Skip to main content

Disasters - SERIES 301 {15 articles}

Two people die as Storm Callum causes flooding chaos with more rain to come

10/13/2018, 6:25:26 PM
Storm Callum has caused flooding chaos across the UK and people can expect more rain overnight ✔ Last night witnesses reported seeing a man struggling in the waves in Brighton ✔ Emergency services including the ambulance, coastguard and police were rushed to the scene after those watching helplessly called out to the man who was drifting after becoming submerged ✔ The woman has been released from hospital with no injures ✔ The rain across Wales and central parts of England will spread northwards and eastwards



UK weather - Two dead as Storm Callum batters Britain with floods and 60mph winds

10/13/2018, 5:24:34 PM
STORM Callum has left a town underwater as flood warnings spark evacuations and heavy rain and 60mph winds continue to batter the country today. Residents of Crickhowell in south Wales have piled s… ✔ Northern parts of Wales have a yellow weather warning in place until just before midnight tonight, with part of northern England also seeing the same alert ✔ The last time temperatures exceeded 24C at this time of year was in October 2011 when a staggering 29.9C was clocked



Storm Callum – Mum and baby narrowly avoid being crushed by tree as huge branch lands on their car in strong winds teaser

10/13/2018, 4:22:30 PM
A MUM and baby son had a “miracle” escape when a huge tree branch smashed onto their car in Storm Callum. Ellie Jaeger-Fozard and 11-month-old Richard were sat in the vehicle in Edgerto… ✔ James added: I think we will all be having a stiff drink tonight ✔ Tomorrow it is expected to fall back to closer to average, with temperatures of around 15-17C predicted ✔ The rain is set to continue through central and southern parts of the country this evening, before it starts to clear tomorrow



UC San Diego's huge earthquake simulator getting upgrade to better simulate deadly temblors - Los Angeles Times

10/13/2018, 5:25:42 PM
UC San Diego's huge earthquake simulator getting upgrade to better simulate deadly temblors ✔ But it can only move structures backward and forward ✔ The need for such a table had been apparent for decades ✔ Today, Lindt is drawing up plans for a 10-story building that will be built on the same spot ✔ The U.S. and California have really been at the forefront of this kind of research, Lindt said



'I don't have anything left': Hurricane Michael survivors scramble for food, water as death toll rises

10/13/2018, 6:01:26 PM
While crews continued their search Saturday for the thousands of people reported missing after Hurricane Michael ravaged Florida's panhandle, those devasted by the storm were left scrambling for food and water and tried to put the pieces of their lives back together. ✔ TREVOR HUGHES/USA TODAY NETWORK Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide The troops, out of Sanford, Florida set up about a dozen pallets of bottled water early Saturday ✔ But more than delivering supplies, the group of about 97 soldiers was trying to deliver hope ✔ But the numbers remain high in the hardest-hit areas



Wife held vigil over husband's body as hurricane roared: 'I had that much longer with him'

10/13/2018, 6:13:38 PM
The hospice workers told Shirley there's no way they could come to pronounce him dead and bring him to a funeral home. ✔ As Hurricane Michael's howling winds roared like a train train outside, Shirley worried about something else her husband ✔ This photo was taken as part of the air surveillance that was done to assess the damage caused by the hurricane ✔ TREVOR HUGHES/USA TODAY NETWORK Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide



Mother battered by massive hailstones in heroic attempt to spare her baby (PHOTOS)

10/13/2018, 6:56:51 PM
A Queensland mother was left covered in large bruises and cuts after she used her body to shield her four-month-old baby from a brutal hailstorm. ✔ She was left with one arm that was shredded and another that was black with bruising ✔ Four people were injured, trees were snapped in half and many homes and sheds had their roofs ripped off ✔ #Booie#7Newspic.twitter.com/w1N3DQNTNC 7 News Melbourne (@7NewsMelbourne) October 11, 2018 Like this story



Anwar Ibrahim returns to Malaysian politics with election victory

10/13/2018, 6:00:01 PM
Comeback part of plan for the politician succeed current prime minster, Mahathir Mohamad ✔ This to my mind is an important milestone, a vote of confidence for the government and the reform agenda, and the prime minister personally, he said ✔ Attention should focus on what [Anwar] would do in parliament and his relationship with those in government, said Bridget Welsh, a political science lecturer and south-east Asia expert at John Cabot University in Rome



