Ex-TEPCO head apologizes to victims of 2011 nuclear disaster
10/30/2018, 10:04:38 AMA former chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear powe ✔ My direct contact with employees decreased and my external activities increased, he added ✔ Lawyers assigned the role of prosecutors said the three defendants gave the go-ahead in 2008 for anti-tsunami measures to be implemented based on the government's long-term assessment of offshore earthquake probability ✔ (This article was written by Mikiharu Sugiura and Chikako Kawahara.)
Storm Adrian to arrive from Europe and batter Britain with brutal wind and rain
10/30/2018, 11:57:06 AMArctic conditions will give way to lashing rain and strong gales when the storm hits the UK in the next 24 hours ✔ There is a lot of uncertainty around what will happen at the moment, as it depends on the track of theses systems ✔ Read More Surviving the cold weather Get all your winter warmers free Is your boiler doomed to failure How Lidl cling film could save you £100 Winter risks to your car 10 ways to keep warm for less Winter risks to your home The company that's insulating homes free Cold Weather Payments - who qualifies
Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Yutu strikes Philippines
10/30/2018, 11:31:35 AMundefined ✔ Filipino fishermen secure a boat at a coastal village in the town of Bacoor, Cavite province, Philippines, 30 October 2018 ✔ The high winds flattened flimsy homes, tore the roofs off others and downed power poles as well as trees ✔ Landslides spawned by the storm blocked a major road in the mountainous north, isolating some residents, a civil defence official said
BBC Weather: Storm Oscar warning for Halloween Trick or Treaters
10/30/2018, 9:01:07 AMBBC WEATHER forecast showers for tomorrow evening, urging trick or treaters to take their umbrellas as the remnants of Storm Oscar makes its way towards the UK. ✔ Trick or treaters should arm themselves with umbrellas this Halloween, as the evening brings a growing chance of rain ✔ Yesterday BBC Weather host Susan Powell forecast the leftovers of Storm Oscar to make its way to the UK on Friday, bringing some very wet and windy weather while also bumping temperatures back up to average
Venice flooded as Italy hit by storms
10/30/2018, 11:06:39 AMImages of Venice under flood waters as at least eight people are confirmed killed by the storms across Italy. ✔ In the canal city of Venice, rising floodwaters have overwhelmed many of its famed squares and walkways, with officials saying as much as 75% of the city is now submerged ✔ And yet, many people - tourist and locals alike - appeared determined to forge ahead with business as usual ✔ AFP Shopkeepers worked to try and keep the water away from their stock
Kate Middleton and Prince William’s terrifying experience during royal tour abroad
10/30/2018, 10:25:14 AMKATE MIDDLETON and Prince William were abroad during their India tour in April 2016 when they experienced a natural disaster similar to one Meghan and Harry experienced recently in New Zealand. ✔ Kate and William: The pair were in India when the Myanmar earthquake hit (Image: Getty) Kate and William: While they were unharmed, tremors could be felt for hundreds of miles (Image: Getty) Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, who are currently in New Zealand on their 16-day tour of Australasia, experienced an earthquake yesterday
Storm Adrian to lash UK today - see if YOU are affected before Hurricane Oscar’s 105mph gales arrive with our weather maps
10/30/2018, 11:21:27 AMBRITAIN will be battered by TWO storms this week as Storm Adrian hits the UK today before Hurricane Oscar barrels up the coast of the UK on Friday. The Met Office is warning that rainfall from Stor… ✔ But because of the volatile nature of the storm, Brits are advised to look out for severe weather warnings later in the week as the track of Oscar becomes clearer ✔ Last night was the coldest night of autumn so far when the mercury plunged all the way down to -7.3C in Sennybridge in Wales ✔ Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368
New Zealand earthquake: Did Meghan and Harry feel POWERFUL 6.2 magnitude quake?
