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1 dead after vehicle hits 6 children near high school, police say
Our other five students have been hospitalized and are receiving medical attention. Moore is about ten miles south of Oklahoma City. The students were training right outside of the high school when 56-year-old Max Leroy Townsend allegedly ran them over, Lewis explains. [Full Article...]
Yellow weather warning issued as Met Office forecasts a windy weekend ahead
The five-year period as a whole from 2020 to 2024 is also expected to be the hottest five years on record globally, with temperatures over the period predicted to be between 1.15C and 1.46C above pre-industrial levels. Winds will gust across Scotland on Monday and Tuesday, but could go further south into North England, Northern Ireland and Northern Wales. The air that has pushed south from Green... [Full Article...]
Detroit Metropolitan Airport selected to accept flights from China
American citizens who have traveled to China in the last 14 days will be rerouted to several designated airports, including John F. Kennedy International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport, for enhanced screening, according to the network. [Full Article...]
Philippine carriers cancel flights to China over coronavirus
She also noted that the order came out following the outrage in social media of many Filipinos who were calling for Duterte's ouster from the presidency, and expressing their dismay over the government's handling of the dreaded virus. "We can assure the Chinese government that we too can help", he added. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said on Sunday that, effective immediately, an ent... [Full Article...]
Unexploded WWII bomb sparks evacuation in London's Soho
Construction workers first came across the bomb near the Soho Hotel on Monday, prompting a sizable portion of the neighborhood to be shut down by police and hundreds of people to be evacuated . However, all the neighbouring offices have been evacuated. It was not immediately clear how London's Met police planned to dispose of the suspected bomb. [Full Article...]
WestJet flight from Toronto to Jamaica turns back after false coronavirus claim
WestJet apologized to the 243 passengers affected by "this unfortunate situation". It says the plane returned to Toronto, where law enforcement and paramedics were waiting. Officials said that the 29-year-old's claims were "unfounded" and he was arrested for mischief. "The flight attendants came, gave him a mask and gloves and just told him that he had to move to the back of the plane", Julie-... [Full Article...]
Disabled boy dies while father in coronavirus quarantine
Local media reported that Mr Yan's younger son, who is also disabled, was put in quarantine along with him. The local secretary and mayor of the Communist Party were fired for "not fulfilling their responsibilities", officials said. The isolation unit inside the hospital at Hubei province is the designated national location for pregnant coronavirus patients. During the span of seven days when ... [Full Article...]
GTA man arrested after WestJet flight forced to turn around
The airline said in a statement that 243 passengers aboard Flight 2702 were on their way to Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay when the flight was disrupted by an "unruly guest". "I guess this guy thought it was a amusing joke but it's just really weird". "We've lost a day of our vacation", she lamented. WestJet said police and EMS workers were asked to meet the flight upon arrival ... [Full Article...]