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6 Mar 2020 1 minute read 1 comment AverageVancouverite
Unidentified gunmen opened fire upon a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, marking the 25th anniversary of Abdul Ali Mazari's death at the hand of the Taliban group, resulting in nearly 30 deaths and at least 55 injuries. At least a dozen of those injure...
4 Mar 2020 1 minute read 1 comment AverageVancouverite
At least two tornadoes ripped through the center of Tennessee, the United States of America, leaving at least 25 dead (1 indirectly), about 150 injured, several missing, and widespread damage to home and other buildings around Nashville, the state's...
2 Mar 2020 3 minute read 1 comment AverageVancouverite
As of March 2nd, 2020, there have been just over 90,000 confirmed cases worldwide and over 3,000 deaths due to the Covid-19 (formerly known as 2019-nCoV) coronavirus. Although over 90% of the deaths have occurred in China's Hubei province, 10 other n...
2 Mar 2020 1 minute read 1 comment AverageVancouverite
As of March 2nd, 2020, there have been nearly 90,000 confirmed cases worldwide and over 3,000 deaths due to the Covid-19 (formerly known as 2019-nCoV) coronavirus. Although over 90% of the deaths have occurred in China's Hubei province, 10 other nati...
29 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite
The United States of America and the Taliban group have signed an agreement in Doha, Qatar, aimed at ending their 18 year-long war and moving towards peace in Afghanistan. The deal was signed by US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban politicia...
28 Feb 2020 1 minute read 1 comment AverageVancouverite
While Pakistan declared an emergency earlier this month saying that locust numbers were the worst in over two decades, Chinese reports say that China could deploy about 100,000 ducks to its neighbor to help combat swarms of crop-consuming insects. Lu...
25 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite
At about 14:45 local time, a silver Mercedes Benz car drove through plastic barricades and into a carnival crowd in the German town of Volkmarsen. The incident took place during Rosenmontag (Rose Monday) celebrations, authorities in the Hesse state c...
22 Feb 2020 1 minute read 4 comments AverageVancouverite
In a historical first, scientists have discovered a new type of antibiotic using artificial intelligence (AI) after analyzing over 107,000,000 chemical compounds in a matter of just days. The new antibiotic known as "Halicin" was able to kill Mycobac...
21 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite
An illegal cigarette factory was discovered and shut down in the province of Malaga, Spain, where 20 people were arrested and 6 Ukrainian and Lithuania workers were found gasping for breath in a bunker under horse stables after an air pump's generato...
19 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite
Four people were killed after two twin-engine light aircraft collided midair near the Mangalore airport over the Australian state of Victoria. According to the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority, two aircraft were both travelling at about 400...
