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Flood warnings as Britain to be lashed by heavy rain and strong winds today before 25C 12-day Indian Summer

10/8/2018, 1:26:48 PM
BRITAIN will be lashed with heavy rain and strong winds today before the beginning of a 12-day-long Indian Summer this week. Stormy weather will sweep in across Northern parts of the UK on Monday —… ✔ A forecast on Weather.com read: The slow moving front moving across the British Isles will continue to bring continued rain and overcast conditions to the north of Ireland and Scotland ✔ It’s summer’s last hurrah, with Indian Summer-style weather through mid-October shown on computer models, with 25C highs possible in midweek



Indonesian official: 5,000 bodies could still be buried in mud after earthquake, tsunami

10/8/2018, 1:49:19 PM
Official death toll from the devastating earthquake and tsunami on Sulawesi island is already nearing 2,000, but it could still double ✔ It is impossible to rebuild in areas with high liquefaction risk such as Petobo and Balaroa, he said, adding villages there will be relocated ✔ 41 Photos Devastating earthquake and tsunami strike Indonesia Hundreds were killed when a 7.5 magnitude quake struck the region, creating a tsunami that swept waves ashore, reaching as high as 20 feet



Death toll from devastating earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia nears 2,000 - Los Angeles Times

10/8/2018, 1:22:10 PM
The confirmed death toll from the devastating earthquake and tsunami on Indonesia's Sulawesi island neared 2,000 on Monday, but thousands more are believed unaccounted for and officials said search teams plan to stop looking for victims later this week. ✔ It is too soft to use heavy equipment for recovery, and decomposition of bodies is already advanced ✔ Talks were underway with religious authorities and surviving family members to decide whether some areas could be turned into mass graves for victims entombed there with monuments built to remember them ✔ Officials reiterated that the search is expected to end on Thursday



Murakami says writing is what he can do for disaster sufferers

10/8/2018, 1:48:28 PM
Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami says writing good stories is the best he can do for sufferers from terrorist attacks and natural disasters such as the 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan's northeast. "I was wondering what could I do for the people who have suffered. But I thought, what… ✔ He said that after writing the first one or two paragraphs of the novel, he put the manuscript in the drawer of his desk ✔ Often named by bookmakers among the favorites to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, Murakami last month asked to be withdrawn from a list of candidates for a new prize set up in replacement of the postponed Nobel prize



Indonesia earthquake death toll hits 1,763 as rescuers warn more than 5,000 missing

10/8/2018, 1:33:59 PM
THE death toll has climbed to 1,763 after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and 20ft tsunami devastated Indonesia last week. Rescuers are still searching for 5,000 missing people after entire towns were l… ✔ THE death toll has climbed to 1,763 after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and 20ft tsunami devastated Indonesia last week ✔ The device can pick up breathing and heartbeats, but the team also cautioned gas leaks and other factors can result in false positives



Indonesia's quake-tsunami death toll could be more than FIVE THOUSAND

10/8/2018, 1:33:35 PM
A series of earthquakes hit the northern island of Sulawesi on September 28, including a 7.5-magnitude tremor near Palu City which also triggered a destructive tsunami. ✔ Among the confirmed dead were five paragliders in Palu for a competition, including an Asian Games athlete and a South Korean, the only known foreign victim in the disaster ✔ Indonesia sits along the world's most tectonically active region, and its 260 million people are vulnerable to earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions



Confirmed deaths near 2,000, still more likely in Indonesia

10/8/2018, 1:38:18 PM
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — The death toll from the devastating earthquake and tsunami on Indonesia's Sulawesi island neared 2,000 on Monday, but thousands more are believed unaccounte ✔ He corrected the number during a news conference in Jakarta after initially saying it was 1,944 ✔ Many schools have been completely destroyed, but he said classes will resume where possible ✔ The death toll from the massive earthquake and tsunami breached 1,700 and officials said they feared more than 5,000 others could be missing



Yellowstone volcano eruption: Can NASA stop the supervolcano from erupting?

