US: Explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland, Louisiana Prompts Evacuations

An explosion occurred at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland, Louisiana on Friday, August 22, prompted mandatory evacuations within a one-mile radius. The blast at the automotive manufacturing facility, which employs around 400 people, caused no reported injuries. Residents reported feeling the ground shake and saw black residue, believed to be oil, falling from the sky.

Lebanon: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes Near Sidon

Israel carried out 2 airstrikes targeting alleged Hezbollah weapons warehouse locations near Sidon on Monday, February 19. Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that "Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh". The Israeli army said that the attack was in "response to to the explosion of an enemy drone, the wreckage of which was found near the Tiberias area this afternoon." This live footage shows smoke billowing as seen from Sidon.

Sprinter Jenny Wolf of Germany

Sprinter Jenny Wolf of Germany

TOKYO, Japan - This December 2009 file photo shows Jenny Wolf of Germany competing during a women's 500-meter race at a World Cup competition in Calgary, Canada. Wolf, who has won 28 World Cup competitions and come in second six times in the three seasons through this season, is aiming for gold at Vancouver in what will be her third Olympics competition.

Cyprus offers COVID-19 vaccine fourth dose to certain people

STORY: Cyprus offers COVID-19 vaccine fourth dose to certain people DATELINE: March 31, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:55 LOCATION: Nicosia CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1 various of the vaccination 2 various of the street views STORYLINE: Cyprus has started administering a booster dose of an mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) vaccine against COVID-19 among certain people. According to the Health Ministry, the fourth dose would be administered to people aged 80 and over, health professionals and to those living and working in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Children over the age of 12 are also eligible for a third jab if six months have elapsed since the second dose. The booster dose will also be made available to people over 70 in the next few days. On Tuesday, Cyprus reported 5,089 new daily coronavirus infections, which was three times more than three weeks ago. As this round of infections shows no signs of receding, the government has extended the existing coronavirus measures until April 11. Xin

Sprinter Jenny Wolf of Germany

Sprinter Jenny Wolf of Germany

TOKYO, Japan - This December 2009 file photo shows Jenny Wolf of Germany competing during a women's 500-meter race at a World Cup competition in Calgary, Canada. Wolf, who has won 28 World Cup competitions and come in second six times in the three seasons through this season, is aiming for gold at Vancouver in what will be her third Olympics competition. (Kyodo)

NTT DoCoMo to sell 3 handset models for 3G mobile service

NTT DoCoMo to sell 3 handset models for 3G mobile service

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows three handset models for the third-generation (3G) mobile phone service NTT DoCoMo Inc. will launch Oct. 1. The 3G service enables data transmission speeds of between 64 and 384 kilobits per second, six to 40 times faster than current i-mode handsets.