Posts Tagged ‘lightning’

Lightning strikes kill 57 within 10 weeks in Myanmar (Burma); compares to 10 deaths for roughly the same period in 2016

     From April to end of May last year 10 people died from lightning strikes, but this year the figure has risen to 57 between April and June 6, with another 18 people injured, according to the Department of Relief and Resettlement. Apart from Chin State, there were casualties in other states and regions. Deaths […]

Lightning strikes kill 6 across Bihar, India

     At least six people, including children and women, were killed after being hit by lightning across Bihar as heavy rains lashed a large part of the state on Wednesday, the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority said. Four people, including two women and one girl child, in Dhaamdaha block in Purnea district and two people […]

Three children killed by lightning bolt in Bihar, India

     Three minor boys were killed and another sustained burn injuries after lightning struck them today at a village in Jamui district, a police officer said. The incident took place at Harihar village when the boys were standing under a mango tree to avoid getting drenched in rain, Khaira police station in-charge Srikant Kumar said. […]

Five killed by lightning strikes in Manikganj, Bangladesh

     Five people were killed and another five injured after lightning struck two spots in Manikganj yesterday. The victims are Abdul Barek, 45, Taher Alam, 46, and Aslam Hossain, 50, of Baira Katakhali village under Singair upazila and Nitai Sarker, 15, and Joyanta Sarker, 13, of Hargaj village in Saturia upazila. Aslam had employed Barek, […]

Student films gigantic lightning bolt within metres of him in Mutley, UK

     This is the terrifying moment a gigantic bolt of lightning came within metres of striking a student and his friends who had gone outside to film a storm on Snapchat. Footage shows lightning which sounds like a gunshot hitting a house, missing Alex Sawyer, 23, and his friends by 20 metres. The University of […]

Lightning bolt kills 3 people in Jharkhand, India

     Three persons including two of a family were killed in a lightning strike in Patahatu village under Jagannathpur police station of West Singhbhum district this evening, police said. Mosem Koda (35), and his 10-year-old son Jamadar were working outside their home when the incident occurred. Another 10-year-old girl also died along with the two. […]

Lightning bolt kills 2 in Andhra Pradesh, India

     Two persons were killed by lightning during rainfall and gales in several parts of Kurnool district on Thursday night. An agricultural labourer Eerappa, 46, of Doddanageri village in Adoni mandal and Adinarayana, 27, of Rampuram village in Tuggali mandal lost their lives when they were struck by lightning. Eerappa turned unconscious and another worker […]

‘All roads lead to US & Canada in move to ban Russia from 2016 Rio Olympics’

     The US and Canada, the two predominant countries leading the doping inquest against Russian athletes, are not geopolitical allies of Russia, so that’s got to be borne in mind, journalist and broadcaster Neil Clark told RT. The World Anti-Doping Agency [WADA] report into Russia’s alleged state-sponsored doping during the 2014 Sochi Olympics has been […]

Planning your retirement? Forget it, you won’t survive to experience it

     The Israeli agents who comprise the Neoconservatives, a collection of war criminals that control US foreign policy, have already handed you your death certificate. The neoconservatives have far more power than they have intelligence or humanity. At the recent St. Petersburg International Economic Conference, President Putin excoriated Western Journalists for endlessly repeating Washington’s lies […]

62 killed and 140 injured by lightning strikes since mid-April in Nepal

     As many as 109 people have been killed—47 in landslides and flooding and 62 in lightning bolts—and 197 others have been injured in such natural disasters since April 13, Minister for Home Affairs Shakti Basnet told Parliament on Friday. According to the data prepared by the Ministry of Home Affairs, lightning was the leading […]

Iran: Construction of new Israel settlements must be stopped

Tehran, July 7, IRNA – Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned construction of new Zionist settlements on the Occupied Territories, calling for urgent international efforts to stop them. By continuing such actions, the Zionist occupiers are making fun of the international regulations and agreements, Bahram Qassemi, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman said on Thursday. […]

Just a Game? Worry about the return ‘of’ your money, not the return ‘on’ it

     If only Fed Governors and Presidents understood a little bit more about Monopoly, and a tad less about outdated historical models such as the Taylor Rule and the Phillips Curve, then our economy and its future prospects might be a little better off. That is not to say that Monopoly can illuminate all of […]

Rouhani, Zarif pay homage to acclaimed filmmaker Kiarostami

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani and FM Zarif have paid respect to award-winning Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami, highly acclaimed figure in world cinema, who passed away at 76 on Monday.In a tweet posted on his official Twitter account on Tuesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hailed the ‘different’ and ‘deep’ vision of […]

Commander: Global arrogance stands firmly against Iran

Kashan, Isfahan prov., June 27, IRNA – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said that the global arrogance led by US has stood against Iran for 37 years. Speaking in commemoration ceremony of 7-Tir martyrs, Fadavi said the US knows that Islamic revolution has become stronger and has […]

SOTT Exclusive: US and British crazies blame Putin for "Brexit"

     All right-thinking people know that all loyal servants of the Anglo-American empire are deluded nut-jobs who wouldn’t know the truth if it bit them on the ass. But it must be admitted that this particular variety of human being does know one important thing, and they know it very well: Whenever anything happens that […]

US General Urges Military Action In Libya

The US military’s plans to counter ISIS  in Libya “makes no sense,” according to top US general who urges Washington to take a tougher stance in the country. Marine Lieutenant General Thomas Waldhauser made his comments before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. Waldhauser who is President Obama’s pick to lead US troops in […]

