Greece earthquake: Zante hit by series of tremors days after devastating quake
10/29/2018, 1:46:52 PMA SERIES of earthquakes have struck Greece in the same location as the mega tremors hit last week. ✔ The earthquake had a depth of around 16 kilometres and according to reports it lasted 15 to 30 seconds ✔ The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the earthquake sparked a small tsunami of 15 to 20 cm on local beaches ✔ Zante is a tourist hotspot (Image: GETTY) Local media reported that a 15th century monastery in the Strofades area of the island had been damaged
Strongest earth earthquake yet near controversial Lancashire fracking site
10/29/2018, 1:24:42 PMCuadrilla, the company carrying out the fracking work, says it has paused its operation after the seismic event measuring 1.1.ml ✔ An earthquake with the 'strongest magnitude' yet has been recorded at the controversial fracking site in Lancashire ✔ Cuadrilla, the company carrying out the fracking work, says it has paused its operation after the seismic event measuring 1.1 magnitude
Argentina earthquake: Has anyone died after 6.4 magnitude quake hits Argentina coast?
10/29/2018, 12:46:45 PMARGENTINA has been rocked by a massive earthquake. But has anyone died after the 6.4 magnitude quake hits Argentina coast? ✔ The earthquake struck the resort town of Ushuaia in Argentina, the US Geological States Geological Survey has confirmed ✔ The earthquake occurred in a hazardous stretch of water which is also known as the Drake Passage ✔ The western edge of South America is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire
REVEALED: How Kate Middleton saved Prince William from 'DISASTER' when they first met
10/29/2018, 12:03:37 PMKATE Middleton was able to save Prince William from “personal disaster” when they met at university, a documentary has claimed. ✔ Prince Charles was shocked at the thought of his son abandoning university life but was sympathetic enough to devise a withdrawal strategy ✔ As they said by their own account, they were friends first and then the romance began ✔ Kate Middleton: Working Class to Windsor is available to watch on Amazon Prime now
Kenya's Maasai Mara nature reserve: Where an environmental disaster is in the making
10/29/2018, 3:17:02 PMFOCUS : The Maasai Marai is one of the most renowned and visited nature reserves in Kenya, home to millions of animals and famous for its sweepin... ✔ The Maasai Marai is one of the most renowned and visited nature reserves in Kenya, home to millions of animals and famous for its sweeping savannahs ✔ But this pillar of Kenya’s tourism is drying up at a rapid pace ✔ The combined effects of upstream deforestation, booming demography and poor management of water resources mean an environmental disaster is in the making
Hero doctor died rushing into gunfire at synagogue to help the wounded
10/29/2018, 2:16:25 PMThe doctor is one of 11 killed in what's being considered the deadliest attacks against Jews in US history ✔ She also dug a cave under her home AFP/Getty 49/50 11 September 2018 People waving pro-independence Catalan flags 'Esteladas' while holding letters reading independence during a pro-independence demonstration in Barcelona to mark the National Day of Catalonia, the Diada
Flight disruption from UK-EU is 'theoretically possible' in the event of a no-deal Brexit, says Chris Grayling
10/29/2018, 2:06:30 PM‘Crashing out without a deal would be a total disaster for the UK aviation sector,’ says Labour’s shadow aviation minister ✔ Chris Grayling told the Airport Operators Association (AOA) annual conference: It is theoretically possible that EASA [the European Aviation Safety Agency] could refuse or delay the certification of UK-certified planes ✔ I have not met one single person, either in the commission or a member state, who believes there will be an interruption to aviation ✔ It’s pretty clear that people who would have come to the UK to work have gone elsewhere
The Editor Of Waitrose Food Proposed A Series About "Killing Vegans" And Force-Feeding Them Meat After A Vegan Journalist Sent Him A Pitch
10/29/2018, 3:04:06 PM"Thanks for this. How about a series on killing vegans, one by one. Ways to trap them? How to interrogate them properly? Expose their hypocrisy? Force-feed them meat?" ✔ I wasn’t telling him to go vegan, or not eat meat, or that it’s bad to – I was just suggesting including some more plant-based recipes in the magazine ✔ But having such an angry, vitriolic response to someone who’s simply trying to reduce the harm they cause to animals and the environment is something I can’t understand
Glance around France: Alsace is back on the French map and Strasbourg gears up for Christmas
