8 die of electric shock in South Africa’s flooded informal settlements
Eight people, including four children, were killed after being shocked by electricity in poor townships where residents precariously hook homes to the grid.
Day: September 27, 2023
CNBC Daily Open: Thinking about tech
Tech-related names, particularly those in the AI space, have been some of the more eye-catching outperformers this year.
Meta Pays a Lot of Money To Break Lease On London Office Building
“As a result of the move to working from home, Meta has walked away from one of its offices in London at the cost of 149 million pounds,” writes Slashdot reader Bruce66423. The London Evening Standard reports: Meta paid the FTSE 250 developer 149 milli…
Huge boa constrictor found stuck under car bonnet
Watch how “snake chaser” Russel Cavender pulled out the reptile with his bare hands.
Iraq fire: Around 100 killed in blaze at wedding party in Qaraqosh
Witnesses and officials say the fire was sparked by fireworks set off inside the hall in Qaraqosh.
North trumps South when it comes to martial pomp, circumstance
Central Seoul echoed to the tramp of marching boots and the rumble of tank engines as, for the first time in a decade, a military parade wound through the capital to mark Armed Forces Day.
Nagorno-Karabakh: four in ten of the region’s population flees into Armenia
Death toll from fuel depot explosion on Monday rises to 68 as ethnic Armenians raise concerns about reprisals from AzerbaijanMore than 50,000 people from Nagorno-Karabakh population have fled into Armenia since Azerbaijan launched an attack on the brea…
A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq kills at least 100 people and injures 150 more
A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq has killed at least 100 people and injured 150 others and authorities warn the death toll could rise higher.
Fire at wedding hall in northern Iraq kills at least 100 people, injures 150 more
A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq killed at least 100 people and injured 150 others, authorities said Wednesday.