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US: At Least 20 Injured After Two CTA Buses Crash in East Garfield Park, Chicago

A sedan ran a red light and struck a CTA bus in East Garfield Park, Chicago on Wednesday evening, May 27, causing it to collide with a second bus. At least 20 people were injured, with the bus driver left in critical condition.

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US: Massive 37-Vehicle Pileup Shuts Down Interstate 81 in LaFayette, New York

A massive 37-vehicle pileup caused by snow and limited visibility shut down Interstate 81 in LaFayette, south of Syracuse on Thursday, January 15, sending seven people to local hospitals. State police closed the highway in both directions for several hours to allow emergency responders to reach the scene of the chain-reaction crash.

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Australia: Fatal Multi-Car Crash On Sydney Harbour Bridge

Two men were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Thursday, October 17. The accident involved several cars and a bus, leaving the men dead at the scene. The Bridge remains closed in both directions. This video shows a helicopter landing on the Sydney Harbour Bridge deck.

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Australia: Fatal Multi-Car Crash On Sydney Harbour Bridge 2

Two men were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Thursday, October 17. The accident involved several cars and a bus, leaving the men dead at the scene. The Bridge remains closed in both directions.

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Xinhua Headlines: China's global cooperation in fighting COVID-19 bears fruits

(221230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese medical expert Yang Honghui (L) instructs an Iraqi medical worker on operating a nucleic acid detection machine at a new Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) lab in Baghdad, Iraq, March 26, 2020. (Xinhua)

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Day following reactor reboot at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Security guards stand near the entrance to Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on July 2, 2012. The No. 3 reactor at the plant attained a suspended nuclear fission chain reaction, or criticality, early in the day after it became the previous night the first reactor in Japan to be rebooted after regular checkups since 2011's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Oi nuclear plant's No. 3 reactor attains criticality

OI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 2, 2012, shows the No. 3 reactor building at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. The No. 3 reactor attained a suspended nuclear fission chain reaction, or criticality, early in the day after it became the previous night the first reactor in Japan to be rebooted after regular checkups since 2011's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Oi nuclear plant's No. 3 reactor attains criticality

OI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 2, 2012, shows the No. 3 reactor building (R) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. The No. 3 reactor attained a suspended nuclear fission chain reaction, or criticality, early in the day after it became the previous night the first reactor in Japan to be rebooted after regular checkups since 2011's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Oi nuclear plant's No. 3 reactor attains criticality

OI, Japan - Employees work on the morning of July 2, 2012, in the central control room at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, after the No. 3 reactor at the plant attained a suspended nuclear fission chain reaction, or criticality, early in the day. It became the previous night the first reactor in Japan to be rebooted after regular checkups since 2011's Fukushima nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Critical accident occurred at Hokuriku Electric reactor in 1999

KANAZAWA, Japan - Takashi Matsunami (L), vice president of Hokuriku Electric Power Co., bows in apology during a press conference in Kanazawa on March 15. The company failed to report a critical-state accident in which an uncontrollable nuclear chain reaction occurred for 15 minutes in 1999 at its reactor in Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Damaged neutrino detector 'Super Kamiokande' restored

GIFU, Japan - A large neutrino detector operated by the University of Tokyo's Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR) in Gifu Prefecture is shown off to the media Sept. 24 after it was repaired following severe damage sustained in an accident in November 2001. About 7,000 or 60% of the 11,000 photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) attached to the neutrino detector in the town of Kamioka in the central Japanese prefecture were found broken last Nov. 12 due to a chain reaction, but it is now repaired to a level that experiments can resume, ICRR officials said.

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Einstein's letter to Roosevelt fetched $1.9 mil.

NEW YORK, United States - Albert Einstein's famous letter (photo) dated Aug. 2, 1939, to then U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in which Einstein wrote about the potential of a chain reaction using uranium for the ''construction of extremely powerful bombs,'' is sold for a record price of $1.9 million at Christie's auction in New York on March 27.

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Gov't vows to prevent chain-reaction bankruptcies

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Heizo Takenaka (L) speaks at a government-sponsored town meeting with residents of Tokyo on March 3, as Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma listens. Both ministers said the government will act to prevent a chain reaction of company bankruptcies following midsize general contractor Sato Kogyo Co.'s action to file for court projection from creditors.

