Section of M3 motorway closed in both directions after reports of "potential hazardous material" on road https://t.co/xx3TBk9uL0
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) September 23, 2017
Showing posts with label September 23. Show all posts
Showing posts with label September 23. Show all posts
Saturday, September 23, 2017
China experts say 3.4-quake hits N.Korea in ‘suspected explosion’
China experts say 3.4-quake hits N.Korea in 'suspected explosion' https://t.co/XcP4sNKS58
— SBS News (@SBSNews) September 23, 2017
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.
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.
Friday, September 22, 2017
Man hit by train in Perth
A 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
Technology could allow police to "see" the face of suspects from any genetic material left behind https://t.co/kqWX0D2AKZ
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) September 23, 2017
Great to see efforts are paying off. Conservation success stories are all too rare!
Great to see efforts are paying off. Conservation success stories are all too rare! https://t.co/3CSqygrg6t via @newscomauHQ
— Raffaella Ciccarelli (@raffaella_cicc) September 23, 2017
Dam in Puerto Rico expected to collapse; evacuate tens of thousands of people downstream
Dam 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
Television's golden boy David Lyle dead at 67 https://t.co/AYo3UqWVvc
— The Age (@theage) September 23, 2017
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 http://cnn.it/2xpLp7w
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
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.
Australians warned to check travel plans as 240,000 people flee Bali volcano
Australians warned to check travel plans as 240,000 people flee Bali volcano https://t.co/Usj0PMu84N
— The Age (@theage) September 22, 2017
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.
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