Philippines races to free 30 trapped in landslide; typhoon kills seven
10/31/2018, 4:53:55 AMPhilippine rescue teams worked to free at least 30 people trapped under earth an... ✔ In the pictures sent to me this morning, the building was not flattened ✔ The disaster agency said 20 laborers, an engineer, three security guards and six or seven residents sheltering from the typhoon were inside ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
UK weather forecast: HALLOWEEN HELL with TWO HORROR storms to wreak havoc on fright night
10/31/2018, 5:27:53 AMA FLOOD alert has been issued for East Anglia ahead of Storm Adrain’s arrival on Halloween before the remnants of Hurricane Oscar threaten to ruin firework displays and cause a weekend washout. ✔ UK weather forecast: a chart shows the impact of storm Oscar over the weekend (Image: WXCHARTS) The slightly warmer weather will follow several days of colder than average conditions, according to the weather specialist ✔ Still relatively milder compared to how we started the week but not feeling particularly pleasant in the east
4 survivors, 3 dead, several missing in Philippine landslide
10/31/2018, 5:28:57 AMMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say rescuers have pulled out four survivors and three bodies but several more were missing after a massive landslide set off by a typhoon crashed down on two government buildings in a northern mountain province. Regional police Chief Superintendent Rolando Nana says at least 18 more people still are missing from the landslide in the far-flung town of Natonin in Mountain Province. Smaller land- and rockslides on roads leading to Natonin have slowed the advance of more rescuers and earth-moving equipment. Disaster response officer Jennifer Pangket says there could be up to 24 people still trapped in the landslide, which occurred as Typhoon Yutu pummeled the region Tuesday. At least nine people have died due to the typhoon, which blew out of the northern Philippines on Tuesday.
Woman frees herself 30 minutes after avalanche in New Zealand; 2 guides died
10/31/2018, 4:07:48 AM"I'm absolutely broken," survivor Jo Morgan told Television New Zealand. "Two of my very dear friends lost their lives today, under tragic circumstances. I just got really lucky" ✔ Sanson said Morgan told him she had one hand free when the avalanche ended and was able to remove snow from her mouth ✔ Morgan had earlier written about her climb on Facebook ✔ Mount Hicks is about 10,500 feet high and is located in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
BBC UK weather forecast: Halloween GALES to batter the nation as STORM Oscar approaches
10/31/2018, 7:13:27 AMHALLOWEEN revellers are being warned to be cautious when venturing out today as wet and windy weather is set to ravage the UK on the spookiest day of the year, ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Oscar. ✔ Temperatures this afternoon could reach a respectable 13 degrees Celsius in London, which is above average for this time of month ✔ If temperatures do continue to plummet, they could be set for a frightening pay-out on the coldest ever Halloween in this country
Typhoon kills 6 in north Philippines, more feared trapped
10/31/2018, 4:50:55 AMILAGAN, Philippines--A strong typhoon blew across the northern Philippines on Tuesday, setting off l ✔ In Ifugao province, Baltazar Pinnay and his three young daughters died in a landslide in Banaue, which is famous for its mountainside rice terraces ✔ It is also located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, the arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanic activity are common
Pacific trade pact to start on Dec 30 after six members ratify it
10/31/2018, 7:09:22 AMA landmark 11-member deal that will slash tariffs across much of the Asia-Pacific will come into force on Dec 30, New Zealand said on Wednesday, a rare bright spot for global commerce as the U.S.-China trade war intensifies. The deal moved forward after Australia become the sixth nation to formally… ✔ 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 ✔ Trump's economic agenda, however, remains focused on China as a trade war between the world's two largest economies shows little sign of abating ✔ One of the countries that will benefit the most is Peru, said Vasquez
Pacific Rim trade pact dumped by Trump nears take-off
10/31/2018, 5:56:33 AMDeal reduces tariffs in economies that together amount to more than 13 percent of global GDP - a total of $10 trillion. ✔ Escalating trade war The success of the deal has been touted by officials in Japan and other member countries as an antidote to counter growing US protectionism ✔ The five member countries still to ratify the deal are Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Peru and Vietnam ✔ Talk to Al Jazeera The new TPP trade deal: Going ahead without Trump
Demand for Irish passports surges as Brexit nears
10/31/2018, 6:44:59 AMThe Irish embassy in the UK received almost as many applications in the first half of 2018 as in the whole of 2015 ✔ Embassy officials predict that based on this, 2018 will be the busiest year so far for Irish passport applications in the UK ✔ The Prime Minister and Chancellor will speak to more than 100 bosses and investors in a gathering arranged to update them on the Budget
