Indonesia volcano eruption: THIRD volcano erupts as fears grow of HUGE Ring Of Fire SHIFT
10/4/2018, 8:22:00 AMTHREE volcanoes have erupted in Indonesia since the 7.5 magnitude earthquake which caused a tsunami last Friday. Here is the latest as fears grow of a huge Ring of Fire shift. ✔ The Gamalama volcano has erupted (Image: MAGMAINDONESIA) However, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, Head of Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management, tweeted after the eruption to let people now there was no cause for concern ✔ Indonesia is at the meeting point of three major continental plates - the Pacific, the Eurasian and the Indo-Australian plates - and the much smaller Philippine plate
In Pictures: Aftermath of Indonesia's earthquake and tsunami
10/4/2018, 9:56:35 AMMore than 1,400 people killed and over 66,000 homes damaged or destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami. ✔ Communication links are down and bridges and roads have been destroyed or blocked ✔ In 2004, an earthquake off Sumatra island triggered a tsunami across the Indian Ocean that killed 226,000 people in 13 countries, including more than 120,000 in Indonesia
Indonesia volcano erupts: Is it safe? Latest travel advice following THIRD eruption
10/4/2018, 11:58:32 AMINDONESIA has been affected by a third volcano eruption on the island of Ternate, just days after an earthquake and tsunami killed 1,400. Is the country no longer safe for travel? ✔ Indonesia volcano eruption: Latest travel advice from the UK Foreign Office (Image: Twitter/MAGMAINDONESIA/Getty) This often results in the evacuation of villages within a 3 to 7 kilometre radius and disruption to air travel in the wider region ✔ More than 500 people were killed following the earthquake in Lombok in July
Indonesia earthquake and tsunami warning: Fears of DISEASE as bodies thrown in mass grave
10/4/2018, 11:37:51 AMTHE INDONESIA earthquake and tsunami has caused growing concern over the spread of disease from decomposing bodies which has led to authorities creating a mass burial grave, meaning family members will not be able to take their loved ones home. ✔ The region is experiencing a multitude of seismic activity, with Mount Gamalama erupting on the island of Sulawesi this morning ✔ The UK is a leader in providing emergency humanitarian assistance when disaster strikes and our expertise will help greatly
With rainy season looming, residents of Lake Elsinore and other burn areas wait for the next disaster: mudslides - Los Angeles Times
10/4/2018, 11:13:15 AMThroughout the state, residents living near burned areas will have to remain alert throughout the rainy season. Emergency managers try to anticipate potential debris flows, based on weather reports and an area’s terrain, but they can’t be certain if or where a mudslide will happen. ✔ Hamilton’s house near Leach Canyon in Lake Elsinore was spared from the flames ✔ Emergency managers try to anticipate potential debris flows, based on weather reports and an area’s terrain, but they can’t be certain if or where a mudslide will happen ✔ Brown and dry, the area used to be full of citrus trees, he said
1,000 people still missing after earthquake as death toll stands at 1,424
10/4/2018, 9:06:34 AMThe victims are feared to have become trapped in over three metres of mud ✔ Communications are down and bridges and roads have been destroyed or blocked by slips ✔ Some aid from Britain and Australia as also due to arrive on Thursday ✔ Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you
Lights back on in Indonesian quake city, but fate of thousands unknown
10/4/2018, 11:11:33 AMSome services began returning to normal in Indonesia's quake and tsunami st... ✔ National disaster mitigation agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told a briefing the main roads to the south, west and east of Palu had been opened but there has been scant information about conditions on the road to the north, along the coast toward the epicenter of the quake, 78 km (50 miles) from Palu
Indonesia volcano eruption: Terrifying moment THIRD volcano erupts spewing huge ash column
10/4/2018, 9:23:49 AMMOUNT Gamalama exploded this morning, just one day after another volcano erupted on the same island and less than a week after the region was hit by a deadly earthquake and tsunami. ✔ Rescue workers have started to reach remote areas in a disaster zone that includes 1.4 million people ✔ Indonesia is at the meeting point of three major continental plates - the Pacific, the Eurasian and the Indo-Australian plates - and the much smaller Philippine plate
UK weather sees wet weekend before Storm Leslie batters Britain with wind and rain next week
10/4/2018, 10:14:51 AMBRITS have woken up to a wet and foggy start – and it’s only going to get worse as Hurricane Leslie batters the UK with wind and rain next week. A grey and misty morning will give way t… ✔ He said: This week our weather will be influenced by Arctic air colliding with tropical air across the Atlantic ✔ He said: 'It is too early to tell the exact impact on the UK but it will most likely bring a spell of strong winds and rain – the type of weather associated with low-pressure systems at this time of year