10/30/2018, 9:12:19 AMNEW ZEALAND was rocked by an earthquake close to where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are visiting on their royal tour. But did Meghan and Harry feel the powerful 6.2 magnitude quake? ✔ New Zealand’s North Island was struck by the quake on Tuesday afternoon ✔ This is where Prince Harry and his pregnant wife Meghan Markle are currently visiting ✔ They dedicated a 20-hectare area of native bush to the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy to help conserve indigenous forests for the next generation
Woman’s X-rated outfit disaster goes viral on Facebook – can YOU see why?
10/30/2018, 10:41:08 AMFACEBOOK users are baffled by this woman's "naked" leggings. ✔ FASHION FAIL: The woman wore a pair of flesh-coloured leggings (Pic: FACEBOOK) While another joked: Honestly thought she was naked waist down ✔ It soon went viral after one passenger shared the image on Ranker, with the caption: A pattern of bad behaviour
Republican Party office damaged in hail of gunfire leaving windows smashed and bullet holes in ceiling
10/30/2018, 9:34:30 AMAttack took place while premises closed, say officials ✔ Continuous rainfall has caused flooding and landslides in parts of Siliguri and surrounding areas, affecting road travel and daily life AFP/Getty 1/50 29 October 2018 Rescue team members collecting the remains of the crashed plane at Tanjung Priok Harbour, Indonesia
Eryn Jean Norvill tells court Geoffrey Rush touched her breast and left her 'frightened'
10/30/2018, 9:34:35 AMShe claims the Oscar-winner toucher her 'deliberately' ✔ Catalonia's national day, the 'Diada' commemorates the fall of Barcelona in the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714 and the region's subsequent loss of institutions and freedoms AFP/Getty 50/50 10 September 2018 An Indian man makes his way through floodwaters from the overflowing Panchanai River in Siliguri
Soul singer Candi Staton diagnosed with breast cancer
10/30/2018, 9:34:38 AMSinger received the news as rehearsals began for her new tour ✔ Catalonia's national day, the 'Diada' commemorates the fall of Barcelona in the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714 and the region's subsequent loss of institutions and freedoms AFP/Getty 50/50 10 September 2018 An Indian man makes his way through floodwaters from the overflowing Panchanai River in Siliguri
Venice Is Experiencing Its Worst Flooding In Ten Years And The Pictures Are Really Something
10/30/2018, 11:39:34 AMThe Italian city, which attracts millions of tourists per year, is on a "code red" for further flooding. ✔ Tourists walk in a flooded St Mark's Square ✔ All of Veneto is in code red alarm for this wave of bad weather, said Veneto regional president Luca Zaia, who warned that the historic flood levels of 1966 could be surpassed ✔ Italy has been hit by torrential rain and fierce winds in recent days that has killed at least 8 people and led to schools, hospitals, and tourist sites being closed in several regions
UK weather forecast: Britain braces for SOARING temperatures as southerly winds arrive
10/30/2018, 11:26:30 AMTEMPERATURES in the UK will soon recover from the freezing band of Arctic air as southerly winds will hit the country on Wednesday, the Met Office has warned. ✔ She said: By the end of the week, however, we’re facing a prospect of a deep area of low pressure rolling our way, containing the remnants of Tropical Storm Oscar ✔ Temperatures will become milder on Friday, with conditions turning wet and windy for some of Saturday
BBC Weather: FREAK weather system brings ‘severe’ snowfall and flooding in Europe - VIDEO
10/30/2018, 10:43:23 AMBBC WEATHER claimed a freezing weather system has swept across the Mediterranean bringing a deluge of snow in northern Spain and extreme flooding in Italy. ✔ She said: As we look through Monday night and into Tuesday, notice this deep area of low pressure across central Europe ✔ Alex Apati said: Strap yourselves in for a hectic few months of extreme weather, starting with potentially record-breaking rain levels in the coming weeks
Flee or hide: Haitian immigrants face difficult decisions under Trump
10/30/2018, 10:21:24 AMAdministration uprooted the lives of 60,000 Haitians by ending program that allowed them to live and work legally in the US ✔ Jean came to New York from Haiti 18 years ago and never left ✔ Many current TPS holders are from regions experiencing high levels of gang violence, natural disaster or disease, and feel they face imminent danger if they are forced to return to their countries of origin
Hospitals Are Not All Equal; Vote No on Q1
10/30/2018, 11:50:05 AMThere are many reasons why Question 1 would be a disaster. Many of the red flag issues have been discussed. However, there is one reality that needs more clarity. Not all hospitals are created equal. The proposed nurse staffing ratios in Question 1 presume that all hospitals staffing needs can follow the same script. This is not the case. Big city teaching hospitals, and small community hospitals are very different animals, and have very different staffing needs.
