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At least 59 dead after train hits crowd in northern India

10/20/2018, 2:04:47 AM
At least 700 people were present at the celebration of the Hindu festival of Dussehra ✔ The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years made landfall on September 4, the country's weather agency said, bringing violent winds and heavy rainfall that prompted evacuation warnings AFP/Getty 47/50 3 September 2018 Myanmar journalist Kyaw Soe Oo is escorted by police after being sentenced by a court to jail in Yangon


Swedish student who stopped deportation of Afghan asylum seeker to be prosecuted

10/20/2018, 2:04:48 AM
Activist accused of violating ‘aviation law’ by refusing to sit down on plane ✔ Authorities in Sweden are set to prosecute a 21-year-old student who refused to sit down on a passenger plane in protest against the deportation of an Afghan asylum seeker who was also on board ✔ Russia's transportation minister says a supervisor at the airport died during the emergency response after a landing airliner careered off the end of the runway, into a riverbed and caught fire


All the terms you need to know to understand America’s political elections

10/20/2018, 2:04:50 AM
The midterms are just weeks away in early November ✔ The far-right congressman, who waxes nostalgically about the dictatorship, won the vote but not an outright victory ✔ The Senate majority leader holds wide power to determine what legislation goes to the floor for a vote ✔ Candidates can have multiple versions of their stump speech tailored for different audiences and attitudes


Quake shock absorber maker says products may have been used nationwide

10/20/2018, 12:26:17 AM
A Japanese maker of earthquake shock absorbers said on Friday that at least 70 buildings across the country may have used its products for which quality data was falsified and that nearly 1,000 are suspected of having done so. KYB Corp said this week it had falsified data on the… ✔ Another, used in higher buildings, is embedded in the walls at different levels of the structure ✔ But Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike told a news conference earlier on Friday that the incident was extremely regrettable, and some members of the public expressed concern ✔ said 70-year-old Yosaku Nishiwaki, walking near one of the Olympic venues


British royals give gift of dignity to Australia's war dead

10/20/2018, 1:12:44 AM
Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, brought the gift of dignity to... ✔ The memorial has now been finished in time for the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One after a $40 million upgrade to include a spectacular cascading waterfall, a hall of service, education facilities and a library ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


BEL MOONEY: How can I fix my broken heart? 

10/20/2018, 1:26:17 AM
This week, BEL MOONEY advises a reader who is struggling to move on after she was dumped by her long term partner out of the blue. ✔ Thought of the week   Forever flowing, the eternal hour Reveals our insignificance ✔ My difficulty centres on the physical aspect of marriage ✔ As one expert puts it, ‘the fado speaks with a quiet dignity born of the realisation that any mortal desire or plan is at risk of destruction by powers beyond individual control’


Leverage trade deals for US return to climate accord - Opinion

10/20/2018, 1:33:30 AM
undefined ✔ It betrayed the conclusion by most climate scientists that warming waters are connected to the strong storms ✔ French President Emmanuel Macron promised last month that France won't sign trade deals with countries that do not comply with the Paris accord ✔ That actually is something that other countries should insist on when they go into trade negotiations with the Trump administration


Flights: What should you do if your plane is hijacked? Latest travel advice

10/20/2018, 3:16:32 AM
FLIGHTS: Terrorism is one of the biggest security concerns in the UK at the moment, and while most people hope they never experience an attack personally while travelling - what should you do if the worst happens and your plane is hijacked? ✔ A pilot told Express.co.uk that all pilots are well-trained to deal with the eventuality ✔ Do not struggle or try to escape unless you are absolutely certain of success ✔ This isn’t the only codeword that pilots and cabin crew use ✔ For instance, if someone dies on a plane the crew will use a codeword to alert colleagues to the situation


US midterms: The House of Representatives races you need to watch

10/20/2018, 4:00:26 AM
With the Democratic Party vying to take back Congress, Al Jazeera breaks down the key House races you need to watch. ✔ A woman holds a sign encouraging voters during the Women''s March rally in Las Vegas, Nevada [File: Steve Marcus/Reuters] The Democratic Party is vying to take control of Congress in the upcoming US midterm elections, with several races for House of Representative seats heating up as election day nears ✔ Healthcare has dominated the local debate in the lead-up to the midterm vote, and FiveThirtyEight estimates that Democrats have a five-in-nine chance of taking back the district


Australian tourists risk turning Japan into another Bali

10/20/2018, 12:03:34 AM
I was walking through the streets of Kyoto with my son when we saw them. Two geisha, talking quietly in a lane. Then the ugliness began. ✔ (Niseko, on Hokkaido, has been called the Bali of snowfields because it has become overrun with Australians.) Geisha on the streets of Gion in Kyoto.Credit:Shutterstock As the ABC’s Carrington Clarke has pointed out, once far more Japanese came to Australia than the other way around


Opinion | America’s Elections Could Be Hacked. Go Vote Anyway.

10/20/2018, 12:37:11 AM
The system’s vulnerabilities are real, but please do not stay home. ✔ Hackers work most effectively in the dark, so they love voting machines that produce no paper verification ✔ Currently, five states Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, New Jersey and South Carolina run their elections entirely on paperless touch-screen machines ✔ How a Garden for the Poor Became a Playground for the Rich


'It's time for healing. The country expects nothing less'

10/20/2018, 3:47:56 AM
Kevin Rudd is moving on, working and living in Manhattan. He says he's no longer bitter, but there are a few things he'd like to clear up... ✔ Kevin, I know you're a socialist, replied Berlusconi ✔ They enjoy the Hamptons and the quaintly historic island of Nantucket, in nearby Massachusetts, in summer ✔ To read more from Good Weekend magazine, visit our page at The Sydney Morning Herald or The Age


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