'We thought tsunami may have killed her'
10/6/2018, 7:15:06 AMAzwan survived the Indonesian earthquake, but feared the tsunami it triggered had killed his wife. ✔ Media player Media playback is unsupported on your device Couple reunited after Indonesia earthquake After an earthquake struck Palu in Indonesia, Azwan searched through body bags as he feared his wife may have died
Aid pours in to Indonesian region hit by quake, tsunami
10/6/2018, 6:34:23 AMPALU, Indonesia (AP) — Aid continued is continuing to pour into hard-hit areas of Indonesia's Sulawesi island, which has been rattled by some 450 aftershocks since an earthquake a ✔ PALU, Indonesia (AP) Aid continued is continuing to pour into hard-hit areas of Indonesia's Sulawesi island, which has been rattled by some 450 aftershocks since an earthquake and tsunami struck just over a week ago ✔ 28, triggering a tsunami and mud slides that killed a large number of people and displaced tens of thousands others
Aid rolls into Indonesia disaster city as more victims found
10/6/2018, 7:16:06 AMAsia-focused English-language publication that brings you insights about business, finance, economic and political news, comments and analysis for Asia, by Asia on asia.nikkei.com ✔ Victims in black body bags of the national search and rescue agency were arranged in a row at the crumpled Palu neighborhood of Balaroa, destined for a mass grave ✔ In the village of Pewunu, excited children shouted Red Cross! Red Cross! as one of its medical teams arrived and set up a makeshift clinic in a field where evacuees had gathered
VOX POPULI: Indonesia quake offers a sobering reminder of reality in Japan
10/6/2018, 4:13:04 AMIn regions that have traditionally suffered earthquake and tsunami damage, there are folk traditions ✔ On the small Indonesian island of Simeulue, a traditional cautionary song goes to this effect: If the tide goes out after an earthquake, a tsunami will follow ✔ There are media accounts of bodies lining the streets and coasts, and the delivery of relief supplies being held up by destroyed and impassable roads ✔ Both Japan and Indonesia are destined to live with this reality
At mass grave above Indonesian city, many questions linger
10/6/2018, 12:43:47 AMPALU, Indonesia (AP) — From the mountain range, the bay was a sparkling blue and the small city huddled around it a mosaic of bright buildings and mosque minarets. S ✔ PALU, Indonesia (AP) From the mountain range, the bay was a sparkling blue and the small city huddled around it a mosaic of bright buildings and mosque minarets ✔ An ambulance bumped along a dirt road, racing to the top ✔ A sweaty European journalist wanted to know how many bodies were expected Friday
The 20 photographs of the week
10/6/2018, 7:36:43 AMDemonstrations against supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, protests in Barcelona and Gaza, the tsunami in Palu and migrants in Spain – the week captured by the world’s best photojournalists. ✔ Photograph: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images Johannesburg, South Africa A ballet dancer prepares backstage during the final dress rehearsal for the famous Nutcracker ballet by Pyotr Tchaikovsky ✔ The scan on Friday confirmed a fracture of the right eye-socket and an explosion of the eyeball
French volunteers in Indonesia search for bodies in jumbled mire
10/6/2018, 6:12:12 AMA team of French rescue experts began hunting through a huge expanse of debris o... ✔ The official death toll from the quake and the tsunami it triggered stands at 1,571, but it will certainly rise ✔ Figures for more remote areas, some only just re-connected to the outside world by road, are only trickling in ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Muslims pray for strength in quake-hit Indonesian city
10/6/2018, 12:38:21 AMPALU, Indonesia--As the sun slipped behind the mountains and a gentle breeze blew onshore, hundreds ✔ 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 ✔ I am hoping for a miracle, said Bambang, who has been searching daily at the hotel site for his pregnant wife
Mexico defense chief says legalizing opium 'way out' of violence
10/6/2018, 5:35:36 AMMexico's defense minister said on Friday legalizing opium for medicinal use... ✔ He expressed worries about how to guarantee the safety of farmers if they stop selling drugs to gangs and start providing opium to the government in order to produce morphine ✔ Cartels have fragmented into warring groups and murders have risen to record levels ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
EDITORIAL: Safety primary concern, even if that means long train delays
10/6/2018, 4:42:31 AMJapanese railway companies are increasingly opting to decide in advance when to suspend their train ✔ There is also room for improvement in the way train safety inspections are carried out before services are resumed ✔ In the morning after the typhoon, some trains operated by JR East and Keio Corp. became stranded due to debris on railway tracks and other factors, causing stations to be overrun by passengers ✔ This sort of thinking would go a long way toward preventing disasters
Foodies bid farewell to Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market
10/6/2018, 12:18:24 AMNew location opens Thursday, but without the old site's popular restaurants ✔ Tsukiji's outer market has sold fish bound for Tokyo dinner tables for decades ✔ After a heated debate, Koike declared the Toyosu site safe in July 2018 following additional soil cleanup work ✔ But the new market faces a host of other challenges, including ensuring a smooth transfer and coping with delays in opening tourist-oriented shops
