So where’s Barack Obama these days? Look no further than Washington’s swanky Kalorama neighborhood. And what about Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her family? That’s where you’ll find them too. Amazon chief Jeff Bezos? He lives there too, but only sometimes. But despite an influx of celebrity residents, the luxurious and stately enclave in the … Read more
South Africa’s sports minister Fikile Mbalula said on Tuesday that host city Durban may not be able to hold the 2022 Commonwealth Games due to financial pressures. “I don’t want to raise your expectations and say everything looks good` it doesn’t. We are unable to agree on the fundamentals,” Mbalula told South African media at … Read more
Ireland will face the United States in a June Test match in suburban New York, USA Rugby announced Wednesday. The Eagles and Irish will meet on June 10 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. It’s the same venue where London Irish and Saracens of the English Premiership played a regular-season match last March … Read more
Cyclone Dineo killed seven people, injured 55 and affected hundreds of thousands across southern Mozambique, the country’s natural disasters agency said Friday. More than 20,000 homes were destroyed by “winds and very strong rain”, the National Institute of Disaster Management said, adding that the search for survivors is ongoing. The storm has affected more than … Read more
The United States is increasingly worried about pirate attacks off West Africa and is committed to helping countries bolster security in the region, a US diplomat said Tuesday. At least 27 attacks on boats, including robberies, kidnappings or failed attempts, have occurred off the West Africa coast since April, according to the International Maritime Organisation … Read more
An elderly German couple have been found dead in Australia’s outback after becoming disorientated and wandering from the official path, police said Tuesday, following a record-breaking heatwave in the country. The body of Gisela Thor, 73, was found near the remote Trephina Gorge in the Northern Territory (NT) Tuesday several kilometres away from her 76-year-old … Read more
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Silicon Valley took the lead over the weekend in corporate resistance to President Donald Trump’s clampdown on immigration, financing legal opposition, criticizing the plan, as well as helping employees ensnared by his executive order. In an industry that has long depended on immigrants and celebrated their contributions – as well as championing liberal causes such … Read more
At least 47 people, including 10 children and a newly-wed couple, have been killed in a traffic accident north of Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, according to police. The incident took place early on Saturday when a truck carrying wedding guests deviated off the road and plunged into a river outside the town of Anjozorobe. Police spokesperson … Read more
At least 36 people have been killed and many others injured after a train derailed in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, officials say. Nine coaches and the engine left the tracks near Kuneru station in Vizianagaram district, the head of East Coast Railway, JP Mishra, said. Many people are still trapped in the wreckage … Read more
Flood-threatened residents who stayed on in their homes expressed relief on Britain’s east coast as a feared storm surge failed to deliver the chaos expected. Thousands were evacuated from their homes as the Environment Agency (EA) issued 17 severe warnings – which warn of danger to life – with those in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex told they … Read more
Severe flood warnings are in place on England’s east coast and homes are being evacuated as emergency services brace themselves for a storm surge. There are 17 of the Environment Agency warnings – meaning there is a threat to life – in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. Residents in Jaywick, Essex, and Great Yarmouth, Norfolk have … Read more
Looking to cement his environmental record, President Barack Obama took new action Tuesday barring offshore drilling in areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans indefinitely. Obama relied on a 63-year-old law to make his moves, which will prevent future leasing of certain offshore areas for oil rights. His successor, Donald Trump, who has promised a … Read more
U. S. employers likely boosted hiring in November amid growing confidence in the economy, making it almost certain that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates later this month. Nonfarm payrolls probably increased by 175,000 jobs last month after rising by 161,000 in October, according to a Reuters survey of economists. The Labor Department will … Read more
A tsunami advisory is in effect for Japan’s Fukushima and Miyagi Prefectures after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Honshu just before 6.00 a.m. Tuesday (4.00 p.m. Monday ET). Japanese authorities urged residents in those northeast coastal areas to leave immediately for higher ground and not return until warnings had been lifted. The earthquake struck in … Read more
Strong aftershocks have roiled New Zealand following a 7.5-magnitude earthquake that killed two people. The South Island has seen hundreds of tremors, including a 6.3-magnitude quake, after the initial one struck after midnight on Monday. The epicentre is northeast of Christchurch, near the town of Kaikoura which has been cut off by landslides. A large … Read more
U. S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday praised demonstrators for being passionate about their country, just hours after he accused them of being “professional protesters” incited by the media. “Love the fact that the small groups of protesters last night have passion for our great country. We will all come together and be proud!” Trump … Read more
This election, surely the most extraordinary in American history, was a revolt against the political establishment. And few people personify the political establishment more than Hillary Clinton. During this campaign, for millions of angry voters, she became the face of America’s broken politics. Donald Trump managed to persuade enough voters in enough states that he … Read more
Republican Donald Trump scored a series of shocking wins in battleground U. S. states including Florida and Ohio on Tuesday, opening a path to the White House for the political outsider and rattling world markets that had counted on a win by Democrat Hillary Clinton. With investors worried a Trump victory could cause economic and … Read more
A number of popular websites like Twitter and Netflix went down for some users on Friday in a massive cyberattack with international reach. Affected sites included Twitter (TWTR, Tech30), Etsy (ETSY), Github, Vox, Spotify, Airbnb, Netflix (NFLX, Tech30) and Reddit. Dyn, which manages website domains and routes internet traffic, experienced two distributed denial of service … Read more