10/29/2018, 2:05:59 PMIn today's round-up of news stories from around France we look at the return of Alsace to the French map (kind of) the fierce winds that battering Corisca (see videos) and how Strasbourg is already getting ready for Christmas. ✔ La #Dictature des #Chasseurs : les ramasseurs de champignons obligés de porter des gilets fluo dans une commune de Savoie https://t.co/1mlfJrerKU via @franceinfo Sarah Agena β Α Ω Ⓥ (@sarah_agena) October 28, 2018 The mayor of the Alpine village of Jarsy has passed a decree that forces mushroom pickers and other walkers to wear fluorescent jackets while out in the mountains in order to make it easier for hunters to spot them and not mistake them for a wild animal, as is believed to have been the case with the shooting of Marc Sutton
Cry me a river: Low water levels causing chaos in Germany
10/29/2018, 12:19:07 PMBERLIN (AP) — A new island in Lake Constance. A river in Berlin flowing backward. Dead fish on the banks of lakes and ponds. Barges barely loaded so they don't run aground. A hot, dry summer has left German rivers and lakes at record low water levels, causing chaos for the inland shipping industry, environmental damage and billions of euros (dollars) in losses — a scenario that experts warn could portend the future as global temperatures rise. The drought-like conditions have hit nearly 90 percent of the country this year.
Horror as couple CANED in street just for standing too close to each other
10/29/2018, 3:31:42 PMA YOUNG couple have been lashed with a cane in Indonesia simply for the crime of standing too close to each other. ✔ A 21-year-old woman is helped to her feet after receiving lashings in Aceh, Indonesia (Image: AFP/Getty) The extremely conservative rulers of the province have outlawed alcohol, gambling, homosexuality and relationships outside of marriage ✔ Human rights charity Amnesty International have said they are seriously concerned about the oppressive laws and inhumane sentences
This Is How We Radicalized The World
10/29/2018, 2:04:58 PMOn Sunday, far-right evangelical Jair Bolsonaro was elected president of Brazil. The era of being surprised at this kind of politics is over. Now we have to live with what we've done. ✔ Supporters of Brazilian right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro take part in a rally along Paulista Avenue, in São Paulo, Brazil, on Sept ✔ Poland's National Independence Day in Warsaw on Nov. 11, 2017 ✔ The town laid in ruins until 2017, when a nearby municipality decided to try and transform it into a functioning town
Mexican voters reject $13-billion plan for new airport and back cheaper alternative
10/29/2018, 12:49:38 PMVoters casting ballots over four days have overwhelmingly rejected a plan to complete construction of a $13 billion new airport outside of Mexico City. Instead, they favored a more modest plan to upgrade the capital's current airport and build two commercial runways on a military base. ✔ The new airport was the signature infrastructure effort of outgoing President Enrique Peña Nieto ✔ Among the project’s major investors is Mexico’s richest man, Carlos Slim, whose construction company is involved in the effort ✔ But critics called the new airport an overpriced boondoggle and environmental calamity in a fragile ecosystem
21 dead in east China mining accident
10/29/2018, 12:30:26 PMTwenty-one miners have been confirmed dead after a rock burst destroyed part of a mining tunnel in east China earlier this month. The only survivor was found on October 21 - one day after the accident. ✔ Twenty-one miners have been confirmed dead after a rock burst destroyed part of a mining tunnel in east China earlier this month, state media reported Monday ✔ More than 700 rescuers have been sent down the mine to look for survivors in the past nine days
Questions over why new Boeing 737 model crashed months after delivery
10/29/2018, 1:33:57 PMMystery still surrounds why Lion Air's brand new Boeing-737 MAX 8, which went into service for the carrier just months ago, crashed this morning off Indonesia with 189 people on board. ✔ It has been dubbed the 'short haul plane of the future' and the 'new darling of the aviation world' ✔ Edward Sirait said his company was operating 11 of the same model and that there were no plans to ground the rest of them ✔ that's common, but a far cry from something that would threaten the safety of an airplane'
Doomed Indonesian plane with 189 on board had asked to return to base
10/29/2018, 3:00:58 PMAn Indonesian aircraft with 189 people on board crashed into the sea on Monday as it tried to circle back to the capital, Jakarta, from where it had taken off minutes earlier, and there were likely no survivors, officials said. ✔ Privately owned Lion Air said the aircraft had been in operation since August, was airworthy, with its pilot and co-pilot together having accumulated 11,000 hours of flying time ✔ 'Be patient' The plane went down in waters about 30 meters to 35 meters (98 to 115 ft) deep ✔ It is one of the U.S. planemaker's largest customers globally
Indonesia plane with 189 on board crashes after asking to return to...
