Politician lambasted for suggesting Indonesia quake disaster was god’s wrath against gay people
10/24/2018, 6:01:40 AMWith money laundering charges pending, the president of Malaysia’s main opposition party stoked outrage among ministers by suggesting natural disasters are god’s punishment for transgender and homosexual communities. ✔ Of all the pressing issues the Opposition Leader @Zahid_Hamidi could have raised, he chose this ✔ Dalam UMNO ja dah terlalu banyak sampai dah hilang kiraan ✔ In August, Amnesty International hit out at local government for sentencing two women to be caned for attempting sexual relations in Terengganu state
Hurricane Willa Slams Into Mexico's Pacific Coast As Strong Category 3 Storm
10/24/2018, 6:18:20 AMWith winds of 115 mph, the storm is now advancing towards the state of Durango. ✔ Willa weakened as it moved inland but was still blowing winds of 115 mph more than an hour after it struck the coast and began advancing towards the state of Durango ✔ Even buildings up to 1,640 feet distant from the coastline could lose power and suffer physical damage, Mexico’s National Meteorological Service said
Hurricane Willa makes landfall in Mexico with 120mph winds
10/24/2018, 5:22:50 AMReports of blackouts and damage to some structures as category 3 storm hits the coast south-east of Mazatlan ✔ Hurricane Willa has swept onto Mexico’s Pacific mainland with 120mph (195km/h) winds, hitting beach towns, fishing villages and farms after roaring over an offshore penal colony ✔ But not everyone wanted to leave, even though authorities made it clear that he who stays does so at his own peril
Hurricane Willa CRASHES into Mexico - 120 mile per hour winds BATTER coastal areas
10/24/2018, 5:06:19 AMHURRICANE Willa crashed into central Mexico’s Pacific coast at around 5pm local time (1am BST), with the Category three strength storm bringing 120 mile per hour winds and dumping torrential rain. ✔ In the coastal city of Mazatlan, a major tourist hub, 182 people took refuge in the city’s main convention centre which had been turned into a shelter ✔ While the storm is expected to dissipate significantly, it could still bring heavy rain to Texas later in the week as it continues its journey northwards
Willa dumping "torrential rains" on parts of Mexico after becoming tropical storm
10/24/2018, 7:04:06 AMDamage reports sketchy; storm had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph after slamming ashore as Cat 3 hurricane packing 120 mph winds ✔ Authorities declined to comment on precautions that were taken at the prison, citing security concerns, but said the safety of inmates was a priority ✔ Some families took shelter at the Mazatlan convention center, spreading out blankets along the walls to wait out the storm
Small plane smashes into Los Angeles county highway
10/24/2018, 5:12:17 AM'I picked a spot on the freeway,' says pilot who walked away unharmed ✔ Rescuers scrabbled through mud for survivors after the powerful earthquake sent hillsides crashing down onto homes, killing at least nine people and leaving dozens of people missing AFP/Getty 49/50 5 September 2018 US Capitol Police arrest a protestor as Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the second day of his US Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing to be an Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court
Rapper dies after falling off aeroplane wing during music video
10/24/2018, 5:12:26 AMThe 34-year-old trained "intensively" for months to perform the stunt ✔ President Donald Trump's newest Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is expected to face punishing questioning from Democrats this week over his endorsement of presidential immunity and his opposition to abortion AFP/Getty 50/50 4 September 2018 Damaged traffic boards and telecommunication relay poles after they were brought down by strong winds caused by typhoon Jebi in Osaka
Hurricane Willa weakens while hurtling inland from Mexico's Pacific...
10/24/2018, 5:14:42 AMHurricane Willa's fierce winds began to ease as the powerful storm barreled... ✔ REUTERS/Henry Romero Willa, a Category 3 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, hit late on Tuesday near the town of Isla del Bosque in the northwestern state of Sinaloa with winds of 120 mph (195 kph), thrashing buildings with rain in the coastal towns and resorts where thousands of people moved to safety ✔ It knocked down trees, lamps, poles, walls, she added by telephone ✔ The storm drove into Mexico about 50 miles (80 km) south of Mazatlan, a major city and tourist resort in Sinaloa ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
A-list actors team up for $17 million movie 'Mount Paektu'
10/24/2018, 7:03:17 AMundefined ✔ They recently gave final approval for their appearance in the movie, according to reports ✔ Star director Kim Yong-hwa will guide shooting that begins next year with a 20 billion won ($17.7 million) budget ✔ Lee will play a North Korean agent struggling to prevent an eruption, while Ha is a South Korean agent on the same mission
Joe Biden says silence in the face of white supremacy 'is complicity' during fiery speech against Trump
10/24/2018, 6:47:02 AMFormer vice president gins up support for Democrats in fiery Orlando speech ahead of midterms ✔ President Donald Trump's newest Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is expected to face punishing questioning from Democrats this week over his endorsement of presidential immunity and his opposition to abortion AFP/Getty 50/50 4 September 2018 Damaged traffic boards and telecommunication relay poles after they were brought down by strong winds caused by typhoon Jebi in Osaka
How to fix America's voting system. Make it more like Australia
10/24/2018, 5:12:22 AMMore than 90 per cent of Australians typically turn out to cast ballots for a federal election compared to 55 per cent of eligible Americans during the 2016 presidential election ✔ US President Donald Trump threatened to send the military to close its southern border if Mexico fails to stem the onslaught of migrants from Central America, in a series of tweets that blamed Democrats ahead of the midterm elections AFP/Getty 7/50 17 October 2018 Smoke billows following an Israeli air strike around the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah
Stacey Abrams' burning the Georgia flag with Confederate symbols resurfaces on the eve of a major debate
