Severe storm fails to dampen Invictus opening
10/20/2018, 11:42:31 AMThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex officially opened the Invictus Games tonight despite a severe storm which hit Sydney delaying the ceremony at the Sydney Opera House for over an hour. ✔ Lord mayor of Sydney Clover Moore and Stephen Moore, former captain of the Wallabies, welcomed foreign guests to the ceremony ✔ The royal couple will spend this week in Queensland, before returning to Sydney for the official closing of the games at Olympic Park next Saturday
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry dazzle at Invictus Games reception after huge tropical storm delays opening ceremony
10/20/2018, 11:20:25 AMPRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle dazzled crowds as they put on a loved-up display at the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games in Sydney. The ceremony was hit with delays due to a tropical rain stor… ✔ The first ever Invictus Games took place in March 2014 at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, United Kingdom ✔ In Latin, Invictus means unconquered or undefeated, capturing the spirit of the injured services personnel who take part ✔ Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368
Harry and Meghan caught up in terrifying STORM as lightning STRIKES Sydney
10/20/2018, 9:47:30 AMPRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle have arrived for the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games – but it has been delayed due to a terrifying tropical storm. ✔ Due to the speed, volatility and potential impacts of thunderstorms it is recommended people pay particular attention to warnings issued by the Bureau of Meteorology and other emergency agencies, BOM NSW/ACT weather services manager Jake Phillips said in a statement
70 government buildings may have faulty quake equipment
10/20/2018, 7:47:34 AMAll anti-earthquake oil dampers installed at Tokyo Skytree meet government safety standards, but the ✔ That means condominium complexes, which account for about one-third of the facilities with possibly faulty equipment, were not named on Oct. 19 ✔ KYB and its subsidiary could also face criminal and civil trials related to their shipping of substandard oil dampers
Prince Harry drops first DAD JOKE and GUSHES over 'my wife' Meghan and their baby
10/20/2018, 11:57:30 AMPRINCE Harry dropped his first dad joke as he opened a storm-hit Invictus Games today. ✔ (Pic: GETTY/SAMIR HUSSEIN/WIREIMAGE) The dad-to-be gushed over my wife Meghan Markle and their first baby in the opening ceremony of the games ✔ He had taken to the stage to officially start the games an hour later than scheduled after a terrifying storm struck the Australian city ✔ It's your job to cheer them on and share their stories
The silent struggle at the heart of Brexit
10/20/2018, 8:05:37 AMBuried beneath the epicenter of the Brexit earthquake lies a fault plane that is far too often ignored. Too many of the interested parties fail to understand one another's priorities. ✔ MUST WATCH (CNN)Buried beneath the epicenter of the Brexit earthquake lies a fault plane that is far too often ignored ✔ However, in Brussels, many believe that the UK's need for a trade deal with the EU is so great that Barnier will continue to call all the shots
Royal tour: Why has Prince Harry’s Invictus Games opening ceremony been delayed?
10/20/2018, 11:18:21 AMTHE OPENING ceremony of the fourth Invictus Games in Sydney was delayed on Saturday, but why was the start time of the opening of the games pushed back? ✔ Sydney was hit by heavy downpours and an electrical storm in the hour leading up the scheduled start time of the opening ceremony of 7.30pm local time (9.30am BST) ✔ Videos and images from Sydney show lightning strikes and thunderous clouds above the city as the ceremony was about to start ✔ The opening ceremony of the Invictus Games can be watched online here
The 20 photographs of the week
10/20/2018, 7:33:09 AMThe disappearance of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the aftermath of the earthquake in Palu, protests in Gaza and migrants in Central America and Mexico – the week captured by the world’s best photojournalists ✔ Photograph: Fred Lancelot/AP Gaza Palestinian protesters carry tyres as smoke billows around them at the border between Israel and Gaza ✔ Jihadists failed to meet a deadline to leave a planned buffer zone ringing the country’s last rebel bastion, casting fresh doubt over a deal to avert bloodshed
Star Wars 9: Mark Hamill makes THIS declaration after wading in on Last Jedi Luke backlash
10/20/2018, 11:53:45 AMMARK HAMILL has put his foot down on social media after offering up his opinions on the divisive Luke arc in The Last Jedi. ✔ Mark Hamill plays Luke Skywalker in Star Wars (Image: LUCASFILM) Hamill has been outspoken online (Image: GETTY) In a documentary released earlier this year, Hamill said: You have your own interpretation of how the character should be utilised ✔ Also back are the likes of Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian, and - thanks to unused footage from the last two films - the late Carrie Fisher as Leia
'We never used to have fires like this': the human cost of California's wildfires
10/20/2018, 11:09:24 AMPhotographer Gideon Mendel documents the residents of Shasta county as they return to their fire-ravaged homes ✔ About 10.30pm, my son called me – he’s a sergeant with the sheriff’s office ✔ One day you go to bed thinking you’re going to wake up and go to work at the post office; the next morning you find yourself in the middle of a disaster and living on the other side of the county
At least 59 killed as train hits crowd in northern India