10/29/2018, 2:50:40 PMAn Indonesian aircraft with 189 people on board crashed into the sea on Monday a... ✔ Rescue officials said they had recovered some human remains from the crash site, about 15 km (9 miles) off the coast ✔ A Reuters witness saw more body bags arriving at the port ✔ The plane went down in waters about 30 meters to 35 meters (98 to 115 ft) deep ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Government 'must act now' to prepare for coal transition: report
10/29/2018, 1:09:16 PMPower workers and their communities face bleak and uncertain futures if Australia doesn’t properly manage the closure of coal-fired power stations in the transition to renewable energy, a new report has found. ✔ Victoria’s Hazelwood power station was the latest to close in March last year, one of 10 coal-fired stations to have closed since 2012 ✔ Coal power workers, communities and regions have contributed enormously to Australia’s prosperity and they should not be abandoned to deal with the fallout of energy transition on their own
California Today: A Costly Race for State Superintendent
10/29/2018, 1:36:35 PMMonday: a battle over education policy, a World Series defeat for the Dodgers and the proliferation of CBD. ✔ Here’s the sign-up .) Even among the most engaged voters, the race for state superintendent may not attract much attention ✔ [The Los Angeles Times] • The 2018 midterms campaign is ending amid gun violence, pipe bombs and partisan finger-pointing ✔ Tell us what you want to see: CAtoday@nytimes.com
Bake Off fans dub 'adorable' Kim-Joy the 'absolute favourite to win'
10/29/2018, 4:00:27 PMViewers have named Kim-Joy their 'absolute favourite to win' in a series of gushing tweets with some calling for her to release a cookbook. ✔ Technical: La gateu vert Kim-Joy came in fourth place behind Rahul who took second ✔ Showstopper: Chocolate collar cake Kim-Joy's Yuzu & Raspberry Genoise Cat Cake impressed in looks but was 'slightly too dry' according to Paul ✔ Though he was able to redeem himself with the Mille-Feuille
Analysis | The Daily 202: Democrats tiptoe around Trump in House races that will decide majority
10/29/2018, 1:52:29 PMTim Kaine says they’re learning the right lesson from his loss in 2016. ✔ Again Saturday, he looked death in the face not in his native Hungary, where nationalism is resurgent, but in the country where he found sanctuary after the Second World War ✔ POP BOTTLES!!! 🍾#DAMAGEDONE pic.twitter.com/B67motpiXg Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) October 29, 2018
The Health 202: Four red states will vote on Medicaid expansion in the midterms
10/29/2018, 12:18:44 PMPartisans are going direct to the ballot on the issue. ✔ Reuniting the 14 newly identified separated children won’t be easy, either ✔ The National Press Club hosts an event on next-generation broadband and telemedicine on Wednesday ✔ SUGAR RUSH 'Wicked act of mass murder': Trump condemns deadly Pittsburgh shooting: Politicians respond to 'evil' synagogue shooting
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