10/24/2018, 5:12:19 AMIf elected, Stacy Abrams could become the first black female governor of the nation ✔ - Morrison on October 22 issued an emotive apology to children who suffered sexual abuse, saying the state had failed to protect them from evil dark crimes committed over decades AFP/Getty 3/50 21 October 2018 A derailed train in Yian, eastern Taiwan
Defiant John Bolton signals no way back for arms control treaty after Vladimir Putin meeting
10/24/2018, 5:12:09 AMDonald Trump's national security advisor warns Russia ‘not to mess with American elections’ ✔ Investigations in to the rocket's malfunction are ongoing Reuters 14/50 People look on at a damaged store after Hurricane Michael passed through Panama City, Florida ✔ They want to show the world they can withdraw from any agreements they don’t like
Hurricane Willa weakens while hurtling inland from Mexico's Pacific coast
10/24/2018, 7:17:14 AMHurricane Willa's fierce winds began to ease as the powerful storm barreled inland over Mexico early on Wednesday, leaving power outages and toppled trees on the coast but no deaths, an official said. ✔ Source: NOAA A satellite image of Hurricane Willa on Oct. 22nd, 2018 ✔ The population took cover in time, and this is the result, said Luis Felipe Puente, head of the country's Civil Protection agency, adding that roads would be open on Wednesday ✔ It knocked down trees, lamps, poles, walls, she added by telephone
Another firm admits to faking data on quake equipment
10/24/2018, 7:56:34 AMCivil engineering company Kawakin Holdings Co. on Oct. 23 admitted its subsidiary falsified inspecti ✔ These facilities are located in 26 prefectures, including Tokyo and Osaka, and some of the suspect equipment was exported to Taiwan, the company said ✔ Kawakin Holdings President Shinkichi Suzuki said at a news conference on Oct. 23 that three in-house inspectors are believed to have been involved in the data falsifications
Boston mayor blames his bad luck for refusal to wager with Garcetti over Dodgers-Red Sox World Series - Los Angeles Times
10/24/2018, 5:12:14 AMAlthough it is customary for the mayors of competing cities to place friendly bets on major sporting events, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said Tuesday that he has stopped making sports bets because he lost several after taking office in 2014. ✔ We did have a conversation yesterday, Walsh said of Garcetti ✔ meal to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner if the Dodgers lost the Series ✔ Pastrami sandwiches and lobster are at stake in the bet offered by Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore to Boston Police Commissioner William Gross
Draft bill omits state burden for nuclear accident compensation
10/24/2018, 5:41:15 AMAfter more than three years of discussions, the nuclear damage compensation law will be left largely ✔ Calls arose to raise the insurance limit for electric power companies beyond 120 billion yen ✔ However, the insurance industry would not agree to any higher amount, and no change was made in the limit ✔ (This article was compiled from reports by Yusuke Ogawa and Senior Staff Writer Noriyoshi Ohtsuki.)
Prize-winning director Kawase to shoot Tokyo Olympics film
10/24/2018, 5:14:50 AMAcclaimed Japanese film director Naomi Kawase is to helm the official film of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic ✔ Japan will undergo changes through the Olympic Games, and I will make a film that captures the stories, which, I believe, will touch people’s hearts all over the world, Kawase, 49, told a news conference in Tokyo to mark the Oct. 23 announcement ✔ I hope I can convey that spiritual nature, she said ✔ As for the most recent Olympic Games held in Japan, the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, American film director Bud Greenspan was handed the task
Abe urges parties to present constitutional amendment plans as Diet session opens
10/24/2018, 7:17:35 AMPrime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday urged political parties to present to the Diet their draft amendments to Japan's pacifist constitution as a step toward his long-cherished goal of revising the supreme law. At the beginning of a 48-day extraordinary Diet session, Abe called for each party's "efforts to deepen… ✔ Having been re-elected for another three-year term as LDP head, Abe has a chance of becoming Japan's longest-serving prime minister ✔ Opposition parties plan to grill Abe over his cabinet picks embroiled in scandals, including regional revitalization minister Satsuki Katayama, who is alleged to have accepted money from the owner of a manufacturing company in return for asking tax authorities for special treatment on the firm's behalf
Our planet can’t take many more populists like Brazil’s Bolsonaro | Jonathan Watts
10/24/2018, 5:12:09 AMJust when Earth badly needs pro-environment leaders, we get strongmen, says Jonathan Watts, the Guardian’s global environment editor ✔ Unless every poll is wildly wrong, Brazil will probably elect a racist, sexist, homophobic advocate of torture at the end of this month ✔ The main stock index and exchange rate of the Brazilian real spiked after his first round win ✔ Britain is pushing ahead with fracking, Germany with coal and Norway with oil exploration
'Italy's budget crisis is a bigger threat to the EU than Brexit'
10/24/2018, 5:12:10 AMThe Italian banks and treasury are like two drunken giants propping each other up, inextricably linked by mutual weakness. When the crisis hits, they will go down together ✔ Fog in Channel, Continent cut off is a headline that, so I always thought, appeared in the Yorkshire Post in about 1910 ✔ The Italians are deciding to stay put, yet not doing their share of the washing and not chipping in to the house share budget ✔ It will be, more or less, business as usual for Jean-Claude Juncker and his mates
Ending China's birth controls will not spark baby boom
10/24/2018, 4:41:44 AMCost plays bigger role than state policy in deciding whether to have children ✔ Our survey respondents, all of whom live in urban areas, are grappling with rising living costs while government spending on social services has not kept up ✔ Our team of researchers in these key markets combine findings from our proprietary surveys with on-the-ground research to provide predictive analysis for investors
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