Greece earthquake: Moment DESTRUCTIVE 6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Greece
10/26/2018, 8:33:03 AMSHOCKING footage shows the tremors felt by the powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the Ionian Sea, as vibrations were felt 31 miles south of the island of Zakynthos. ✔ A destructive earthquake struck approximately 133.5 kilometres southwest of Patras, with tremors hitting the tourist hotspot of Zakynthos at 1.50am local time on Friday morning (11.50pm on Thursday) ✔ Local media reported a 13th-century monastery had been damaged by the quake
Earthquake in Greece ROCKS country: Is it safe to visit? Latest FCO travel advice
10/26/2018, 8:04:42 AMGREECE has been hit by an earthquake with a 6.8 magnitude which was then followed by a series of 12 other quakes. Is it safe to visit the Greek island of Zante? Latest FCO travel safety advice here. ✔ Greece was hit by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake at 12.54am local time (11.54pm BST), with the epicentre located in the Ionian Sea, near the Greek Island of Zante and about 50 miles north-east of the city of Pyrgos ✔ The Greek General Secretariat for Civil Protection website has advice about what to do before, during and after an earthquake, and issues announcements about ongoing incidents
New Pompeii remains reveal final moments of people trying to escape horrifying volcano
10/26/2018, 10:19:55 AMTangled remains of more Pompeii victims have been discovered, showing how six people desperately tried to escape the horrifying devastation of the ancient volcanic eruption by tragically huddling inside a small house. ✔ READ MORE: Pompeii unveiled: Jaw-dropping drone footage shows extent of city’s excavation The Pompeians had sought refuge in the innermost room of the house, which, unlike the others, had resisted the first phase of the eruption, a spokesperson for the excavation said
These Banks are Escaping the Loan Drought
10/26/2018, 11:22:24 AMLending growth has remained stubbornly slow, but some regional banks are still finding ways to expand. ✔ The long-awaited rebound in bank lending isn’t coming ✔ Its shares fell 5.6% in one day and have continued to decline since ✔ One major reason is stepped up competition from nonbank lenders, including business-development companies, private-equity companies and the like
Rescuers search Dead Sea area for students swept away by flash flood
10/26/2018, 9:38:30 AMAt least 19 people were killed by the torrent, including 13 middle school students who were visiting hot springs in the area ✔ Civil defense officials have said the surge, caused by heavy rains, carried some victims several miles toward the Dead Sea ✔ This picture shows the site of a bus accident near the Dead Sea in Jordan on October 25, 2018 ✔ A student lays on a stretcher at a hospital after a bus accident near the Dead Sea in Jordan on Oct. 25, 2018
May's formula for a Brexit disaster, says FREDERICK FORSYTH
10/26/2018, 11:26:10 AMIT IS not rocket science but clear common sense: if you are going into a negotiation and there is a formula granting you about 80 per cent of what you want and it looks likely to pass, don't faff around. Grab it: 80 per cent is about as good as it gets. ✔ Well there are seven on the continent and cross-border traffic flows quite free of any friction ✔ The Tory Party is going to be consigned to no-member, novoter, no-donor history unless it sorts this Fubar (fouled up beyond all recognition) without delay
US Pacific territory appeals for help after Super Typhoon Yutu strikes
10/26/2018, 9:34:12 AM‘We want people to remember we are Americans and we exist,’ says lawmaker ✔ Officials on a remote US territory in the Pacific have appealed to the Trump administration for help with recovery efforts following the horrendous devastation caused by Super Typhoon Yutu ✔ Catalan separatists put on a show of strength and unity at celebrations of the region's national day, nearly a year after a failed attempt to break away from Spain
Greece Earthquake MAP: Island shook by quake - Was quake felt on Zante, Crete and Corfu?
