At least five dead as tsunami triggered 7.5 magnitude earthquake hits Palau
9/28/2018, 9:20:43 PMAT least five people are feared dead after a powerful tsunami crashed into an Indonesian city. The catastrophic wave hit the city of Palu after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit the country. Initial r… ✔ Earlier today, the same area was hit by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that killed one person, injured 10 and damaged dozens of houses ✔ Download our fantastic, new and improved free App for the best ever Sun Online experience ✔ Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thesun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun
Tsunami sweeps away homes on Indonesian island of Sulawesi
9/28/2018, 10:53:32 PMJAKARTA--A powerful earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a 3-me ✔ Sutopo said the military was deploying troops to Palu and Donggala and the national police were also mobilizing to help the emergency response, as well as personnel from the search-and-rescue and disaster agencies ✔ In December 2004, a massive magnitude 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people in a dozen countries
Indonesia tsunami: 10-foot-tall waves slam into two cities on Sulawesi after quake
9/28/2018, 11:37:01 PMA powerful earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a 10-foot-tall (3 metres) tsunami that an official said swept away houses in at least two cities. ✔ Sutopo said the military was deploying troops to Palu and Donggala and the national police were also mobilizing to help the emergency response, as well as personnel from the search-and-rescue and disaster agencies ✔ In December 2004, a massive magnitude 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people in a dozen countries
Hurricane Rosa expected to increase California surf as Kirk drenches Caribbean
9/28/2018, 10:03:47 PMSurf from 6 to 10 feet is possible on Los Angeles and Ventura County beaches as early as Saturday night or Sunday ✔ National Hurricane Center Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Kirk caused power outages and heavy flooding across the eastern Caribbean and forced flight cancellations, officials said Friday ✔ The storm is expected to become a tropical depression Friday night and degenerate into a low pressure trough by late Saturday
Top Tory to attack Theresa May for failing to tackle inequality
9/28/2018, 11:49:50 PMEX-EDUCATION Secretary Justine Greening will launch a fresh attack on Theresa May by accusing her of failing to tackle inequality. In a withering verdict of the PM’s two years in power she will use… ✔ It needs to start at the top on social mobility and we need to see both the leadership and the strategy it needs from the centre of government ✔ And she said businesses should do more to help those from disadvantaged backgrounds climb the career ladder by looking beyond academic results
Exclusive: Outsider tapped for Mexico central bank says has...
9/28/2018, 10:09:46 PMJonathan Heath, an economist and self-proclaimed outsider whom Mexico's Pre... ✔ Heath, a well-known private economist who was previously chief economist for HSBC bank in Mexico, is set to replace board member Manuel Ramos Francia whose term ends this year ✔ Respecting autonomy means touching neither the corresponding articles of the constitution nor the organic law of the bank, he said ✔ Heath said the debate over a dual mandate was political noise ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Who Is Brad Falchuk? Get to Know Gwyneth Paltrow's Soon-to-Be Husband Ahead of Their Wedding
9/28/2018, 9:47:21 PMWith Gwyneth Paltrow set to marry producer Brad Falchuk in the Hamptons this weekend after four years of dating, many are curious to know more about the 47-year-old writer-producer. ✔ With Gwyneth Paltrow set to marry producer Brad Falchuk in the Hamptons this weekend after four years of dating, many are curious to know more about the 47-year-old writer-producer ✔ The appearance went so well that Paltrow would reprise her role as Holliday three more times, including the show’s 100th episode in 2014
Is the 'rentrée littéraire' a blessing or a curse for the French publishing industry?
9/28/2018, 9:38:27 PMHundreds of novels are released during France's yearly "rentrée littéraire". Talk of literature dominates the media as publishers race to publicise their offerings. ✔ We can get away with recommending books that haven't gotten a lot of press ✔ It’s like a restaurant: You buy the produce and try to estimate how many places will be served ✔ They also don’t have much choice, noted Vacher of Actes Sud ✔ We should think about the question of whether these big ceremonies may be a little old-fashioned
'This is Britain's CRUCIAL MOMENT' May urges Tories to rally round to get best Brexit deal
9/28/2018, 9:44:13 PMA CLEAR majority of voters want the Tories to rally round Theresa May to help her get the best Brexit deal for Britain, an opinion poll revealed last night, as the Prime Minister warned the UK is at a "crucial moment" in negotiations. ✔ In the Daily Express/ComRes poll many voters had little faith in Jeremy Corbyn (Image: REUTERS) In cheering news for the Prime Minister, the Daily Express/ComRes poll many voters had little faith in Jeremy Corbyn as being a better option in her job
Is Macron the new Blair: Lauded abroad, mocked at home?