Devastating Before And After Images Show Hurricane Michael’s Destruction

10/13/2018, 5:37:32 PM
“Nobody’s house is unscathed.” ✔ We have not seen destruction like that in a long time, President Trump said ✔ At least 12 people have died as a result of the storm, including an 11-year-old girl and a firefighter ✔ ← Slide → ← Slide → ← Slide → ← Slide → ← Slide → ← Slide → ← Slide →



Suggs recalls how mum's ashes were nicked as he enjoyed post-funeral pint

10/13/2018, 7:56:21 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Madness frontman reveals the pain of losing his mum was punctured by a bizarre incident in north London — and tells how he learned about his dad's death via Wikipedia ✔ It was as if she’d carried a tension inside her every day since she’d been forced to part with her daughter ✔ And behind, the Spice Girls were doing vocal warm-ups until Pete Townshend called out, ‘Someone throw them a f***ing fish!’ Then we’re in a stadium with 70,000 people and two billion watching worldwide ✔ The star admitted: Who’d have thought it would go on this long



28 Things I Can't Believe You Don't Own Yet? What Are You Doing?!?!

10/13/2018, 4:42:09 PM
"Where have you been all my life?" —you, to these products. ✔ An electric bottle opener so much easier to use than a regular one, you'll realize you've been living in the Dark Ages this whole time ✔ The best things at three price points The best things at three price points More BuzzFeed Reviews More BuzzFeed Reviews



Self-described ‘communists’ tried to donate to a Democrat. They were actually GOP activists.

10/13/2018, 6:21:43 PM
The men became "oddly insistent on getting a receipt" after trying to donate $39.68 to Arizona congressional candidate Rep. Tom O'Halleran. ✔ Us returning your funds that you just made to our contribution to our campaign under the name of Jose Rosales, claiming to be with ‘NAU Young Communists’ when you are in fact with the NAU Young Republicans and your name is Oscar, Coleman told him ✔ Read more: In Senate battleground, Native American voting rights activists fight back against voter ID restrictions Andrew Gillum staff member who mocked Trump supporters as dumb is fired after vulgar past tweets resurface The Fyre Festival was a total disaster



Claims of state-sanctioned hit trigger crisis for Saudi Arabia

10/13/2018, 5:38:21 PM
The disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has shaken confidence in Riyadh even among close allies ✔ The Trump family’s ties to MbS extend beyond a shared view on Iran ✔ There really is no limit to the consequences of even polite disagreement, let alone dissent ✔ And if this guy is going to survive this, he is going to be indebted to Ankara and Turkey for sparing everyone from the shocking truth



Hurricane leaves children without a school, parents struggling to provide normalcy

10/13/2018, 4:31:29 PM
Days after Hurricane Michael devastated the Florida Panhandle, a child psychiatrist said children need normalcy and security, even as some are left without a school. ✔ Authorities are calling it a freak accident after powerful winds blew a portable carport through her grandparent's home, killing 11-year-old Sarah Radney inside ✔ Hurricane Michael struck Bay County on Wednesday, arriving as the most powerful hurricane to hit the exposed region



Toll from Hurricane Michael hits 18 but expected to rise dramatically

10/13/2018, 7:31:54 PM
The death toll following deadly Hurricane Michael in the US has risen to 18 and is expected to rise further, as rescuers uncovered another body in the rubble of the Florida town of Mexico Beach. ✔ Mexico Beach was one of the worst hit  ‹ Slide me › The entire beach community of homes in Mexico Beach was obliterated by the storm ✔ About two million ready-to-eat meals, one million gallons of water and 40,000 10-pound bags of ice are ready for distribution in Florida



>>> Open This Series

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Apple Inc - SERIES 49 {14 articles}

Apple warns of hardware defect in some iPhone 8s 9/4/2018, 10:03:50 AM Faulty logic boards are causing some iPhones to malfunction, Apple says. ✔ 12 during a media event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California ✔ Units must be in original condition -- meaning no physical damage such as a cracked screen -- to qualify for the logic board repair ✔ Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment ✔ All the products we expect Apple to announce in September: The lowdown on every new device in Apple's pipeline Apple's next earbuds could be wireless, waterproof and BLOCK OUT annoying sounds 9/4/2018, 8:43:22 AM APPLE may be plotting a pair of wireless headphones that block out the noise around you. We’ve rounded up everything we know about the rumoured Apple AirPods 2, so you know what to expect whe… ✔ APPLE may be plotting a pair of wireless headphones that block out the noise around you ✔ It means you'll be able to better focus on the music you...

