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Death toll in Uganda's landslide rises as more bodies recovered

10/13/2018, 7:45:18 AM
At least 41 people killed in eastern Bududa district after heavy rains caused landslide, officials say. ✔ We found three dead people at one bridge and another three further down the river, she said ✔ Nathan Tumuhamye, director of an organisation that helps communities recover from natural disasters and conflict, told the AFP news agency that four to five villages had been affected ✔ At least 100 people were reported killed in a landslide in Bududa in March 2010 and in 2012, landslides destroyed three villages


TEPCO apologizes for still-radioactive water at Fukushima plant

10/13/2018, 7:08:49 AM
The owner of the Fukushima nuclear plant, destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami more than seven years ago, said water treated at the site still contains radioactive materials that for years it has insisted had been removed. The admission by Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) could ruin its chances of releasing… ✔ Radioactive readings of one of those isotopes, strontium-90, considered dangerous to human health, were detected at 600,000 becquerels per liter in some tanks, 20,000 times the legal limit ✔ Many countries, including South Korea and China, still have restrictions on produce from Fukushima and neighboring areas


UK weather forecast for Saturday October 13th: Britain to bask in 25C sunshine in the south today while Storm Callum continues to bring strong winds and heavy rain across some areas of the UK

10/13/2018, 7:21:28 AM
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Quake warning system to be in place by 2023

10/13/2018, 5:07:17 AM
China will build a nationwide earthquake early warning system by 2023, said a senior emergency management official. ✔ Primary school students crouch under desks during an earthquake drill on Friday in Handan, Hebei province ✔ The completion of the field test of the alert system on the Datong-Xi'an high-speed railway in August marks the quake alert system's shift from the research and development stage to actual use, the administration said


24 Of The Most Powerful Photos Of This Week

10/13/2018, 4:32:03 AM
From the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Michael to the swearing-in of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, these are the most powerful photos of the week. ✔ The Atlas Common Challenge 2.0 is the largest exercise of its kind in Europe, with a total of 2,800 members of special anti-terrorist units performing operations in buildings, buses, boats, and aircraft and dealing with chemical, biological, and radio-nuclear threats


Storm kills climbers on Nepal mountain

10/13/2018, 7:01:39 AM
Nine people are feared dead after a storm destroyed their base camp on the Himalayan peak of Gurja. ✔ We assume the incident happened because of a snowstorm because trees are broken and the tents ✔ Expedition organisers raised the alarm after losing contact with the group, who set off on 7 October, for nearly 24 hours ✔ The base camp, which is at least one-day trek's from the nearest village, is at 3,500m (11,483ft), on the 7,193m-high mountain


Oskar Blues, Can'd Aid Ship 66,000 Cans of Water to Hurricane-stricken Florida

10/13/2018, 4:15:46 AM
In response to the destruction caused this week by Hurricane Michael, which so far has killed at least 17 people, Oskar Blues switched off the beer lines at its cannery for six hours on Friday and canned 66,000 cans of clean water to be donated to relief efforts in Florida. Founded in Lyons, Oskar Blues Brewery understands exactly how devastating a natural disaster can be for a community. So, too, does Can'd Aid, a Longmont based nonprofit supporting acts of "do-goodery," that formed as a result of the historic flooding in 2013 .


Australia will ‘GO MAD’ for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry during visit says Royal expert

10/13/2018, 5:47:19 AM
AUSTRALIA will “go mad” for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry during the Royal couple’s tour of the country later this month, according to an Australian Royal expert. ✔ There will be loads of people out, the coverage will be blanket (Image: GETTY) Ms Ridden expects the trip to be tough, but is confident Meghan will cope well ✔ They’ve very popular the young Royals and they’re very popular with what we call new Australians which is second third generation immigrants here who have no personal connection with England


Floods in Indonesia kill 11 children, rescuers search for one missing

10/13/2018, 6:36:47 AM
Flash floods killed at least 11 children at an Islamic school in the Indonesian ... ✔ The floods hit the area of Mandailing Natal in North Sumatra on Friday after torrential rain, destroying over 20 houses ✔ Photos of the disaster carried in local media depicted rescuers digging through mud and rubble in a collapsed building ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Woman jailed after entering Japanese train cabin with key bought at online auction

10/13/2018, 7:09:03 AM
Japanese trains are famous around the world for their punctuality, cleanliness, and safety, but now their security is being re-examined after it was revealed that a passenger entered a locked crew’s cabin with a duplicate key purchased at an online auction. The incident occurred at approximately 11:20 p.m. on July 8,… ✔ The prosecution condemned the defendant as selfish after she said the reason for her crime was that she liked the 115 number Joban Line train and wanted to have a piece of it for herself ✔ -- Japanese train company issues official apology for inexcusable 25-second early departure -- Osaka earthquake hits city during peak hour, passengers freed after trains suspended -- Commuter chaos around Tokyo during peak hour after Typhoon Trami hits Japan 【Pics & Video】 External Link https://soranews24.com/2018/10/11/woman-jailed-after-entering-japanese-train-cabin-with-key-bought-at-online-auction/ © SoraNews24


Facebook Doesn't Deserve Your Information

10/13/2018, 5:06:24 AM
“We have a responsibility to protect your information," Mark Zuckerberg said in March. "If we can’t, we don’t deserve it." ✔ A full-page newspaper ad placed by Zuckerberg in March 2018 ✔ Even more concerning is how it might be abused in the aggregate ✔ And what recourse do people have to reclaim that information ✔ As Slate's Will Oremus noted, unlike a password, location histories and search histories aren't things you can change


Top GOP funding group snubs incumbents Rohrabacher and Walters 3 weeks before midterm election - Los Angeles Times

10/13/2018, 5:18:56 AM
The top Republican super PAC in the congressional midterm election has declined to spend money to support embattled Orange County Republican Reps. Dana Rohrabacher and Mimi Walters in its first purchase of broadcast television ads in the costly Los Angeles media market. ✔ Ryan (R-Wis.), comes at a crucial inflection point in the midterm election when the two parties begin assessing their likely winners and losers ✔ Their Democratic challengers are already spending heavily on broadcast television ads ✔ Still, the spokesman, Jack Pandol, said there were no plans to retreat


The butterfly effect has ants playing defence

10/13/2018, 6:16:56 AM
A wonder of nature is playing out in the sleepy suburbs of Melbourne's north, where a rare butterfly has found an unlikely protector. ✔ Much of the buttefly's habitat has been cleared for agriculture or swallowed up by urban growth ✔ Because of its total reliance on a single plant species and one genus of ants, the Eltham copper butterfly clings on in a just a couple of dozen colonies, mainly upon islands of remnant bush, surrounded by a sea of houses or farms ✔ until you're left with nothing that naturally occurred there


Rescuers find first body in town worst hit by hurricane Michael

10/13/2018, 4:20:51 AM
Searchers on Friday uncovered the first body in the rubble of the Florida town o... ✔ But it’s different when you walk down and see this, and your emotions run away ✔ It pushed a wall of seawater inland, causing widespread flooding ✔ Except for the emergency 911 system, authorities in Bay County, the epicenter of the disaster, were virtually without telephone or internet service until late on Friday, making communications internally and with the public difficult ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


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