10/8/2018, 1:43:28 PM
A YELLOWSTONE volcano eruption could potentially wipe out large swaths of the US – but can NASA stop the supervolcano from erupting? ✔ But the USGS is not convinced drilling into the supervolcano will have any benefits whatsoever ✔ Any allowed geothermal extraction would lower the pressure on the existing geysers and hot springs, altering their behaviour and in many cases, causing them to disappear



5,000 People Remain Missing, Are Feared Dead, After Devastating Indonesia Quake

10/8/2018, 1:40:24 PM
The death toll from the disaster has risen to over 1,900 -- but that number could more than triple, officials say. ✔ This number included an entire government housing complex in Balaroa, where over a thousand families had lived, The Guardian reported ✔ It’s unknown how many people were in the complex when it was submerged ✔ These include the Indonesian Red Cross, Mercy Corps and International Medical Corps



Indonesia Will Stop Digging for Quake Victims

10/8/2018, 1:20:36 PM
Indonesia will halt the search for bodies this week where thousands of people are believed to be missing in mountains of mud and wreckage from September’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. ✔ The effort to resupply the city and its survivors with staples and basic services has picked up tempo in recent days the port reopened and an air field on the nearby island of Borneo started channeling aid carried by foreign air forces, including the U.S. On Monday, a mobile air-traffic-control tower began operations at the Palu airfield, replacing a makeshift operations center set up on scaffolding under a blue tarp after the earthquake collapsed the old tower



Olivia Colman and Tobias Menzies shoot FIRST The Crown scenes together

10/8/2018, 1:37:48 PM
Olivia Colman and Tobias Menzies joined on location in Wales to film scenes depicting the mass funeral of the victims of the 1966 landslide disaster in Aberfan this weekend. ✔ Those on location were warned they might need to evacuate ✔ Shocking: The heartbreaking accident devastated the whole areas leading to a huge union of the local community  In loving memory: A huge cross of flowers was placed on the hillside during the funeral of the victims in 1966



California wildfire victims say cleanup crews added to woes

10/8/2018, 3:09:32 PM
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — One year after wildfires devastated Northern California's wine country and destroyed thousands of homes, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' first experien ✔ (AP) One year after wildfires devastated Northern California's wine country and destroyed thousands of homes, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' first experience cleaning up after a wildfire has turned into an expensive bureaucratic mess ✔ Hill Construction did not return phone calls seeking comment



Japan Typhoon Trami Update: 2 Killed, Travel Disrupted [Photos, Videos]

10/8/2018, 1:29:10 PM
The latest typhoon comes less than a month after the country's strongest storm in 25 years hit western Japan. ✔ Bullet trains and rail lines from western Japan to Tokyo were shut down as a precaution on Sunday but were up and running again Monday morning ✔ I plan to stay in Osaka today and go back tomorrow morning, one Japanese traveler said, according to Australia's ABC news ✔ A video grab shows heavy rain and wind caused by Typhoon Trami in Okinawa, Japan, Sept



Haiti rocked by second earthquake 24 hours after deadly shock killed 12

10/8/2018, 1:28:32 PM
HAITI has been rocked by a second earthquake just 24 hours after a deadly shock killed 12. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 5.2 magnitude aftershock has rattled northern Haiti, a day after a 5.9 m… ✔ HAITI has been rocked by a second earthquake just 24 hours after a deadly shock killed 12 ✔ AFP or licensors 9 Haitians react during the aftershock of an earthquake in the city of Port-de-Paix The USGS says the aftershock's epicenter was around 10 miles north of Port-de-Paix, and had a depth of 10 kilometers ✔ Government spokesman Eddy Jackson Alexis said a disaster response task force had been set up



Storm Near Gulf of Mexico Aims for Florida’s Panhandle

10/8/2018, 1:24:15 PM
A tropical storm formed Sunday in the Caribbean and is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane that could threaten Florida’s Gulf Coast by midweek, the National Hurricane Center said. ✔ The timing and trajectory of the storm could change as it heads north ✔ Florence killed several dozen people in the region, and Moody’s Analytics has estimated it took an economic toll of $38 billion to $50 billion, including property damage, vehicle losses and lost output ✔ Beyond Florence, this hurricane season hasn’t produced as much damage in the U.S. as last year’s string of destructive, powerful storms: Harvey, Irma and Maria



Some children return to school in Indonesia quake city hoping to...