Meghan Markle: Tactile duchess strokes Harry in break from royal protocol in New Zealand
10/30/2018, 8:48:31 AMMEGHAN Markle broke royal protocol by stroking Prince Harry’s thigh on their royal tour of New Zealand. ✔ Meghan Markle broke royal protocol by stroking Harry in New Zealand (Image: Reuters ) Hours after a terrifying 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the nation below Auckland, the pregnant Duchess of Sussex appeared to soothe her husband by placing a gentle hand on his thigh and stoking it in front of a crowd ✔ During her first six weeks as a duchess, she wore an off the shoulder dress to the Queen’s Trooping the Colour parade and did not wear tights to the same event
NATO's Stoltenberg calls on Russia to comply with INF nuclear treaty
10/30/2018, 11:07:54 AMRussia's deployment of new nuclear-capable missiles in Europe is jeopardizi... ✔ NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg attend an international field exercise organized by Ministry of the Interior of Serbia and NATO's Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) in Mladenovac, Serbia, October 8, 2018 ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Georgia House Race Shows Educated Women Are Midterm Prize
10/30/2018, 11:38:58 AMGOP Rep. Karen Handel is seeking re-election in a House race that shows how next week’s midterms are being fought in wealthy, educated suburbs. ✔ Democrat Lucy McBath, center, at a rally for herself in Roswell, Ga ✔ The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll found 70% of college-educated women disapprove of Mr. Trump, versus 27% who approve of him ✔ With everything that’s going on from the top, people are just fed up with the current administration
Kate Middleton is UNIQUE in Royal Family after key Prince William promise
10/30/2018, 10:04:43 AMKATE Middleton stands apart from everyone who married into the Royal Family before her, thanks to a promise made by Prince William when he proposed. ✔ Kate Middleton married Prince William in Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 ✔ The future King of England has already had three children with the future Queen consort – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis ✔ When William asked Kate to marry him, he made it very clear that she wouldn’t have to leave her family behind her once she married into his family
Rescue Teams Search Lion Air Plane Crash Site For Victims, Debris
10/30/2018, 10:19:10 AMThe National Search and Rescue Agency said that 10 intact bodies, as well as body parts, have been recovered. ✔ She said passengers sat in the cabin without air conditioning for at least 30 minutes listening to an unusual engine roar, while some children vomited from the overbearing heat, until staff faced with rising anger let them disembark ✔ It has been expanding aggressively in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing region of more than 600 million people
Russia’s warship Admiral Kuznetsov damaged as dock SINKS into sea
10/30/2018, 8:48:38 AMVLADIMIR Putin’s navy suffered a major blow overnight amid fears its only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov was damaged when its giant floating dry dock sank after an accident in the Arctic port of Murmansk. ✔ It has been involved in naval convoys passing the British coast ✔ Three other men were in a moderately bad state after being plucked from the icy waters of Kola Bay ✔ It was designed specifically for the repair of the former Soviet Union’s large ships and submarines
Who is New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern? Who almost upstaged Meghan Markle...
