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Queen makes private donation to help Indonesia earthquake and tsunami survivors

10/6/2018, 12:34:51 PM
Indonesia was hit by a deadly 7.5 magnitude earthquake last Friday, which then triggered a devastating tsunami ✔ The death toll currently stands at 1,649, and a further 265 people still missing ✔ Prince Philip and I send our sincere condolences to all those affected by the disaster and their families ✔ But international efforts to help are gearing up, after the government overcame a traditional reluctance to take foreign aid



Yellowstone eruption STUNS officials after uncovering 'STRANGE items' in its aftermath

10/6/2018, 3:18:38 PM
A LONG-DORMANT Yellowstone geyser has suddenly erupted last month and park officials have now revealed the "strange items" that were discovered after the vent spewed scalding water 30-feet into the air. ✔ A spokesperson wrote on Facebook: After Ear Spring erupted on September 15, employees found a strange assortment of items strewn across the landscape around its vent! A dormant Yellowstone geyser Ear Spring unleashed a shock eruption last September (Image: GETTY) You can help by never throwing anything into Yellowstone's thermal features! National Parks spokesperson Some are clearly historic: they'll be inventoried by curators and may end up in Yellowstone's archives



Girl scout among 34 dead found in Indonesian quake quagmire

10/6/2018, 12:21:58 PM
More than a week after a major earthquake hit the west coast of Indonesia's... ✔ It’s a long-term job, but after that, they’ll come with the heavy machinery, Allibert told Reuters ✔ Deputy Foreign Minister Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir told a briefing in Jakarta ministries were coordinating to facilitate the arrival of aid ✔ Graphic: Destruction in Palu - tmsnrt.rs/2IDFukK Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Many lives spared at Indonesia quake epicenter by earlier shake

10/6/2018, 12:04:56 PM
The lives of many villagers living at the epicenter of a devastating earthquake ... ✔ But that did not happen near the epicenter of the quake and, even though many villagers ran up into the hills rising to the east of the coastline, tsunami waves did not crash into the small fishing communities and pretty beaches ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



UK weather forecast today: Britain set for serious heavy rain from 3pm?

10/6/2018, 2:26:39 PM
THE UK saw surprising highs of 21C yesterday. But is Britain set for serious heavy rain from 3pm today? ✔ Hurricane Leslie is set to batter Britain next week, as the storm will combine tropical air and an Arctic blast ✔ The Met Office says this part of the month is likely to be fairly unsettled with wet and windy weather affecting many areas, especially so across the west and northwest



Italy earthquake destruction in pictures: Sicily rocked by 4.8 magnitude quake

10/6/2018, 3:05:03 PM
ITALY has been rocked by an earthquake that injured dozens of people and wrecked buildings close to an active volcano. ✔ Another resident wrote: Woken up by a loud rumbling sound which I thought was a truck passing but then realised it was an earthquake, the bed shaking and I could hear objects around the room rattling and shaking ✔ Several smaller tremors were felt after Saturday's quake, which took place in an area with high seismic activity



Indonesia: 'They don't even know where to start digging'

10/6/2018, 2:41:44 PM
Aid is starting to reach remote communities in Sulawesi for the first time since the disasters, which have killed 1,649. ✔ Aid has been slow to reach some affected areas, leaving survivors desperate [Reuters/Darren Whiteside] Much-needed aid is trickling through to remote communities on Indonesia's ravaged Sulawesi Island for the first time since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck last Friday, leaving at least 1,649 dead ✔ Recovery and long term community based programmes so that [communities are] resilient, so that they know how to cope with future disasters, he said



Bereaved family finishes funeral procedures for Korean victim in Indonesian quake

10/6/2018, 2:04:32 PM
undefined ✔ The family, along with the man's remains, is set to arrive in Korea on Sunday, the source said ✔ 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 ✔ On Thursday, his body was discovered under the debris of a hotel there



Grenfell council demands to seize empty luxury homes to house social tenants

10/6/2018, 3:25:18 PM
THE council linked to the Grenfell Tower disaster has demanded the power to seize empty multi-million pound homes to use as social housing. The properties are owned by millionaires and wealthy olig… ✔ THE council linked to the Grenfell Tower disaster has demanded the power to seize empty multi-million pound homes to use as social housing ✔ We believe that the burdens can be lightened and EDMOs financially incentivised such that it is easier, quicker and financially viable to target all empty properties that could and should be put to use to alleviate pressing housing needs, he wrote



Typhoon Kong-rey leaves 2 dead, 1 missing

10/6/2018, 1:49:14 PM
undefined ✔ Yonhap (Provided by a reader) Typhoon Kong-rey has left two people dead and one missing, displaced hundreds of people and caused power outages to more than 61,000 households across the country, the state disaster management agency said Saturday ✔ Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon expressed his wish for the safe return of the missing



