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Italy storm leaves 10 dead after Venice experiences worst flooding in years

10/31/2018, 1:32:38 AM
TOURISTS wade through knee-deep floods in Venice after storms across Italy left at least ten dead. Water levels of 3½ft were forecast for the city yesterday, as heavy rain and winds of 65mph batter… ✔ An orange alert, the second highest on the scale, was issued for the central regions of Abruzzo and Lazio - which includes the capital Rome - where gale-force winds topped 100 kph on Monday ✔ One firefighter was killed by a tree near Bolzano, in Alto-Adige ✔ RING The Sun on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or EMAIL exclusive@the-sun.co.uk


Storm Adrian hits for Halloween as Hurricane Oscar threatens fireworks washout

10/31/2018, 3:47:52 AM
Storm Adrian is set to bring heavy rain before Hurricane Oscar sweeps in from the Atlantic at the weekend, threatening firework displays ✔ Halloween revellers could face some scary weather conditions today as Storm Adrian arrives from Europe ✔ Nicola Maxey added: Friday night and through Saturday could see heavy rain as a rain band moves south-east from the North-West to the Midlands, reaching the South-East later on Sunday


Mexico town devastated by earthquake welcomes thousands from migrant caravan

10/31/2018, 2:27:29 AM
Migrants from Central America are fleeing poverty and violence and are still weeks away from reaching the US ✔ But a willingness to help the needy comes as almost second-nature to residents of the hardscrabble town in Oaxaca, one of Mexico’s poorest states, Cruz said ✔ The government regularly reports the number of migrants who have applied for refugee status or agreed for assisted bus trips back to their home countries ✔ It’s a way to demonstrate that rights are universal


Stamp duty hike on Britain's most expensive homes has been a disaster

10/31/2018, 3:08:14 AM
By pushing up stamp duty on the most expensive homes, the Tory effort to calm the surge in house prices and raise money for the Exchequer failed spectacularly. It did not provide new income. ✔ This effect has been seen even more dramatically as a result of the cut in corporation tax, which is the main levy paid by companies on their profits ✔ Philip Hammond should stand up to the Left-wing bullies – and abolish it before it does even more damage to the nation’s prosperity


Spooky towns abandoned after volcanoes, earthquakes and nuke disasters

10/31/2018, 12:25:16 AM
IMAGES from Ghost Town show abandoned spaces across the globe that have been left hauntingly without life. The new book from Chris McNab reveals lost places that few have seen – a perfect Hal… ✔ IMAGES from Ghost Town show abandoned spaces across the globe that have been left hauntingly without life ✔ 24 Ghost Towns by Chris McNab published by Amber Books Ltd and available from bookshops and online booksellers The fascinating pictures featured in Mr McNab's eerie new book show dozens of deserted communities where life once bustled ✔ Ironically, the town was abandoned after heavy flooding destroyed many buildings during the 1960s


Robbing Peter to pay Paul

10/31/2018, 2:26:30 AM
To pay for one group needing help by taking from another smacks of electoral opportunism. ✔ Opinion National Drought Robbing Peter to pay Paul By Warwick McFadyen31 October 2018 1:18pm Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Repurposing has come into fashion ✔ Actually, it makes you wonder how the thousands of people with disabilities feel


Theresa May SNUBS Brazil’s new fascist President by not calling him after his election win

10/31/2018, 1:20:38 AM
THERESA May has snubbed Brazil’s new fascist President by deciding not to phone to congratulate him. No10 said she would instead write a letter to President Bolsonaro – breaking a long-standi… ✔ Bolsonaro’s rise has been propelled by rejection of the leftist Workers Party (PT) that ran Brazil for 13 of the last 15 years ✔ In the wake of the result riot police clashed with opponents of Bolsonaro’s far-right PSL in Sao Paulo ✔ RING The Sun on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or EMAIL exclusive@the-sun.co.uk


Amid increased pressure, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushes for end to Yemen conflict

10/31/2018, 1:53:15 AM
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday ratcheted up his push for an end to the deadly war in Yemen. ✔ A growing number of lawmakers in Congress have pressed the Trump administration to withdraw U.S. military support for the war – an effort that gained fresh momentum in the wake of Saudi Arabia’s role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and U.S. resident


Countering global protectionism, Pacific trade pact to start at...

