BREAKING: Dozens killed in landslide triggered by relentless storm
10/12/2018, 5:01:51 AMDOZENS of people have been killed in Uganda after the African country was battered by heavy rain.
Storm Callum LIVE: Torrential rain and 76mph winds ravage UK cutting power for thousands
10/12/2018, 7:00:10 AMSTORM Callum has started battering the UK with torrential rain and 76mph winds, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without power. ✔ Most of Britain is forecast to be ravaged by heavy rainfall, gale-force winds and flooding as Storm Callum – the third named tempest of the season – passes to the north-west of the nation ✔ In Northern Ireland, hundreds of homes and businesses experienced power loss
Indonesia’s double disaster exposes unlearned quake lessons
10/12/2018, 7:08:19 AMPALU, Indonesia--The young man standing atop a mound of gray mud and debris on the Indonesian island ✔ Volcanoes that dot the islands have brought fiery destruction and remarkable fertility, but rapid population growth over recent decades means that many more people are now living in hazardous areas ✔ I tell my family they have to be strong, not scared, so that I can be strong, said Joko, 41
Met Office issues Amber alert over potential risk to life as Storm Callum hits
10/12/2018, 7:28:31 AMThe warning for Wales comes on top of a number of other yellow warnings across the rest of the UK as gusts of up to 70mph and six inches of rain are predicted ✔ Gusts of up to 70mph have been predicted by the Met Office (Image: The Weather Channel) The high winds, combined with heavy rain, could see leaves and twigs blocking drains, making flooding more likely, Mr Burkhill said ✔ Beating sunburn fast How to keep cool for less When will the heatwave end
UK weather SHOCK forecast: Storm Callum to hit Britain with 36-hour cyclonic ASSAULT
10/12/2018, 7:48:17 AMBRITAIN is on standby for a 36-hour cyclonic assault to spark widespread devastation almost 31 years to the day since The Great Storm of 1987. ✔ She said: Callum remains currently off the southwest coast and will deepen rapidly over the course of the next 12 hours, becoming what is known as a weather bomb, which refers to a system which drops more than 24 hPa in a 24 hour period ✔ Flash flooding cannot be ruled out throughout Ireland and the United Kingdom due to the expected downpours
Landslide in eastern Uganda kills dozens, destroys homes
10/12/2018, 7:00:27 AMOver 30 people killed after landslide rolls down the slopes of Mount Elgon, burying animals and wrecking homes. ✔ There are people who were displaced and they need shelter, food and all other support and we're moving that relief to the area ✔ In this photo is a bull that was dragged by running water to this valley ✔ Inside Story How to help those displaced by climate change
BBC UK weather forecast: RAIN warning issued as Storm Callum strikes with 76MPH gusts
10/12/2018, 5:53:49 AMSTORM CALLUM will crash through the UK today, unleashing heavy showers and gale force winds, which could cause major disruptions. As a result, the Met Office issued a warning for flooding and torrential rain. ✔ Despite the outbreaks of rain in some parts of the country, temperatures are still high for the season ✔ It’s sure to still be a magical day for the pair, but we think that a few umbrellas might well be needed, with it odds on that the couple tie the knot in the rain, added Harry
Storm Callum brings chaos with 70mph winds and heavy rainfall
10/12/2018, 7:06:33 AMThe UK's third named storm of the year will see 6.3in (160mm) of rainfall in South Wales, with the Met Office issuing an amber 'danger to life' warning amid concern over flooding causing chaos. ✔ You can check our website or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for any Flood Warnings that may be in place and keep an eye on weather reports ✔ Broadcast footage will also be live streamed on The Royal Channel and The Duke of York's YouTube channels, and the royal family and Andrew's Facebook pages
Storm Callum causes chaos with 1000 homes left without power as gales hit
10/12/2018, 6:59:05 AMMORE than 1,000 homes are this morning without power as Storm Callum hits the UK, bringing torrential rain and gusts of up to 76mph. Commuters have already been warned of travel chaos as trains and… ✔ The Met Office says Wales will bear the brunt of the storm with heavy rain causing fast-flowing and deep floodwaters, which are likely to make conditions difficult ✔ The last time temperatures exceeded 24C at this time of year was in October 2011 when a staggering 29.9C was clocked
Campaign begins for Fukushima governor race with reconstruction in focus
10/12/2018, 7:17:40 AMOfficial campaigning started Thursday for the gubernatorial election in Fukushima Prefecture, with the incumbent governor's policies on reconstruction work following the 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster seen as a main issue. In the governor election which will be held on Oct 28, incumbent Masao Uchibori, 54, is challenged by three… ✔ Although all of the four candidates are running as independents, Uchibori, currently in his first term, gets support from the ruling and opposition parties except for the communist party ✔ Kanayama said he seeks a prefectural administration which children can be proud of, while Takahashi appealed for assistance for start-up businesses
