Showing posts with label September 23. Show all posts
Showing posts with label September 23. Show all posts

Saturday, September 23, 2017

UK M3 motorway closed after reports of “potential hazardous material” on road

Motorists stuck on the M3


China experts say 3.4-quake hits N.Korea in ‘suspected explosion’

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Hurricane Maria: Thousands evacuated as Puerto Rican dam starts to fail

Tens of thousands of people have been told to evacuate in Puerto Rico, with a dam starting to fail in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

Nearly 40 centimetres of rain has fallen on the mountains surrounding the Guajataca Dam since the Category 4 storm crossed the island, swelling the reservoir behind it.

MORE: Hurricane Maria: Thousands evacuated as Puerto Rican dam starts to fail – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)


Hume Highway cut by bushfire, temperature records tumble as east coast swelters

The main highway between Sydney and Canberra was cut by a bushfire and parts of New South Wales reached 40 degrees Celsius in September for the first time on record.

The New South Wales Rural Fire Service [RFS] said the blaze at Paddy’s River, near Wingello, crossed the highway and was out of control.

MORE: Hume Highway cut by bushfire, temperature records tumble as east coast swelters – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)


Friday, September 22, 2017

Man hit by train in Perth

Image result for Man hit by train in PerthA man has been hit by a train in Perth’s suburbs.

The packed train was taking a large number of passengers to Kalgoorlie ahead of the outback mining town’s biggest horse racing event this weekend.

The train stopped for more than an hour…

MORE: Man hit by train in Perth | Perth Now


Technology: Police to “see” the face of suspects from any genetic material left behind

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Great to see efforts are paying off. Conservation success stories are all too rare!

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Dam in Puerto Rico expected to collapse; evacuate tens of thousands of people downstream

Image result for Dam in Puerto Rico expected to collapseDam in Puerto Rico expected to collapse.

Puerto Rican officials rushed to evacuate tens of thousands of people downstream of a failing dam and said they could not reach more than half the towns in the US territory as the massive scale of the disaster wrought by Hurricane Maria started to become clear.

MORE: Dam in Puerto Rico expected to collapse | Perth Now


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Television’s golden boy David Lyle dead at 67

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FAT cats NBN bosses pocket $10m in taxpayer money despite the company’s $4.2 billion loss

FAT cats at the government-owned National Broadband Network pocketed $10 million in pay this year, despite the company’s $4.2 billion loss.

Chief executive Bill Morrow earned $3.62 million — six times more than Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull..

Source: NBN bosses pocket $10m in taxpayer money | Perth Now


Protect world’s valuable fisheries was withdrawn after EPA chief Pruitt met mining CEO

Plan to protect one of the world’s most valuable fisheries was withdrawn after EPA chief Pruitt met with mining CEO


The 4-Letter Code You Do NOT Want To See On Your Boarding Pass

Get ready for extra screening.

Getting through airport security can take forever, but four little letters on your boarding pass are a clue you’re in for even more screening.

Some passengers on flights within or bound for the U.S. may find “SSSS” printed on their boarding passes,

MORE: The 4-Letter Code You Do NOT Want To See On Your Boarding Pass


Senator McCain opposes Obamacare repeal bill, a possible fatal blow

Senator McCain opposes Obamacare repeal bill, a possible fatal blow


Adelaide Crows thump Geelong Cats in AFL preliminary final, turning it on for 61-point win

The Adelaide Crows are off to the 2017 AFL grand final, putting on a serious show to beat the Cats by 61 points in front of a record crowd at Adelaide Oval.

MORE: Adelaide Crows thump Geelong Cats in AFL preliminary final, turning it on for 61-point win – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)


Australians warned to check travel plans as 240,000 people flee Bali volcano

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Melbourne Storm thump Brisbane Broncos 30-0 in prelim to power into second-straight NRL grand final

The Melbourne Storm reach a second-straight grand final with a demolition of Brisbane, with AAMI Park waving goodbye to a victorious Cooper Cronk.

MORE: Melbourne Storm thump Brisbane Broncos 30-0 in prelim to power into second-straight NRL grand final – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)