Third person dies as Storm Callum batters UK causing deadly landslide in Wales
10/14/2018, 6:56:00 AMA THIRD person has died in the fall-out from Storm Callum as 60mph winds and floods caused landslides in Wales. It comes after two people died in separate drowning tragedies. A man died after a lan… ✔ The strong winds caused a mum and baby to have a miracle escape after a huge tree branch crashed onto their car ✔ Some rural communities could even become cut off as the floods block smaller B-roads ✔ The last time temperatures exceeded 24C at this time of year was in October 2011 when a staggering 29.9C was clocked
Storm Callum: "Worst flooding in 30 years" hits Wales
10/14/2018, 4:44:47 AMA person was killed in a landslide in Wales and a man died iN England after he was swept into the sea in Brighton ✔ About 100 sheep washed away in flood waters in Carmarthenshire ✔ Local police in Dyfed-Powys asked anyone to contact them if they see the sheep wash ashore ✔ In England, a man died after he was swept into the sea in Brighton and two cars were crushed by a falling tree in Cornwall overnight
Leslie Weakens From Hurricane as It Nears Portugal, Spain
10/14/2018, 5:26:18 AMHurricane Leslie weakened slightly into a post-tropical cyclone late Saturday as it closed in on Portugal and Spain, bringing heavy rain, high winds and dangerous surf to western parts of the Iberian Peninsula. ✔ Luis Belo Costa of Portugal's National Protection Agency recommended that people avoid at all costs walking on the street ✔ A tropical storm warning was discontinued for the Madeira archipelago ✔ Leslie is a bit of a weather outlier, since hurricanes that regularly batter the American side of the Atlantic rarely bring their destructive force across to Europe
World Bank promises $1.4bn for Indonesian earthquake recovery
10/14/2018, 7:05:55 AMThe World Bank has promised Indonesia up to $1.4 billion to help rebuild the cities of Palu and Lombok, both of which have been hit by earthquakes. ✔ World Bank chief executive Kristalina Georgieva said, following a visit to Palu on Friday, that she had been humbled to hear the stories of those who had their lives devastated ✔ It did allow aid from national governments including Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, the UK in after the Palu earthquake, but only after days of dithering - and the Australian team sent in, for example, has already been asked to leave
Monsoon Britain as Storm Callum triggers TROPICAL floods and 177-year RECORD temperatures
10/14/2018, 4:57:06 AMBRITAIN has been battered with tropical weather conditions overnight as Storm Callum continues to wreak havoc. ✔ PA/WX CHARTS CHAOS: Storm Callum has continued to bring chaos to the UK (Pic: PA/WX CHARTS) PA BATTERED: Wales has been the worst-affected, where Storm Callum has killed two people (Pic: PA) But on Saturday, Donna Nook in Lincolnshire reached staggering highs of 26.5C during the unexpected heatwave
World Bank provides $1 billion standby facility for Indonesia...
10/14/2018, 6:36:28 AMThe World Bank on Sunday said it would provide a standby loan of up to $1 billio... ✔ REUTERS/Darren Whiteside In the resort island of Lombok, over 500 people were killed by a series of earthquakes in July and August ✔ Indonesia is hosting the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Bali, just west of Lombok ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Why Venezuela matters
10/14/2018, 6:37:16 AMundefined ✔ Though the Venezuelan economy contracted by 30 percent since 2013, nonetheless President Maduro won a second six-year term in a May sham election amid opposition boycotts of the polls ✔ He is the author of Divided Dynamism: The Diplomacy of Separated Nations: Germany,, Korea, China
Wildlife carer suffers severe injuries following kangaroo attack
10/14/2018, 7:57:12 AMA kangaroo began to attack Linda Smith's husband before she and her son suffered injuries trying to help him at their property near Toowoomba. ✔ Following the attack, the kangaroo was last seen retreating into the bushland ✔ Two days later it was still there and we noticed there was a joey, so that was the start ✔ Since then she has cared for many more joeys including ones she has affectionately named Honey, Cleopatra, Floyd, Golly Gosh, Sweet Pea and Dick Tracy
Abe renews pledge to change Japan’s charter to boost troops
10/14/2018, 7:31:23 AMJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe renewed his pledge Sunday to push for a revision to the country's ✔ When the Self-Defense Force was established in 1954, public opinion was initially divided over its role, but today the force has gained support for its largely noncombat contribution in international peace keeping efforts and disaster relief ✔ Media surveys have shown most voters care more about their pay, education costs and the economy than a constitution revision
Rescuers intensify searches after Hurricane Michael's death toll rises to 15
10/14/2018, 5:33:32 AMRescuers intensified efforts on Saturday to find survivors who might be trapped amid the ruins of a small Florida Panhandle community nearly obliterated by Hurricane Michael, where one body has already been recovered, tempers are flaring, and power could be out for weeks. ✔ Peggy Wood tries to recover her belongings inside her damaged house, in Mexico BeachCredit:Hector Retamal/AFP Michael was one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever make landfall in the US ✔ On Saturday he approved federal disaster aid relief for four Alabama counties affected by the storm
Abe renews pledge to change constitution to include reference to SDF
10/14/2018, 7:08:56 AMJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe renewed his pledge Sunday to push for a revision to the country's war-renouncing constitution, in which he wants the Japan Self-Defense Forces explicitly mentioned. Speaking before a field of about 4,000 troops in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, Abe said that a revision is needed to give… ✔ Abe wants to add a clause to Article 9 of the constitution, which bans the use of force in settling international disputes ✔ He wants to explicitly permit the existence of Japan's military ✔ This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Top GOP funding group snubs incumbents Rohrabacher and Walters 3 weeks before midterm election
10/14/2018, 7:08:18 AMIn a worrisome sign for two endangered Orange County lawmakers, a major Republican Party funding group has passed over the pair in its opening round of broadcast television advertising across Southern California.The omission of Reps. Dana Rohrabacher and Mimi Walters by the Congressional Leadersh... ✔ Wire Oct 11, 2018 | 7:33 AM Learn about California's U.S. Senate candidates through our questionnaires Early voting began this week, and Californians will again choose between two Democrats to represent them in the U.S. Senate
Riding high on optimism - but can Democrats really deliver at the midterms?
10/14/2018, 5:17:55 AMEnergised candidates and campaigners pushing to seize control of the House, but in the Senate there may be more opportunities for defeat than victory ✔ Above the bar, subtitled television pundits are previewing a tense night of winner-takes-all October baseball ✔ The same pattern is visible in at least 19 key seats across the country Then there are the women ✔ Well, I think we rest up and collect ourselves and figure out how to address the issues
Inside the beautiful home of Celebrity Island survivor Jo Wood
10/14/2018, 6:21:38 AMEx model and eternal rock chick Jo Wood, 63, takes us round her stunning house, revealing how she survived The Celebrity Island, and what home comforts she missed. ✔ She describes her style as ‘rock ’n’ roll meets Marie Antoinette’, and loves hunting for the perfect pieces too.‘I will imagine something that I know is going to look good in that particular room, then I’m off searching the markets and shops for it,’ she says
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