Tag: secondlargest

Kilauea, Hawaii’s second-largest volcano, is erupting again

Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting early on Monday in an area that last erupted a half-century ago, the US Geological Survey’s (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. The eruption is about 1.6km south of the Kilauea caldera, in an area within Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park that last erupted in […]

Kilauea, Hawaii’s second-largest volcano, is erupting again

HONOLULU (AP) — Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting early Monday in an area that last erupted a half-century ago, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. The eruption is about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) south of the Kilauea caldera, in an area within Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park […]

Seven killed by Russian missiles in Ukraine’s second-largest city

At least seven civilians were killed after Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s second-largest city in the northeast of the country, officials said. The attack comes as Kyiv’s army labours to hold off an intense cross-border offensive by the Kremlin’s larger and better-equipped forces. At least 16 people were injured as S-300 missiles struck the city of […]

Seven killed by Russian missiles in Ukraine’s second-largest city

At least seven civilians were killed after Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s second-largest city in the northeast of the country, officials said. The attack comes as Kyiv’s army labours to hold off an intense cross-border offensive by the Kremlin’s larger and better-equipped forces. At least 16 people were injured as S-300 missiles struck the city of […]

Six killed by Russian missiles in Ukraine’s second-largest city

At least six civilians were killed after Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s second-largest city in the northeast of the country, officials said. The attack comes as Kyiv’s army labours to hold off an intense cross-border offensive by the Kremlin’s larger and better-equipped forces. At least 16 people were injured as S-300 missiles struck the city of […]

Blacklisted China chipmaker SMIC becomes the world’s second-largest pure-play foundry by revenue — outsells GlobalFoundries and others

SMIC Shenzhen. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), China’s largest contract chipmaker, this week announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2023. Despite crushing US sanctions, SMIC is now the world’s second-largest pure-play foundry after TSMC. The company managed to outsell GlobalFoundries and UMC, two of the other pure-play foundries, which it used to trail […]

Astronomers detect Milky Way’s second-largest known black hole

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Astronomers have discovered a black hole with a mass about 33 times greater than that of our sun, the biggest one known in the Milky Way aside from the supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galaxy. The newly identified black hole is located about 2,000 light-years […]

Second-largest US aluminum plant to lay off most staff: Local news

Jan 25 (Reuters) – The second-largest U.S. aluminum smelter in southeast Missouri will not require “most employees” after curtailing its operations by Jan. 28, according to a local news report on Wednesday citing a letter from plant management. “Due to abnormally cold weather, our operations have been severely impaired to the point where they cannot […]