Trade War - SERIES 76 {29 articles}

Oil slips as trade war worries outweigh Iran sanctions 8/31/2018, 8:40:02 AM Oil prices slipped on Friday as concerns over the impact of a global trade war depressed sentiment, although impending U.S. sanctions on Iran and falling Venezuelan output limited losses. ✔ However oil markets are tightening with a recent surplus draining, trade figures show ✔ Brent prices will exceed $80 per barrel before the end of the year, U.S. bank Jefferies forecast on Friday ✔ Crude oil futures trading volumes: tmsnrt.rs/2P2ZZJz Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles European shares slide on trade war threats, Whitbread soars on... 8/31/2018, 8:07:14 AM European shares tumbled for a second day on Friday as reports that U.S. President Donald Trump is planning further tariffs on China heated up a trade war, while Whitbread stole the spotlight after clinching a $5.1 billion deal with Coca-Cola. ✔ Traders said the deal value exceeded the market’s expectations by 500 to 900 million ...

Apple Inc - SERIES 255 {15 articles}

Apple Could See a Turbulent 2019 for Online Sales 11/15/2018, 6:46:09 PM Walmart will surpass the iPhone maker for U.S. online sales by year-end, one report shows. ✔ Text size Amazon.com (AMZN) continues its dominance of the domestic e-commerce market, according to a new retail report out Thursday ✔ EMarketer’s conclusion mirrors those of analysts such as Guggenheim Securities’ Robert Cihra, who expects iPhone sales to slip next year, citing weak demand from iPhone components suppliers Apple rebounds after 5-day stock slide 11/15/2018, 5:10:21 PM Apple's five-day losing streak, which wiped about more than 10% of the company's market value, appears to be coming to an end. ✔ MUST WATCH New York (CNN Business)Apple's five-day losing streak, which wiped about more than 10% of the company's market value, appears to be coming to an end ✔ Research firm eMarketer said in a report Thursday that it now expects Walmart (WMT) to overtake Apple as the thir...

War Countries - SERIES 374 {10 articles}

Asia's meth boom 11/3/2018, 1:09:33 AM From the jungles of Myanmar to the streets of Hong Kong, police throughout Asia are fighting a war against methamphetamine. ✔ Zhao has reportedly negotiated a 99-year lease with the Lao government to operate what's known as the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone ✔ Follow Joshua Berlinger on Twitter CNN's Yong Xiong, Chermaine Lee and Sean Walker and contributed reporting Australian nun Patricia Fox to return from Philippines after losing deportation fight 11/3/2018, 3:24:53 AM Saga puts spotlight on wider issue of expatriate involvement in human rights’ campaigning in Asia-Pacific ✔ And Australian journalists have been imprisoned, detained, harassed or banned in countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nauru and Papua New Guinea ✔ Supporters in a convoy of colourful vehicles planned to accompany her to the international airport on Saturday where she had been told intelligence agents ...

Travel - SERIES 190 {38 articles}

Passenger shocked to board plane and discover her seat number doesn't EXIST 9/25/2018, 1:10:04 PM A WOMAN has complained on social media after a budget airline booked her into a seat that didn’t exist. The passenger, who is called Satwika Ika on social media, said the mix up happened on low cos… ✔ She claims she was not the only one that had been assigned an imaginary seat, as a family along with a child were also searching for seats in row 35 ✔ Christopher Paetkau, a wildlife photographer from Winnipeg, ended up 1,400 miles from his destination when he followed the wrong queue on the tarmac Ryanair cancels 190 flights on Friday ahead of cabin crew strikes 9/25/2018, 3:00:42 PM Ryanair has been forced to cancel 190 flights on Friday 28th September due to cabin crew strikes across Europe ✔ The airline has said that all affected customers received e-mails and texts this morning advising them of the cancellations ✔ It claims that the 190 flights make up just eight per cent...