Hawaii volcano eruption ALERT: Kilauea volcano wakes up - Fissure 8 sparks ORANGE ALERT
10/4/2018, 8:48:58 AMHAWAII is once again under threat from the Kilauea volcano, as the once violently erupting stratovolcano has woken up. Latest reports show the volcano has once again begun to fume. ✔ Kilauea volcano once plagued Hawaii’s Big Island, where starting from May 1, the volcano spewed tonnes of lava onto the island’s surface ✔ People are just starting to return to their homes after evacuation notices were lifted, and magma is cooling ✔ Cones established in volcanic activity are the result of magma piling up around a fissure and hardening
Uncertainty in shelters after Indonesia quake as deaths rise
10/4/2018, 8:53:48 AMPALU, Indonesia (AP) — People living in tents and shelters have little but uncertainty since the powerful earthquake and tsunami hit an Indonesian island, where deaths exceed 1,40 ✔ (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) A woman is assisted on a luggage cart as her and hundreds of others line up to board an Air Force cargo plane at the Mutiara Sis Al-Jufri airport to evacuate the earthquake and tsunami-damaged city of Palu, Central Sulawesi Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018
Storm Leslie strengthens to HURRICANE with 80mph winds as Britain braced for direct hit
10/4/2018, 8:46:25 AMA TROPICAL storm threatening to unleash torrential rain and gale force winds in the UK next week has been upgraded to a hurricane. ✔ WX CHARTS UNSETTLED: Latest models suggest low pressure will churn past the UK next week (Pic: WX CHARTS) It’s not likely to come in our direction till next week Storm Leslie Weather Outlook forcaster Brian Gaze said Leslie may well cause a divide in Britain’s weather, with unsettled conditions in the north and warmth down south
Earthquake today: Fiji, Taiwan, Russia hit by huge QUAKES as Ring of Fire pressure grows
10/4/2018, 9:47:48 AMEARTHQUAKES are hitting the Pacific Ring of Fire today - the popular tourist destination Fiji and a small Russian community are experiencing tremors. How dangerous are today's earthquakes? ✔ Last month on September 7, an earthquake measuring 7.8 in magnitude hit 66 miles east of the Fijian capital of Suva at 4.39pm BST ✔ There was also a collection of earthquakes in Alaska this morning, as a total of 14 gripped the remote US state, ranging from 2.6 to 3.6 in intensity, but not regarded as a major threat
Indonesia volcano eruption: Anak Krakatau video shows HORRIFYING molten lava flow
10/4/2018, 11:58:38 AMINDONESIA's Anak Krakatau was the second volcano to erupt following the devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake that rocked the country last week. Video from the area captured the horrifying flow of molten hot lava making its way toward the sea from the top of the smouldering peak. ✔ The active volcano formed from the caldera of the nearby Krakatau volcano following a devastating eruption in 1883 which killed at least 36,417 people according to the then-ruling Dutch authorities ✔ Indonesia is at the meeting point of three major continental plates - the Pacific, the Eurasian and the Indo-Australian plates - and the much smaller Philippine plate
Family to receive mother’s ashes 7 years after 3/11 victims mix-up
10/4/2018, 8:20:46 AMMORIOKA, Iwate Prefecture--Members of a bereaved family are to receive their mother’s ashes seven ye ✔ A DNA test and other examinations of samples taken before the body was cremated revealed that it belonged to their mother ✔ It is vital to review how police handled the matter at the time to avoid making the same mistake again in a disaster of similar scale
Korean man found dead on quake-hit Indonesian island
10/4/2018, 8:33:06 AMundefined ✔ Indonesian soldiers carry a dead body from the ruins of houses after an earthquake hit Balaroa sub-district in Palu, Indonesia, Oct. 4 ✔ The man, who lived in Bali, had traveled to the central island of Sulawesi, which was devastated by the 7.5-magnitude quake and ensuing tsunami ✔ The death toll rose to more than 1,427 as of Thursday, according to local authorities
10 Things to Know for Today
10/4/2018, 11:07:32 AMYour daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. FBI DELIVERS KAVANAUGH REPORT TO SENATE The Senate ✔ Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1 ✔ HOW CANADIANS FEEL AFTER TRADE DEAL They are relieved after reaching a free trade deal with the Trump administration, but Trump's treatment of America's closest ally leaves a bitter taste
UK weather forecast: Temperatures to drop to 3C as Britain hit by cold front TODAY
10/4/2018, 8:22:02 AMBRITAIN is set to be battered by gale force winds and relentless rain as a cold front hits the country bringing temperatures down to 3C for some, the Met Office has warned. ✔ Some dampness as well, especially for northern England and north Wales as we begin Friday ✔ And this is where the cold front slows down so we can expect the cloud and the rain to continue to come and go across north Wales and northern England for our Friday ✔ The firm now makes it a 4-1 chance from 8-1 Britain braces itself for a tropical storm this month
UK weather: Hurricane Leslie heads toward UK - When will it hit? Is YOUR area affected?