10/30/2018, 11:08:07 AMMEGHAN MARKLE and Prince Harry’s Royal tour is soon to come to an end and the couple are now concluding their time in New Zealand with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Who is New Zealand Primce Minister Jacinda Ardern? ✔ Jacinda Ardern greets Harry and Meghan (Image: GETTY) Stopping short of dishing out advice herself, Ms Ardern said she admired the Duchess for her work while pregnant ✔ And she came away from her conversation with Harry and Meghan saying they were very genuine in their passion for mental health issues
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Pakistan: Dammed if you do, damned if you don't
10/30/2018, 8:31:42 AMundefined ✔ On the face of it, this is a decision that invites ridicule ✔ The renewed ban on Indian TV and film is really a way of getting the Pakistani public's attention for this campaign ✔ What is not symbolic is the 2025 deadline for more water storage capacity to avoid a collapse in food production in Pakistan ✔ He is the author of 'Growing Pains: The Future of Democracy (and Work)
Indonesia plane crash youngest victim believed to be 15-month-old girl
10/30/2018, 10:44:57 AMKyara Putra was traveling home with her parents Rizal Gilang Sanusi Putra and mother Wita Seriani, both 26, after visiting relatives in Jakarta when their plane crashed into the ocean on Monday. ✔ Only debris and body parts have been found off the shore of Karawang, east of Jakarta ✔ Two witnesses described the plane as swaying or rocking as it came down, adding that the nose hit the water first and there was a tall column of smoke afterwards ✔ Indonesia's worst air disaster was in 1997, when a Garuda Indonesia A300 crashed in the city of Medan, killing 234 people
Foreign sailors slip in illegally through porous Incheon port security
10/30/2018, 8:18:26 AMundefined ✔ In this June 2016 photo, Korean cars wait at the Port of Incheon to be exported ✔ A Chinese sailor, 53, entered through Dongbang storage yard at the international harbor's North Port at 9 a.m. on Oct. 22 ✔ In this Dec. 30, 2017, photo, foreign passengers disembark a cruise ship at the Port of Incheon
Saudis demanded good publicity over Yemen aid, leaked UN document shows
10/30/2018, 11:33:55 AMThe UN aid agency, Ocha, was pushed to accept extensive terms attached to $930m from Saudi Arabia and UAE ✔ More emphasis should be placed on strengthening the local visibility plan by engaging local media … so that donors get deserved recognition and not to be overshadowed by the recipient’s agencies’ visibility ✔ Because they are bilateral agreements, we do not discuss the details of the individual agreements in public … Throughout the conflict in Yemen, the UN has been vocal, consistent and public in its call on all parties to the conflict to uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law, including the obligation to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure
Jet that crashed off Indonesia suffered engine trouble the day before
10/30/2018, 9:51:27 AMPassengers who flew on board the same Lion Air jet which crashed into the sea near Jakarta on Monday, said their flight the day before was delayed because the aircraft was suffering engine trouble. ✔ Although divers stopped searching overnight, sonar vessels and an underwater drone kept up the hunt for the wreckage, where many victims were feared trapped, officials said ✔ Indonesia's worst air disaster was in 1997, when a Garuda Indonesia A300 crashed in the city of Medan, killing 234 people
America Doesn’t Need a 'Fort Trump' in Poland
10/30/2018, 9:18:09 AMPoland spends about two percent of gross domestic product on the military. That puts it near the top of European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. But it isn’t a serious commitment for a nation which claims to fear invasion and conquest by its neighbor. ✔ Poland spends about two percent of gross domestic product on the military ✔ But it isn’t a serious commitment for a nation which claims to fear invasion and conquest by its neighbor ✔ Warsaw put a couple of billion dollars on the table toward a permanent U.S. base ✔ Next year’s red ink tsunami will breach that barrier
Keep an eye on California's down-ballot races — they could shape the state's politics and policy for years to come - Los Angeles Times
10/30/2018, 10:07:56 AMIt’s a strange election for state offices. The race for governor is a boring jog. The most intriguing contests are for relatively obscure posts. ✔ Poizner, 61, was elected insurance commissioner as a Republican in 2006 after making a fortune as a Silicon Valley high-tech entrepreneur ✔ A recent USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll found that 53% think California is going in the right direction, while 47% believe it’s on the wrong track
Less meat, more pasta: how the economic crisis is changing...
