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Aquadam to be installed at Spanish Arch ahead of Storm Callum

October 11, 2018

Drivers are being urged to adapt to the roads in the coming days and to be on the lookout for vulnerable road users as high winds are expected to hit from Thursday night - 11 October - through to Saturday. At the moment, it's looking like Callum's strongest winds will stay offshore. "Winds will reach strong gale force or storm force along the coast with severe or possibly damaging gusts".

Korea, Russia call for "review" of UNSC sanctions in joint communiqué

October 11, 2018

The sanctions ban all North Korean ships entering South Korean ports and cut off most inter-Korean exchanges, including tourism, trade and aid. -North Korea summit soon but didn't seem to have made much progress in steps to make the North abandon its nuclear weapons, Asahi Shimbun reported, citing an anonymous US official.

Turkey summons Saudi ambassador over missing journalist Khashoggi

October 11, 2018

Khashoggi's fiancée Hatice Cengiz said he entered the consulate at around 1 p.m. local time (1000 GMT) on October 2, as she accompanied him but waited outside. But he tempered his comments , saying: "Hopefully that will sort itself out". Saudi officials haven't acknowledged that. Khashoggi, a contributor to the Post who has been critical of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , vanished after an appointment with Saudi officials on Tuesday at the consulate in Istanbul .

Bipartisan group of senators calls for investigation into Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance

October 11, 2018

Mr Khashoggi , a USA resident and critic of the Saudi monarchy, entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October and has not been seen since. "We don't have any information on that", State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters Tuesday.

Gas Pipeline Explosion Could Cause Gas Prices to Spike

October 11, 2018

The agency will work closely with the Transportation Safety Board, which is responsible for investigating the incident, he said. GasBuddy.com says gas prices are set to rise across the Pacific Northwest over the coming week as that incident knocked out oil refineries in Washington state that rely on natural gas to power portions of their facilities that produce gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

Florida Governor To Declare State Of Emergency Ahead Of Possible Hurricane

October 11, 2018

The National Hurricane Center is predicting it will gain strength and become Tropical Storm Michael by tonight, and should head into the Gulf of Mexico late Monday. The governor warned that there is potential for "devastating impact to communities across the Panhandle and Big Bend". The North Carolina division of emergency management stated Sunday that the forecast calls for 3 to 5 inches of rain over the next seven days across parts of southeastern North Carolina.

Power of SA passport drops in global ranking

October 11, 2018

Japanese citizens can travel to 190 countries without a visa, revealed the Henley Passport Index 2018. British consultant Henley & Partners published the latest version of its Henley Passport Index , which lists passports according to the number of countries the holder can visit without having to apply for a visa.

British pair among five dead in Majorca flash floods

October 11, 2018

A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are supporting the family of two British people following their deaths in Spain, and will do all we can to assist them at this deeply hard time". The weather agency, AEMET, said more heavy rainfall is expected Wednesday in eastern and southern parts of the Iberian peninsula. Hundreds of displaced residents are in emergency shelters, and around 80 soldiers are set to join more than 100 rescuers who are working in the area.

DUP threatens to vote down budget over Brexit

October 10, 2018

She praised the former foreign secretary for his "positive" views on Brexit, as Mr Johnson pushes for a Canada-style trade deal with the European Union instead of Mrs May's Chequers plan, which he argues is only partially leaving the bloc.

Still far off, Tropical Storm Michael a growing menace to Florida Panhandle

October 10, 2018

Tropics: Tropical Storm Michael was named on Sunday and is set to travel into the Gulf over the next couple of days. The fix bill came in at more than $60 billion, ranking Irma among the most costly storms in US history. "We're looking at a significant storm with significant impact, possibly greater than I've seen in my 59 years of life", he said of the city, which sits on the shore of Apalachicola Bay, an inlet to the Gulf of Mexico famed for producing about 90 percent of Florida's ...

Nobel victor thought Academy call was spammer

October 10, 2018

While Nordhaus' work is the most overtly concerned with combatting climate change, Romer's is also key, because we need technological innovation on our side in the fight against climate change. The co-winner - Romer - is seen as the prime mover behind the endogenous growth theory , the notion that countries can improve their underlying performance if they concentrate on supply-side measures such as research and development, innovation and skills.

'Prove' Jamal Khashoggi walked out of consulate - Erdogan asks Riyadh

October 10, 2018

He had been living since a year ago in the United States, in self-imposed exile, in part due to the rise of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , who has shown little tolerance for criticism. "Saudi authorities said they were open to cooperation and that a search can be conducted at the consulate building", the Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said in a statement .