10/8/2018, 1:49:42 PM
Children in the Indonesian city of Palu began returning to school on Monday to t... ✔ We’re only collecting data to find out how many students are safe, he said, adding that the education ministry would decide when schools open ✔ (Destruction in Palu: tmsnrt.rs/2IDFukK) Slideshow (18 Images) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



UK weather FEARS: Storm Leslie to STRENGTHEN and RE-INTENSIFY in Atlantic

10/8/2018, 3:53:08 PM
TROPICAL Storm Leslie is set to wreak havoc in the Atlantic over the next few days, as it re-intensifies throughout the week. ✔ And this is the very cold air coming out of Canada at the start of next week behind a deep area of low pressure ✔ Heavy rain will affect much of western Scotland, especially later Monday and throughout Tuesday ✔ Bus and train services affected with journey times taking longer



Cello recital to support children’s orchestra in Fukushima

10/8/2018, 1:48:20 PM
A special recital will be held in Ginza, Tokyo, featuring award-winning Polish cellist Marek Szpakiewicz, who resides in Los Angeles, to raise awareness about the situation in Fukushima after the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear fallout. In particular, the recital will support the work of the Soma Children’s Orchestra members… ✔ The recital will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct 25, at Yamaha Hall in Ginza ✔ Only the top-level athletes and musicians were allowed to leave the country ✔ He established himself as one of the most talented music students in Poland in his teens, and thus, finally gained an opportunity to study in the U.S. when he was 21 ✔ External Link http://szpakiewicz.com/schedule/japan-recital-2018/ © Japan Today



Tropical Storm Michael: Florida braces for 'life-threatening' weather event

10/8/2018, 1:37:41 PM
Storm likely to strike Florida’s Gulf coast midweek as Governor Rick Scott warns: ‘This storm will be life-threatening’ ✔ The north Florida city of Tallahassee on Sunday opened two locations where residents could get sandbags in case of flooding ✔ The rains in Cuba’s west were expected to begin on Sunday night and continue on Monday ✔ Michael is the 13th named storm of the 2018 hurricane season



Haiti earthquake: Hospital struggles to cope with patients

10/8/2018, 1:26:35 PM
Lack of supplies and damage to hospital building, power outage and strong aftershocks in Port-de-Paix after quake. ✔ There was no electricity here, so we couldn't receive the huge numbers that came last night, Paul Miclaude, a doctor working in the emergency room, told the AFP news agency ✔ We've had enough of a small group privatising the country while we die ✔ Hispaniola, the island shared with the Dominican Republic, sits atop two major fault lines ✔ Al Jazeera Correspondent Haiti: After the Quake



Tropical Storm Michael threatens to strike Florida’s Gulf Coast as a hurricane midweek

10/8/2018, 1:23:21 PM
A state of emergency is set to be declared for the Florida Panhandle. ✔ Sea-surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico are a few degrees warmer than normal, mostly in the mid-80s more than warm enough to support a hurricane, and perhaps a strong one ✔ Depending on the track, it’s possible that the storm’s remnants could bring heavy rainfall to Virginia, Maryland and Washington another region vulnerable to flooding because of unusually wet conditions in September by Thursday and Friday



Tropical Storm Michael: Florida Senate, Governor Candidates Adjust Campaign To Respond

10/8/2018, 1:29:17 PM
Senate and Governor candidates in Florida made changes to their campaign schedule ahead of the November midterm elections to respond to threats posed by tropical storm Michael. ✔ In this image: Florida Governor Rick Scott speaks to the media during a visit to a Florida Department of Transportation district office, Fort Lauderdale, Aug. 22, 2018 ✔ The Florida Keys is expected to receive 2 to 4 inches of rain from the outer bands of Michael through Tuesday, the report added



Second major earthquake rocks island – after tremor killed 14

10/8/2018, 1:45:26 PM
A SECOND massive earthquake has rocked Haiti after another tremor killed 12 people earlier today. ✔ A 5.2 magnitude earthquake has been recorded tonight, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) ✔ Haiti's civil protection agency said in a statement ✔ The shock was felt across all departments of the country, giving rise to panic in several towns



Michael becomes hurricane, could hit Florida Panhandle as Category 2 storm

10/8/2018, 3:13:38 PM
State of emergency declared in Florida as forecasters warn of storm's likely midweek landfall; Cuba in its sights ✔ Tropical storm winds extended out 175 miles from the storm's center ✔ The hurricane center warned that the storm could produce up to a foot of rain in western Cuba, potentially triggering flash floods and mudslides in mountainous areas ✔ Michael is the 13th named storm of the 2018 hurricane season



At Least 12 People Have Died And More Than 180 Are Injured After An Earthquake Struck Haiti

