TOKYO—A Japanese space startup said its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after liftoff Wednesday and destroyed itself again, nine months after the company’s first launch attempt ended in an explosion. Space One’s Kairos No. 2 rocket lifted off from a coastal site in the mountainous prefecture […]
Residents in a city in southern Illinois were ordered Tuesday to “evacuate now” because a dam for the city’s reservoir could fail at any moment. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Washington County Emergency Management Agency said: “Attention … the Failure of the Nashville dam is imminent. Please evacuate your home at this time. […]
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed an “anomaly” occurred during a test operation of nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard, following reports of a Trident missile test failure. In a written statement to Parliament on Wednesday, Mr. Shapps said the test, conducted on Jan. 30, “reaffirmed the effectiveness of the UK’s nuclear deterrent” and that the submarine and […]
In recent years, Africa has witnessed a wave of coups, the most recent ones in Niger and Gabon. The trend has raised concern in Paris and other European capitals over political stability and the state of democracy on the continent.
A day after expressing no regrets for not sounding the sirens during Lahaina’s deadly wildfires, the head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency has stepped down. The death toll from the fires that swept through Maui on Aug. 8 reached 111 on Thursday. They have become the deadliest fires in the United States in more than […]
SEOUL/TOKYO—A North Korean satellite launch on Wednesday ended in failure, sending the booster and payload plunging into the sea, North Korean state media said, and the South’s military said it had recovered parts of the launch vehicle. The new “Chollima-1” satellite launch rocket failed because of instability in the engine and fuel system, state news […]
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has collapsed. With $212 billion in assets, SVB marks the largest U.S. bank failure since 2008. The news is making waves in America, with ripples also spanning across the Pacific to investors and startups in China. Chinese biotech companies alone have more than $240 million deposited in the bank. SVB’s website […]
A whistleblower is drawing attention to a Chinese nuclear power plant. The country’s Taishan reactor reportedly has over 70 damaged fuel rods—far exceeding the officially released number of around five, according to the official French broadcaster Radio France Internationale, quoting a whistleblower.
Are lockdowns helpful or harmful? After months of some of the strictest lockdown policies, Chicago’s mayor and New York’s governor are shifting their message to say we must open up. Mixed messaging from the media, government, and public health officials has confused people on whether or not lockdowns are actually helpful. NTD spoke to Dr. Jay […]
DETROIT—United States auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles because the bags may not inflate in a crash. The problem could be responsible for as many as eight deaths. Vehicles made by Toyota, Honda, Kia, Hyundai, Mitsubishi and Fiat Chrysler from the 2010 through 2019 […]
Everyone might have a bad day, some of which are more memorable than others. A big thank you for modern the use of technology, now our worst days can live on forever! So enjoy, thanks to modern technology, a compilation of totally epic fails. Thanks to some people who collect those fails and put them together we […]
Sometimes shortcuts can backfire, and in this case it ends up in disaster. Luckily nobody was hurt, which is more than we can say for the truck. The bridges in Brazil are not held to the highest standards, as this driver finds out. The driver gets out to inspect the wooden bridge to assess its strength. Despite being […]