10/31/2018, 3:35:44 AM
A landmark 11-member deal that will slash tariffs across much of the Asia-Pacifi... ✔ The success of the deal has been touted by officials in Japan and other member countries as an antidote to counter growing U.S. protectionism ✔ They hope that Washington would eventually recommit to the pact ✔ ($1 = 1.4086 Australian dollars) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Meghan and Harry given VERY special baby gifts on last day of Royal tour

10/31/2018, 3:43:36 AM
THE Duke and Duchess of Sussex have both been given gifts for the couple's unborn baby as they finish their visit to New Zealand. ✔ The Duchess's pattern features three quills from the coat of arms representing the powers of words and communication, and the Californian sunshine is shown in the use of rays of gold ✔ He drew awws from the audience when he referred to Meghan as whaiaipo, or sweetheart ✔ They have packed an astonishing 76 events into their two-week trip ✔ This week, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand while the couple were in Auckland


Mexico's president-elect looks to calm fears after economic fallout over airport cancellation

10/31/2018, 2:08:51 AM
Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador faced a firestorm of criticism from business interests, economists and others following his decision to cancel a $13 billion airport plan. On Tuesday, he sought to calm fears amid a sliding peso and roiled markets. ✔ Roughly 70% of voters rebuffed the new airport blueprint, selecting a cheaper alternative favored by the president-elect ✔ The national currency and stock market hadn’t seen such steep dives since the election of President Trump, who came to office on an agenda that included threats to make Mexico pay for a multibillion-dollar border wall and to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement, long a mainstay of the Mexican economy


US urges Saudi-led coalition to stop airstrikes in ‘populated areas’ of Yemen

10/31/2018, 1:38:47 AM
The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has urged the Saudi-led coalition to stop airstrikes in heavily populated Yemen, shortly after Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said a that long-lasting ceasefire is the only possible solution. ✔ The calls to cut the sales of weapons to the Gulf Kingdom, however, really intensified only in wake of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the dissident Washington Post columnist killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this month ✔ Share it with a friend! Trends: James Mattis news Mike PompeoSaudi-led coalition strikes in YemenYemen news


Dubai is now home to a trash-eating 'shark' drone

10/31/2018, 3:20:19 AM
Could a drone be the future of cleaning floating marine trash? ✔ Beer company Lakemaid ran afoul of the Federal Aviation Administration because flying drones for commercial purposes at 400 feet or higher was against the law ✔ There is a need for some sort of remedial action to limit the waste that we have on our shoreline ✔ Plastic has reached even the most distant places, from the Midway Atoll to Antarctica


Facebook expects rising costs to combat scandals to moderate after...

10/31/2018, 12:48:10 AM
Facebook Inc on Tuesday relieved investors by forecasting that margins would sto... ✔ REUTERS/Dado Ruvic Though the factors are holding back ad prices, they also leave Facebook with significant untapped commercial opportunities with newer businesses such as WhatsApp ✔ (GRAPHIC: Facebook revenue growth losing steam - tmsnrt.rs/2CO7xgt) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Leicester City helicopter crash 'caused by BIRDS attracted to stadium's FLOODLIGHTS'

10/31/2018, 12:08:01 AM
THE Leicester City chopper crash could have been caused by a bird strike, according to helicopter pilots. ✔ Root cause is unknown - made worse by the fact that this is a near-new modern helicopter - and this will be watched carefully by all operators of Leonardo products worldwide,'' he said ✔ The coroner for Leicester said no date for inquests had yet been set


They’re Trained for War. Now American Troops Are Headed to the U.S. Border

10/31/2018, 12:57:54 AM
President Trump’s pledge to send soldiers to the border likely will be costly, divert military resources from other conflicts and threats and has echoes in a 2014 scare about Ebola. ✔ Getting to the border will consume other resources ✔ Television news programs stopped round-the-clock coverage; Media Matters, the press watchdog group, reported that evening broadcast and cable news programs aired close to 1,000 segments on Ebola in the four weeks before the midterm elections and only 49 segments in the two weeks after ✔ None of this practically is going to amount to anything, said Jon Soltz, an Iraq war veteran and co-founder of VoteVets.org, a progressive veterans advocacy group


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