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Relatives of Mt Ontake eruption victims visit summit for 1st time

9/26/2018, 7:22:01 AM
Families of victims who died in the 2014 eruption of Mt Ontake climbed to the summit on Wednesday for the first time since Japan's deadliest postwar volcanic disaster. A day before the fourth anniversary of the eruption, which claimed 58 lives and left five other people unaccounted for, entry restrictions… ✔ Junichi Horiguchi, 72, whose 37-year-old son Hideki was killed in the eruption, said, I did not have confidence in my physical strength but I came here to mourn for my son ✔ It also introduced new measures such as providing notifications of volcanic activity more swiftly


Super Typhoon Trami: Images show storm from space as it heads for Japan

9/26/2018, 5:17:02 AM
Stunning images of Super Typhoon Trami, the fifth storm of this magnitude in the western Pacific this year, have been captured by an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS). ✔ The storm still packs sustained winds of around 140 kilometers per hour (87 mph), and Sater says that a cone of uncertainty continues to keep the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa in its eyesight ✔ More than 2.45 million people were evacuated in China's Guangdong province as Mangkhut made landfall in the Chinese mainland


Surprise Indian summer continues to warm south but heavy rain expected in north

9/26/2018, 7:37:09 AM
It will be warm and sunny in the south but cooler further north as the Met Office forecasts a divide across the country ✔ Brits can expect to bask in more balmy weather as the surprise Indian summer continues to warm the south ✔ Today it will reach 21C in London, while tomorrow it's expected to rise to 22C in the capital and other areas in the south-east, making the country warmer than Greece ✔ It will be cloudy and windy for Scotland and Northern Ireland with outbreaks of rain, some heavy in the far north-west


EDITORIAL: Typhoon shows offshore airports in need of better disaster plans

9/26/2018, 4:57:41 AM
A passenger terminal building returned to full operations at Kansai International Airport after bein ✔ A passenger terminal building returned to full operations at Kansai International Airport after being paralyzed in flooding caused by Typhoon No. 21 earlier this month ✔ Lighting and air conditioning went off, and information through a public-address system was stalled, leaving many people, including overseas tourists, extremely anxious


Florence flooding slowly envelops South Carolina homes

9/26/2018, 4:38:17 AM
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — A week ago, firefighters in Conway went to a neighborhood and told surprised residents their houses would flood from Hurricane Florence even though they ha ✔ Santee Cooper officials said floodwater from the Waccamaw River had already made it into one pond, but most of the ash had already been removed from it during an earlier cleanup project ✔ Tuesday, as she watches the river rise from Florence's rains, Gantt is wondering if the luck finally runs out


Researchers expand test of saline soil rice to Loess Plateau

9/26/2018, 7:03:27 AM
The saline soil rice R&D team of Yuan Longping, the prestigious pioneer of hybrid rice, is expecting a harvest from a test field in the Loess Plateau, the world's highest soil erosion area. ✔ Nanniwan is a highland area, where late Chinese leader Mao Zedong mobilized a campaign in the 1940s, urging a revolutionary spirit to reclaim farmland from the dry soil to become self-reliant on the grain supply ✔ The pilot is aimed at introducing smart farming techniques and drought-resistant rice strains to develop water-saving farms suitable for areas with harsh soil conditions


Satellite images show 'runaway' expansion of coal power in China

9/26/2018, 5:21:16 AM
Extra 259GW capacity from coal in pipeline despite Beijing’s restrictions on plants ✔ That led to a threefold increase in permits being issued between 2013 and 2015 ✔ In response, during 2016 and 2017 the Chinese government ordered projects to be slowed down, postponed or cancelled ✔ The group called on China to act quickly to cancel the projects


Florida man builds sleek 3,000sqft home from eight shipping containers

9/26/2018, 7:11:21 AM
A Florida man is building a three-storey luxury home made entirely out of shipping containers. He says it's only going to cost him $250,000, and will be resistant to earthquakes and hurricanes. ✔ 'I'm dealing with some of the issues I had and fixing it as I go along,' he said ✔ Above what the dining area will look like Vision for the future: What the living are of the new home will look like once it is complete When construction is finished and his family move in, they will be greeted by a three-bedroom home with an open deck, a living room, dining room and kitchen, a two-car carport and a studio


Everything you need to know about Jeremy Corbyn's wife Laura Alvarez

9/26/2018, 7:47:28 AM
Jeremy Corbyn is due to give his Labour Party conference speech today but who is the supportive wife behind the Labour leader - a Mexican coffee importer 20 years his junior ✔ Jeremy Corbyn divides opinion - people seem to love him with fervour or despise what he stands for ✔ Today his wife Laura Alvarez who has lowest profile of any UK political leader’s spouse in recent memory ✔ She also spoke of her pride after Mr Corbyn’s dress sense was criticised by David Cameron who told him at PMQS in February 2016 to put on a proper suit, do up your tie and sing the national anthem


Sharon Stone makes 60 look like the new 40 in all-white at LAX Airport

9/26/2018, 7:19:56 AM
Sharon Stone made 60 look like the new 40 as when she flashed a big smile as she strolled through LAX Airport on Tuesday in an all-white ensemble. ✔ She's a single mom with three kids and four new movies in the works ✔ The Total Recall star has no less than four new movies in the works, which includes the drama What About Love and a still untitled film directed by Martin Scorsese that are both in post-production right now


Tavares, Karlsson prove NHL players in their prime can move

9/26/2018, 7:58:28 AM
It's rare for a franchise player in his prime to leave an NHL team via free agency or trade. This offseason, it happened twice. Toronto signed John Tavares a ✔ MOVING BENCHES Soon after helping Washington hoist the Stanley Cup and having a contract dispute, coach Barry Trotz left to lead the New York Islanders ✔ (AP Photo/Scott Kane) Los Angeles Kings forward Ilya Kovalchuk (17) takes a shot in the third period past Vancouver Canucks forward Tim Schaller (59) in a preseason NHL hockey game, Monday, Sept


The world's tallest structures through history

9/26/2018, 7:51:49 AM
The world's tallest structures through history ✔ It was completed in 1880, and in 1996 was recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site ✔ Its observation deck offers magnificent views over Dubai, or you can admire the tower itself from Neos, a stylish cocktail bar at the top of The Address hotel opposite


'Close to impossible' - Italy faces '€10BILLION SHORTFALL' ahead of crunch budget

9/26/2018, 6:03:17 AM
ITALY faces a possible shortfall of €10billion (£9billion) ahead of the publication of its draft budget on September 27 according to officials, following weeks of growing concerns over the exorbitant spending plans of the new populist coalition government. ✔ He also raised concerns over the fact there appears to be no hint about how the government plans to reduce the current deficit, or fund their three major proposed initiatives: an introduction of a basic income, a reduction in taxation, and an overhaul of the pension system


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