Damage
Ukraine will seek compensation for environmental damage caused by Russia's invasion, Kyiv says
Sunday 22 May 2022 5:07 pm The Ukrainian government will seek compensation from Russia for the environmental destruction it has caused through its invasion of Ukraine, the country’s environment minister has said. Ukraine will pursue Russia through international courts in its efforts to claim compensation for the huge damage to Ukraine’s environment caused by missile …
Russian Navy Confirms Severe Damage to Black Sea Cruiser Moskva, Crew Abandoned Ship
RTS Moskva (121). Russian MoD Photo via TASS The Russian Navy’s Black Sea flagship has suffered major damage and the crew has abandoned the ship, state media said late Tuesday in reports following Ukrainian claims of hitting the ship with a missile strike. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the mishap on RTS Moskva (121), a …
Chinese President Xi Jinping warns it could take decades to repair economic damage caused by Ukraine crisis
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the EU not to “tie the whole world” to the crisis in Ukraine and warned it could take decades to repair the economic damage. In a virtual summit with European Union leaders on Friday, Xi told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel …
Police: 6 kids break into Columbus school, cause $35,000 worth of damage
The children, between the ages of 8 and 13, broke into Summit Academy School on Fairwood Avenue on May 30, according to police. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus police said they are looking for six children accused of breaking into a school and causing $35,000 worth of damage. The children, between the ages of 8 and …
New coral reef restoration technology aims to reverse climate change damage
Marine scientist Deborah Brosnan remembers “feeling like a visitor at an amazing party” on her diving trips to a bay near the Caribbean island of Saint Barthelemy where she swam above coral reefs with nurse sharks, sea turtles and countless colorful fish. But on a return trip after Hurricane Irma ravaged the island in 2017, …
Archegos Losses Top $10 Billion as UBS, Nomura Add to Damage
UBS, Switzerland’s biggest bank by assets, said it lost $774 million following Archegos’s implosion, a bigger hit than analysts expected, deepening the damage caused by the fund. Meantime, Japan’s Nomura, which flagged losses of around $2 billion last month, upped its total damage tally to $2.85 billion. This included a loss of 245.7 billion yen, …
WA prepares for Cyclone Seroja damage; Mourning of Prince Philip continues as Prince Harry lands in London; Morrison refuses to put time target on COVID-19 vaccinations; NZ records another case linked to hotel outbreak
By Stuart Marsh11 Apr 2021 23:41 Woolworths executive Paul Graham has been named as the new CEO of Australia Post. The chief supply chain officer at Woolworths Group will head the nation’s biggest postal service from September and comes with 40 years of logistics experience. Former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate resigned from the position …
Strong quake shakes Japan; no immediate reports of damage
TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake struck Saturday off northern Japan, shaking buildings even in Tokyo and triggering a tsunami advisory for a part of the northern coast. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey put the strength at magnitude 7.0 and depth at 54 kilometers (33.5 miles). The …
Part of I-95 shut down after power pole damage in overnight crash
The crash happened at about 2:30 a.m. on the I-95 exit ramp at Bowden Road. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Traffic on I-95 at Butler Boulevard and University Boulevard had to be diverted Sunday morning after a minivan hit a power pole, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. At about 2:30 a.m., a northbound minivan getting on the …
Dispatchers and first responders working long hours, answering record-breaking amount of calls on winter storm damage
Julia Maschmann, a Wylie dispatcher, has slept four straight days at the office to deal with record-number calls and because she has no power or water at home. WYLIE, Texas — The number of service calls in North Texas that first responders have gone on and dispatchers have received have far outpaced any other event …