US and Caribbean brace for disaster as three hurricanes churn in Atlantic
9/10/2018, 9:01:28 AMThe triple threat is almost a mirror image of last year's disastrous September when Irma, Jose and Maria killed thousands and caused widespread devastation ✔ The National Hurricane Center warned that it would be an extremely dangerous major hurricane with powerful winds, heavy rain and a life-threatening storm surge ✔ It is expected to weaken before it hits the Lesser Antilles and moves into the eastern Caribbean Sea on Wednesday night or Thursday
Hurricane Florence strengthens fast on path for East Coast
9/10/2018, 10:41:20 AMForecasters warn it could hit anywhere from Carolinas to Mid-Atlantic, and linger long enough to cause major problems ✔ Forecasters have warned of a rising threat of life-threatening storm surge, along with the damage of a hurricane's high winds ✔ Red flags flying on beaches warned swimmers to stay out of waters as seas began kicking up ✔ Florida-based Carnival Cruise Line re-routed its cruise ships
Massive magnitude 6.9 quake rocks New Zealand's Kermadec Islands
9/10/2018, 8:41:45 AMA HUGE 6.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands today. Thousands of people reportedly felt the massive quake 785km north-east of the mainland. After the Ministry of … ✔ Thousands of people reportedly felt the massive quake 785km north-east of the mainland ✔ Thesun.co.uk is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video ✔ Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thesun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun
Hurricane Florence: Travel advice and latest flight update ahead of life-threatening storm
9/10/2018, 9:27:43 AMHURRICANE FLORENCE is expected to make landfall later this week as a category 4 hurricane, causing potentially life-threatening storms and flooding. What is the latest travel advice for the east coast and are flights cancelled? ✔ (Image: Getty/NHC) At this time we are very much aware of Hurricane Florence and our team is closely monitoring the weather Delta Many airlines have yet to update their travel advice regarding flights and travel waivers ✔ Hurricane Gordon was the latest storm to hit the country, with strong winds and floods in Alabama
Hurricane Florence could strike from Carolinas to Mid-Atlantic
9/10/2018, 11:21:53 AMForecasters say storm will become extremely dangerous but Hurricane Isaac, further out to sea, is not yet a threat to land ✔ People rushed to get emergency kits ready, map out escape routes, fill sandbags and secure their homes ✔ Pretend, assume, presume that a major hurricane is going to hit right smack dab in the middle of South Carolina and is going to go way inshore, South Carolina governor Henry McMaster said ✔ It should accelerate over the next 36 hours, but poses no threat to land at this time
Hurricane Florence path map: Florence intensifies, posing extreme threat to US southeast
9/10/2018, 9:54:35 AMFLORENCE is a hurricane once again, as the storm restrengthened on its path toward the US southeast coast. Here is all the latest. ✔ Carolina is thought to be at greatest risk later this week ✔ Regardless of which scenario pans out, Florence is going to bring impacts ✔ A slow-moving or stalled storm would also prolong coastal flooding concerns and may cause significant beach erosion along part of the Southeast and lower mid-Atlantic coasts
Ghazipur landfill: Despair over New Delhi's deadly rubbish dump
9/10/2018, 9:30:26 AMOne year after a landfill disaster killed two, residents say conditions have not improved and affect their health. ✔ Muhammad Aslam, local trader New Delhi generates as much as 9,500 tonnes of rubbish a day, saturating three main landfill sites - all of which have been at maximum capacity for 10 years ✔ He claims that since last September, two alternative sites have been eyed but are yet to be approved and daily dumping has fallen at Ghazipur, with around 1,200 tonnes are processed at a nearby waste-to-energy plant for the generation of electricity
David Duckenfield denies manslaughter by gross negligence