10/4/2018, 8:43:12 AMHURRICANE Leslie has been upgraded from a tropical storm and is heading towards the UK, with the Met Office beginning to forecast when and where the brutal weather will hit. ✔ Some models suggest Leslie will track south of the UK while others suggest it may move close to the UK by the end of next week ✔ And it’s not likely to come in our direction till next week, probably mid-to late I would think, but it’s still a fairly fluid situation at the moment ✔ The Met Office said temperatures could expect highs of 20C on Thursday and even up to 22C on Friday
Why Biotech Deal-Making Has Dried Up
10/4/2018, 10:19:31 AMBiotech companies are some of the riskiest in the market and may be getting riskier. That’s one reason for the recent drought in big biotech deals. ✔ That is often because investors in those fields are making judgments based on very small sets of patient data ✔ Biotech stocks offer investors some of the best growth potential to be found, but right now it is particularly hard to choose winners and losers ✔ That means investors picking biotech stocks shouldn’t count on a buyout anytime soon
Hurricane tracker TODAY: Hurricane Leslie, Sergio and Walaka put US UK and Hawaii on ALERT
10/4/2018, 10:41:17 AMHURRICANE Leslie, Hurricane Sergio and Hurricane Walaka are churning across the Atlantic and North Pacific with path models showing the storms heading close to the US, UK and Hawaii. ✔ The agency said: A west-northwestward to northwestward motion at a slightly slower forward speech is expected over the next few days ✔ The storm’s track will remain to the west of the Hawaiian islands and will not make direct landfall, but it will make an impact on the state’s weather
UK weather forecast: Shock map shows Hurricane Leslie SMASH into UK and Europe -SHOCK PATH
10/4/2018, 9:38:17 AMHURRICANE Leslie’s monster path of destruction has been detailed on a terrifying colour-coded temperature map that shows the twister begin as a powerful clear storm before transforming into an angry red cyclone as it swoops in on Britain. ✔ Leslie’s monster path of destruction has been detailed on a terrifying colour-coded temperature map (Image: WX Charts ) The map using the latest weather charts shows Hurricane Leslie swirling across the Atlantic Ocean where it remains a yellow-coloured storm before morphing into a vengeful blackish-red blotch as it sweeps in on Ireland and the rest of the UK ✔ As Leslie creeps closer toward Britain it will also cause a temperature divide between the north and south
The Crown: Olivia Colman cuts a sombre figure to recreate Aberfan
10/4/2018, 10:14:38 AMThe Crown's third season filming continued on Thursday as Olivia Colman was spotted in her costume as Queen Elizabeth ✔ Shocking: The heartbreaking accident devastated the whole areas leading to a huge union of the local community An additional six adults and 29 children were injured ✔ The slurry demolished and engulfed the building, filling classrooms with thick mud and rubble ✔ Serene: The extras clutched flowers as they looked on with sorrowful expressions
Bill Shorten challenged by Liberals over 'destructive' union agenda
10/4/2018, 10:02:30 AMOpposition Leader Bill Shorten is under pressure to release his industrial relations policy, as the Morrison government seizes on his failure to rule out radical changes demanded by unions and dubbed "a recipe for disaster" by business leaders. ✔ Politics Federal Bill Shorten Bill Shorten challenged by Liberals over 'destructive' union agenda By Dana McCauley4 October 2018 7:45pm Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is under pressure to release his industrial relations policy, as the Morrison government seizes on his failure to rule out radical changes demanded by unions and dubbed a recipe for disaster by business leaders ✔ Bill Shorten's cautious approach on this is not because he's genuinely concerned about jobs, wages and the economy, Senator Abetz said
Billionaire heiress Ivanka Trump wears £2,000 coat before Hurricane Florence victims visit
