Girl alone in Indonesia quake zone: 'If you talk to her, she cries'
10/5/2018, 1:12:55 PMA day after last week's powerful earthquake and tsunami pummeled the Indone... ✔ REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha Authorities want him to show them a photo that proves he is indeed the uncle ✔ Samsur, a local government official, patiently took down details and then pulled out 11 IDs, bank and membership cards taken from bodies from a plastic bag and put them on a table ✔ For the parents of Amelia, the search will continue ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Yellowstone volcano eruption: How often do LARGE hydrothermal blasts erupt?
10/5/2018, 12:26:12 PMYELLOWSTONE volcano's hydrothermal features and geysers rupture on a frequent basis but how often do major hot water eruptions occur? ✔ The explosions can spew jets of water as high as 1.2 miles high (two kilometres) and leave behind craters between tens of feet and more than 1.2 miles (two kilometres) in diameter ✔ READ MORE: Yellowstone volcano EARTHQUAKE risk: Magnitude-7 earthquake is BIGGER threat than ERUPTION
Indonesian survivors fall back on their faith as toll passes 1,500
10/5/2018, 3:05:12 PMHundreds gather to pray and mourn on the beach where their loved ones were killed by a massive earthquake and tsunami a week ago ✔ PALU, Indonesia -- As the sun slipped behind the mountains and a gentle breeze blew onshore, hundreds of people gathered on an Indonesian beach Friday to chant a Muslim prayer - and remember those they lost - one week after a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged the area, killing more than 1,500 people ✔ Thousands of others were injured and more than 70,000 people have been moved to shelters and makeshift tents that have sprouted across Palu, the provincial capital that's home to 380,000 people, and its surrounding areas
'I never believed there could a be tsunami': Palu tells of survival and loss
10/5/2018, 2:32:59 PMA week on, survivors in flattened Indonesian city try to stem the tears as they recount their stories ✔ The 50-year-old was returning to her house for the first time on Friday morning, a week after the quake and tsumani flatten parts of the coast, killing more than 1,571 people ✔ On Friday, Setyo was still searching for his daughter and daughter in-law who were on the beach for the event
Indonesia: Time running out for quake survivors [International Edition]
10/5/2018, 1:21:22 PMA tentative deadline to find anyone still alive under the rubble caused by an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia has expired ✔ 15:02 Indonesia: Time running out for quake survivors [International Edition]
'I buried them myself': Palu locals grapple with tragedy
10/5/2018, 2:46:07 PMAn earthquake and tsunami have devastated Palu and the surrounding region in Sulawesi. Some residents are choosing to leave. Others, shattered, are still trying to find their lost loved ones. ✔ She hadn't eaten that day, but smiled as she shows off a big cooking point she has found in the rubble, which had belonged to the family's neighbours ✔ with Reuters, AP To donate, visit Red Cross Indonesia Earthquakes and Tsunami Appeal, Oxfam Australia, World Vision, CARE Australia or the Australian Council for International Development
California earthquake: Hollister ROCKED by ‘very strong’ earthquake - ‘I’m scared'
10/5/2018, 2:37:26 PMAN EARTHQUAKE has struck near the city of Hollister, Northern California, with residents reporting being shaken awake by the tremor. ✔ California earthquake: A 3.9 magnitude quake has hit hear Hollister, Northern California (Image: EXPRESS) The 3.9 magnitude quake hit 10km of Hollister at 2.29pm BST (6.29am local time), according to earthquake monitoring service CSEM/EMSC ✔ Residents shared their experiences of the quake online, with people reporting quick but sharp shaking ✔ A third added: It woke me up now I’m scared to go back to sleep
Typhoon Kong-rey: When will storm hit Japan and South Korea? Will make landfall in Japan?
