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GUANGDONG Province, China (CCTV) — Powerful typhoon Hato, a maximum category 10 storm, wreaked havoc in the southern coast of south China’s Guangdong Province after it made landfall in the province’s Zhuhai City on Wednesday. Hato, the 13th typhoon this year, brought hurricane-force winds and downpours to the region it swept across. Videos recorded in the worst-hit cities including Zhuhai and Zhongshan show pedestrians being blown off their feet, public facilities such as mail box, […]
WILLIAMS LAKE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada (Reuters) — Firefighters continue to battle what local news describes as the largest wildfire in British Columbia’s history as aerial footage filmed on Monday (August 21) shows a large patch of forest ablaze. The wildfire has exceeded 1800 square miles (467,000 hectares) in size and stretches in length to some 80 miles (130 kilometers). British Columbia’s Finance Minister says the cost of battling this historic fire, which two command teams […]
by Sophie Mignon and Charlotte van Ouwerkerk ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AFP) — Dutch police are investigating possible terror links after arresting a Spaniard driving a van containing gas canisters close to a rock concert which was abruptly cancelled over fears of an attack. The man “was arrested and taken to the police station,” Rotterdam police said in a Tweet, following a tip-off from Spanish authorities. The arrest came little under a week after twin car-bomb attacks […]
by Damian Wroclavsky Agence France-Presse BRASILIA, Brazil – Venezuela’s fugitive former top prosecutor resurfaced in Brazil on Wednesday claiming to possess “a lot” of proof of President Nicolas Maduro’s corruption and warning that her life remains in danger. Days after a dramatic escape from chaotic Venezuela, Luisa Ortega, 59, turned up the heat on Maduro, who has asked Interpol to issue a “red notice” warrant for the arrest of his critic. Ortega — speaking at a […]
by Aaron Tam. Laura Mannering and Elaine Yu Agence France-Presse HONG KONG, China – Typhoon Hato ripped a path of destruction across southern China on Wednesday, killing 10 people after battering Hong Kong skyscrapers, flooding streets and forcing thousands to flee to shelters. The storm had raised Hong Kong’s most severe Typhoon 10 warning, only the third time a storm of this power has pounded the financial hub in the past 20 years. Five people were killed in […]
by Laurence BENHAMOU with Nina LAMPARSKI in Vienna Agence France-Presse SALZBURG, Austria – The EU is a “real step” closer to overhauling a controversial rule on detached workers, after talks with leaders from eastern and central Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday. The so-called Posted Workers Directive allows firms to send temporary workers from low-wage countries to other member states without paying local social charges. The regulation has come under fire from rich nations like […]
by Nasser Abu Bakr Agence France-Presse RAMALLAH,, Palestinian Territories – Donald Trump’s team must commit to a two-state solution and oppose Israeli settlement construction before the US president’s peace push can move forward, Palestinian officials said Wednesday. Their comments came ahead of talks on Thursday with Trump aides, including special representative for international negotiations Jason Greenblatt and the president’s son-in-law and Middle East envoy Jared Kushner. The visit for meetings with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders comes with […]
Hong Kong raises its highest storm warning as Severe Typhoon Hato brings the city to a standstill, shutting down the stock market and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights as heavy rain and winds pummel the territory (Video courtesy AFPTV)
PHOENIX, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump mounted an aggressive defense Tuesday of his response to a deadly far right march in Virginia, using a rally speech to condemn “dishonest” media coverage of his widely criticized remarks. Trump faced bipartisan outrage after blaming “many sides” for violence at the rally in Charlottesville that took the life of an anti-fascist protester. Re-reading his statements following the clashes at a rally in Phoenix, Arizona, he railed […]
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) –The headless torso of a woman found floating in Danish waters is that of a Swedish journalist who authorities believe died aboard an inventor’s homemade submarine, police said Wednesday. “The DNA of the torso matches that of Kim Wall,” Danish police announced on Twitter, saying more details would be given at a news conference at 9am (0700 GMT). The female torso, with the head and limbs deliberately cut off, was found on Monday […]
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Reuters) — The United States Navy will in the coming hours relieve the three-star admiral Joseph Aucoin who commands its seventh fleet following a series of collisions in Asia, a US official told Reuters late on Tuesday (August 22), speaking on condition of anonymity. US Navy and Marine Corps divers are still trying to find 10 missing sailors from the US guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCain, which collided with a merchant vessel […]
Typhoon Hato, which was known as “Isang” when it was still affecting the country, had already left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), but is now wreaking havoc in Hong Kong, bringing the city to a standstill as heavy rains and winds pummelled the territory. Hong Kong’s weather observatory even raised the storm warning to the city’s maximum Typhoon 10 signal — meaning hurricane force winds are expected — at 9:10 am (0110 GMT). It […]