10/26/2018, 8:19:27 AMGREECE was rocked by a magnitude-6.8 earthquake in the early hours of Friday morning but was the quake felt on Zante, Crete and Corfu? ✔ Mouzaki Village is close to the popular tourist destination of Laganas ✔ The tremor was also felt as far away as Albania, Italy, Libya and Malta ✔ Despite the frequency of the earthquakes, few cause injuries or significant damage ✔ Zakynthos is an island which has strict building safety codes due to the number of quakes that occur
Greece earthquake FELT in Italy: Huge 6.8 quake tremors felt for MILES as Europe rumbles
10/26/2018, 10:05:49 AMGREECE is still reeling from a major magnitude 6.8 earthquake which struck on Friday and was felt across the continent and as far away as Italy. ✔ The main harbour in Zante was damaged as a result but it was still functional, civil protection agency press spokesman Spyros Georgiou said ✔ The tourist destination is incredibly popular, with more than 200,000 international visitors flocking to the island in 2017 ✔ Greece straddles two tectonic plates and often suffers earthquakes
British tourists plea for help as Zante rocked by 6.8-magnitude quake
10/26/2018, 9:12:08 AMThe quake struck at 1.54 am in the Ionian sea off the coast of Zakynthos (Zante). British tourists on Twitter said they are terrified and 'want out' of the country. So far no casualties are reported. ✔ 'We are not facing any particular problems,' Zakynthos Mayor Pavlos Kolokotsas told Greek state broadcaster ERT ✔ Greece lies in one of the world's most earthquake-prone regions, with thousands of quakes recorded every year ✔ Zante has had severe earthquakes in the past, and as a result has a very strict building safety code
Men’s rights activist sues women’s craft beer club over ‘discrimination’
10/26/2018, 11:26:21 AM'I wanted to create a comfortable, safe environment for more women to actively join the conversation about craft beer,' says co-founder ✔ 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 1/50 24 October 2018 Police officers stand outside the home of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after a functional explosive device was attemptedly delivered to the couple AP 2/50 23 October 2018 Turkey's President Erdogan today accused Saudi Arabia of plotting the 'savage' murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi AP 3/50 22 October 2018 Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison (C) delivers a national apology to child sex abuse victims in the House of Representatives in Parliament House in Canberra on October 22, 2018
Brit couple's HORROR as plane crashes on volcano trip after engine failure
10/26/2018, 9:45:01 AMA BRITISH couple’s honeymoon trip to a volcano ended in disaster when their plane crashed after an engine failure. ✔ This is the runway that just saved our lives, he said ✔ Having this island next to us, because otherwise we would be in the sea ✔ The lucky Brit, a sports reporter from Jersey, later explained how if the plane had been 30 seconds further ahead they would have ended up in the sea or in a cliff
Majorca and Ibiza holidaymakers get REPRIEVE with plan to delay all-inclusive booze ban
10/26/2018, 8:58:45 AMPLANS to ban alcohol in all-inclusive holidays to Majorca and Ibiza may be delayed over politicians’ fears it could spell disaster in upcoming elections. ✔ Més says the Socialists want to avoid controversy with the hoteliers and the unions before the election and for that reason, they are paralysing it ✔ The Hotel Business Federation of Ibiza and Formentera says it will challenge any change to the present system in the courts
20 dead as floods sweep away students and teachers near the Dead Sea - Los Angeles Times
10/26/2018, 10:14:33 AMThirteen of the dead and 26 of about three dozen people wounded in the flash floods were middle school children, officials said. ✔ The body of a 12-year-old girl was found early Friday and several more people were still feared missing, said the director general of the Civil Defense, Mustafa al-Basaiah ✔ Israel's military said it also dispatched a rescue team at the request of the Jordanian government ✔ In April, 10 Israeli students were killed in a flash flood while on a hiking trip near the Dead Sea
Brit tourists caught in Zante quake 'forced to flee hotel with babies'
10/26/2018, 10:57:10 AMTERRIFIED Brits have told how they fled their hotels with their kids after a huge 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Greece. The massive tremor struck in the dead of night on the country’s west coast,… ✔ The massive tremor struck in the dead of night on the country’s west coast, with the holiday isle of Zante – also called Zakynthos – worst affected ✔ We’ve just had another bad aftershock and they keep coming ✔ We felt a quake about 1.30am and later a larger one half an hour later
