Cyclone Belal has struck the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and Reunion, bringing strong winds and heavy flooding. Video shows people stranded on the roofs of cars submerged on flooded roads in Mauritius. The Red Cross said that on the French island of Reunion one person has died and more than 600 people have been…
They sit in ones and twos in half-destroyed homes. They shelter in musty basements marked in chalk with “people underground” — a message to whichever troops happen to be fighting that day. They venture out to visit cemeteries and reminisce about any time other than now. Ukraine’s elderly are often the only people who remain…
The domestic flight in Japan landed safely after the crack appeared, the airline says. Source link
Nearly four decades ago, a group of lawyers, intellectuals and activists assembled in a hotel ballroom in Taipei to found an illegal political party dedicated to ending authoritarian rule in Taiwan. No longer a scrappy upstart, the Democratic Progressive Party, born in that ballroom, is now seeking an unprecedented third consecutive term. It needs to…
Flood warnings remain in effect in New York and New Jersey, where rivers have risen to worrying levels. Source link