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6 People Feared Dead Following Small Plane Crash Off Costa Rica


SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Six people, apparently including the German businessman behind Gold’s Gym, were feared dead Saturday after a small plane crashed into the Caribbean just off the Costa Rican coast. All five passengers were believed to be German citizens, Security Minister Jorge Torres said. The plane’s pilot was Swiss. At least […]
Afghanistan Earthquake Kills 8, More Casualties Feared


A map shows the location of the quake of magnitude 5.3 that struck near the eastern city of Jalalabad, in Afghanistan, on Sept. 5, 2022. (USGS/Screenshot via The Epoch Times) KABUL—An earthquake in northeastern Afghanistan killed at least eight people early on Monday, and the toll could rise, the state news agency quoted a regional […]
Afghanistan Earthquake Kills 8, More Casualties Feared


A map shows the location of the quake of magnitude 5.3 that struck near the eastern city of Jalalabad, in Afghanistan, on Sept. 5, 2022. (USGS/Screenshot via The Epoch Times) KABUL—An earthquake in northeastern Afghanistan killed at least eight people early on Monday, and the toll could rise, the state news agency quoted a regional […]
Vice President Mike Pence’s Security Detail Feared For Their Lives on Jan. 6


The security detail protecting former Vice President Mike Pence expressed fear for their own lives during the violence of Jan. 6, 2021, according to fresh Congressional testimony revealed on Thursday night. Some feared they would have to fire their service weapons “or worse,” and discussed saying goodbye to their family members as the attack played […]
Ukraine war: Ten dead and dozens feared trapped in Donetsk flats hit by Russian rockets


The building was struck in Chasiv Yar, about 20 kilometres from Kramatorsk, expected to be a major target of Russian forces as they advance westwards in eastern Ukraine. Source
Scientists believed Covid leaked from Wuhan lab – but feared debate could hurt ‘international harmony’


Viscount Ridley, co-author of Viral: the search for the origin of Covid, said: “These emails show a lamentable lack of openness and transparency among Western scientists who appear to have been more interested in shutting down a hypothesis they thought was very plausible, for political reasons.” In the emails, Sir Jeremy said that other scientists […]
NASCAR’s Brandon Brown Feared Being Canceled by Sponsors, Media Due to ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Chant


NASCAR driver Brandon Brown told the media Sunday that he became afraid that cancel culture left would destroy his career after he inadvertently became a part of the birth of the popular “Let’s Go Brandon” chant. Brown told the New York Times that he initially found the “Let’s Go Brandon” kerfuffle amusing, but as the […]
27 feared dead in building fire in Osaka


Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said Friday, and police were investigating arson as a possible cause. The fire started on the fourth floor of an eight-story building in the shopping and entertainment area of Kitashinchi, Osaka city fire department […]
Kentucky tornado toll less than feared at factory


Dozens of people in several Kentucky counties are still believed to have died in the storms, but Beshear, after saying Sunday morning the state’s toll could exceed 100, said that afternoon it might be as low as 50. “We are praying that maybe original estimates of those we have lost were wrong. If so, it’s […]
Training Aircraft Crashes in Lebanon, Three Feared Dead


A view shows the wreckage of a training aircraft at the site of its crash in Ghosta, Lebanon, on July 8, 2021. (LBCI via Reuters TV) BEIRUT—A small training aircraft with three people onboard crashed on Thursday in Lebanon’s mountainous Keserwan district, north of the capital Beirut, aviation sources said. Initial reports suggested the pilot […]
‘I’ll spend the rest of my life in prison’: John McAfee said he feared extradition to US days before death


Antivirus creator John McAfee said he feared spending the rest of his life in prison just days before he was found dead. The 75-year-old was found dead in a Barcelona prison cell on Wednesday, according to the Catalan justice department quoted by Reuters. A week earlier, McAfee testified to a Spanish court on 15 June […]
130 feared dead after Europe-bound dinghy capsizes near Libya


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Over 100 asylum seekers feared drowned off Libya coast in worst shipwreck of 2021


At least 130 migrants are feared dead after they attempted the sea route from Libya to Europe, in what United Nations officials believe is the single largest shipwreck in the central Mediterranean Sea this year. The deadly incident means 500 migrants and refugees have drowned in total this year which is three times the total […]
130 people en-route to Europe feared dead in shipwreck off Libya coast


