A large explosion at a chemical plant in China’s eastern province of Shandong sent thick plumes of smoke into the sky on Tuesday, state media reported, without giving details on casualties. More than 200 emergency workers responded to the blast that shook a workshop of Shandong Youdao Chemical in the city of Weifeng just before…
White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday and the bells of St. Peter’s rang out, signalling that cardinals have elected a new pope to succeed Pope Francis and take charge of the Roman Catholic Church. The election came on the first full day of voting by the 133 cardinal electors, who secluded themselves…
Amid swirling smoke and the crackle of flames from a towering crematorium, volunteers in Thailand’s Nakhon Ratchasima province carefully transport sun-dried, purified human bones during the sacred Lang Pacha ritual at the Dhamma of Buddha Nakhon Ratchasima Foundation. The solemn scene, framed by rows of exposed skulls, offers a haunting glimpse into the region’s enduring…
A fire broke out at Walt Disney World’s Epcot theme park in Florida on Saturday evening near the World Showcase’s France Pavilion. The incident occurred in a backstage area and is believed to have started in a walk-in cooler behind the scenes of the French-themed pavilion. Disney officials told Fox News that the fire was…
At least three lawmakers were injured on Tuesday, one of them seriously, after chaotic scenes in Serbia ’s parliament, during which smoke bombs and flares were thrown, further fueling political tensions in the Balkan country. Lawmakers were scheduled to vote on a law that would increase funding for university education, but opposition parties said the…
A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Columbia, South Carolina, was forced to return to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday morning after a “haze” filled the cabin shortly after takeoff, prompting an emergency landing. The Boeing 717 aircraft, carrying 94 passengers, two pilots, and three flight attendants, took off from Atlanta but had to…
FILE – An American flag hangs in a classroom as students work on laptops in Newlon Elementary School, in Denver, Aug. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) The Trump administration has already garnered fame for raising eyebrows with its far-reaching policy alterations. The abrupt halt of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Long-Term Trend…
It was about 12:30 p.m. on a gray Tuesday in Orebro, Sweden, when gunfire erupted at an adult education center, with students and teachers in class. Minutes later, as an alarm wailed, the police charged into the center, Campus Risbergska, where they encountered a chaotic, smoke-filled scene. It would be hours before they gave an…
It kills more people each year than car crashes, war or drugs do. This invisible killer is the air pollution from sources like cars and trucks or factory smokestacks. But as wildfires intensify and grow more frequent in a warming world, the smoke from these fires is emerging as a new and deadly pollution source,…
A fire and thick smoke engulfed an eight-story building in the South Korean city of Seongnam on Friday, sending 12 people to hospital with smoke inhalation, and about 30 people who had been trapped were safely rescued, the fire department said. The department deployed 82 vehicles and equipment south of Seoul to bring the blaze…