9/10/2018, 10:05:07 AMSOUTH Yorkshire police’s former chief superintendent David Duckenfield has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges relating to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster at Preston Crown Court. Duckenfield,… ✔ About 15 family members of victims were in the public gallery ✔ Under the law at the time, there can be no prosecution for the death of the 96th victim, Tony Bland, as he died more than a year and a day after his injuries were caused ✔ The maximum sentence for manslaughter by gross negligence is life in prison
Energy-saving starts in Sapporo even after power is restored
9/10/2018, 9:18:34 AMSAPPORO--Commuters hit the streets of the Hokkaido capital on their way to work and schools on the m ✔ Customers have been forced to shop on floors with no music playing in the background ✔ The deaths of 36 people were reported in the town of Atsuma, while four died in Sapporo, two in Tomakomai, and the death of one person was reported in Mukawa and Shinhidaka, respectively
Mali's Keita appoints new defence minister to deal with security crisis
9/10/2018, 8:38:13 AMKeita maintained Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga as prime minister and most of the 33-member Cabinet was also unchanged, according to the announcement on state television. ✔ The violence has spread to neighbouring Niger and Burkina Faso, alarming Western powers like France and the United States, which have deployed troops and air power across the region’s sprawling desert landscape ✔ Lelenta Hawa Baba Bah was named the mines minister after having led the National Directorate of Geology and Mines ✔ ALSO READ: A recap of Mali’s 2018 presidential polls REUTERS
'Iraq more damaging than Brexit!' Piers Morgan shocks Alastair Campbell with brutal dig
9/10/2018, 8:45:29 AMPIERS Morgan delivered a brutal dig at Remainer Alastair Campbell, suggesting the war in Iraq launched by his former employer Tony Blair has been "more damaging" to the UK than Brexit ever could. ✔ He continued: I mean, it was for a lot of people who lost their lives but it wasn’t the end of the world ✔ Mr Campbell, a vocal supporter of a second referendum, argued Theresa May had also shown signs of a struggle in the last phase of talks and that British people had begun to change their minds about leaving
Migration: how many people are on the move around the world?
9/10/2018, 8:12:04 AMThe mass movement of people is arguably the biggest story of our time. How do we define the different types of migrant, how many are there and is it really is an unprecedented problem? ✔ By contrast, some of the world’s poorer and often less stable countries – such as Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan and Uganda – are now the long-term hosts to the world’s largest populations of refugees ✔ Further reading World migration report UN migration trends Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (fiction) Amnesty Internationa l
Hillsborough commander pleads not guilty to 95 counts of manslaughter
9/10/2018, 10:19:08 AMThe 74-year-old faces 95 charges of gross negligence manslaughter following the crush in the terrace pens of the Sheffield Wednesday stadium in April 1989. ✔ Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield today pleaded not guilty to causing the deaths of 95 fans ✔ Hillsborough Family Support Group member Christine Burke arrives at Preston Crown Court But at Preston Crown Court, prosecutor Sarah Whitehouse QC said the proceedings would be discontinued
Meet the Psychic Twins, who've 'predicted' Harry and Meghan's baby
9/10/2018, 9:49:24 AMTHE Psychic Twins have been dubbed “Nostradamus in stilettos”, thanks to their purported ability to predict momentous worldwide events. But how did Terry and Linda Jamison discover thei… ✔ The twins' YouTube channel boasts over 770k followers ✔ News Group Newspapers Ltd 4 The twins have claimed that Princess Diana spoke to them What did they predict about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ✔ A representative from Buckingham Palace declined to comment
Gov't shows lax action in suspected MERS case
9/10/2018, 9:26:35 AMundefined ✔ Quarantine officers ask health-related questions to travelers with high body temperature arriving from the United Arab Emirates, at Incheon International Airport, Monday, two days after a man was confirmed to have contracted Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) during a visit to Kuwait ✔ You don't have to wait for people suspected of having MERS to develop the disease into a serious stage for medical treatment