Cyril Ramaphosa to reveal Nhlanhla Nene's fate

October 10, 2018

Both Zuma and the Guptas have denied any wrongdoing. The party said his experience will put him in an advantageous position of being able to hit the ground running. Mboweni, the nation's fifth finance chief in less than three years, will have to oversee an economy that's fallen into recession and help Ramaphosa rebuild confidence battered by nearly nine years of mismanagement under former President Jacob Zuma .

United Nations climate report calls for immediate action to curb global warming

October 10, 2018

The Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C was approved by the IPCC on Saturday in Incheon, Republic of Korea. The next major climate discussions are scheduled in December in Katowice, Poland where countries are expected to discuss rules to implement the Paris agreement .

Rick Gates Solicited Proposal For Online Disinformation Campaign to Help Trump

October 10, 2018

And he wanted to use social media to sow division and deepen rifts among the American electorate. Gates wanted to use fake social media personas to ensure Trump was the favorite of delegates at the Republican National Convention. elections with anyone related to the Trump campaign, including not with Donald Trump Jr., except for outlining the capabilities of some of his companies in general terms", Zamel's lawyer, Marc Mukasey, said in a statement as cited by The Times .

UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has resigned

October 10, 2018

A more glamorous and more important position ". President Donald Trump has accepted the resignation of UN Ambassador Nikki Haley , multiple outlets reported Tuesday. She informed her staff Tuesday, NPR's Michele Kelemen reports . President Trump makes remarks as United Nations Amb. And she has cast herself as someone who can sway her mercurial boss on issues like Russian Federation sanctions, refugee resettlement and the value of the United Nations itself.

White tiger kills Japan zookeeper in rare attack

October 09, 2018

A zookeeper has died after being mauled by a rare white tiger at a zoo in the southwestern Japanese city of Kagoshima. Furusho was transported to a hospital but was later confirmed dead, police said . "We can not imagine what happened", Akinori Ishido, the zoo's director, told reporters on Tuesday. No one saw the moment of the apparent attack. The keeper somehow had entered the same space with the animal, Ishido said.

Saudis to Turkey: Search our consulate for missing WaPo columnist, dissenter

October 09, 2018

The state-run Saudi Press Agency early Sunday morning carried a statement from the Istanbul Consulate that "strongly denounced these baseless allegations", and expressed doubt that they came from Turkish officials that are informed of the investigation or are authorized to comment on the issue.

Limo in NY crash that killed 20 failed inspection

October 09, 2018

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo spoke about the development, as federal transportation authorities started what will be a lengthy investigation of the vehicle, the driver and other factors related to an intersection that many consider to be risky.

China US talks on North Korea get off to frosty start

October 09, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was ready to allow worldwide inspectors into the North's nuclear and missile sites. The young leader of the isolated, impoverished but nuclear-armed North has taken a series of reconciliatory gestures since early this year, including a land summit with US President Donald Trump in June .

Netanyahu's wife goes on trial for fraud

October 09, 2018

The "prepared food affair", as it's locally known, is not directly related to the ring of other corruption cases surrounding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, including a possible indictment in the coming months in three other graft investigations.

UN seeks $50.5 million for 'immediate' Indonesia disaster aid

October 09, 2018

Bodies are still being recovered from the ruins of buildings in the small city of Palu and from neighborhoods hit by liquefaction, a phenomenon that turns the ground into a roiling quagmire, in the south of city. "It might take four to five months to remove all the soil, and that's with the excavators", he said. Officially, 683 people remain missing, though some put that figure far higher.

Explosion reported at Irving Oil refinery in Saint John

October 09, 2018

While he said Monday's blast "pales" to the deadly explosion on BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig off the Louisiana coast in April 2010, Bhalloo added: "We can draw from that experience what could happen". He said he and others saw a "very large black sooty plume of smoke" from their street. "And my concern is that there's a power imbalance between the power regulator and these large refining companies", said Tucker.

International Monetary Fund says Nigeria’s economy doing poorly, cuts growth projection

October 09, 2018

He did not specify how much in emergency financing the government would seek, but he had earlier said the government would need at least $8 billion to meet external debt payments through the end of the year. Some energy-rich emerging market countries have fared better due to higher oil prices, with Saudi Arabia and Russian Federation receiving upgrades to growth forecasts.

Real identity uncovered of second Russian linked to Skripal poisoning: Bellingcat

October 09, 2018

Amy Kellogg has the story. Two weeks ago, the British investigative website Bellingcat identified Boshirov at Anatoliy Chepiga , a high ranking colonel in the Russian military intelligence agency GRU, and on Monday evening, Bellingcat said Petrov is really Alexander Mishkin , a Russian doctor employed by GRU.

