Tag: Shook

22 AUG

A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake shook Venezuela’s east coast

Screenshot/Twitter A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Venezuela’s east coast on Tuesday.  No injuries were immediately reported.  According to US Geological Survey, large earthquakes in the region are rare, and Tuesday’s was the largest in over a century. Venezuela is currently in the midst of a financial crisis and is grappling with severe food and […]

27 JUN

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez didn’t have a Wikipedia page on Monday. On Tuesday, she shook up the Democratic party by winning the New York primary election

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old member of the Democratic Socialists of America, just won the Democratic primary for the New York congressional race.  She defeated the incumbent Democrat, Joseph Crowley, in what’s being described as a huge upset and shake-up for the Democratic party.  What’s also surprising is that she didn’t even have a Wikipedia page […]

27 MAR

North and South Korean shook hands and toasted to ‘peace’ in a rare gesture of friendship

REUTERS/Stephanie Nebehay Senior North and South Korean parliamentarians shook hands and shared a toast to “peace” with Swiss wine on Tuesday. South Korean MP and politician Young Chin shook hands with Ri Jong Hyok, director of North Korea’s National Reunification Institute and deputy head of its Supreme People’s Assembly. They were attending the annual assembly […]

16 MAR

Four Days That Shook Britain viewers heartbroken over attack footage: 'Such a tough watch'

One year after the attack on Westminster bridge, the special ITV documentary looked back at the events and those who were affected. The one-off programme looked at the attacks on Westminster bridge, Ariana Grande’s concert at the Manchester Arena, London bridge and Finsbury Park. Eyewitnesses from each incident recalled how each attack unfolded and how […]

10 FEB

Kim Jong Un’s sister shook hands with South Korea’s president in a historic show of diplomacy at the Winter Olympics

Reuters Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong greeted Moon Jae In at the Pyeongchang opening ceremony. It is a rare show of warmth and diplomacy between the warring nations. Kim Yo Jong is the first of her family to visit South Korea in decades. Kim Jong Un’s sister shook the hand of the South […]

01 FEB

This Morning fears for Prince Charles over tropical infection: 'I just shook his hand'

The reigning I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! queen, revealed that she feared she had infected the royal couple with a tropical disease after shaking their hand.  “This is the first time that I have ever met royalty,” Toff explained backstage. “I have been in the same pub as Prince Harry but it […]