Barcelona’s Sagrada Família becomes world’s tallest church
The Gaudí-designed architectural marvel now stands at an impressive 162.91 metres.
Man trapped in flooded basement dies as New York hit by severe rain
Officials say body of man, 39, pulled from Brooklyn basement as rainstorm closes roads and causes delays
A man’s body was pulled from a flooded New York City basement on Thursday during a rainstorm that shut down roadways and caused airport delays, authorities said.
A scuba team recovered the body of a 39-year-old man after firefighters received a call of a person trapped in a flooded basement in Brooklyn at about 4.30pm, police said. The man, whose name was not released, was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Continue reading...Trump caps refugee admissions at record low – with most to be white South Africans
The president sets the limit at 7,500 for the coming year, a dramatic cut from 125,000.
More than half of Americans disapprove of Trump demolishing East Wing – poll
Survey, in which one-third respondents voted for the president, found 56% disagree with move
More than half of Americans disapprove of Trump’s demolition of the White House’s East Wing and the construction of a new ballroom, according to a new poll from the Washington Post, ABC News and Ipsos.
The survey was conducted between 24 and 28 October and indicates 56% of the respondents disagree with Trump’s recent move while 28% are in favor of it. Most of the survey’s respondents were white, one-third of them voted for Donald Trump and another third for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.
Continue reading...‘Yes, we’ve been to the moon before’: Nasa rebuffs Kim Kardashian conspiracy theory
Nasa chief Sean Duffy confirms 1969 landing was indeed real after US celebrity on TV show says ‘I think it was fake’
Nasa has rejected comments made by Kim Kardashian about the 1969 moon landing and confirmed that it did, in fact, happen.
During Thursday’s episode of The Kardashians, the Skims founder questioned whether the space mission ever took place while noting her interest in conspiracy theories.
Continue reading...Radio Free Asia suspends news operations amid cuts and US government shutdown
RFA will begin closing overseas bureaus, as well as laying off and paying severance to staff members, with the hope that it could return in the future
Radio Free Asia (RFA) has said it is suspending its news operations due to the US government shutdown and the Trump administration’s cuts to government-funded news services.
“RFA has been forced to suspend all remaining news content production – for the first time in its 29 years of existence,” said Bay Fang, RFA’s president and CEO, in a statement.
Continue reading...Five charged in overdose death of Robert De Niro’s grandson
The men are accused of running a drug ring in New York City that sold counterfeit prescription opioid pills through social media.
The American adoptees who fear deportation to a country they can’t remember
Thousands of US adoptees do not have citizenship despite being brought to the country as babies decades ago. Now many fear deportation.
‘Can’t go back’ – families in violence-hit Indian state fear resettlement deadline
Families displaced by the ongoing ethnic conflict are anxious as a government deadline to shut down relief camps nears.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,345
Here are the key events from day 1,345 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
How teenager gave a street concert and was caught up in Russia’s repressive past
Diana Loginova sang songs critical of the Kremlin. The 18-year-old and her bandmate are now in court.
How teenager gave a street concert and was caught up in Russia’s repressive past
Diana Loginova sang songs critical of the Kremlin. The 18-year-old and her bandmate are now in court.
The US bet big with Argentina bailout – is it paying off?
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called the Argentine peso "undervalued". But not many people agree.
Nearly 150,000 aged 90 and above wait 12 hours in England’s A&Es each year
Older people left in their own excrement and wet beds for hours and forced to watch others die, Age UK report finds
Almost 150,000 people aged 90 and over in England are forced to wait longer than 12 hours in A&E every year, with some experiencing “truly shocking” waits of several days stuck in corridors, a report warns.
Older people are also being left in their own excrement and wet beds for hours, denied pain relief and forced to watch and hear other patients die next to them because they end up waiting so long for care, according to Age UK.
Continue reading...Jamaica’s ‘ground zero’ – Assessing hurricane damage in Black River
The southwest of the island bore the full force Hurricane Melissa's 185 mph (295km/h) winds on Tuesday.
Jamaica’s ‘ground zero’ – Assessing hurricane damage in Black River
The southwest of the island bore the full force Hurricane Melissa's 185 mph (295km/h) winds on Tuesday.
Lettings agency takes blame in Rachel Reeves licence row
Agency says staff member offered to apply for licence to allow chancellor to rent out family home, but failed to do so
Keir Starmer appears to have escaped the huge political damage of potentially losing his chancellor weeks before the budget, after 24 hours of intense scrutiny over whether Rachel Reeves broke the law when she rented out her family home.
The Conservatives said Reeves must be sacked if she committed an offence by not obtaining a council licence before letting out her four-bedroom house in south London when the family moved into 11 Downing Street. No 10 was initially unable to explain why Starmer believed an apology from the chancellor was sufficient.
Continue reading...Paint me cool: scientists reveal roof coating that can reduce surface temperatures up to 6C on hot days
Sydney researchers commercialising a product they say can cool indoor spaces and will cost little more than standard premium paints
Australian scientists have developed roof coatings that can passively cool surfaces up to 6C below ambient temperature, as well as extract water from the atmosphere, which they say could reduce indoor temperatures during extreme heat events.
Heatwaves are becoming more intense, more frequent and more deadly due to human-caused global heating.
Continue reading...Trump administration sets rules to bar groups it opposes from loan relief
Advocates say new rules let Education Department to politically punish groups working on immigration, transgender care.
‘Trees in Hot Tubs’: Riding Out Hurricane Melissa at a Beach Resort – The New York Times
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- Jamaica Prepared a Financial Fortress for Disaster. Hurricane Melissa Will Test It. The New York Times
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