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☆ Nightclub fire kills at least 13 in Murcia in Spain
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Firefighters work to control flames inside a nightclub in Murcia, Spain, October 1, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a handout video. The emergency services gave the death toll, which has risen steadily throughout the day, as 13. Earlier, Murcia's Mayor Jose Ballesta told reporters seven bodies had been found in the same area of the first floor, where the fire broke out. A spokesperson for the Teatre nightclub, Maria Dolores Albellan, told reporters the fire originated in the neighbouring club, La Fonda, before spreading to the two adjoining clubs. Footage released by Murcia's fire service showed firefighters working to control flames inside the nightclub.

Persons: Diego Seral, Jose Ballesta, Maria Dolores Albellan, La Fonda, Ballesta, Jessica Jones, Hugh Lawson, Alison Williams Organizations: Murcia Firefighters, REUTERS, Rights, Spain's National Police, Fonda, Murcia's, Thomson Locations: Murcia, Spain, Rights MADRID, Atalayas, Murcia's

☆ Fact Check-Video shows 2017 prescribed fire in Arizona, not Rhodes
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A video circulating online shows a prescribed fire conducted by the Arizona Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in 2017, not “targeted arson” taking place in Rhodes amidst wildfires on the Greek island in July 2023. A similar video was shared by the Arizona Bureau of Land Management on its Facebook and Twitter pages in March 2017 (here), (here). It shows similar vegetation, the same helicopter, and a dangling torch as seen in the video being shared. Dolores A. Garcia, a representative for Bureau of Land Management at the Arizona State Office, said in an email to Reuters that the video being shared on social media does in fact show 2017 heli-torch operations in northwest Arizona. The video shows a prescribed fire operation conducted by the Arizona Bureau of Land Management in 2017.

Persons: Dolores A, Garcia, ” Garcia, Read Organizations: Arizona Bureau of Land Management, Reuters, Facebook, of Land Management, Arizona State Office, “ Locations: Rhodes, Greece, Arizona, Canada

☆ Overlooked No More: Dolores Alexander, Feminist Journalist and Activist
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Nina Siegal | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The Times. Dolores Alexander had a few distinct careers throughout her life. She was executive director of the National Organization for Women, working alongside its president and co-founder, Betty Friedan. And she was a founder of the organization Women Against Pornography. This was a women’s club.

Persons: Dolores Alexander, Betty Friedan, Mother Courage, Jill Ward, ” Lucy Komisar, ” Organizations: The New York Times, Newsday, National Organization for Women Locations: Times, United States, Manhattan’s meatpacking

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☆ Adio, Juventus! Mama lui Ronaldo anunţă super transferul starului portughez în această vară
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Mama lui Ronaldo anunţă super transferul starului portughez în această varăCristiano Ronaldo (36 de ani) a înscris golul 100 în tricoul lui Juventus, în victoria din deplasare cu Sassuolo, scor 3-1, însă aventura sa la "Bătrâna Doamnă" se apropie de final. CR7 va reveni la Sporting Lisabona în această vară, formaţie la care Ladislau Boloni l-a lansat în fotbalul mare. Dolores Aveiro a celebrat primul titlu al lui Sporting după 19 ani şi a stat de vorbă cu jurnaliştii portughezi despre viitorul fiului său. În sezonul viitor va juca aici, pe Alvalade. Ladislau Boloni l-a promovat pe Ronaldo la echipa mare a lui Sporting, alături de care a câştigat Supercupa, în 2002.

Persons: Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ladislau Boloni, Anunţul, Dolores Aveiro, Alvalade . Organizations: Juventus !, Juventus, Sporting Lisabona, Sporting, Under, Manchester United, UEFA Champions League Locations: portughez, portughezi, Torino, Napoli, formaţie

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