10/8/2018, 2:32:31 PM
The magnitude 5.9 earthquake is the most destructive to hit Haiti since 2010. ✔ The disaster displaced 1.5 million from their homes, and wreaked destruction on Haiti ✔ Président Jovenel Moïse @moisejovenel Je suis au Centre d’Opérations d’Urgence Départemental (COUD) à Port-de-Paix, pour le bilan des dégâts enregistrés, suite au passage du séisme ✔ Check back for updates and follow BuzzFeed News on Twitter



Met Office 'danger to life' warning in one region over rain due before heatwave

10/8/2018, 3:32:03 PM
Flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions, some road closures and transport cancellations, forecasters warn ✔ But the unsettled conditions come ahead of the start of a stretch of sunshine,as Britain is set for its hottest October day in seven years this week ✔ And the above-average temperatures may be set to continue ✔ This would lead to above-average confidence in forecasts for warmer-than-normal weather



Death of allergic girl after takeaway 'was disaster waiting to happen'

10/8/2018, 2:46:28 PM
Jurors in Manchester were told the fatal asthma attack of Megan Lee was the 'altogether too predictable consequence' of the conduct of two bosses at the Royal Spice Takeaway. ✔ Mohammed Abdul Kuddus (left) and Harun Rashid (right) face manslaughter charges following Megan's death Mr Wright said: 'We say that the death of Megan was the altogether too predictable consequence of the conduct of these two men - Mohammed Abdul Kuddus as owner and operator, and Harun Rashid as manager



Urgent action needed to avoid climate disaster, key UN report warns

10/8/2018, 1:40:51 PM
Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. ✔ Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday ✔ The pledges nations made in the Paris agreement in 2015 are clearly insufficient to limit warming to 1.5 in any way, one of the study’s lead authors, Joerj Roeglj of the Imperial College in London, said



UK weather forecast: Met Office issues DANGER TO LIFE storm warning as FREAK HEAT hits

10/8/2018, 2:53:05 PM
A BLAST of hot air from Morocco is about to send temperatures soaring into the 80Fs heralding the start of a week-long Indian Summer. ✔ Thermometers will rocket more than 10C above normal for the time of year as sweltering warmth sweeps in from North Africa and the Continent ✔ Torrential downpours and 80mph gales threaten to lash parts of the country on Friday prompting Government ‘danger to life’ warnings ✔ There is a slight chance of some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs



Editors Choice Pictures | Pictures | Reuters

10/8/2018, 1:49:46 PM
Judge Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by Chief Justice John Roberts as Kavanaugh's wife Ashley holds the family bible and his daughters Liza and Margaret ✔ Judge Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by Chief Justice John Roberts as Kavanaugh's wife Ashley holds the family bible and his daughters Liza and Margaret look on at the Supreme Court building in...more Reuters / Saturday, October 06, 2018 Judge Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by Chief Justice John Roberts as Kavanaugh's wife Ashley holds the family bible and his daughters Liza and Margaret look on at the Supreme Court building in Washington ✔ REUTERS/Thomas Peter Reuters / Sunday, October 07, 2018 Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia with the trophy after defeating Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina at the China Open



We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UN

10/8/2018, 1:37:08 PM
Urgent changes needed to cut risk of extreme heat, drought, floods and poverty, says IPCC ✔ We show it can be done within laws of physics and chemistry ✔ Britain is pushing ahead with gas fracking, Norway with oil exploration in the Arctic, and the German government wants to tear down Hambach forest to dig for coal ✔ There is a growing recognition that 2C is dangerous



Churchill predicted as a child he would DEFEND London and the empire from DISASTER

10/8/2018, 2:56:47 PM
WINSTON CHURCHILL was a “man of destiny” and had predicted from a young age that he would save Britain from war, according to historian Andrew Roberts. ✔ The historian outlined all of Churchill's close calls with death and said: Even if we strip away the number of time Churchill could have died in five wars he fought on four continents as a soldier, including the 30 times he ventured into no man’s land when serving in the trenches of the Great War, there were enough close brushes with death to keep the almighty occupied



Hurricane Michael expected to strengthen on path to Florida

10/8/2018, 3:50:55 PM
Tropical Storm Michael became a hurricane on Monday and was expected to strength... ✔ Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, who is also the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in the Nov. 6 elections, said on Sunday he was cancelling his campaign events and returning to Tallahassee, the state capital, to focus on storm preparations ✔ REUTERS/Israel Leal Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



