Monday, December 23

Month: May 2023

‘Accidental king and youthful queen’: Monarchs photographed during their coronations

King Charles III will be the 40th British monarch to be crowned at Westminster Abbey in central London since 1066. While nearly all have been recorded in art and literature, only a handful have been photographed. Edward VII in the early 20th century was the first monarch to be photographed during his coronation. Here are photographs of him and his successors, King George V, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, during their coronations. King Edward VII The coronation for the elderly monarch and his wife Queen Alexandra was scheduled for June 26, 1902, but three days before it was due to take place, he had an emergency operation for a stomach abscess. When the coronation eventually took place on August 9, 1902, foreign VIP guests did not return for the ...
Three Colorado teens charged with murder in rock-throwing death

Three Colorado teens charged with murder in rock-throwing death

Three teens accused of killing a 20-year-old woman while throwing large rocks at passing cars have been charged with murder and other crimes, prosecutors said Wednesday. Nicholas "Mitch" Karol-Chik, Joseph Koenig and Zachary Kwak, all 18, each face identical charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, second-degree assault and attempted second-degree assault in the death of Alexis Bartell — and alleged attacks on six other cars in suburban Denver, First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King announced. Two other drivers suffered minor injuries, according to investigators. Joseph Koenig is one of three teens accused of killing a 20-year-old woman while throwing large rocks at passing cars (AP) The office of Karol-Chik's lawyer, Holly Gummerson, and Koe...
Workers noticed ‘rotten egg’ smell before deadly US chocolate factory blast

Workers noticed ‘rotten egg’ smell before deadly US chocolate factory blast

Workers at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory smelled "rotten eggs" before a powerful natural gas explosion that levelled one building, heavily damaged another and killed seven people, US federal safety officials said on Tuesday in a preliminary report. The National Transportation Safety Board's five-paragraph account of the fatal explosion confirmed earlier reporting by The Associated Press and other media outlets that employees had detected an odour of natural gas at the R.M. Palmer Co. factory in West Reading, a small town 96 kilometres north-west of Philadelphia. About 70 Palmer production workers and 35 office staff were working in two adjacent buildings at the time of the March 24 blast, according to the agency's report, and employees in both buildings told federal investig...
Rare encounter with ‘very large sharks’ captured off Ireland

Rare encounter with ‘very large sharks’ captured off Ireland

When wildlife photographer Florian Walsh noticed "activity" in the waters off Ventry Bay Beach, near Dingle in Ireland, he raced back home knowing he and his friends were witnessing something rare. Walsh picked up his drone, drove back to the grey glass harbour and launched the device, in the hopes of recording the rare shiver of "very large sharks". He told 9news.com.au the scenes he captured on April 29 - are ones he "will never forget". Walsh said the harbour was "full" of basking sharks. (Florian Walsh Photography) "As soon as I got the drone up my jaw dropped," he said. "It was just absolutely mind-blowing to see so many in one place. The harbor was full of them, I would say that there was about 40-plus sharks. "I noticed a few kayakers which wa...
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