9/28/2018, 9:19:16 PMOccasionally in our seemingly predictable democracies comes a politician who claims to represent something new, but not revolutionary. Neither a populist nor a radical, but a politician who is at once of the system and beyond it. Think Tony Blair. ✔ The publication of a selfie showing him carrying a gun during Macron's campaign has led to an investigation, just weeks after it emerged that the Élysée had initially kept quiet about a video showing Benalla beating up protesters on the sidelines of a May Day demonstration
Jacob Rees-Mogg PLEA to Theresa May: UNITE UK behind a 'Super Canada' Brexit deal
9/28/2018, 11:24:27 PMJACOB REES-MOGG is campaigning for Theresa May to “chuck Chequers” and wrote a plea in which he urges the Prime Minister to unite the country behind a ‘Super Canada’ deal. ✔ Mr Rees-Mogg insisted that opposition to Mrs May’s policy is growing (Image: Getty) He instead called for the country and the Conservative Party to unite behind his and Mr Johnson's position, and suggested the conference is the time to do it ✔ It is almost incredible that after two years this should be the opening bid of the British Government
The Haunted States of America: Iconic Ghosts of the Union
9/28/2018, 9:19:14 PMYou can go on one, long haunted road trip with this map ✔ As Halloween approaches, we were swapping ghost stories around the ol’ PEOPLE offices ✔ Also, there’s a staircase whose number of steps changes every time people try to count it ✔ Mark’s Episcopal Church in Cheyenne was opened in 1888, though its bell tower wasn’t completed until 1924
Voters urge Tories to unite and back May on Brexit deal
9/28/2018, 11:24:26 PMA CLEAR majority of voters want the Tories to rally round Theresa May to help her get the best Brexit deal for Britain, an opinion poll revealed last night. A ComRes survey for the Daily Express found 58 per cent of adults quizzed agreed that full party backing for the Prime Minister would “strengthen the UK’s negotiating hand” in the negotiations with Brussels about an EU departure deal. ✔ In cheering news for the Prime Minister, the Daily Express/ComRes poll showed many people had little faith in Mr Corbyn as being a better option in her job ✔ The Tories were on 39 per cent, down two, while the Lib Dems were up two points to nine per cent and Ukip were up two points to five per cent
'It's simply INTOLERABLE' Johnson refuses to rule out leadership challenge in Brexit row
9/28/2018, 9:44:15 PMBORIS Johnson intensified the Tory infighting over Brexit tonight by repeatedly refusing to rule out a leadership challenge. In a fresh onslaught at Theresa May's plans for an EU deal, the former Foreign Secretary insisted he would not be silenced in his campaign for an alternative vision of Britain's future relationship with the bloc. ✔ REUTERS 1 of 10 British Foreign Secretary Johnson attends a news conference following the talks with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Moscow The Government is united behind the Prime Minister’s efforts to negotiate a good deal that works in the interests of the whole United Kingdom Chris Heaton-Harris I resigned from the Cabinet because I could not see how I could not see how I could support an arrangement I don’t think is in this country's economic or political interest, the former Foreign Secretary said
Here's what Jeff Flake just did -- and what it means for Brett Kavanaugh
9/28/2018, 8:22:11 PMJust as Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee were on the verge of their 11-10 vote to favorably recommend the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake had a change of heart. ✔ But with Flake and Murkowski now on the record saying they will not support Kavanaugh unless there is an FBI investigation, McConnell's hands were effectively tied ✔ But what's clear is that if Flake and Murkowski hold strong, McConnell and Trump have very few appealing options other than to accept a week-long delay -- something they insisted was a non-starter just days ago
Melania Trump Wears Black — and Twitter Users Think She's Supporting Sexual Assault Survivors
9/28/2018, 8:07:01 PMMelania Trump wore black the day after the walkout supporting sexual assault survivors and Christine Blasey Ford ✔ Melania has learned how dishonest they are, and she truly no longer cares! Before that, in August 2017, Mrs. Trump was photographed wearing a pair of sky-high heels as she boarded Marine One to travel to Texas to observe Hurricane Harvey relief efforts
Leigh Sales: 'It just started to feel like nothing was safe'
9/28/2018, 11:31:40 PMA string of heart-wrenching events led the ABC TV host to ponder the nature of trauma – and gain surprising insights into how people face tragedy. ✔ Sorry, I'm probably going to cry… She blinks furiously ✔ Or Juliet Darling [whose partner, curator Nick Waterlow, was killed in 2009 by his son] is involved in art and filmmaking ✔ But they all had outlets to express themselves, and they all had support ✔ To read more from Good Weekend magazine, visit our page at The Sydney Morning Herald or The Age
Our pick of best biodegradable pods for your household coffee machines
9/28/2018, 11:55:31 PMEver since George Clooney took his first sip of DIY espresso on our TV screens, more than a decade ago, we have fallen in love with fancy coffee machines. ✔ The cardboard box they arrive in is printed with vegetable inks, making it totally recyclable ✔ They can be put in your food recycling bin, and should break down within six months in an industrial composting system ✔ Filling, emptying and cleaning the pod is a little tiresome, too
Inside HMS Queen Elizabeth - the £3billion warship now armed with F-35B fighters
9/28/2018, 9:52:57 PMUp to 36 jets, plus Wildcat and Merlin helicopters, can be stored on enormous warship which captain says is a huge boost to our forces at just the right time ✔ I did it so many times on a simulator for training purposes ✔ Commanders brag that the jet is so stealth it is virtually undetectable on radar ✔ A typical mission will sail with 66,000 sausages, 28,800 rashers of bacon, 64,800 eggs and 12,000 tins of beans ✔ It will be ready for deployment into war zones in 2021
MARK AUSTIN recalls horror of his daughter's anoxeria battle
9/28/2018, 9:56:39 PMWhen your job is largely about witnessing thedifficulties of other people, it is uncomfortable, disconcerting and painful to find yourself at the centre of the story, says MARK AUSTIN. ✔ The specialist had talked about the ‘right treatment’ ✔ I hope she appreciates now it was me talking to anorexia, and not to Maddy ✔ What I failed to grasp was that she was seriously mentally ill and could not see a future for herself ✔ To buy this book for £16 (20 per cent discount) call 0844 571 0640 or go to mailshop.co.uk/books
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