10/5/2018, 12:54:28 PMTYPHOON Kong-rey has now been downgraded to a tropical storm - but will the swirling winds hit Japan and South Korea and will Kong-Rey make landfall in Japan? ✔ A satellite image showing Typhoon Kong-rey in the Philippines Sea (Image: EPA) Typhoon Kong-rey: The storm will bring severe weather (Image: ACCUWEATHER) There may be flooding on Saturday night throughout South Korea as the storm will bring rainfall amounts of up to eight inches, according to Accuweather
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10/5/2018, 12:46:03 PMA police officer stands next to the remains of a mosque destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha ✔ A police officer stands next to the remains of a mosque destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia ✔ JACKSONVILLE ZOO AND GARDENS/via REUTERS Reuters / Thursday, October 04, 2018 The female infant of Western lowland gorilla Kumbuka is seen in Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, Jacksonville, Florida
Three decades after nuclear disaster, Chernobyl goes solar
10/5/2018, 2:55:54 PMUkraine unveiled a solar plant in Chernobyl on Friday, just across from where a ... ✔ It is the first time the site has produced power since 2000, when the nuclear plant was finally shut down ✔ Valery Seyda, head of the Chernobyl nuclear plant, said it had looked like the site would never produce energy again ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Italy floods video: Shocking moment driver TRAPPED by wall of water as river bursts banks
10/5/2018, 2:37:31 PMTERRIFYING footage shows a wall of water gushing onto the road during heavy flooding in south Italy after a river burst its banks. ✔ The bodies of the mother and one of her sons were found by the bed of a stream by the firefighters ✔ Mr Heming said, However, as it has strengthened over the warm waters of the Mediterranean Sea, it is starting to acquire some characteristics of a tropical cyclone, Bands of thunderstorms are starting to wrap around the low pressure center, although are not yet concentrated close to the center, as you might see in a fully ‘tropical’ cyclone
Bus driver tries to take a sneaky shortcut - but it ends in disaster
10/5/2018, 12:51:22 PMMiraculously no one was killed when the roof of a bus was sliced off in an underpass in Hohhot, China ✔ They say in life you should never take short-cuts ✔ Read More Top Stories from Mirror Online Woman only went to toilet once a week Man fed up of people mocking tattoos Teen mum didn't know she was pregnant Man roundhouse kicks pro-life campaigner The most common cause of road accidents is human error in as many as 90 per cent of incidents, say Stanford Law School
The latest fitness class that doesn't even feel like exercise
10/5/2018, 2:00:49 PMClubbercise is making fitness fun - and it's spreading like wildfire. ✔ With neon face paint adorning her forehead and leopard-print leggings, she’s a veritable explosion of colour and energy ✔ The trend is starting to take off on our shores, too ✔ The first class opened here in mid-2017 and there are now 40 classes around Australia ✔ This article appears in Sunday Life magazine within the Sun-Herald and Sunday Age on sale October 7
Holly Willoughby: 'My dress is RUINED' ITV This Morning star reveals wedding day DISASTER
10/5/2018, 3:58:05 PMHOLLY WILLOUGHBY, who presents ITV show This Morning, has revealed she had a wardrobe disaster on her wedding day back in 2007 when she married Dan Baldwin. ✔ Holly Willoughby: ITV This Morning star regretted her choice of shoes on her wedding day (Image: WENN•INSTAGRAM•HOLLY WILLOUGHBY ) Holly Willoughby: ITV This Morning star married Dan Baldwin in 2007 (Image: OK! MAGAZINE) She divulged: Everybody says pace yourself, enjoy it, take a moment to stand in the corner of the marquee and look at everybody
Friday Morning Briefing
10/5/2018, 1:29:08 PMRepublicans duck the president in key House races, Trump likely to win whether o... ✔ They deserve better, said Ichsan Hidayat, who told how the bodies of his sister and her 43-day-old daughter were found under a sea of mud and debris, the mother clutching her baby to her chest ✔ Russia missile deal with India vexes U.S. Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Met Office long range forecast: October to see HOT temperatures before BIG winter freeze
10/5/2018, 12:43:12 PMLATEST long-range forecasts from the Met Office show that October could be unseasonably warm, before a colder front may bring freezing temperatures. ✔ Heading into the week beginning the October 22, the Met Office predicts this period is likely to be fairly unsettled with wet and windy weather affecting many areas, especially so across the west and northwest ✔ The weather expert also predicted that snowy periods will continue into January and February
UK weather: Met Office WARNS Hurricane Leslie to cause weather 'BATTLEGROUND' next week