10/4/2018, 9:06:29 AMIVANKA TRUMP paid a visit to NASCAR Technical Institute yesterday wearing a £2,000 Michael Kors coat, before lending a hand to those in need in North Carolina. Donald Trump's daughter as she paid a visit to a disaster relief site, in the wake of Hurricane Florence. ✔ Ivanka Trump took a trip to Mooresville in North Carolina yesterday ✔ Beside the post, she penned: Honoured to meet firefighters at the Mooresville Fire Station who have worked tirelessly as first responders to help all those affected by Hurricane Florence
World food prices dip in September: FAO
10/4/2018, 9:05:46 AMWorld food prices slipped in September from the month before, with only sugar po... ✔ Among the major cereals, maize export quotations registered the sharpest month-on-month decline down some 4 percent, mostly on expectations of a very large crop in the United States and good supply prospects globally ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Hurricane Florence’s Force Is Still Felt in North Carolina Weeks Later
10/4/2018, 9:49:06 AMThough floodwaters have largely receded, the impact of Hurricane Florence is still being felt in nearly every aspect of life in eastern North Carolina. ✔ Main Street in Fair Bluff, N.C., as seen on Sept ✔ In many communities, large piles of tree limbs, damp carpet and molding furniture line the streets ✔ Rick Duvall, a 55-year-old carpenter, said his home was badly damaged in Leland, 15 miles west of Wrightsville Beach, near where the storm made landfall on Sept
The Crown season 3: Olivia Colman & Tobias Menzies spotted filming scenes for royal saga
10/4/2018, 10:47:58 AMTHE CROWN season 3 filming is underway and Olivia Colman and Game of Thrones star Tobias Menzies have been seen on set filming scenes for the royal drama. ✔ The Crown season 3: Olivia Colman and Tobias Menzies spotted filming new scenes (Image: WENN) Netflix drama The Crown returns to our screens next year with a completely new cast ✔ Olivia can be seen in a red fur-trimmed coat and fur hat carrying a posy of flowers on the 1960s set
Game of Thrones season 8 spoilers: Jon Snow’s death revealed? Here’s the clue you missed
10/4/2018, 9:34:36 AMGAME OF THRONES season eight is still many months away but that hasn’t stopped fans from trying to decipher what will happen in the final series of the HBO show. ✔ Game of Thrones fans have been busy speculating how the show will end since season seven came to a close last year ✔ The viewer is certain it has been foreshadowed the King in the North will be tragically killed during a surprise attack ✔ Game of Thrones season 8 spoilers: Jon Snow’s death revealed
While Nestlé extracts millions of litres from their land, residents have no drinking water
10/4/2018, 9:23:38 AMJust 90 minutes from Toronto, residents of a First Nations community try to improve the water situation as the beverage company extracts from their land ✔ The mysterious rash on the arm of six-year-old Theron wouldn’t heal ✔ rule Everything has to do with the water, explained Ken Greene, 53, who lives with his wife in a one-bedroom trailer without running water ✔ With the election of Justin Trudeau, the tide seemed to shift somewhat
#MeToo momentum on sexual harassment a powerful catalyst for change
10/4/2018, 10:02:33 AMTwelve months on there are some risks if we don’t embrace the call for action signalled by #MeToo. ✔ The initial shock of hearing the stories of sexual harassment has settled and many are reverting to the disbelief of old ✔ While our recent survey told us that workers aged 18-29 are at the greatest risk of sexual harassment, many leaders assure me young people will not tolerate this conduct ✔ For updates, to make a submission or attend a consultation you can register to receive updates here
Theresa May trolled by EU boss Guy Verhofstadt over her ABBA dancing
10/4/2018, 9:24:50 AMTHERESA May was last night trolled by EU boss Guy Verhofstadt over her ABBA dancing. The Prime Minister got her boogie on to ‘Dancing Queen’ as she shimmied onto the stage to make her m… ✔ Social media went into meltdown after she once again showed off her moves at the start of her speech this afternoon ✔ Mrs May also used her speech to announce a freeze to fuel duty for another year, a council house revolution by lifting the cap on how much authorities can borrow - and revealed the pain of losing her goddaughter to cancer as she unveiled a new strategy to detect diseases earlier
Abba's Bjorn Ulvaeus compares Brexit to the Great Depression
