Hurricane Helene was set to slam into the Florida coast as a “catastrophic” Category 4 storm Thursday, the US weather service said, threatening up to six metres of deadly ocean surge and pummeling winds as residents rushed to get out of harm’s way. The fast-moving storm was a Category 2 early Thursday, the National Hurricane…
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Eric Adams traveled to Turkey so frequently he forgot how many times he had been. He even appeared in a Turkish romantic comedy. Source link
Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks with Voice of America during an interview in New York, US. — Screengrab via VOA ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has warned non-filers of strict restrictions which will “further limit their ability to conduct various activities,” as Pakistan secured International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board’s approval for…
The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered the dismissal of a sprawling sex abuse indictment against Nathan Chasing Horse, while leaving open the possibility of charges being refiled in a case that sent shockwaves throughout Indian Country and led to more criminal charges in the U.S. and Canada. The full seven-member court’s decision, issued Thursday, reverses…
EconomyEnvironment 26 September 2024, 5:56 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that at least five African countries are working on what could be the world’s first joint “debt-for-nature” swap to raise at least $2 billion to protect a coral-rich swathe of Indian Ocean. Debt-for-nature deals are becoming increasingly popular for poorer nations to pay for…
In a retrial that began after he spent 45 years on death row, 88-year-old Iwao Hakamada was found not guilty of a 1966 quadruple homicide. Source link
A woman wearing Minnie Mouse ears screamed profanities as police arrested her at Disneyland on Tuesday after she failed to show her ID to officers at the theme park, police say. The unidentified woman, who was accompanied by two young children, was taken into custody and cited for obstructing a peace officer and refusing to…
Two pro-democracy journalists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to prison for “seditious” activities and “illegal ideologies.” Chung Pui-kuen, 55, and Patrick Lam, 36, were found guilty in August of conspiring to publish seditious materials through their Stand News media outlet. Chung was the former editor-in-chief of Stand News and received a 21-month prison sentence….
LONDON: Britain on Thursday named Rachel Kyte, a climate policy professor at Oxford University, as its new climate envoy – the latest step in the recently elected Labour government‘s efforts to bolster Britain’s role in international climate politics. Kyte’s appointment as the UK’s Special Representative for Climate comes six weeks before COP 29, the latest…