10/20/2018, 9:16:53 AMIndian Railway Board Chairman, Ashwani Lohani on Saturday said they should not be held responsible after a commuter train traveling at high speed killed at least 59 people. ✔ Hundreds had gathered to watch the burning of an effigy as part of the Dussehra festival celebrations, when a commuter train ran through the crowd ✔ India’s state railways, largely built during colonial rule, have an appalling safety record after decades of underinvestment in rail safety infrastructure, as the priority has remained more on keeping fares low for the 23 million passengers who use the network daily
'Consequences were unimaginable' Moment Charles admitted he was not faithful to Diana
10/20/2018, 11:06:40 AMPRINCE Charles publicly admitted he was not faithful to Princess Diana in a documentary in 1994, with the consequences of the move described as “unimaginable”. ✔ Prince Charles publicly admitted he was not faithful to Princess Diana in a documentary in 1994 (Image: GETTY/ITN) Charles and Diana had announced their separation in 1992 (Image: GETTY) Ms Junor said: It had begun as such a well-intentioned exercise, but the consequences were unimaginable and the deal that Aylard struck with Dimbleby, without consulting anyone in the household, had left the Prince very exposed
BREXIT POWER GRAB: Frankfurt’s aim to REPLACE London as financial centre ‘is UNREALISTIC'
10/20/2018, 9:08:18 AMFRANKFURT’s hopes of poaching top City financiers after Brexit are “wholly unrealistic”, former Chief Secretary to the Treasury Greg Hands has said, pointing out that more people work in London’s Square Mile than actually live in the German city. ✔ Frank proceeds to charm her by listing the many things his city has to offer, from food and culture to great nightlife ✔ The much bigger thing would be if we got a Labour Government and Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister of course, which could happen unless we're careful
Prince Charles ‘expected damaged Diana to be in his shadow’ not to become global icon
10/20/2018, 4:45:40 AMPRINCE Charles could not deal with Princess Diana overshadowing him and growing into a global superstar, it has been revealed. ✔ He said: Whomever I choose is going to have a jolly hard job, always in my shadow ✔ So she was a toy, she was a kind of Barbie doll as far as he as concerned ✔ But, their friendship quickly spiralled into a romance and the couple married a few months later ✔ Charles, on the other hand, was a very needy young man
Japan to invite ASEAN air force officers to observe SDF training
10/20/2018, 9:25:54 AMAsia-focused English-language publication that brings you insights about business, finance, economic and political news, comments and analysis for Asia, by Asia on asia.nikkei.com ✔ Iwaya also expressed his willingness to invite field officers to the Self-Defense Forces' tabletop exercises while expanding Japan's humanitarian and disaster-relief support to the region ✔ The ministers noted that this year marks the 45th year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation, and commended the significant progress in all areas of political-security, economic, and sociocultural cooperation
Ex-India state official: Most train victims migrant workers
10/20/2018, 9:33:28 AMNEW DELHI (AP) — A former state government official says most of the casualties of a train disaster that killed dozens in northern India were migrant workers. R.C. Yadev, former chairman of Punjab state's Workers Welfare Board, said Saturday that many of the 60 killed and dozens injured when a speeding train ran over a crowd celebrating the Hindu festival of Dussehra on Friday night had left their families in neighboring states to work in factories and shops in Punjab. A local Congress party politician had organized the event at a clearing near the railway tracks on the outskirts of Amritsar. Hundreds were watching the burning of an effigy of the demon Ravana as fireworks went off when two trains crossed the tracks in opposite directions, giving people little opportunity to escape.
New wool order: Feeding the ravenous red dragon
10/20/2018, 10:42:32 AMChina has overtaken Europe as the biggest market for Australian merino wool – and their high-tech factories are refining the product and creating demand. ✔ When asked what it was like then, she laughs, pauses to smile, and laughs again ✔ For want of a better term, call it 'sneaker culture' ✔ They use algorithms to monitor and track the movement within a flock ✔ To read more from Good Weekend magazine, visit our page at The Sydney Morning Herald or The Age
Who is Saudi Arabia’s crown prince? A reformer and ruthless ruler
10/20/2018, 9:11:52 AMSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s two sides: progressive leader and ruthless ruler. The death of a Saudi journalist may be his undoing. ✔ Saudi movie lovers are watching Hollywood blockbusters again for the first time in more than three decades ✔ This man has now been under house arrest for over a year and is reportedly being drugged ✔ Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Photo: Saudi Royal Palace via AFP/Getty Images)
Khashoggi on life under MBS: 'Nobody dares to speak'
10/20/2018, 7:37:59 AMIn his last interview with Al Jazeera UpFront, the late Saudi journalist spoke on the need for debate in Saudi Arabia. ✔ Al Jazeera's UpFront looks back to a March interview with the man who dared to criticise the Saudi royal leadership ✔ So, it had been extremely…extreme when Saudi Arabia was founded, and then by the late 1970s it had gotten much, much more liberal ✔ MBS is the great reformer in the eyes of some people
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