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A British man living in Valencia as it was devastated by torrential floods killing more than 200 people has told of hearing his neighbours’ final screams before they died in an ‘urban river’. The floods, which started last Monday, have swept through the city and upended nearly everything in sight, leaving homes and businesses destroyed […]
George Bernard Shaw, one of the most celebrated writers to emerge from Ireland, died at the age of 94 on November 2, 1950. Shaw was the first person to have been awarded both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar – he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925 for “Pygmalion,” and later, in 1939, […]
Former ABC journalist Matt Peacock, who had a decades-long career at the broadcaster, has died aged 72. Peacock was a senior journalist who worked for a wide range of television and radio programs after joining the broadcaster as a cadet in 1973. He was the chief political correspondent for current affairs radio in Canberra, as […]
A woman uses a trolley as she shops at a Pick n Pay store at the Dobson Point Shopping Centre, in Soweto, South Africa, March 19, 2024. (Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo) JOHANNESBURG — Six children who died in a South African township earlier this month had ingested a chemical compound used in pesticides, the country’s health minister said […]
“He was a mentor to many aspiring pilots and an avid adventurer with plans to sail the world. Gaz was full of fun, laughter and generosity. His loss is immeasurable and he will be deeply missed.” Staff from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau were present at the wreckage sites on Sunday and are gathering flight […]
A man who died in an assault on Monday night in Carlow town has been named locally. Darren Quigley (30), from New Oak Estate, was discovered with serious injuries after gardaí responded to an incident at the house in the same estate shortly after 11.40pm. Mr Quigley was treated at the scene before being taken […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News ‘I feel very strongly that the jury got it wrong, that they wrongfully convicted him.’ Get the latest from Aedan Helmer straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Oct 20, 2024 • Last updated 5 hours ago • 5 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or […]
Liam Payne could have been saved if an ambulance had been called when he collapsed in the lobby of his Buenos Aires hotel instead of staff taking him back to his room, a source has claimed Source link
Like many parents in Majia, Maimuna Rabiu presumed her son dead after she could not find him a day after a petrol tanker explosion in the town. The explosion in the small town in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State killed over 170 people, according to the official tally on Friday, three days after […]
Cindy Charles, Twitch’s boundary-breaking Head of Music, has tragically passed away, a member of her team announced today. Charles succumbed to injuries sustained from a traffic accident in Amsterdam, according to a blog post shared by Kira Karlstrom, Head of Twitch Music Label Relations. Together with Karlstrom, Charles had been scheduled to moderate a panel […]