10 Things to Know for Today

10/8/2018, 1:37:47 PM
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. UN REPORT ON GLOBAL WARMING CARRIES WARNING Preven ✔ Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1 ✔ MICHAEL STRENGTHENING OFF MEXICO The tropical storm could become a dangerous Category 2 hurricane with an expected midweek strike on the Gulf Coast in the Florida Panhandle, forecasts say



Bravado Aside the Us Has No Way Whatsoever of Stopping Russia's City-Killing Nuclear Torpedo

10/8/2018, 1:27:18 PM
How do you stop a nuclear-powered torpedo designed to bury enemy cities under a tsunami? ✔ How do you stop a nuclear-powered torpedo designed to bury enemy cities under a tsunami ✔ There is something frightening, like a Hollywood monster movie, about the thought of a robot tsunami-bomb creeping along the sea floor ✔ But for every vampire, there is a stake waiting to slay it through the heart



Morning Update: Even Taylor Swift Is Getting Mad Now

10/8/2018, 1:50:27 PM
Kavanaugh is confirmed to the Supreme Court, the momentum of #MeToo, and Pete Davidson calls out Kanye. Your BuzzFeed News newsletter, October 8. ✔ Indonesian authorities say the search efforts will stop on Thursday, two weeks after the disaster ✔ In what appears to be an excellent troll of the art world, moments after Banky’s iconic Girl With Red Balloon fetched a record price at an auction, the painting began to shred itself through a device in the bottom of its frame, apparently triggered remotely



Haiti quake kills at least 14, aftershock jolts nervous residents

10/8/2018, 2:46:16 PM
An earthquake hit northern Haiti late on Saturday, killing at least 14 people an... ✔ REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas There were no immediate reports of further damage from the aftershock ✔ (This story has been refilled to fix spelling of reporter’s name in additional reporting credit) Slideshow (11 Images) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Michael Expected to Gain Hurricane Strength Nearing Florida

10/8/2018, 1:52:47 PM
Florida governor warns storm headed for the Florida Panhandle could become a Category 2 hurricane by the time of expected landfall at midweek. ✔ By MIKE SCHNEIDER, The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla ✔ While the impacts are still uncertain, our area could experience increased wind activity and heavy rainfall, which could cause localized flooding and downed trees, Tallahassee officials said in a statement



China bans US warship from docking in Hong Kong amid heightening tensions

10/8/2018, 1:34:48 PM
Diplomatic feud escalates following tariffs and sanctions imposed by Washington on Beijing ✔ The vessel arrived with 177 migrants on board, but the Italian Interior Ministry denied them to disembark, calling EU member states to find a solution on how to distribute them ✔ At a meeting with former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the United Nations, Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi said: China and the United States can have competition, but should not use a Cold War mentality to view each other, and nor should they slip into the trap of a zero-sum game



Missing ex-Interpol president is under investigation for bribery and 'wilfulness', China says

10/8/2018, 1:34:26 PM
Public security vice-minister detained after 'bringing trouble upon himself', Beijing says ✔ Dozens of elderly and frail South Koreans met their Northern relatives for the first time since the peninsula and their families were divided by war nearly seven decades ago AFP/Getty 50/50 19 August 2018 The flag of the United Nations flying at half-mast to mark the death of former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, at the European headquarters in Geneva



Trump claims he ‘meant to be laughed at’ by world leaders at UN General Assembly

10/8/2018, 1:36:03 PM
Mr Trump had claimed in his speech that his administration had accomplished more in its first two years than nearly any other in American history ✔ The far-right congressman, who waxes nostalgically about the dictatorship, won the vote but not an outright victory ✔ The second-round-run-off will be between Bolsoanro and the leftist Workers' party Fernando Haddad AP 2/50 6 October 2018 Demonstrators hold a banner that reads freedom of the press, not allowed to be trampled and shame on the governments vindictive move past a symbolic 'political red line' during a protest after Hong Kong immigration authorities declined a visa renewal for senior Financial Times journalist Victor Mallet, outside the immigration department building in Hong Kong ✔ We need a truly great leader, a genius at strategy and winning



CNN White House correspondent 'regrets' tweeting anti-gay slurs in college

10/8/2018, 2:46:40 PM
'It was immature but it doesn't represent the way I feel at all' ✔ It was the first time Rouhani had been summoned by parliament in his five years in power, with MPs demanding answers on unemployment, rising prices and the collapsing value of the rial, which has lost more than half its value since April AFP/Getty 42/50 27 August 2018 A police officer walks by the front of a Chicago Pizza and GLHF Game Bar at the scene of fatal shooting at The Jacksonville Landing



