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The Deadliest Day For U.S. Journalism Since 9/11
The deadliest volcanic eruptions of the past 25 years
After Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted on Sunday killing at least 69 people, here is a list of the most deadly volcanic eruptions over the last quarter century. The sudden eruption of Mount Ontake kills more than 60 people in Japan’s worst volcanic disaster in nearly 90 years. Also in Japan, the Unzen volcano kills 43 people when it erupts in 1991.
E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine Lettuce Is Deadliest in Decades
Cuba in mourning after deadliest air crash in nearly 30 years
Cuba observed a weekend of national mourning for victims of its worst crash in nearly three decades that killed 110 passengers and crew. An investigation has been launched into Friday’s crash of the nearly 40-year-old Boeing 737-200 leased to the national carrier Cubana de Aviacion by a Mexican company. The Boeing crashed shortly after taking off from Havana, coming down in a field near the airport and sending a thick column of acrid smoke into the air.
Deadliest recent mass shootings in the United States
Washington (AFP) – At least eight people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a Texas high school on Friday, officials said.
Afghanistan Bombings Result in Country's Deadliest Day For Journalists
Crash kills 257 in Algeria's deadliest aviation disaster
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A hulking military transport plane crashed just after takeoff in Algeria Wednesday, killing 257 people in the worst aviation disaster in the North African nation's history and plunging the country into mourning.
In Gaza, pain but few regrets after deadliest day in years
Palestinian teen Bassel al-Helo winced in pain as he rolled over in a hospital bed Sunday, after having been shot by Israeli soldiers during a protest on the Gaza-Israel border. Throughout Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, young Palestinians lay wounded, surrounded by doting relatives handing out chocolates. Sixteen Palestinians were killed and hundreds wounded when a mass protest near the border led to clashes, according to Gaza’s health ministry, in the deadliest single day in the territory since a 2014 war with Israel.
Deadliest fires in Russia in the past decade
A fire that killed dozens in Siberia is the latest in a number of deadly blazes in Russia, where many buildings are in a poor state and safety measures lax. Here is a list of the deadliest fires in Russia over the past 10 years. The blaze is thought to have been caused by a broken lamp in a room containing large quantities of flammable liquids and paper products.
Nerve agents, the deadliest of chemical weapons
Nerve agents such as that used to try and kill a former Russian double-agent in Britain, were first developed as neurotoxins by German scientists in the 1930s, but never used as chemical weapons in WWII. Q: What is a nerve agent? A: Nerve agents are the most toxic known chemical warfare agents.