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Civic group members march in memory of Tokaimura victims

TOKYO, Japan - Antinuclear civic group members march in Tokyo on Sept. 30 in memory of two workers who died after Japan's worst nuclear accident in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, a year ago. On Sept. 30, 1999, an explosion occurred following a nuclear fission chain reaction at a uranium-processing plant run by JCO Co. in Tokaimura, 120 kilometers northeast of Tokyo. Two plant workers died months later.

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Residents briefed on Tokaimura nuclear accident

NAKA, Japan - Japanese Science and Technology Agency officials respond Nov. 13 to questions by residents near the site of Japan's worst nuclear accident in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture. The question-and-answer session was held at a public hall in Naka near Tokaimura. The Sept. 30 nuclear accident involving a nuclear fission chain reaction irradiated at least 69 people.

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Chain reaction halted, gov't commission says

TOKAIMURA, Japan - Tatsuya Murakami (C), village mayor of Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, also chairman of the disaster management headquarters dealing with Japan's worst-ever nuclear accident, talks to reporters at Tokaimura village office on Oct. 1. Murakami conveyed an Nuclear Safety Commission announcement that the nuclear chain reaction had been stopped as a result of removal of water coolant from pipes at the uranium processing plant where the accident took place.

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Roundup: Turkish health experts warn against rising COVID-19 cases

STORY: Roundup: Turkish health experts warn against rising COVID-19 cases DATELINE: July 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of people walking on the street in Istanbul, Turkey 2. various of healthcare workers working in the laboratory in Turkey 3. various of Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca STORYLINE: Turkish health specialists have warned against an increase in COVID-19 cases across Turkey, urging authorities to take immediate precautions. The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of the Omicron strain have quickly increased the number of daily cases, said Mehmet Ceyhan, head of the Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases of the Ankara-based Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. Ceyhan called on health authorities to reinstate some of the COVID-19 measures which had been gradually lifted this spring. A polymerase chain reaction COVID-19 test should be requested again when entering Turkey, he said, adding masks should be worn when taking public tra

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Xinhua Headlines: Why China emphasizes adherence to dynamic zero-COVID approach

(220222) -- BEIJING, Feb. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows mobile cabin PCR (polymerase chain reaction) laboratories in Debao County of Baise, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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Xinhua Headlines: Why China emphasizes adherence to dynamic zero-COVID approach

(220222) -- BEIJING, Feb. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows a mobile cabin PCR (polymerase chain reaction) laboratory in Debao County of Baise, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-DEBAO-COVID-19-LABORATORY (CN)

(220214) -- DEBAO, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows mobile cabin PCR (polymerase chain reaction) laboratories in Debao County of Baise, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. In recent days, mobile laboratories and air-inflated laboratories have been put into use in order to improve the efficiency of COVID-19 nucleic acid testing in Debao County. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-DEBAO-COVID-19-LABORATORY (CN)

(220214) -- DEBAO, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers are seen inside a mobile cabin PCR (polymerase chain reaction) laboratory in Debao County of Baise, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 13, 2022. In recent days, mobile laboratories and air-inflated laboratories have been put into use in order to improve the efficiency of COVID-19 nucleic acid testing in Debao County. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-DEBAO-COVID-19-LABORATORY (CN)

(220214) -- DEBAO, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows a mobile cabin PCR (polymerase chain reaction) laboratory in Debao County of Baise, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. In recent days, mobile laboratories and air-inflated laboratories have been put into use in order to improve the efficiency of COVID-19 nucleic acid testing in Debao County. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-DONGXING-COVID-19-PREVENTION-CONTROL (CN)

(220101) -- DONGXING, Jan. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A mobile cabin PCR (polymerase chain reaction) laboratory is seen in Dongxing of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 31, 2021. The latest COVID-19 resurgence in Dongxing has been basically controlled with efforts made by all in the city. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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Einstein's letter to Roosevelt fetched $1.9 mil.