10/5/2018, 2:37:30 PMHURRICANE Leslie is set to cause a "battleground" in the UK as tropical air from the Atlantic will clash with arctic air coming from North America and pushing a powerful jet stream towards Britain, the Met Office has warned. ✔ UK weather: Met Office warns Hurricane Leslie will cause 'battleground' weather next week (Image: MET OFFICE) With the collision of the arctic air with the tropical air that will add fuel to that southward diving jet stream Aidan McGivern So whilst it’s the north-west of Britain that will see the most unsettled weather at the start of next week, by the middle of next week we’ll start seeing the low-pressure system move out from the south-west, bringing potentially between Wednesday and Saturday next week bands of wind and rain to western parts of the UK
Sierra snow adds backdrop to fall colors, now peaking across much of California - Los Angeles Times
10/5/2018, 1:39:18 PMMid-October is prime time for leaf-peepers in the Sierra and beyond. Go now, the experts say. Reds and golds will linger for weeks to come, and areas below 9,000 feet will peak this week and next. ✔ In Southern California, Tropical Storm Rosa made its way from Phoenix, where it deposited a couple of inches of rain, to the San Gorgonio Wilderness, where its winds kicked up and threatened to strip the aspens of their golden leaves ✔ For more photos, go to CaliforniaFallColor.com
Swedish girl Saga pulls out pre-Viking era sword from lake
10/5/2018, 12:01:47 PMCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Her name conjures up Old Nordic tales about heroic accomplishments and that's exactly what Saga this summer did when she stumbled on a pre-Viking-era sw ✔ Mikael Nordstrom of the local Jonkoping County museum said Friday that the little girl's find prompted others to seek out long-lost treasures in a lake that had been diminished by drought ✔ Nordstrom said archaeologists are trying to understand why the items were there ✔ This photo taken in July 2018 and released by the Jonkopings lans Museum on Friday, Oct. 5 2018 shows a pre-Viking era sword in Jonkopings, Sweden
Release of Rwandan presidential critic raises hopes of political tolerance
10/5/2018, 2:00:50 PMDiane Rwigara had accused Paul Kagame of stifling dissent and her freedom follows pardon for more than 1,000 prisoners ✔ Rwigara was released after judge Claire Bukuba dismissed the prosecution’s claim that she was a risk to the country’s national security ✔ They say the charges were a fabrication and politically motivated ✔ Last month, two opposition MPs won seats in the country’s 80-seat parliament for the first time
Queen to leave her private rooms at Buckingham Palace during £369 million refit
10/5/2018, 2:02:08 PMThe Queen and Prince Phillip will have to leave their private apartments in 2025 as Buckingham Palace undergoes extensive electrical and plumbing work ✔ Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip will have to leave their private apartments in 2025 (Image: PA) The works are being carried to prevent a catastrophic disaster such as a fire or a flood (Image: PA) The works, which started in Spring last year, have so far seen over 3,000 metres of dangerous vulcanised rubber cabling ripped out in a bid to ward off a potentially catastrophic building failure
Federal Prison In California Faces Multiple Investigations Over Dangerous Conditions
10/5/2018, 2:12:50 PMAt the Mendota prison, whistleblowers say no air conditioning during record heat and toxic mold imperiled inmates and staff. ✔ However, records of the temperatures during the time the heating and cooling units were down mysteriously disappeared from the system right after Congress demanded answers from BOP, the two men said ✔ In most cases, the wrong people are on the wrong side of the bars, he said
Who Needs Fall Foliage? These Ornamental Grasses Outshine It
10/5/2018, 2:58:57 PMThe unsung showstoppers of the fall garden, colorful ornamental grasses more than live up to their name, giving the turning leaves a run for their money. ✔ No matter where in your garden, there is a grass that will do well, she said ✔ A potentially prolific self-seeder, it behaves best within its native Southwestern range and in well-managed gardens ✔ September 26, 2018 The New Status Symbol: Carpets In Unconventional Shapes September 18, 2018
Super bakes and cosplay: Friday's best photos
10/5/2018, 1:47:45 PMA selection of photo highlights from around the world ✔ Red Sea, Egypt Masked Butterflyfish (Chaetodon semilarvatus) swimming over a bommie reef in the marine reserve of Ras Mohamed ✔ Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Johannesburg, South Africa People burn tyres to protest over the lack of police and government action against drug abuse, for better housing and basic services in the Johannesburg suburb of Ennerdale
Pakistan orders 18 international aid groups closed
10/5/2018, 2:14:48 PMISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan ordered 18 international aid organizations to close, threatening the assistance they provide to some of the country's most vulnerable, international aid ✔ He said government opposition to international aid groups has its roots in the 2011 U.S. Navy Seal operation that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan ✔ It wasn't immediately clear how many of the 18 NGOs targeted in the latest crackdown will appeal further or if there is even another appeal available to them
A Star Is Born: Jesse Eisenberg turns 35 today
