AP Photos: Aid pours in to disaster-hit Indonesian region
10/7/2018, 6:34:42 AMPALU, Indonesia (AP) — Aid has begun pouring into central Indonesia's Sulawesi island and humanitarian workers are fanning out across its countryside, more than a week after parts ✔ PALU, Indonesia (AP) Aid has begun pouring into central Indonesia's Sulawesi island and humanitarian workers are fanning out across its countryside, more than a week after parts of the island were devastated by a powerful earthquake and tsunami ✔ (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File) In this Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, file photo, a volunteer hands over face masks to rescuers as recovery efforts continue at the earthquake-hit Balaroa neighborhood in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
No siren, no warning: Indonesians caught unawares by devastating...
10/7/2018, 4:58:54 AMWhen up to six-meter (20-foot) tsunami waves crashed into the Indonesian city of... ✔ No siren or anything, said the 51-year-old civil servant, adding that he has never heard the warning system ever ✔ The first thing you need to do is take cover in a safe space until the shaking stops and then get yourself away from the coast ✔ ($1 = 15,185.0000 rupiah) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Christians seek solace in prayer after Indonesia disasters
10/7/2018, 5:01:53 AMPALU, Indonesia (AP) — Christians dressed in their tidiest clothes are flocking to Sunday sermons in the earthquake and tsunami damaged Indonesian city of Palu, hoping for answers ✔ Min Kapala says she came to the city of more than 25 churches from an outlying area because her usual house of worship was destroyed ✔ Lucky Malonda, the pastor at a protestant church in Palu, says the intensity of the disaster had taken even scientists by surprise and called it the will of God
'I have flashbacks': Indonesia quake survivors describe a hellish week
10/7/2018, 5:30:38 AMEight days after disaster struck, death toll continues to rise as search teams find more bodies ✔ After a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami and soil liquefaction on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, search teams continue to find bodies as traumatised survivors recount the moment disaster struck ✔ We got out and then the house crumbled to the ground about 15 seconds later
Indonesia's fickle quake spares some, destroys others at epicenter
10/7/2018, 6:45:45 AMJust 500 meters from the epicenter of the earthquake that triggered a wave of de... ✔ He said earthquakes cause greater damage where the soil is softer with higher saturation levels from groundwater ✔ Rescuers retrieved dozens of bodies from the areas at the weekend ✔ It’s troubles like these that bring us closer to God’ ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Indonesia Considers Making Devastated Areas Mass Graves
10/7/2018, 4:25:27 AMSearch teams have pulled bodies from obliterated neighborhoods in the disaster-stricken Indonesian city of Palu as more aid rolled in and the government said it was considering making devastated areas into mass graves. ✔ Wiranto also said on local television that the government is discussing with local and religious authorities and victims' families the possibility of halting the search and turning the areas into mass graves ✔ ___ Associated Press journalists Eileen Ng in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Andi Jatmiko in Palu contributed to this report
Several killed in Haiti earthquake
10/7/2018, 6:29:54 AMAn earthquake that struck off the northern coast of Haiti late on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured more than a hundred when several buildings collapsed in the impoverished Caribbean country, officials said. ✔ The tremor was one of the strongest to hit Haiti since a 7.0 magnitude quake struck near the capital, Port-au-Prince, in 2010, killing tens of thousands of people ✔ In a post on Twitter, President Jovenel Moise urged people to remain calm after the civil protection agency reported the latest quake had caused outbreaks of panic in northern towns
Haiti hit by 5.9 magnitude earthquake kills 11 people after buildings collapse
10/7/2018, 6:49:31 AMHAITI has been hit by a major 5.9 magnitude earthquake which has killed at least 11 people and injured more than 100, officials said. Several buildings collapsed after the quake struck the northwes… ✔ It also said houses were destroyed in Port-de-Paix, Gros Morne, Chansolme and Turtle Island - among the structures damaged was the Saint-Michel church in Plaisance ✔ With a recorded magnitude of 7.1 the earthquake caused around 50 aftershocks, killing more than 250,000 people and injuring at least 300,000
Christians give thanks, mourn amid debris of Indonesian quake
10/7/2018, 5:57:04 AMDozens of Christians gathered outside ruined churches on the island of Sulawesi ... ✔ PALU, Indonesia (Reuters) - Dozens of Christians gathered outside ruined churches on the island of Sulawesi on Sunday for open-air services to give thanks for their survival and to mourn members of their congregation killed in a devastating earthquake ✔ ‘WATER IS RISING’ Most of the dead have been found in Palu, the region’s main urban center ✔ Figures for more remote areas, some just re-connected to the outside world by road, are trickling in ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits Haiti, at least 11 dead