10/30/2018, 11:19:20 AMLike most Argentines, Sabrina Pozo used to eat meat several times a week. But so... ✔ Many people have scaled back on utilities, including gas for heating their homes through Argentina’s winter months, and will likely to do the same for air conditioning this summer ✔ Before, people came and bought a kilo or a bit more ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Doomed Indonesia flight’s ‘erratic’ struggle as final moments revealed
10/30/2018, 9:33:50 AMTHE doomed Lion Air jet made erratic altitude changes in the brief time it was in the sky before it dramatically plunged into the sea, according to flight data. About three minutes after the Boeing… ✔ AP:Associated Press 9 Lion Air's CEO has confirmed that the plane underwent repairs last night EPA 9 The jet's pilot requested the aircraft return to the airport shortly before the crash AFP 9 Personal possessions believed to have belonged to a passenger on board the doomed flight AFP or licensors 9 Members of a rescue team collect personal items and wreckage at the port in northern Jakarta AP:Associated Press 9 Indonesia's disaster agency posted photos online of a crushed smartphone, books and bags AP:Associated Press 9 Rescuers inspect an oil slick debris believed to be from Lion Air passenger jet Similar data shows it had erratic movements immediately after takeoff, but managed to climb and maintain a steady altitude
Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis reveals five ways the Budget could IMPROVE your finances
10/30/2018, 10:41:02 AMCHANCELLOR Philip Hammond announced tax hikes and billions in public spending in his Autumn Budget yesterday. Here, Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis reveals five things that may affect you. ✔ What that basically means is that if you're on Universal credit you will now be allowed to earn £1,000 more a year from work before your universal credit starts to decrease ✔ So I like to call what they call the living wage the national minimum wage for over 25s
Cyberattacks Against Organizations: How To Strengthen The Weak Links
10/30/2018, 10:17:56 AMGateway security solutions and access restrictions for online resources are among ways for organizations to keep themselves safe from cyberattacks. ✔ Whether an attack results in money being directly stolen from an account, or finance teams left unable to accept payments, staff members’ time is immediately dedicated to resolving or investigating the problem ✔ David Emm is principal security researcher at Kaspersky Lab
Authorities sift through ‘scattered’ body parts, belongings, to identify victims in Indonesia plane crash
10/30/2018, 10:35:47 AMRescuers are searching for the fuselage and black box of the flight to get crucial clues on what went wrong. ✔ None of the bodies discovered so far have been intact, and have been sent in pieces in 26 body bags to a police hospital where they will be identified by a forensic team ✔ The process is expected to take between four to five days, as doctors sort out the remains ✔ Ainnur Rohmah contributed to this report from Jakarta
Ghost Towns by Chris McNab provides the perfect Halloween bucket list
10/30/2018, 10:45:13 AMGhost Towns by Chris McNab reveals a host of abandoned towns from deserted Italian mountain villages to empty settlements in parched African landscapes. ✔ Founded in the fifth century, the city rose to become the capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom in the 10th and 11th centuries, before war and time reduced it to ruins by the 17th century The Jahaz Mahal in Delhi, India, is a masterpiece of architecture and aquatic landscaping
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Disruptive power of ethnic nationalism
10/30/2018, 8:18:39 AMundefined ✔ Blood and religion, not citizenship, was what defined the nation during periods of subjugation ✔ After the devastation of World War II, many of the region's nations recovered sovereignty through large-scale ethnic cleansing ✔ Copyright belongs to Project Syndicate (www.project-syndicate.org)
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