Disaster relief efforts ramp up after Indonesia quake

October 09, 2018

Officials said it was still unsafe to use heavy machinery in some areas where soil had loosened and collapsed after the quake in a process known as liquefaction. "We still don't know the fate of the clinic doctors, nurses and technicians who usually staff the clinic", the organisation said in a statement. "But we must start again soon to keep their spirits up and so they don't fall behind", he said.

The mysterious case of the missing Saudi journalist

October 09, 2018

CNN reported Sunday that the U.S. government is quietly working Khashoggi's case across several agencies and at senior levels of the administration. A former newspaper editor in Saudi Arabia and adviser to its former head of intelligence, Khashoggi left the country a year ago saying he feared retribution for his criticism of Saudi policy in the Yemen war and its crackdown on dissent.

United Nations Climate Report Warns Miami Basically Screwed

October 09, 2018

This would mean replacing petrol and diesel cars with electric vehicles or other clean alternatives and scrapping the use of gas boilers in homes in just a few decades. Interested in Climate Change? "There is no definitive way to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 above pre-industrial levels", the United Nations -requested report said .

Susan Collins: I don't believe Kavanaugh was Ford's assailant

October 09, 2018

Last week Rice, who served in the Obama administration, generated a strong reaction when she tweeted "me" in response to a post from former White House Communications Director Jen Psaki asking, "Who wants to run for Senate in Maine?" The Senate narrowly voted Friday to limit debate on Kavanaugh's nomination, advancing it to Saturday's final confirmation vote.

Cuomo: Limo in crash that killed 20 failed inspection last month

October 09, 2018

He's a Democrat from Amsterdam. All 17 passengers were killed. The gathering was to celebrate Amy King-Steenburg's 30th birthday. The state ordered the owner, Prestige Limousine, shut down while an investigation continues into what caused Saturday's wreck in Schoharie.

Explosion reported at Irving Oil refinery in New Brunswick

October 09, 2018

The refinery is near several residential neighborhoods on Saint John's east side. Nate Guimond, 36, said he was doing house repairs when he looked outside and saw the scene. Several streets have been closed down. Irving Oil confirmed Monday that a " major incident " occurred at its refinery. A massive oil refinery blast shook this historic port city Monday, sending flames and black smoke high into the sky but causing only four minor injuries - and leaving officials relieved it wasn't far ...

Major UN report says climate change is worse than first thought

October 09, 2018

While an increase of that magnitude would boost sea levels by as much as 77 centimeters by the end of the century, that would be about 10 centimeters lower than at 2 degrees, the report said . At least 70 percent of electricity supply will need to come from renewables by 2050 to stay within the 1.5C limit, compared with about 25 percent now.

Final vote begins for Kavanaugh confirmation

October 09, 2018

The Senate is poised on Saturday to confirm Kavanaugh as an associate justice. Kavanaugh had been embroiled in a bitter battle to stave off allegations of sexual assault. Wade reference. "This is how I met Brett Kavanaugh , the boy who sexually assaulted me". The FBI interviewed Ramirez as part of a background check investigation opened by the White House.

Latvians vote to elect new parliament

October 09, 2018

More than 1,400 candidates from 16 parties are vying for seats in the country's 100-seat Saeima assembly. Latvia's ethnic Russian minority makes up about a quarter of the country's 1.9 million population and the pro-Kremlin Harmony party, which was formerly allied with Putin's United Russia party , is popular with them.

Climate change report urges immediate action

October 09, 2018

Coral reefs would nearly entirely disappear with 2 degrees of warming, with just 10-30% of existing reefs surviving at 1.5 °C. Can we get climate change under control? But really whacky ideas, such as blocking out the Sun, or adding iron to the oceans have been dismissed by this IPCC report.

Backing from senators puts Kavanaugh on track for U.S

October 09, 2018

Demonstrations have swamped Capitol Hill throughout the Kavanaugh confirmation process. The outcome, telegraphed Friday when the final undeclared senators revealed their views, was devoid of the shocks that had come nearly daily since Christine Blasey Ford said last month that an inebriated Kavanaugh tried to rape her at a 1982 high school get-together.

McConnell now open to high court nomination in election year

October 09, 2018

He angrily predicted that would backfire on Democrats in midterm Congressional elections in November. Kavanaugh's new benchmates will include Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who's praised the "Me Too" movement of women coming forward to say they were the subjects of sexual misconduct , as well as Justice Clarence Thomas, whose 1991 nomination nearly failed in the face of sexual harassment allegations .

Brazil's Far-Right Candidate Grabs Lead Ahead Of Second Round Presidential Election

October 09, 2018

Haddad has also spent much time arguing that da Silva, his mentor, was unfairly jailed - a strategy aimed at attracting voters who still feel strong affection for da Silva, known in Brazil simply as Lula. "Bolsonaro has an advantage over Haddad, he's in a growth curve. for him to lose from here, it's not about Haddad getting it right, it's about him making mistakes", he added.