10/7/2018, 6:55:33 AMRelief efforts are underway as casualties climb in Haiti's northwest region. ✔ The quake, which was felt across the country, struck at 8:10 pm (00:10 GMT Sunday) at a depth of 11.7km ✔ Ils seront rejoints par d’autres équipes dans les heures qui suivent pour amplifier les opérations de secours ✔ Here's the latest: https://t.co/G7AOtFqaN6 pic.twitter.com/yGukWHnXPZ The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) October 7, 2018
UK weather forecast: Met Office issues IMMINENT warning as FLOODING set to wreck homes
10/7/2018, 4:19:57 AMTHE MET Office has issued a yellow warning as a violent weather front hurdles across the Atlantic, bringing heavy rain which is set to ruin homes and business offices in Britain. ✔ Temperatures will plummet in towns and cities and will widely be between 3C to 5C ✔ Spray and flooding on roads could make journey times longer, and there will be travel chaos in parts as bus and train services will be affected ✔ We’re all likely to have some unsettled weather, at times
Haiti quake causes injuries, damages homes, hospital, church
10/7/2018, 4:17:46 AMPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake destroyed homes and damaged a church and at least one hospital in Haiti, where officials reported people were injured, but ✔ It was 7.3 miles (11.7 kilometers) below the surface ✔ The country's civil protection agency issued a statement saying several people were injured and some houses destroyed in Port-de-Paix, Gros Morne, Chansolme and Turtle Island ✔ Among the structures damaged was the Saint-Michel church in Plaisance ✔ Impoverished Haiti, where many live in tenuous circumstances, is especially vulnerable to earthquakes
At least 11 people die as 5.9 magnitude quake rocks northern Haiti
10/7/2018, 7:17:59 AMAn earthquake that struck off the northern coast of Haiti late on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured more than a hundred when several buildings collapsed in the impoverished country. ✔ The tremor was one of the strongest to hit Haiti since a 7.0 magnitude quake struck near the capital, Port-au-Prince, in 2010, killing tens of thousands of people ✔ Impoverished Haiti, where many live in tenuous circumstances, is especially vulnerable to earthquakes
At least 11 dead as quake topples homes in northern Haiti
10/7/2018, 5:54:20 AMAn earthquake that struck off the northern coast of Haiti late on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured more than a hundred when several buildings collapsed in the impoverished Caribbean country, officials said. ✔ Hector Retamal | AFP | Getty Images Port-de-Paix and the sea, in the North West Department of Haiti ✔ The tremor was one of the strongest to hit Haiti since a 7.0 magnitude quake struck near the capital, Port-au-Prince, in 2010, killing tens of thousands of people
'Rolls Royce' of whiskies fetches $1.5m
10/7/2018, 4:39:38 AMThe buyer was a private collector from Asia who bid by phone. ✔ Obviously we don't know what will happen to it, but anyone who can spend around a million pounds for a bottle of whisky could afford to drink it ✔ But it's an object of beauty in its own right - almost a museum piece ✔ Reuters Rich families Most Viewed in World Loading Please explain A weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation
Cameroon's Paul Biya seeks seventh term in office
10/7/2018, 7:54:45 AMCameroonians are heading to the polls on Sunday amid a tense backdrop of spiraling violence and unrest in the north and southwest of the country. President Paul Biya, 85, has ruled the country since 1982 and is seeking a seventh term in office. ✔ CNN has not been able to independently verify these images ✔ A leading opposition figure is former justice minister Maurice Kamto, who leads the Mouvement pour la Renaissance du Cameroun (MRC) party ✔ The youngest candidate, at 38, is former journalist Cabral Libii ✔ According to Cameroon law, election results must be announced within 15 days
Japan's military joins historic Philippine war games
10/7/2018, 7:21:41 AMJapanese troops stormed a beach in the Philippines Saturday in joint exercises with U.S. and Filipino troops that officials said marked the first time Tokyo's armoured vehicles rolled on foreign soil since World War II. The small Japanese contingent played a humanitarian support role in the drill after U.S. and… ✔ The Philippines has since ramped up military cooperation with Washington, its long-time ally, and also held joint naval exercises with Japan near Scarborough Shoal in 2015 ✔ Japan has its own maritime territorial dispute with Beijing in the East China Sea ✔ This year's 10-day Kamandag exercises finish on Wednesday
The alternative bucket list: 17 world wonders you've never heard of
10/7/2018, 7:03:30 AMForget the 7 Wonders of the World and discover the alternative 12 wonders that you've never heard of including temples, canyons and glow in the dark plankton ✔ The five best alternatives to overcrowded Venice Like the sound of Route 66 ✔ In 2016 the North Coast 500 opened in Scotland in an attempt to lure motorists to the Highlands ✔ For anyone prepared to don a mask and snorkel, it is a real underwater treat ✔ Dalarna, the country's beautiful central province, is a good choice for autumn hues
David Mitchell, Philip Pullman and Sandi Toksvig on the joys of otherworldly maps
10/7/2018, 7:03:33 AMMaps have an irresistible allure. ✔ We don’t need to be following them into the unknown; sitting at home, we can enjoy being directed towards places we’ve never been, sights we’ve never seen ✔ It was to be one of the scattered remnants of the Holy Roman Empire, still independent and proudly free amid the great currents of politics and statecraft swirling through Europe as the power of Prussia burgeoned and that of Austria-Hungary decayed
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