Hurricane Dorian, which has already devastated large parts of the Bahamas this week, has made landfall in the United States for the first time with winds of up to 90mph. The category one storm came ashore on Friday morning at Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, where more than 200,000 homes and […]
An American Airlines mechanic based at Miami International Airport was arrested on Thursday on a charge that he sabotaged the navigation equipment of a flight carrying 150 people, forcing it to be grounded just before takeoff, the authorities said. The mechanic, Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani, told investigators on Thursday that he had tampered with the […]
Hurricane Dorian sideswiped the US Carolinas with shrieking winds, tornadoes and sideways rain on Thursday as it closed in for a possible direct hit on the dangerously exposed Outer Banks islands. At least four deaths in the Southeast were blamed on the storm. Twisters spun off by Dorian peeled away roofs and flipped trailers, and […]
Thousands of people were last night awaiting rescue on the battered islands of the Bahamas after they were pulverised by Hurricane Dorian. The islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama, which have been largely demolished by the savage storm, were among the worst-hit. The death toll last night stood at 20, but it is feared that […]
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (REUTERS) – After its deadly rampage across the Bahamas and brush of the Florida coast, Hurricane Dorian pounded the coastal Carolinas on Thursday (Sept 5), sowing fear and worry from the elegant streets of downtown Charleston to the jigsaw puzzle that is North Carolina’s barrier islands. Though thousands of residents had evacuated […]
A jury acquitted one man but could not reach a verdict on another in the deaths of 36 party-goers at a warehouse fire in Oakland, California. Building manager Max Harris, 29, was acquitted of involuntary manslaughter over the blaze at the Ghost Ship venue on 3 December 2016. A mistrial was declared in the same […]
Next week more than 300 employees will not be punching in to work at Mosaic’s potash mine in Colonsay, Sask. The company announced temporary layoffs last month citing a challenging North American season. Related Potash mine proposal in southern Saskatchewan receives conditional approval Train carrying potash derailed in northeast Regina The mayor of the 450-person […]
As Hurricane Dorian continues to steer towards Nova Scotia, messages urging members of the public to be prepared for severe weather effects are being communicated by government officials and emergency response teams. “What we’d like to do is remind citizens at this time to take any flying object debris that could be found around their […]
A second person has died in the US from a severe lung disease apparently caused by vaping, public health officials in the state of Oregon have said. The person was said to have fallen ill after trying a product bought at a dispensary for recreational cannabis. The first death vaping death was reported in Illinois […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The 347 scientists who collaborated to produce the world’s first image of a black hole were honoured on Thursday (Sept 5) with the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, winning US$3 million (S$4.1 million) for what is known as the “Oscars of science.” The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration grabbed global headlines on April […]