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Unprecedented downpours cause deaths, evacuations and transport chaos. Plus, Hurricane Lala batters HawaiiSouth Korea and Japan were hit by extreme rainfall late last week and into this week. On 13 August in the city of Chiba near Tokyo there was a record-breaking 115mm of rainfall in just one hour, while the nearby city of Sakura broke its own record with 97mm in one hour. A level five emergency ...
The official death toll from Typhoon Maysak’s devastating floods in southern China jumped from 39 to 159 on Friday, as authorities updated the figures for the first time in six weeks. According to media briefings held in Nanning and Guigang in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, 10 people remained missing and the disaster affected more than 1.65 million people, state news agency Xinhua reported. The...
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck southern Peru on Thursday, injuring three people and damaging at least 22 homes, six schools and 12 medical centres, according to preliminary assessments. The quake was also felt in Lima and several other parts of the country.
Rescue teams gave no details regarding the fate of the boat they had originally taken out, nor did it explain how they survived five days at sea.
Cubans seeking to leave the communist-run island have risked their lives in flimsy boats for decades in a bid to cross the treacherous Florida Straits to the United States or across the Caribbean to Mexico.
Film emerges as France says it has stopped 185 small boat ‘events’ in three months since new £660m deal with UKFootage has captured the moment French police officers clashed with people on a beach in northern France as the authorities tried to intercept a dinghy attempting to reach the UK.Men wearing lifejackets appear to throw objects at the police to try to keep them away from their dinghy. The ...
Film emerges as France says it has prevented 185 ‘small boat crossing events’ in three months since new £660m deal with UKFootage has captured the moment French police officers clashed with people on a beach in northern France as the authorities attempted to intercept a dinghy attempting to reach the UK.Men wearing lifejackets appear to throw objects at the police to try to keep them away from the...
Carolus Winfridus was asleep when an earthquake struck off Indonesia’s island of Flores, as he was awoken by intense rumbling and saw his wardrobe doors flying open. He and his family quickly scrambled for a way out of their house in the town of Maumere, Sikka Regency, one of nine regencies hit by Saturday’s devastating 7.7-magnitude quake that killed almost 80 people and displaced nearly 100,000....
A Chinese historian has presented fresh research on China-based Korean independence leader Sin Kyu-sik at a symposium in Seoul co-hosted by Gwangbokhoe, the official association for those who fought against Japan’s occupation. The academic exchange, which was backed by South Korea’s Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, underscored how a shared legacy of anti-Japanese resistance continues to ...
Israeli settlers set fire to a Palestinian home while a mother and her children were sleeping inside.
The 'unacceptable' E1 plan carries 'legal and reputational consequences' for those participating, European nations warn.
The body of an 18-year-old hiker has been recovered from the Australian bush, a day after authorities incorrectly announced she had been found alive.
The body of an 18-year-old hiker has been recovered from the Australian bush, a day after authorities incorrectly announced she had been found alive.
A senior manager at MTR Corporation has been conned out of HK$74 million (US$9.4 million) in a two year-long scam by a fraudster posing as an employee of HSBC UK, who lured the victim into investing in green bonds. Police said they had received a report from a 59-year-old man who alleged that he had been scammed. The case has been classified as obtaining property by deception, and no arrests have ...
Ex-Australia batter Hussey said he was informally approached by Stephen Flemming, England's new red-ball coach.
This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWoman behind allegation of sexual assault linked to Sydney Swans reportedly says she wants ‘justice’The woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted in a Melbourne hotel told the Herald Sun “all I care about is justice”.I don’t want money. All I care about is justice. I’m going to stand up for what is right. And I’m ...
A 16-year-old Tennessee girl is facing assault and disorderly conduct charges after authorities said she ran onto a football field during a middle school game and tackled a player involved in a scuffle. The game was ended early, and the girl was later released to her parents. She has also been banned from school properties for life and from Cornersville Middle School athletic events for one year.
An adventurous Iowa family took on the challenge of rescuing an abandoned farmhouse they believed held untold stories. By moving the century-old building four miles to their land, they endeavored to preserve history while crafting their dream home. Faced with surprising renovations and repair costs, they shared their transformative journey online, earning a global audience and ultimately building ...
Around 100 firefighters were sent to the scene, where crews were still working to extinguish the fire on Friday morning.
Around 100 firefighters were sent to the scene, where crews were still working to extinguish the fire on Friday morning.
Migrants in Ceuta have been moved to makeshift shelters by Spanish police
Hong Kong environment authorities have said they will review the definition of fighting dogs and relevant regulations to strengthen public safety, a day after the owner of a pet training facility was attacked by a canine suspected of being a mixed-breed fighting dog and was later found dead. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan made the announcement on Friday as the Agriculture, Fish...
A dog that attacked its handler who died soon after was a stray awaiting adoption at a Hong Kong pet training facility, the South China Morning Post has learned, with residents living nearby saying they were not worried as the animals at the centre were kept indoors. A check by the SCMP on Friday morning found the Pawsgate pet training centre at Ping Yeung Tsuen in Ta Kwu Ling closed a day after t...
A dog that fatally mauled its handler at a Hong Kong pet training facility was a stray awaiting adoption, the South China Morning Post has learned, with residents living nearby saying they were not worried as the animals at the centre were kept indoors. A check by the SCMP on Friday morning found the facility at Ping Yeung Tsuen in Ta Kwu Ling closed a day after the attack. But staff members retur...
Social media fosters empathy and awareness, but cannot replace evidence-based treatment or formal psychological care.
Spain began relocating migrants from a makeshift camp on Ceuta’s El Trampolín beach on Thursday, 20 August, nearly three weeks after a mass border surge left thousands living without adequate shelter in the North African enclave.