BBC Weather forecast: ‘Troublemaker’ Storm Callum to bring 60 mph winds and SNOW
10/12/2018, 7:34:26 AMBBC Weather forecast wet and windy weather for today with potential flooding and even snow for some parts of the UK over the weekend, as Storm Callum approaches from the west. ✔ She forecast: With Storm Callum approaching from the west, the weather is looking particularly wet and windy over the next couple of days for many of us ✔ Showers will then extend eastwards and southwards late into Tuesday afternoon and throughout the evening
Survivors share terrifying tales and videos of Hurricane Michael
10/12/2018, 6:47:35 AMFlorida locals are sharing the harrowing photos and videos of what's left of their homes after Hurricane Michael passed through leaving the Florida Panhandle completely destroyed on Thursday. ✔ Joe she was shocked to find the home like 'a war zone' ✔ The 'catastrophic damage also struck Tyndall Air Force nearly destroying the entire community ✔ The number of people in emergency shelters was expected to swell to 20,000 across five states by Friday, said Brad Kieserman of the American Red Cross
Turkey says it has audio and video proof that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed by Saudi Arabia
10/12/2018, 7:59:35 AMSources say US officials have been informed about existence of recordings showing Mr Khashoggi being detained ✔ The second-round-run-off will be between Bolsoanro and the leftist Workers' party Fernando Haddad AP 6/50 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
Trump rebukes Japan, China, other nations for dumping garbage into oceans
10/12/2018, 7:02:40 AMU.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized Japan, China and other countries for dumping into oceans a massive amount of garbage that has drifted ashore on the U.S. West Coast. "Every year, over 8 million tons of garbage is dumped into our beautiful oceans by many countries of the world.… ✔ His reference to Japan may be linked to debris from the tsunami that engulfed northeastern Japan after the 2011 massive earthquake ✔ Trump cited a trilateral trade deal revised recently with Mexico and Canada as the first U.S. trade agreement ever to include commitments by the parties to cooperate in addressing land- and sea-based pollution and improve waste management
Horror as shopping centre COLLAPSES killing 7 and trapping DOZENS under rubble
10/12/2018, 4:29:28 AMAT least seven people have been killed and 10 are missing after a shopping centre collapsed. ✔ Shocking pictures from the scene show a dead body being carried from the wreckage on a stretcher ✔ Concrete slabs of the three-storey building are reported to have pancaked and fallen on top of each other ✔ Miraculously, no one was killed as staff rushed shoppers out
Sparks fly over Maseratis at South Pacific APEC meeting
10/12/2018, 5:30:11 AMPapua New Guinea has taken delivery of 40 luxury Maserati cars, valued around $3... ✔ But the...government buys 40 million kina Maseratis, showing to what extent #PNG leaders anchored in the bubble of Port Moresby have abandoned their people ✔ Australia, PNG’s largest aid donor, said on Thursday it would donate A$6 million ($4.27 million) to the Pacific nation to assist with the containing the outbreak ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Papua New Guinea imports 40 Maseratis to transport Apec delegates
10/12/2018, 4:08:41 AMGovernment says cars will be on-sold to ‘private sector’ but citizens react in anger ✔ This week the Post Courier also reported on a record rise in carjackings ✔ He attacked western media reports about China’s interest in PNG, which includes four major infrastructure and refurbishment projects ahead of Apec, and $12m in CCTV cameras ✔ PNG is the biggest recipient of Chinese aid in the region, said the planning minister, Richard Maru, thanking the country for its support
Keira Knightley wears navy frilly peplum dress to Colette afterparty
10/12/2018, 7:58:55 AMShe spent the evening attending the premiere of her new movie, Colette on Thursday night, wearing a silver and white glittering gown. ✔ Co-stars: Also making a debut on the red carpet were Keira's co-stars Eleanor Tomlinson (left) and Dominic West (right) Bombshell: Eleanor looked sensational in a plunging black floor-length gown with a mesh neckline and daring slit at the back Details: She accessorised the item of clothing with matching coloured accessories, which included barely-there heeled sandals and a delicate clutch bag Gorgeous: Eleanor styled her fiery red locks into a glamorous and sleek wavy hairdo, which was swept to one side Eleanor styled her fiery red locks into a glamorous and sleek wavy hairdo, which was swept to one side
Mexico City's multicoloured markets from above – in pictures