'We do this work with all our hearts'

10/8/2018, 1:48:19 PM
Stories of real heroism from two women helping in the aftermath of the Indonesian earthquake. ✔ Media player Media playback is unsupported on your device Indonesia quake: 'Real heroism' helping Palu recover The massive earthquake in the Indonesian city of Palu has created devastation - but alongside the misery, there are some stories of bravery too ✔ Video produced by Sofia Bettiza, Nick Beake and Ade Mardiyati



Chicago police officer found guilty of murder over fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald

10/8/2018, 1:34:47 PM
'Justice for Laquan! Justice for Laquan!' demonstrators chanted in Chicago following the verdict's announcement ✔ Dozens of elderly and frail South Koreans met their Northern relatives for the first time since the peninsula and their families were divided by war nearly seven decades ago AFP/Getty 50/50 19 August 2018 The flag of the United Nations flying at half-mast to mark the death of former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, at the European headquarters in Geneva



Here are this year's 25 Macarthur 'Genius' Grant fellows

10/8/2018, 1:34:57 PM
The fellows include leaders in art, science, and the humanities ✔ AFP/Getty/Reuters 4/50 4 October 2018 Dutch security services expel Russian spies over plot targeting chemical weapons watchdog ✔ Raj Jayadev , 43, is a community organiser with Silicon Valley De-Bug in San Jose, California ✔ Ken Ward Jr , 50, is an investigative journalist with the Charleston Gazette-Mail in Charleston, West Virginia



Trade war tensions surface as Pompeo lands in China

10/8/2018, 1:34:24 PM
'We believe this has been a direct attack on our mutual trust, and has cast a shadow on China-US relations,' says Beijing's foreign minister ✔ On 22 August, 27 unaccompanied minors were let off from the ship, assisted by Red Cross, UNHCR and Save the Children EPA 44/50 25 August 2018 Rohingya refugees during a protest march after attending a ceremony to remember the first anniversary of a military crackdown that prompted a massive exodus of people from Myanmar to Bangladesh, at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia AFP/Getty 45/50 24 August 2018 US President Donald Trump sits with children during a tour of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio AFP/Getty 46/50 23 August 2018 Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia EPA 47/50 22 August 2018 High waves hit Jeju Island, South Korea, as powerful Typhoon Soulik gradually approaches the Korean Peninsula EPA 48/50 21 August 2018 A Palestinian man throws his child in the air following morning prayers marking the first day of Eid al-Adha celebrations on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem's Old City



US professor suggests all men should commit sexual assault in ‘test of free speech’ blog post

10/8/2018, 1:34:36 PM
Mitchell Langbert says blog was intended to start debate about free speech on college campuses ✔ Kofi Annan died on 18 August, aged 80 EPA 1/50 7 October 2018 Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, presidential candidate with the Social Liberal Party, celebrate in front of his house during the general elections in Rio ✔ Michelle J Anderson, president of Brooklyn College, stood silently on the side as she observed the protest on Thursday, and promised to hold a forum about the controversy next week



Democrats rise in the polls amid Brett Kavanaugh scandal

10/8/2018, 1:35:37 PM
Democrats see a rise in support just two months ahead of the midterm elections ✔ Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year, it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam ✔ The survey was conducted between Friday and Saturday, with 1,000 respondents and a sampling margin of error of 3.1 per cent



Why some states are replacing Columbus Day

10/8/2018, 1:50:07 PM
The holiday has been made in reaction to the atrocities carried out by Columbus and European settlers against Native American people in the Americas ✔ Here’s what you need to know about the renamed holiday ✔ The far-right congressman, who waxes nostalgically about the dictatorship, won the vote but not an outright victory ✔ Since then, the movement has grown and includes cities in states across the union from New York to Oklahoma and Washington State



Los Angeles typhus outbreak reaches ‘epidemic levels'

10/8/2018, 2:25:08 PM
Typhus is caused by flea bites ✔ Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy Reuters 49/50 20 August 2018 South Korean Lee Keum-seom, 92, meets with her North Korean son Ri Sung Chol, 71, during a separated family reunion meeting at the Mount Kumgang resort on the North's southeastern coast



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