Quake shakes Greek holiday island
10/26/2018, 8:58:08 AMThe 6.4-magnitude tremor caused no injuries, but damaged a local pier and a 13th Century monastery. ✔ There was serious damage to the medieval Strofades monastery on a small island close to the epicentre of the quake, but reports that it had been destroyed were unconfirmed ✔ EPA Although ferry services were not disrupted after the quake, vehicles were moved from the port away from the damaged jetty Reuters Much of the damage on Zakynthos was superficial because building standards were tightened after a 1953 quake
Jordan flash floods kill at least 19, including children on field trip
10/26/2018, 9:19:58 AMThe bodies of 18 people -- many of them schoolchildren -- who were swept to their deaths by flash floods near Jordan's Dead Sea area have been recovered. ✔ Rescuers are searching for missing people, the report added ✔ Divers and air force helicopters are taking part in the operation, Petra said ✔ Jordan's King Abdullah has canceled his attendance at a visit to a security summit in Bahrain on Friday because of the disaster, according to a tweet from the Royal Hashemite Court
AI WORLD FIRST: China develops 'shape-shifting' robot inspired by TERMINATOR
10/26/2018, 9:35:17 AMCHINESE scientists have developed a "shape-shifting" robot inspired by the Terminator films. ✔ His findings were published by scientific journal Advanced Materials ✔ Tang Shiyang, a research fellow involved in the study, added: We think liquid metal alloys could help with the development of self-reconfiguring robots that can change their own shape ✔ Reports also suggest the robot BB-8 from Star Wars, with a free-moving head, is being held as an inspiration for scientists
Search for survivors after Jordan floods kill 20 people, many...
10/26/2018, 9:15:33 AMRescuers combed the shores of Jordan's Dead Sea resort area early on Friday... ✔ The national flag was lowered to half mast in mourning as public opinion and politicians began raising questions in local media outlets about the preparedness of national emergencies services to cope with such a disaster ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Nelson, Scott Battle for Florida Senate Seat in Year’s Most Expensive Race
10/26/2018, 9:44:27 AMThe contest in Florida between Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and his challenger, Republican Gov. Rick Scott, is rife with national political significance, but it is being shaped by intensely local forces. ✔ ORLANDO, Fla.The Senate race in Florida is rife with national political significance, but it is being shaped by intensely local forces ✔ Former Vice President Joe Biden attends a campaign rally in Florida this week for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, left, and Mr. Nelson, right
Caitlyn Jenner Said She No Longer Supports Trump After The Latest Proposal To Roll Back Trans Rights
10/26/2018, 9:49:55 AM"I do not support Trump. I must learn from my mistakes and move forward." ✔ After two years of saying she's disappointed by the Trump administration's policies, Caitlyn Jenner announced Thursday that she is no longer supporting the president ✔ Over the weekend, the New York Times reported that an unreleased Trump administration memo would redefine gender as as a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth
From fistfights on the dance floor to a woman vomiting on the table during the best man’s speech...couples are shaming the worst behaved wedding guests ever
10/26/2018, 10:03:34 AMNO matter how much time and effort goes into planning the wedding of your dreams, some aspects of the day are always well and truly out of the bride’s control. And while we might just have t… ✔ Corbis - Getty 5 While most couples cringe over best man's speeches, one family descended into a fist fight in the middle of the reception Trying to style out the embarrassing moment, the woman then threw her napkin down on her vomit and calmly walked outside where her angry husband had already been waiting
Soy destruction in Argentina leads straight to our dinner plates
10/26/2018, 10:39:31 AMArgentina’s Gran Chaco forest is being razed for soya, ending up in European animal feed troughs, and on our plates. It’s the backbone of Argentina’s fragile economy, but has come at a price for the indigenous people who live there ✔ The export boom for commodities like soya bean helped Argentina’s economy grow a staggering yearly average 7.7% between 2004-10, after its cataclysmic 2001-2002 economic crash ✔ The world is a place for us, the big spenders, the big money grabbers – that’s who the world is for