10/5/2018, 2:07:58 PMHappy birthday to actor Jesse Eisenberg, who is 35 today. ✔ Read More Oct. 4, 2018, 9:21 a.m. Politics Late-night By Nardine Saad Oct 04, 2018 | 9:21 AM Late-night hosts issue their own versions of Trump's Presidential Alert text message No presidential alert was needed to inform late-night viewers about what the hosts really thought of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new emergency alert text message, which allows the president to issue a warning about a crisis, such as a missile launch or tsunami
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Australia tour: Tour dates, itinerary, schedule and more
10/5/2018, 3:23:33 PMMEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry are gearing up for their first major trip abroad and it’s looking set to be jam-packed full of adventure for the Duke and Duchess. Here is everything we know. ✔ The visit will also concentrate on environmental and conservation efforts, and the whole trip will centre around the Invictus Games, to be held in Sydney ✔ DAY 8: Tuesday, October 23 - Suva, Fiji Meghan and Harry will fly to Fiji's capital of Suva ✔ Then, Meghan and Harry will return to Auckland that evening, before departing for London the following day
The Queen's response to Buckingham Palace move as it gets £369million revamp
10/5/2018, 2:55:10 PMTHE Queen has given a “pragmatic” response to moving rooms at Buckingham Palace as it undergoes a £369million revamp. Britain’s longest reigning monarch will have to switch suites… ✔ Work is now underway to empty the famous East Wing, the public facade of the building which includes the balcony on which the royal family appears on special occasions ✔ The front facade was refaced in 1914 in harder-wearing Portland stone when George V - Elizabeth's grandfather - was on the throne
Florida red tide sweeps away Republican Rick Scott's Senate poll lead
10/5/2018, 2:00:52 PMOutgoing governor blamed for weakening environmental protection as red tide has spread to Atlantic waters off Miami and Palm Beach ✔ He even abolished the department of community affairs, which was the growth management agency ✔ On Monday the agency began receiving anecdotal reports of beachgoers in Palm Beach and St Lucie counties suffering from respiratory distress, eye and throat irritations ✔ For the past 20 years of controlling Florida’s air, the land and the environment, they’ve reduced the standards by which the DEP operates
Republicans prevail on Kavanaugh test vote
10/5/2018, 3:27:18 PMJudge Kavanaugh passed a key vote to bring him one step closer to the U.S. Supreme Court, winning the votes of two swing Republicans and a Democrat who faces a tough re-election fight. ✔ That leaves Republicans with the 51-49 advantage they began the day with ✔ Susan Collins of Maine, Jeff Flake of Arizona stayed with their party ✔ Republican Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and West Virginia Democrat Sen ✔ ' 'If they ever write a book about overplaying your hands in politics, this is it
Analysis | The Energy 202: Don't forget about Kavanaugh's environmental record
10/5/2018, 1:12:09 PMIt could be a game-changer. ✔ He said he is worried not just about the Chinese or the Russians or the Iranians hacking in to break transmission lines and pipelines, the Washington Examiner reports ✔ EXTRA MILEAGE While fall is delayed in the East, it won’t be denied : The Post’s Jason Samenow points to the crisp autumn weather in the Mountain West, where colorful foliage has already exploded
Blunderball! Inside Vladimir Putin's debrief for the Spies Who Fluffed It
10/5/2018, 12:33:21 PMDeep in the Kremlin, a hard red rain is about to fall on the Novichumps ✔ Welcome, my top secret operatives, to zis sealed bunker into which no telephone signal or radio wave can penetrate ✔ Everyzink has gone accordink to plan, apart from one tiny flaw ✔ We do like all spies, we make nice with foreign beautiful ladies and drink alcohol and hide our guns in light fitting
U.S. job growth slows; unemployment rate falls to 3.7 percent
10/5/2018, 3:51:13 PMU.S. job growth slowed sharply in September, likely as Hurricane Florence depres... ✔ I still see very little evidence of real significant wage pressure ✔ We had the earnings up, they were up 2.8 percent, which is a little bit less than where they’d been running with the revision, and that’s in the face of 3.7 percent unemployment rate ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Meet Young Kim, an Asian American immigrant woman running for Congress under Trump's Republican party - Los Angeles Times
10/5/2018, 2:07:59 PMRepublican Young Kim — a woman, a Korean American and an immigrant — is not the typical GOP candidate. But even with a compelling profile, she's struggling with the unpopularity of a president from her own party. ✔ Some other year, under some other president, Republican Young Kim might have been a shoo-in to represent a majority-minority congressional district containing pieces of Orange, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties ✔ A Republican who worked for a Republican member of Congress is not the person they’re looking for
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