NEW YORK, United States - Albert Einstein's famous letter (photo) dated Aug. 2, 1939, to then U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in which Einstein wrote about the potential of a chain reaction using uranium for the ''construction of extremely powerful bombs,'' is sold for a record price of $1.9 million at Christie's auction in New York on March 27.

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Civic group members march in memory of Tokaimura victims

TOKYO, Japan - Antinuclear civic group members march in Tokyo on Sept. 30 in memory of two workers who died after Japan's worst nuclear accident in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, a year ago. On Sept. 30, 1999, an explosion occurred following a nuclear fission chain reaction at a uranium-processing plant run by JCO Co. in Tokaimura, 120 kilometers northeast of Tokyo. Two plant workers died months later.

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Chain Reaction (1996)

Keanu Reeves Characters: Eddie Kasalivich Film: Chain Reaction (1996) Director: Andrew Davis 02 August 1996 Date: 02 August 1996

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Chain Reaction (1996)

Keanu Reeves Characters: Eddie Kasalivich Film: Chain Reaction (1996) Director: Andrew Davis 02 August 1996 Date: 02 August 1996

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Chain Reaction (1996)

Morgan Freeman Characters: Paul Shannon Film: Chain Reaction (1996) Director: Andrew Davis 02 August 1996 Date: 02 August 1996

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Chain Reaction (1996)

Keanu Reeves & Rachel Weisz Characters: Eddie Kasalivich & Dr. Lily Sinclair Film: Chain Reaction (1996) Director: Andrew Davis 02 August 1996 Date: 02 August 1996

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Chain Reaction (1996)

Keanu Reeves Characters: Eddie Kasalivich Film: Chain Reaction (1996) Director: Andrew Davis 02 August 1996 Date: 02 August 1996

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Chain Reaction (1996)

Andrew Davis Film: Chain Reaction (1996) Director: Andrew Davis 02 August 1996 Date: 02 August 1996

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Chain Reaction (1996)

Rachel Weisz & Keanu Reeves Characters: Dr. Lily Sinclair & Eddie Kasalivich Film: Chain Reaction (1996) Director: Andrew Davis 02 August 1996 Date: 02 August 1996

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Chain Reaction (1996)

Keanu Reeves & Andrew Davis Characters: Eddie Kasalivich & Film: Chain Reaction (1996) Director: Andrew Davis 02 August 1996 Date: 02 August 1996

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Chain Reaction (1996)

Keanu Reeves Characters: Eddie Kasalivich Film: Chain Reaction (1996) Director: Andrew Davis 02 August 1996 Date: 02 August 1996

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Chain Reaction (1996)

Morgan Freeman & Keanu Reeves Characters: Paul Shannon & Eddie Kasalivich Film: Chain Reaction (1996) Director: Andrew Davis 02 August 1996 Date: 02 August 1996

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Chain Reaction (1996)

Keanu Reeves Characters: Eddie Kasalivich Film: Chain Reaction (1996) Director: Andrew Davis 02 August 1996 Date: 02 August 1996

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Chain Reaction (1996)

Rachel Weisz & Keanu Reeves Characters: Dr. Lily Sinclair & Eddie Kasalivich Film: Chain Reaction (1996) Director: Andrew Davis 02 August 1996 Date: 02 August 1996

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Chain Reaction (1996)

Rachel Weisz Characters: Dr. Lily Sinclair Film: Chain Reaction (1996) Director: Andrew Davis 02 August 1996 Date: 02 August 1996

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Chain Reaction (1996)

Keanu Reeves & Morgan Freeman Characters: Eddie Kasalivich & Paul Shannon Film: Chain Reaction (1996) Director: Andrew Davis 02 August 1996 Date: 02 August 1996

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Chain Reaction (1996)

Rachel Weisz & Keanu Reeves Characters: Dr. Lily Sinclair & Eddie Kasalivich Film: Chain Reaction (1996) Director: Andrew Davis 02 August 1996 Date: 02 August 1996

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Chain Reaction (1996)

Rachel Weisz, Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman Characters: Dr. Lily Sinclair,Eddie Kasalivich,Paul Shannon Film: Chain Reaction (1996) Director: Andrew Davis 02 August 1996 Date: 02 August 1996

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