to evacuate buildings and reports emerged that police were investigating a possible explosive device in a pickup truck. In a tweet, US Capitol Police said they were “responding to a suspicious vehicle near the Library of Congress” and …
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The earthquake was reported early on Saturday morning, with the United States Geological Survey putting its intensity at magnitude 7.2, or “major.” The epicenter was 12km (7.5 miles) northeast of Saint-Louis-du-Sud, a town of more than 50,000 inhabitants. Unconfirmed reports from multiple media outlets suggest several deaths and many injuries. …
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On Tuesday, Israel bombed the 10-storey Al-Jawhara Tower, causing it to collapse. Before doing so, it had ‘benevolently’ warned that the airstrikes were coming. The following day, it bombed the 14-storey Al-Shorouk Tower, also giving warning it was going to do so. Most reports have the buildings as evacuated before …
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This is not an anti-vaccine rant. It is a sober discussion of the matter of civil liberties. Since March 2020, we have been forced to wear masks. The mask is a crucifix. It signals to society that you are a believer. (In Covid-19.) It tells society that you are compliant …
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“If George Floyd’s murderer is not sentenced, just know that all hell is gonna break loose,” model and activist Maya Echols said in a now-removed video. “Don’t be surprised when buildings are on fire. Just sayin’.” Echols is a model represented by IMG Models Worldwide, and she regularly posts pro-BLM …
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Under instructions issued to government personnel by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Department, the Union Jack should be displayed every day, unless there is already a flag on display to mark a special event. The guidance will take effect in summer. The government is also encouraging all local councils …
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