End of the line for Japan's famed fish market
10/6/2018, 5:43:23 AMTokyo's Tsukiji fish market holds its last pre-dawn tuna auction before being moved to a new site. ✔ The famed tuna auctions are a popular tourist attraction in the Japanese capital ✔ Getty Images Getty Images The market was constructed in 1935, in the aftermath of the great Kanto earthquake of 1923, and built largely from corrugated iron sheds ✔ The new market site is due to open on Thursday, 11 October
Mexico President-elect AMLO lost 2006 elections due to 'rigging'
10/6/2018, 5:35:56 AMRoberto Madrazo, a former candidate, says according to information he had, AMLO was ahead of ex-President Calderon. ✔ Many could not believe the defeat of Cuauhtemoc Cardenas back in the late 1980s ✔ But his job will not be easy; one of his main challenges is the aftermath of a nationwide war on drugs that has left about 200,000 dead since 2006 when then-President Calderon ordered the military onto the streets ✔ Lopez Obrador won the 2018 presidential elections by a landslide [File: Irving Solis Morales/Al Jazeera]
Going, going, gone! Tsukiji market holds last tuna auction before move
10/6/2018, 6:23:11 AMTokyo fishmongers gathered before dawn Saturday for one final tuna auction at the world-famous Tsukiji market before it closes its doors and moves to a new site. It was an emotional moment for veterans of the market, which many acknowledge is now too rundown to support its mammoth operations but… ✔ And the crowds of tourists who have mobbed the market, including groups who lined up for hours to win one of just 120 spots for the tuna auction, have irked wholesalers by interfering with the actual business of Tsukiji ✔ Beyond that, Koike has suggested the site could be transformed into a kind of culinary theme park, commemorating the market's colorful history
Back of Betoota
10/6/2018, 1:09:56 AMFrom their “home base” in central-west Queensland, the editors of satirical online newspaper The Betoota Advocate reflect on the growing divide between city and country folk. ✔ You either adhere to white supremacy, or you have an acknowledgement of Aboriginal custodians in your email signature ✔ Clancy Overell and Errol Parker, editor and editor-at-large respectively of The Betoota Advocate , begin their national tour on November 3
What the US midterms are and how could they lead to Donald Trump's impeachment
10/6/2018, 5:52:14 AMOn November 6, Americans head to the polls for the first time since Donald Trump's surprise 2016 election victory in what many see as a referendum on his presidency ✔ It may seem like only last week Donald Trump was elected as president of the United States, but it's already time for America to vote ✔ The main prize at play is Congress, which can serve as a check on the president, so Democrats are vying for its control ✔ Governors essentially serve as a mini-president for the state in which they were elected
Japan to host Mekong summit on Tuesday
10/6/2018, 6:07:59 AMPrime Minister Shinzo Abe will chair a summit on Tuesday attended by the leaders of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam with enhanced connectivity in the region topping the agenda. Tokyo will promote quality infrastructure development in the Southeast Asian countries along the Mekong River to realize a "free and… ✔ Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will chair a summit on Tuesday attended by the leaders of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam with enhanced connectivity in the region topping the agenda ✔ Technical training and human resources development are also part of its assistance
Remoaners peddled lies about Unilever and now company is staying in Britain
10/6/2018, 12:50:57 AMIF they ever felt any shame, Remoaners would eat humble pie for weeks over their hysteria about Unilever. Remember how they blamed Brexit the instant the household goods giant said it would move it… ✔ They said it beggared belief he had failed to blame the Leave verdict, as they so desperately wanted ✔ But Macron remains the greatest roadblock to a deal benefiting both sides and safeguarding hundreds of thousands of livelihoods ✔ What will they get if they throw some 75-year-old veteran in jail ✔ Turns out officials are delighted with how it’s all going
‘Willing to go to the mat’: How Trump and Republicans carried Kavanaugh to the cusp of confirmation
10/6/2018, 1:27:24 AMTrump’s 36-second off-script jeremiad on Christine Blasey Ford proved a key turning point toward victory for the polarizing nominee. ✔ The team treated Kavanaugh like they would a presidential candidate, including choreographing his public movements ✔ When Kavanaugh visited Capitol Hill, McGahn and an entourage of clerks and aides accompanied the judge to meetings with senators and devised routes to avoid interactions with protesters ✔ Jenna Johnson in Rochester, Minn., contributed to this report
Theresa May's austerity pledge has opened door to cash free-for-all
10/6/2018, 1:01:41 AMIT was the line in her conference speech that demonstrated Theresa May’s desire to stay on as Prime Minister after Brexit. But it was also the line that will cause her the most trouble. May’s decla… ✔ Theresa May has been adamant she can’t – and won’t – accept a customs border in the Irish Sea between Britain and Northern Ireland ✔ But she’s left herself some room to accept regulatory checks there ✔ - James Forsyth is Political Editor of The Spectator
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