One of world's oldest beer varieties 'at risk from climate change'
9/10/2018, 10:46:27 AMRising temperatures threaten survival of Belgium’s sour lambic beer, study warns ✔ Lambic is fermented in the open air through exposure to wild yeasts and airborne native bacteria ✔ The perfect temperature for ageing lambic is below 25C, above which the risk of unwelcome bacteria spoiling the beer rises ✔ [But] I would hate to do that … Or we move the brewery to go up north to begin to brew in Denmark, in Sweden, I don’t know
Holly Willoughby Instagram: This Morning star cosies up to ‘gorgeous man’ in party post
9/10/2018, 9:36:43 AMHOLLY WILLOUGHBY, who presents This Morning on ITV with Phillip Schofield, gushed about a “gorgeous man” as she posed with a famous pal in a very cute Instagram picture yesterday. ✔ Holly Willoughby Instagram: This Morning star described Jake Humphrey as a 'gorgeous man' (Image: INSTAGRAM•HOLLY WILLOUGHBY) Holly Willoughby Instagram: This Morning star attended a party for Jake Humphrey's 40th (Image: INSTAGRAM•HOLLY WILLOUGHBY) Putting on a glamorous display, she wore her blonde hair in loose curls and stood out with her flawless complexion
Sweden's centre holds, for now. But who forms government?
9/10/2018, 8:43:31 AMIt's going to be hard to form government in Sweden. It’s a mess, yet another political mess, as the rise of the far-right in Europe makes it harder to form governments in many countries. ✔ Analysis World Europe Politics Sweden's centre holds, for now ✔ Photo: AP Neither can win the confidence of the 349-seat parliament without the SD’s 62 votes ✔ We will gain huge influence over what happens in Sweden during the coming weeks, months and years, SD leader Jimmie Akesson promised his party rally
Reinsurers: Don’t Watch for Hurricanes, Watch for Deals
9/10/2018, 9:55:02 AMHurricanes don’t bring the disruption they once did to catastrophe insurance and that is making returns for reinsurers less volatile but lower. This spells a wave of dealmaking in a quest to boost profitability. ✔ Markel Corp oration of the U.S. last week struck a deal for the largest and oldest such manager, Nephila, which is currently owned by private-equity firm KKR , hedge fund Man Group and the firm’s management ✔ Whatever form they take, deals will reshape both the industry and returns to investors in the years ahead
BoJo's allies accuse No10 of smear campaign - as 12 Tory MPs 'say they'll quit if he becomes leader'
9/10/2018, 8:30:43 AMBORIS Johnson is being stitched up by Downing Street in a desperate bid to stop him toppling Theresa May, allies of the top Brexiteer believe. At least a dozen Tory MPs have reportedly threatened t… ✔ BORIS Johnson is being stitched up by Downing Street in a desperate bid to stop him toppling Theresa May, allies of the top Brexiteer believe ✔ You don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes and you have to ask why they have come out now and who benefits from them
9/11 attacks ‘predicted in BIBLE’: Shock claim prophecy laid out in Book of Revelation
9/10/2018, 10:54:49 AMA BIBLE verse may have predicted the 9/11 attacks. ✔ Tuesday will be the 17th anniversary of the September 11 atrocity which killed 2,997 people and injured more than 6,000 ✔ And in verse 19 in one hour she has become desolate ✔ It was a clear, sunny Tuesday morning when al-Qaida terrorists hijacked four passenger planes, with the first striking the north tower of the World Trade Center just before 9am
The future of fashion: Complex, diverse, and more vocal than ever
9/10/2018, 8:42:26 AMWorking with Business of Fashion, as the magazine announces its latest BoF 500 list, we spotlight some of the people shaping the future of the industry today. ✔ Few readers will recognize the woman on the cover of Business of Fashion's print edition this month ✔ Kalpona Akter is a former child worker from Bangladesh ✔ Action that furthers one cause -- such as reducing consumption -- may hinder another ✔ Much like Abloh's outlook, the list -- and the atmosphere around it -- feels cautiously hopeful
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