emergency

he paradise island country of Sri Lanka has no money, no food, no fuel, no medicines and there’s a shortage of everything and anything one could possibly imagine. Sri Lanka currently is going through an economic crisis with high inflation, heaps of debt, a falling currency, and empty foreign reserves. So what Sri Lanka is facing right now is basically everything that could go wrong with a country’s economy and what’s worse is that it was all avoidable but the Ruling Government was too ignorant to avoid it or rather…

Flying from New York to Delhi can take a long time because of the distance and in order to avoid long travel times, passengers opt for direct flights. For the passengers of American Airlines flight 292, scheduled to fly from New York to Delhi, the story turned out to be quite different as the flight had to be diverted to Heathrow. This was done as a passenger on board fell sick and the flight had to make an emergency landing. While such situations are not uncommon as they usually end up causing some delay. But in this…

I’m down here in Florida (it’s really hot) helping my Dad out. He had a stroke a few months back and just got sprung from his rehab place. He’s back home now and happy to be here, but he needs help and has very little mobility on his right side.The fear of him falling when nobody’s around is very real, so he needs an easy way to ask for help in case of emergency. I naturally immediately Googled “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” to remind myself of the name of the company that ran such commercials for most of my childhood…

On an early April morning, around 4 am, a San Francisco Fire Department truck responding to a fire tried to pass a doubled-parked garbage truck by using the opposing lane. But a traveling autonomous vehicle, operated by the General Motors subsidiary Cruise without anyone inside, was blocking its path. While a human might have reversed to clear the lane, the Cruise car stayed put. The fire truck only passed the blockage when the garbage truck driver ran from their work to move their vehicle.“This incident slowed SFFD…

The iPhone SOS feature saved a woman’s life and it can save yours too. Don’t delay it. Know how to activate it on your iPhone 13, iPhone 12 and other supported Apple smartphones. A spine-chilling incident came to light recently. A US-based woman’s life was in danger when her iPhone played a hero’s role. Yes, the iPhone saved her life. Virginia Beach resident Kelli Worst almost fell victim to a heinous crime, but the iPhone SOS feature quite literally saved her…

A pair of college buddies planning to complete the “legendary” – a tour of every frat house party in a single evening – hit an early snag when they discover a stranger passed out in the living room of their apartment. What makes it a whole lot trickier to negotiate is the fact that Kunle (Donald Elise Watkins) and Sean (RJ Cyler) are Black, their stoner roommate Carlos (Sebastian Chacon) is Latino, and the stranger is a white girl.They might be the victims in this scenario – their rug is awash with vomit – but as Sean…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Politics PMN News PMN Health Author of the article: Reuters Jennifer Rigby and Natalie Grover Publishing date: May 20, 2022  •  10 minutes ago  •  3 minute read  •  Join the conversation Article content LONDON — The World Health Organization was due to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, after more than 100 cases were confirmed or suspected in Europe. In…

Image for representation (Image: Reuters)A Bengaluru-bound Air India flight from Mumbai had to return to the city after take-off on Thursday morning after one of its two engines shut down.A Bengaluru-bound Air India flight from Mumbai had to return to the city after take-off on Thursday morning after one of its two engines shut down. The DGCA stated that the Air India flight was forced to turn back after a technical failure occurred minutes after the aircraft departed at 9.45 am. Reports citing sources close to the…

What’s new this week? How about a psychological horror film that’s so twisted it’s destined to divide audiences and have some viewers headed for the exits, along with a hilarious buddy comedy that confronts issues about racism in America. Both are worth checking out at theaters this week. On the tube, we recommend a fascinating PBS documentary on the bubonic plague in 1900s San Francisco. Here’s our weekly roundup. “Emergency”: All the buddy-comedy tropes typically associated with the stoner comedies of Seth Rogen and…

While smartwatches have always been able to relay notifications, the ability to make emergency calls was a big step forward in making them standalone devices. Generally, Emergency SOS features have two functions. The first is to call local emergency responders if you find yourself in a bind. For instance, if you take a nasty spill and can’t make it to the phone, your watch can call 911. The second is to relay your location to a select group of trusted contacts. For folks who want to leave their phone at home, these…