Countering global protectionism, Pacific trade pact nears takeoff
10/31/2018, 5:25:27 AMA landmark 11-country deal that will slash tariffs across much of the Asia-Pacif... ✔ 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 ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Countering Global Protectionism, Pacific Trade Pact Nears Takeoff
10/31/2018, 6:30:18 AMThe 11-country deal that will slash tariffs across much of the Asia-Pacific will come into force at the end of December. ✔ 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 ✔ (Reporting by Charlotte Greenfield and Praveen Menon in WELLINGTON,; Additional reporting by Colin Packham in Sydney, Yoshifumi Takemoto in Tokyo, Mitra Taj in Lima, Joseph Sipalan in Kuala Lumpur; Editing by William Maclean, Shri Navaratnam & Kim Coghill)
How will Mexico's next president treat migrant caravans? City's response may offer hint
10/31/2018, 4:17:52 AMGovernment assistance being provided in Juchitan offers a glimpse at the way Mexico’s next president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, may treat migrants. ✔ Nick Oza, for USA TODAY Fullscreen Migrants from Honduras and other Central American countries traveling in a caravan headed toward the United States reached Santiago Niltepec in the state of Oaxaca, southern Mexico ✔ It was a pregnant woman from the caravan, about to give birth
US calls for swift ceasefire in Yemen
10/31/2018, 6:05:07 AMUS Defence Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urge all sides to hold talks soon. ✔ We need to be doing this in the next 30 days, he said ✔ The fighting and a partial blockade by the coalition has also left 22 million people in need of humanitarian aid, created the world's largest food security emergency, and led to a cholera outbreak that is thought to have affected a million people
Lion Air Fuselage Possibly Located As Search Continues For Black Boxes
10/31/2018, 5:19:59 AMThe Boeing 737 Max 8 plane crashed into the Java Sea on Monday minutes after takeoff from Jakarta, killing all 189 people on board. ✔ But when I look at the track of the aircraft after that, the aircraft made a very steep dive after that which is not typical of what they would’ve done, he said ✔ Lion has ordered 50 of the jets, worth an estimated $6.2 billion, and currently operates nine
Asia will miss the globalist Merkel
10/31/2018, 7:10:33 AMGerman chancellor’s planned exit increases uncertainty for Europe’s partners ✔ While the internationalist Greens, who are also riding high in opinion polls, present a more open face to the world, they do not represent the same political force as a Merkel-led CDU/CSU in its heyday ✔ Stefan Wagstyl is commentary editor of the Nikkei Asian Review and a former chief Germany correspondent of the Financial Times
Crashed Lion Air jet possibly located in Indonesian seas
10/31/2018, 4:17:53 AMA massive search effort has identified the possible seabed location of the crashed Lion Air jet, Indonesia’s military chief said Wednesday, as experts carried out the grim task of identifying dozens of body parts recovered from a 15 nautical mile search area. ✔ A Lion Air flight crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Monday in a blow to the country's aviation safety record after the lifting of bans on its airlines by the European Union and U.S. Achmad Ibrahim, AP Fullscreen Indonesian rescue team members evacuate bodies of the plane crash victims at Tanjung Priok Harbour, Indonesia, Oct. 29, 2018
Bake Off 2018 final review: Rahul joins an illustrious list of imperial bakers
10/31/2018, 6:36:13 AMGBBO proves a durable format that surely has another slice or two to offer before it goes mouldy ✔ Edd Kimber, Joanne Wheatley, John Whaite, Frances Quinn, Nancy Birtwhistle, Nadiya Hussain, Candice Brown and Sophie Faldo.. ✔ (Channel 4) The task is to create a dozen mixed doughnuts and he impresses with his filled ones, containing a lavish helping of mango creme patissiere (that’s custard to the likes of me and you)
Lame Duck Merkel Has Her Legacy on Her Mind
10/31/2018, 6:55:59 AMGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has stepped down as the leader of the Christian Democratic Union, the party she has led for nearly two decades. Yesterday’s election in Hesse, normally a CDU/SPD stronghold was abysmal for them. She had to do something to quell the revolt brewing against her. Merkel knew going in what the polls were showing. Unlike American and British polls, it seems the German ones are mostly accurate with pre-election polls coming close to matching the final results. ✔ And Macron should stop looking in the mirror long enough to see he’s standing on a quicksand made of blasting powder ✔ This points to the next major election for Europe, that of the European Parliament in May where all of Merkel’s opposition are focused on wresting control of that body and removing Jean-Claude Juncker or his hand-picked replacement (Merkel herself?) from power ✔ There will be a renaissance of culture and tradition there that is similar to the one occurring at a staggering pace in Russia
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