Around 130 people are feared dead after the wreck of a boat carrying them to Europe was found off the Libyan coast. SOS Mediterranee, which operates the rescue vessel Ocean Viking, said late on Thursday that the wreck of a rubber boat, which was initially carrying around 130 people, was spotted in the Mediterranean Sea […]
Alternate Juror on Chauvin Trial Says She Feared Riots, People Turning Up At Her Home


A woman who sat as an alternate juror on the Derek Chauvin trial told a local news station that she was concerned about “rioting and destruction” as well as people turning up at her house if they were angry at the verdict. Lisa Christensen also revealed to KARE 11 how the riots that preceded the […]
‘I Did Not Want To Go Through Rioting And Destruction Again’: Chauvin Juror Feared ‘People Coming To My House If They Were Not Happy With The Verdict’


An alternate juror on the Derek Chauvin trial told a local news that she “did not want to go through rioting and destruction again” and “was concerned about people coming to [her] house if they were not happy with the verdict.” The juror, Lisa Christensen, also revealed how the riots which broke out in Brooklyn […]
Gaetz ex-girlfriend feared alleged sex-trafficking victim taped call for feds


Gaetz’s former girlfriend has played a bit role in the unfolding public drama — she is the woman who sent the lawmaker a nude video of her performing a hula hoop dance that he showed to other members of Congress. But two of her friends, who declined to be identified publicly because of the sensational […]
‘Worse than we feared’: Dutch government extends riot-causing Covid-19 curfew over viral variant worries


A night-time curfew imposed in the Netherlands since last month will be extended until March 3 in an effort to limit the spread of Covid-19, including cases of the UK variant, the Dutch justice minister said on Monday. The measures sparked big protests across the country, with Dutch police arresting more than 500 people across […]
Himalayan glacier collapse triggers flood of mud and water with 150 feared dead


Up to 150 people are feared dead after a mountain glacier in the Indian Himalayas broke away, sending a deluge of water and debris crashing into nearby dams and homes. The devastation was triggered by a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier breaking off, which sent water and mud trapped behind it surging down the […]
Up to 150 feared dead & more stranded as glacier burst sparks massive flood in northern India (VIDEOS)


More than 100 people were reported missing after a glacier broke off and caused a flood that damaged a power plant in northern India. The military was deployed to look for survivors. Between 100 and 150 people are feared dead, the chief secretary of the northern Uttarakhand State, OM Prakash, told ANI news agency. Indian […]
Has the coronavirus really been the disaster we feared?


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Christian Boy in Uganda Feared Killed in Ritual Sacrifice


Photo Credit: Charles Nambasi (Morning Star News) – A Christian boy has been killed after a woman said to be a radical Muslim opposed to his father’s conversion from Islam sold him and his sister to a witchdoctor for ritual sacrifice, sources said. Sulaiman Pulisi, a former imam (mosque leader) who became a Christian three […]
Huge dead zone in Gulf of Oman is far worse than feared – but what is it?


The dead zone in the Arabian Sea is now the world’s biggest Oxygen Minimum Zone (OMZ). About the size of Scotland or Florida, the dead zone almost covers the entire Gulf of Oman, which borders Iran, Oman, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. What is a dead zone? A dead zone is an area of […]
Dozens feared dead after US-Bangla passenger plane crash in Nepal


nsnbc : Dozens are feared dead and at least 17 were injured when a passenger plane of US-Bangla Airlines crashed at Nepal’s Tribhuvan International […]
FBI Mulled Special Counsel For Hillary Email Probe But Feared Her Wrath, New Texts Reveal


The idea is pitched in a March, 2016 exchange between Strzok and Page – relatively early on in their investigation into Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of classified information. Of note, Attorney General Loretta Lynch or one of her deputies would have had to make the ultimate decision to appoint a special prosecutor to look into […]
Volcanic ash triggers evacuation in Philippines with ‘hazardous eruptions’ feared


The Mayon volcano in the Philippines has spewed ash several times over the weekend, forcing authorities to evacuate two villages in its vicinity and raise the threat level, warning of potential “hazardous magmatic eruptions.” “The public is strongly advised to be vigilant and desist from entering the six kilometer (3.7 mile) radius Permanent Danger […]
H.R. McMaster: Trump’s Election Comments ‘Is Something That Our Founders Feared’
Former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster on Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room” called President Donald Trump’s comments about not committing to a peaceful transfer of power “very disappointing.” Anchor Wolf Blitzer said, “Let’s talk about issues facing the American people right now. The president, very worrisome, refusing, I never thought I would see this […]