Former FEMA head warns potential economic impact from Idalia
Former Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate called “the big unknown” for Idalia’s impact on Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas as the potential impact on their…
Read moreMore than half of dog owners are suspicious of rabies and other vaccines, new study finds
Another 40% were concerned that routine vaccines could cause their dog to develop autism, a belief that has long since been disproven in humans.
Read moreElectric vehicles on the rise in India
India is one of the fastest growing electric vehicle markets in the world, and more than 90% of India’s 2.3 million EVs are the cheaper and more…
Read moreAn electric rickshaw changed this trans woman’s life
Not that long ago, Preethi was begging on India’s streets. Her life was transformed since nonprofit group Shishu Mandir gave her an electric rickshaw last year so…
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Are you free on 14 October? AEC has a job for you
The Australian Electoral Commission has put a call out for thousands of workers to help with the Indigenous Voice referendum.
Read moreGabon coup leaders name General Brice Oligui Nguema as new leader
Brice Oligui Nguema is named transitional leader after the overthrow of President Ali Bongo.
Read moreFlorida takes stock in Storm Idalia’s aftermath
More than 440,000 people are still without power as Idalia, now a tropical storm, moves into Georgia.
Read moreBiden pledges federal support for Idalia, Maui recoveries
President Joe Biden is warning Hurricane Idalia is “still very dangerous” even though it weakened after battering Florida Wednesday morning. Biden also sought to reassure victims of…
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Here’s the latest for Wednesday, August 30th: Hurricane Idalia unleashes fury on Florida and Georgia; White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters for munitions;…
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Inflation is easing in Australia. Could this be a sign the cost of living is improving?
Consumer prices have softened more than expected, but economists say inflation has “not yet been defeated”.
Read moreBBC gets first glimpse of devastation in Cedar Key
The BBC’s Helena Humphrey is on the ground in Cedar Key, a town hit hard by Hurricane Idalia.
Read moreHurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida as ‘catastrophic’ Category 3
Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 3 but has been downgraded to a Category 1.
Read moreHurricane Idalia unleashes fury on Florida
Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast, submerging homes and vehicles,…
Read moreSenator McConnell freezes up again at Kentucky event
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday,…
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‘Debris flying everywhere’: Hurricane Idalia leaves trail of destruction in Florida
Idalia has weakened as it crossed into southern Georgia, the US National Hurricane Center says after it slammed into the Big Bend region of Florida.
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