Brett Kavanaugh to participate in swearing-in ceremony at White House

October 09, 2018

The confirmation of Kavanaugh despite multiple sexual assault allegations enraged activists . "I've been hearing that they're now thinking of impeaching a brilliant jurist - a man that did nothing wrong, a man that was caught up in a hoax that was set up by the Democrats ", Trump told reporters on the South Lawn before departing for a police convention in Orlando.

Rosenstein And I 'Have A Good Relationship'

October 09, 2018

Rosenstein has denied the reports saying in a statement that he "never pursued or authorized recording the President and any suggestion that I have ever advocated for the removal of the President is absolutely false". "I have directed the attorney general's office to immediately go to the great City of Chicago to help straighten out the awful shooting wave", Trump said.

Columbus, Ohio, Is Not Observing Columbus Day This Year

October 09, 2018

In Hawaii, it's called Discoverer's Day and since 2016 Vermont residents have observed Indigenous People Day. Most schools are closed for Columbus Day, but some local districts-and some district offices-stay open. "Indigenous Peoples' Day is part of a movement to recognize the atrocities committed against indigenous people while celebrating the history and contributions of Native and First Nations peoples to the community", Boise's mayor, David Bieter, said in a statement .

Saudis 'must prove' journo's exit from consulate: Erdogan

October 09, 2018

A source described by Reuters as a "Turkish official" told the wire service, "The initial assessment of the Turkish police is that Mr. Khashoggi has been killed at the consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul". At the same time , Prince Salman said of President Trump, "I love working with him". "It reflected their efforts from their perspective to show that stories or rumours that Jamal Khashoggi had been adducted or was being held inside the consulate were not true".

UN Says 'Unprecedented Changes' Needed to Combat Global Warming in 12 Years

October 09, 2018

Limiting global warming to 1.5 instead of 2 degrees Celsius by 2100, as called for under the Paris climate agreement , would curtail global sea level rise, reduction of Arctic sea ice, and the decline of coral reefs , according to the report .

Kavanaugh 'Hoax Set Up By Dems' Will Cost Them In The Midterms

October 09, 2018

Hirono has been a vocal opponent of Kavanaugh's confirmation, calling the FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations against the judge "a sham" on the Senate floor on Thursday and arguing Tuesday on CNN's "New Day" that "the portrayal of himself as practically a choir boy is very much contradicted by his roommate, for example, in college, as well as people who knew him in high school".

Hope Hicks named Fox’s new communications chief

October 08, 2018

New Fox is the company that will remain after 21st Century Fox completes it's sale to the Walt Disney Company. Trump is an outspoken fan of Fox News , often promoting their programming on his Twitter feed. "So happy for my friend", she tweeted . Fox today also announced it has tapped General Electric senior government affairs and policy executive Danny O'Brien to serve as exec VP and head of government relations.

Ultraconservative rides high in polls ahead of Brazil vote

October 08, 2018

Bolsonaro, a federal deputy from Rio de Janeiro, was the frontrunner in opinion polls ahead of October 7. A Thursday survey from pollster Datafolha found Bolsonaro had 35% support, a jump of 3% points since Tuesday. He vows to loosen gun laws so citizens can defend themselves, protect family values and slug it out with powerful drug gangs responsible for a record 64,000 murders in 2017.

Kavanaugh sex assault claims were 'all made up'

October 08, 2018

Counting Kavanaugh's new clerks, women make up a majority of Supreme Court clerks for the first time. The others - Shannon Grammel, Megan Lacy and Sara Nommensen - are former clerks for other Republican-nominated judges. Pelley also spoke to Senator Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat from conservative North Dakota who had also been wavering on whether or not to vote for Kavanugh's confirmation.

Palestinian gunman kills 2 Israelis in West Bank

October 08, 2018

Israeli forces and police sealed off the area and are conducting searches to find the suspected Palestinian. While insisting the attack was an act of terrorism, he acknowledged there were "other factors involved as well", without elaborating.

Bush's daughter ties the knot in secret Kennebunkport ceremony

October 08, 2018

The bride wore an ivory silk crepe gown by Vera Wang , according to a statement from the office of George W. Bush . Barbara Bush's twin sister, Jenna Bush Hager , shared details of the weekend nuptials on "Today" show Monday morning.

Michael expected to gain hurricane strength as it approaches Florida

October 08, 2018

It is expected that Michael, now centered about 90 miles east of Cozumel, Mexico , will dump four to eight inches of rain, with totals reaching more than 12 inches in isolated areas, potentially causing "life-threatening" flash floods and mudslides, according to the National Hurricane Center .

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