Philippine officials have ordered evacuation of thousands of residents in the southern part of the main Luzon island as a category-5 storm that is the world’s strongest this year approaches. Typhoon Goni, with 215km/h (133 mph) sustained winds and gusts of up to 265km/h (164 mph), will make landfall on…
11.31pm GMT23:31 Australia has pledged new foreign aid funding to help eradicate Covid-19 across south-east Asia and the Pacific. NGOs have welcomed the $500 million commitment, which will fund immunisation programs throughout the region over the next three years. “We have been asking for Australia to dig deeper, just as…
A national lockdown now could “save Christmas from the coronavirus” in England and allow families to meet during the festive season, scientists, public health specialists and politicians have told the Guardian. A stringent country-wide “circuit breaker” lasting between two and six weeks would help suppress cases and reduce the impact…
ISTANBUL (AP) — A strong earthquake struck Friday in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, collapsing buildings in the city of Izmir in western Turkey, and officials said at least six people were killed and scores were injured. A small tsunami struck the…
Image Source : AP US Election 2020: Trump campaign postpones North Carolina rally The re-election campaign of US President Donald Trump has cancelled a rally scheduled to be held in North Carolina, a major battleground state, citing weather conditions. “Because of a wind advisory issued with gusts reaching 50 miles…
Top story: McCluskey warns of Labour split Morning everyone. I’m Martin Farrer and these are the top stories this morning. Labour has been plunged into turmoil after former leader Jeremy Corbyn was suspended in the wake of a damning report into antisemitism that found the party responsible for unlawful acts…
Two prominent Indian-Americans are among Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden’s core advisors who have been guiding him on issues ranging from the coronavirus pandemic, economic recovery to foreign policy and climate change. According to a report published in The New York Times, Biden is said to have been leaning on…
The latest: Canada’s ICU doctors brace for increased COVID-19, flu patients. France prepares for new COVID-19 restrictions, German chancellor warns of ‘difficult’ winter. U.S. economy notches record growth in 3rd quarter. Ontario projects slower growth, but a continued climb in cases. Outbreak at Blenheim, Ont., church linked to 30 cases. Manitoba announces new daily high of…
The man who killed three people in a knife attack in a church in Nice on France’s Côte D’Azur on Thursday has been named as Brahim Aouissaoui, a 21-year-old Tunisian migrant. Aouissaoui arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa in late September, when authorities placed him in coronavirus quarantine before…
Here’s what you need to know: Health care workers at a hospital in the Czech Republic. Members of the National Guard have flown from the United States to the Czech Republic to help.Credit…Petr David Josek/Associated Press In Belgium, all nonessential hospital work has been postponed to deal with an influx…
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