In pictures: Solar panels at Chernobyl

10/6/2018, 12:12:28 PM
Ukraine launches its first solar plant in the abandoned area around the former nuclear power station. ✔ Reuters A new solar power plant has been built at the site of the former Chernobyl nuclear power station Reuters The Chernobyl plant was the site of a catastrophic nuclear disaster in 1986 BBC Radioactive material was released into the atmosphere across parts of Europe, leading to a rise in cases of thyroid cancer BBC The area around the plant is now part of an exclusion zone spanning 1,000 square miles (2,600 sq km) AFP The Chernobyl plant was decommissioned and forced to close in 2000 Reuters Ukraine has now launched its first solar plant in the abandoned area around the former power station Reuters The country's government wants renewable energy companies to develop the abandoned land EPA The site will create enough energy to power around 2,000 households Reuters However people will not be able to return to live in the evacuated zone for another 24,000 years, Ukrainian authorities say



Leading chefs look to underused foods in push to ensure food security

10/6/2018, 3:36:54 PM
We only use about 1 percent of available crops to fuel our diets ✔ The term conservation may bring wildlife or land preservation to mind ✔ His partner was Marie Haga, the executive director of Crop Trust ✔ So you two believe that we can end hunger with the crops and the food that we have now ✔ Some of these varieties of lettuce have not been grown since 1775     Crop Trust/Luis Salazar



Tory council demands powers to SEIZE multi-million pound homes

10/6/2018, 1:04:31 PM
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea council (RBKC), proposed a drastic overhaul of rules for acquiring unused properties in a letter to the government. The call echos Jeremy Corbyn. ✔ The Grenfall Tower tragedy 'framed' the growing demand for social housing in the west London borough of Kensington and Chelsea Mr Taylor-Smith said 621 properties in the area have been empty and unfurnished for more than two years, 347 of which are 'amongst some of the most expensive in the borough', including one worth almost £30 million



Final vote looms in bitter US court saga

10/6/2018, 1:44:36 PM
The Senate is expected to confirm Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court after weeks of wrangling. ✔ The vote is expected at about 17:00 local time (21:00 GMT) ✔ Steve Daines, who would have backed Mr Kavanaugh, will be at his daughter's wedding ✔ Mr Trump will be able to campaign on the back of an important victory, but commentators will be watching closely how the Kavanaugh affair affects women voters



Japanese troops prepare for WAR in South China Sea as tensions with Beijing rise

10/6/2018, 12:14:00 PM
JAPANESE troops stormed a beach in the Philippines today – the first time Tokyo's armoured vehicles have rolled on foreign soil since the Second World War. ✔ The exercise was held at a Philippine navy base 155 miles from the Scarborough Shoal, a territory claimed by Manila but seized by China in 2012 ✔ The Philippines is a close military parter of Washington ✔ This is exclusively counter-terrorism within the Philippines



Japan and US in HUGE show of military might - Troops STORM South China Sea beach

10/6/2018, 3:52:41 PM
JAPANESE troops have shown their military might in joint exercises with US and Filipino troops today in a stunning display of strength. The exercise involved up to fifty unarmed Japanese soldiers in full army uniform replicating a real life combat drill in the San Antonio province of Zambales, Philippines. ✔ US Marine communications officer, First Lieutenant Zack Doherty, said: It has nothing to do with a foreign nation or any sort of foreign army ✔ This is exclusively counter-terrorism within the Philippines ✔ This year's 10-day Kamandag exercise finishes on Wednesday, October 10



Crowds flock to Parisian cathedral to say farewell to Charles Aznavour

10/6/2018, 3:04:25 PM
Huge crowds gathered outside the Armenian cathedral in Paris to say their final goodbyes to the singer. Aznavour's wooden coffin was brought into the place of worship by pallbearers ✔ His film credits include Atom Egoyan's 2002 Ararat, a film that dealt with the 1915 massacres of up to 1.5 million Armenians under the Ottoman Empire ✔ Friday's ceremony in Paris marked the second time in a year that France has paid tribute to one of its musical stars after hundreds of thousands gathered on the Champs Elysees in December to mourn the death of Johnny Hallyday



No country for party men

10/6/2018, 1:40:17 PM
The political establishment in northern Victoria is facing a growing insurgency in November's state election ✔ Peter Schwarz, National Party candidate with Cheryl Hammer, Liberal candidate for SheppartonCredit:Jason South Schwarz acknowledges that the political climate may favour the independents, but says the whole jewel in the crown thing is overdone in Shepparton



Elite on Netflix Review: Does the teen drama break the mould or simply add to the pile?

10/6/2018, 12:46:37 PM
ELITE aims to bring a new angle to the teen drama genre, and the ever-growing Netflix library. Although it successfully incorporates a slew of fresh ideas to the network, not all of them sit well within the elaborate narrative. ✔ (Image: NETFLIX) As a result viewers will be left wondering where the racist and misogynistic Guzman’s (Miguel Bernardeau) prejudices disappeared to mere episodes into the plot ✔ Elite is a subtly different teen drama which is introduced with high stakes and is worth the eight-hour binge - but falls flat in later episodes, which may leave viewers frustrated rather than itching for more



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