Escapes: The unparalleled pleasure of finding the aloha spirit in Hawaii - Los Angeles Times
10/26/2018, 10:14:30 AMOn Oahu, 20 restaurants that won't break your vacation budget, plus a head-turning rental vehicle on Maui, surfing for all, and healing waters near Hilo on Hawaii Island. Plus two legends prepare to exit Las Vegas and trash talk in San Francisco. ✔ We know readers enjoy Hawaii, so for that alone, creating this issue was a joy ✔ Tour boats in Copenhagen, Denmark, which was selected as Lonely Planet's top city to visit in 2019 ✔ Times packaged-just-for-you mini-tomes, go to the Los Angeles Times Newsletter page
Merkel & Macron’s Presence at Syria Talks Will Seal Putin’s Diplomatic Triumph – On One Condition
10/26/2018, 10:38:02 AMBy coming to Saturday’s summit in Istanbul, European leaders are admitting that Russia is now dictating the terms on Syria. But Vladimir Putin’s 3-year gambit won’t be vindicated until a resolution comes in Idlib and beyond. While all parties in the so-called quadrilateral talks have been given equal billing, Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron’s role will be to salvage the best deal for Europe from the accord that was struck without them by Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month. ✔ By coming to Saturday’s summit in Istanbul, European leaders are admitting that Russia is now dictating the terms on Syria ✔ But the gloating amid the geopolitical games will ring hollow for as long as the war, which has taken around half a million lives, continues
How did Donald Trump become president? A slew of new documentaries tackle the question - Los Angeles Times
10/26/2018, 10:26:49 AMA slew of new political-themed documentaries are examining what we can learn from the 2016 presidential election and those who helped Donald Trump get elected, including Roger Ailes and Steve Bannon. ✔ For me, making movies is part of my curiosity about what the hell is going on in the world and trying to figure out things at least for myself, if not others ✔ But as its title implies, Ferguson hopes viewers will recognize correlations between the events of 1972 and 2018 ✔ Increasing awareness of what’s going on, to me, is better than remaining silent
Penicillin caused burns to 90 PER CENT of this woman's skin
10/26/2018, 10:06:32 AMCamille Lagier, from Avignon in the south of France, was left with the extreme burns because of a condition called toxic epidermal necrolysis, which is thought to only affect one in a million. ✔ It is a form of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), but affects more than 30 per cent of the body rather than SJS' less than 10 per cent ✔ It's very long but it's worth it.' Read more about Miss Lagier's recovery and read her tips at @aftermylyell on Instagram and aftermylyell.com
27 Kitchen Products That'll Save You A Ton Of Space
10/26/2018, 10:02:59 AMGet the clutter-free tiny kitchen of your dreams! ✔ Xtina Get it from Amazon for $20.87 (available in silver or bronze) ✔ Check out all of BuzzFeed’s gift guides! The best things at three price points The best things at three price points More BuzzFeed Reviews More BuzzFeed Reviews
How Beetlejuice overcame its strangeness to become a cult classic
10/26/2018, 8:31:16 AMMultiple rewrites, hesitant actors and mixed reviews – Jacob Stolworthy on how Tim Burton's hilarious spin on the haunted house film almost never happened, as it celebrates its 30th-anniversary re-release ✔ A screenplay is slammed on the table in front of producer Larry Wilson ✔ I [would go over to] Michael’s house and the two of us would come up with jokes ✔ The New Yorker ’s Pauline Kael, acknowledging its arduous journey to screen, wrote: The best of WC Fields was often half gummed up, and that doesn’t seem to matter 55 years later
Tim Moore: My 6,000-mile road trip through the Trump heartland... in a 93-year-old Ford Model T
10/26/2018, 10:07:19 AMBy noon on the last day of August, eight weeks after I’d set off from the Atlantic coast, the sizeable town of Bend, Oregon, lay in sight: ✔ At the halfway point, it had transpired through a series of faltering admissions that nobody present had ever performed such an operation on a Model T, or for that matter done much of anything else to one ✔ To order your copy for £12.99 plus p&p, call 0844-871 1514 or visit books.telegraph.co.uk
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