10/4/2018, 10:46:29 AMBut Bjorn Ulvaeus said he hopes Britain's looming departure could unexpectedly boost the arts as 'during bad times people want to escape the gloom'. ✔ 'That's catastrophic in economic terms for our economy, never mind the constitutional and political implications of all of that.' Mr Dodds' leader Arlene Foster insisted protecting the Union was a 'blood red line' for the DUP during Tory conference
Conspiracy theory says ‘crushed trees’ proof of MH370 jungle crash
10/4/2018, 11:29:36 AMA GEOLOGIST claims to have found a path of crushed trees leading up to an area where conspiracy theorists believe the missing flight MH370 lies. John Guo, an expert in “remote image interpretations… ✔ The landing crush zone is about 400-600m long and 35-45m wide ✔ But whether it is MH370, then that will be another question to answer and can only be answered by on-site investigation ✔ Following Wilson's Google Maps claims, a Chinese satellite firm and a team of investigators using a helicopter searched the jungle area and both found no sign of any aircraft
Gandhi 1914-1948 by Ramachandra Guha review – the Mahatma as a liberal icon
10/4/2018, 10:36:15 AMThe second volume of Guha’s major biography presents a familiar Gandhi, if in more detail, and erases his radicalism ✔ Guha can only praise his hero by diminishing him, confining his teachings to normal times, normal places, and against normal rulers, and in the process normalising both colonial rule and racial violence in such places as the pre-civil rights US and apartheid South Africa
33 Things That'll Actually Make You Want To Organize Everything
10/4/2018, 10:54:48 AMYour whole life is going to be so neat and tidy. ✔ A pastel accordion folder that can hold up to 200 pages of paper ✔ I love that the containers pop out so you can rearrange your options ✔ The best things at three price points The best things at three price points More BuzzFeed Reviews More BuzzFeed Reviews
Muslim Council of Britain to train women to run mosques
10/4/2018, 9:07:48 AMSix-month programme aims to increase diversity and follows calls for greater involvement ✔ Another organisation, Open My Mosque, is calling for a commitment from mosques to equality, and the Bradford-based Muslim Women’s Council is raising funds for a mosque led and governed by women, based on the principles of openness, inclusivity, social justice and sanctuary
Anglophone crisis looms over Cameroon's presidential election
10/4/2018, 9:56:36 AMCameroon heads to the polls on Sunday with eight candidates looking to unseat 85-year-old President Paul Biya. ✔ In 2016, the fissures grew larger as the Anglophone minority, protesting the imposition of French systems in the courts and schools were attacked, triggering a war between the government and separatists ✔ Key issues In 2014, Transparency International ranked Cameroon 136 out of 175 countries in a corruption index ✔ An estimated 48 percent of Cameroon's population lives below the poverty line ✔ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Eromo Egbejule @ EromoEgbejule
These four women have something in common and it will infuriate any new mum
10/4/2018, 10:14:54 AMACTRESS Emma Thompson recently hit out at the “lies” told about the pain of childbirth, saying women are now terrified of giving birth naturally. The actress – who gave birth to d… ✔ The track kept me asleep until 6pm when I was woken up by my son being placed on my chest ✔ A childless woman, 24, slams ‘entitled’ parents for expecting ‘mum privilege’ after coffee shop sign goes viral ✔ While this ‘mortified’ mum was left in tears after easyJet air steward told her to stop breastfeeding son, one, during take off at Gatwick
Some Democrats Want Medicare for All. Others Aren’t So Sure
10/4/2018, 9:49:01 AMAs Democrats enter the final sprint in a campaign where health care is a dominant issue and a House takeover seems achievable, they are split on whether to promise coverage for everyone, or target centrist voters by campaigning on the more modest goal of fixing the Obama-era health law. ✔ Bernie Sanders speaks during a health-care rally on Sept ✔ They long expected to hold the political edge over Republicans on health care in 2018 for the first time in years, with a straightforward message of protecting the ACA from the GOP and expanding it
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