10/12/2018, 6:46:27 AMThe city has more than 1,400 tianguis – open-air markets that operate on certain days of the week – and many have been around for centuries ✔ The large white-roofed buildings on the left contain a Home Depot store and a discount supermarket that compete with the tianguis nearby Ejército de Oriente Indeco II Issste Residents seeking secondhand clothes head to this tianguis in an area known colloquially as Cabeza de Juárez for the giant statue of the former president’s head nearby Casas Alemán Two tianguis operate at the same time every Tuesday and Saturday
Donald Trump implies Jamal Khashoggi is dead but says he will not cut arms sales to Saudi Arabia
10/12/2018, 5:49:13 AMDonald Trump implied on Thursday that the missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi had been murdered, saying it “certainly doesn’t look like he’s around”, but said he would not cut arms sales to Saudi Arabia even if the kingdom was responsible for his death. ✔ Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary, warned of serious consequences if it turns out Saudi Arabia was responsible for the journalist’s disappearance ✔ Saudis are stalling on letting Turks search the consulate, according to Hurriyet ✔ A Turkish official quickly denied that, saying no Americans were involved
'Flowering of hate': bitter election brings wave of political violence to Brazil
10/12/2018, 6:36:31 AMSupporters of presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, who is leading in polls, have attacked journalists and activists ✔ Agência Pública said bolsonaristas were behind 50 separate attacks since 30 September ✔ We have to put an end to this violence, he told reporters ✔ She told the Guardian that she had been previously threatened online, but never in person ✔ There were so many insults I couldn’t remember them all, she said
Opinion | Angela Merkel Could Save Europe. Why Won’t She?
10/12/2018, 6:21:52 AMGermany’s chancellor needs to forget about her political problems at home and focus on the Continent’s future. ✔ Ms. Merkel’s response to this tsunami of ideas has been lukewarm at best ✔ Kirkpatrick for The New York Times Paul Krugman Goodbye, Political Spin, Hello Blatant Lies Erin Schaff for The New York Times David Brooks Two Cheers for Feminism! Trending Trapped by the ‘Walmart of Heroin’ This is 18 Around the World Through Girls’ Eyes Opinion: Goodbye, Political Spin, Hello Blatant Lies Kanye West’s White House Rant Steals the Spotlight From Trump Trump Attacks the Fed as Stocks Fall and the Midterms Loom Hurricane Michael’s Deadly Strike Leaves Florida Panhandle Reeling Matthew Shepard Will Be Interred at the Washington National Cathedral, 20 Years After His Death The Prince and the President: Khashoggi Case Raises Saudi-Turkey Tensions ‘Last Night Was Just Hell’: Father Describes Death of Girl, 11, During Hurricane Michael Hurricane Michael: The Damage in Pictures
Millions of consumers face immediate 'catastrophic' consequences from no-deal Brexit, says Which?
10/12/2018, 7:59:38 AMGovernment's preparations for a no-deal exit suggested a reduction in consumer rights and choice as well as price hikes that would have a “direct and hard” impact ✔ Read more Only 4% of voters want 'distant' UK-EU relationship McVey refuses to back May's Brexit plan ahead of crunch cabinet talks Brexit running on ‘naivety’, says former UK ambassador to EU Theresa May faces ministers as DUP threaten alliance over Brexit Three in five (61 per cent) expected disruption to food supplies because of hold-ups at the border, 60% expected higher energy costs and 57 per cent believed there would be some flight restrictions, while 44 per cent thought medicine shortages were likely
'Sing, dance and SHUT UP' Carole Malone tears into 'ELITIST' celebrities THWARTING Brexit
10/12/2018, 6:22:06 AMBREXITEER Carole Malone launched a blistering tirade against anti-Brexit celebrities like Bob Geldof, whom she accused of using their platforms to attempt to ‘overturn the biggest democratic vote this country has ever had’. ✔ The situation turned nasty when Geldof and an assortment of Remain activists in dinghies used a loudspeaker to hurl abuse at Mr Farage and Brexit supporters ✔ It reminds me of pre-Iraq where there doesn’t see to be a plan and we woke up one morning and realised we were in a terrible disaster
Let the children play: the man who built a playground on Lesbos
10/12/2018, 6:36:34 AMSalam Aldeen has made it his mission to improve the lives of child refugees at the Moria camp ✔ Sign up here for a weekly roundup from this series emailed to your inbox every Friday In the evening, the volunteers set up a large screen where cartoons and films for children are shown in Arabic or Farsi ✔ This article is part of a series on possible solutions to some of the world’s most stubborn problems
Khashoggi affair highlights what happens when US abdicates role as free press defender
10/12/2018, 6:26:21 AMundefined ✔ Gone is the time when the United States stood in defense of press freedoms ✔ Trump's relentless attack on U.S. news outlets that critique him, as fake news or enemies of the people, has had a negative impact worldwide ✔ Her commentary was distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC
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