Austria may legally recognize 3rd gender as intersex person challenges authorities in court

The court proceedings follow a complaint filed by Alex Jurgen, an Austrian who demanded that local authorities in the town of Steyr in the region of Upper Austria change his gender to ‘X’ or ‘Inter’ in the passport and on the birth certificate. First-ever French person legally recognized as ‘gender neutral’ Jurgen, 39, was born […]

Two marines under investigation for posting Facebook picture threatening gays

     Two marines are under investigation for posting a threatening picture on a Facebook page for male Marines. The image shows a corporal holding a rifle with his finger on the trigger accompanied by the caption “Coming to a gay bar near you!” The picture was shared just days after a mass shooting on Sunday […]

Light pollution: The Milky Way is but a faded memory to one-third of humanity

     The Milky Way, the brilliant river of stars that has dominated the night sky and human imaginations since time immemorial, is but a faded memory to one third of humanity and 80 percent of Americans, according to a new global atlas of light pollution produced by Italian and American scientists. Light pollution is one […]

Is there about to be a soft coup d’etat in Saudi Arabia?

     If Saudi Arabia still appears an island of political stability amid raging waters – at least to the naked eye, the kingdom has been plagued by great many turmoil; not least of all Yemen’s war, and the ever growing ambition of its Crown Prince: Mohammed bin Salman, son to King Salman al-Saud. Never since […]

Big food industry influence? Anti-obesity campaigners resign over low-fat diet report

     Two leading figures in Britain’s leading anti-obesity campaign have resigned after it published a report which suggested that urging people to follow low-fat diets and to lower their cholesterol is having “disastrous health consequences”. The National Obesity Forum’s clinical director, Dr Matt Capehorn, and Sangeeta Agnihotri, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, quit the NOF board […]

Big food industry influence? Anti-obesity campaigners resign over low-fat diet report

     Two leading figures in Britain’s leading anti-obesity campaign have resigned after it published a report which suggested that urging people to follow low-fat diets and to lower their cholesterol is having “disastrous health consequences”. The National Obesity Forum’s clinical director, Dr Matt Capehorn, and Sangeeta Agnihotri, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, quit the NOF board […]

Big food industry influence? Anti-obesity campaigners resign over low-fat diet report

     Two leading figures in Britain’s leading anti-obesity campaign have resigned after it published a report which suggested that urging people to follow low-fat diets and to lower their cholesterol is having “disastrous health consequences”. The National Obesity Forum’s clinical director, Dr Matt Capehorn, and Sangeeta Agnihotri, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, quit the NOF board […]

Big food industry influence? Anti-obesity campaigners resign over low-fat diet report

     Two leading figures in Britain’s leading anti-obesity campaign have resigned after it published a report which suggested that urging people to follow low-fat diets and to lower their cholesterol is having “disastrous health consequences”. The National Obesity Forum’s clinical director, Dr Matt Capehorn, and Sangeeta Agnihotri, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, quit the NOF board […]

Big food industry influence? Anti-obesity campaigners resign over low-fat diet report

     Two leading figures in Britain’s leading anti-obesity campaign have resigned after it published a report which suggested that urging people to follow low-fat diets and to lower their cholesterol is having “disastrous health consequences”. The National Obesity Forum’s clinical director, Dr Matt Capehorn, and Sangeeta Agnihotri, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, quit the NOF board […]

Big food industry influence? Anti-obesity campaigners resign over low-fat diet report

     Two leading figures in Britain’s leading anti-obesity campaign have resigned after it published a report which suggested that urging people to follow low-fat diets and to lower their cholesterol is having “disastrous health consequences”. The National Obesity Forum’s clinical director, Dr Matt Capehorn, and Sangeeta Agnihotri, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, quit the NOF board […]

Big food industry influence? Anti-obesity campaigners resign over low-fat diet report

     Two leading figures in Britain’s leading anti-obesity campaign have resigned after it published a report which suggested that urging people to follow low-fat diets and to lower their cholesterol is having “disastrous health consequences”. The National Obesity Forum’s clinical director, Dr Matt Capehorn, and Sangeeta Agnihotri, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, quit the NOF board […]

Big food industry influence? Anti-obesity campaigners resign over low-fat diet report

     Two leading figures in Britain’s leading anti-obesity campaign have resigned after it published a report which suggested that urging people to follow low-fat diets and to lower their cholesterol is having “disastrous health consequences”. The National Obesity Forum’s clinical director, Dr Matt Capehorn, and Sangeeta Agnihotri, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, quit the NOF board […]

Big food industry influence? Anti-obesity campaigners resign over low-fat diet report

     Two leading figures in Britain’s leading anti-obesity campaign have resigned after it published a report which suggested that urging people to follow low-fat diets and to lower their cholesterol is having “disastrous health consequences”. The National Obesity Forum’s clinical director, Dr Matt Capehorn, and Sangeeta Agnihotri, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, quit the NOF board […]

Big food industry influence? Anti-obesity campaigners resign over low-fat diet report

     Two leading figures in Britain’s leading anti-obesity campaign have resigned after it published a report which suggested that urging people to follow low-fat diets and to lower their cholesterol is having “disastrous health consequences”. The National Obesity Forum’s clinical director, Dr Matt Capehorn, and Sangeeta Agnihotri, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, quit the NOF board […]

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