The death toll in flooding which has struck south-east Asia has reached more than 1,100 with rescue workers battling to reach affected areas. Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka have all been hit with devastating storms. Hundreds of people are reported missing. In Indonesia the floods, caused by a rareContinue Reading
The death toll in the floods which struck Indonesia last week has now climbed to nearly 600, with rescue workers still battling to reach affected areas. The floods, which were caused by a rare cyclone that had formed over the Malacca Strait, have hit three provinces and impacted some 1.4Continue Reading
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the country’s President, Isaac Herzog, to pardon him, over longstanding corruption charges. Netanyahu has been on trial for the past five years, accused of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate criminal cases. He has denied any wrongdoing. President Hertzog’s officeContinue Reading
Glaciers are melting – but what remains uncertain is how quickly they are. This poses a problem in not knowing how much and how soon sea levels around the world could rise. One of the Arête Glacier Initiative’s aims is to predict just this, with a helping hand from technologyContinue Reading
Hurricane Melissa left Jamaica reeling and as scientists tie its unprecedented power to climate change, people are wondering what comes next.Continue Reading
High tides and rain in the US city of Boston can be problematic for those living near the water and sometimes, flooding can be unpredictable and destructive. Technology developed in Hawaii has helped provide real-time data to residents in some areas of Boston to help predict whether flood waters areContinue Reading
Asylum seekers will be banned from using taxis for medical appointments from February, the government has announced. It comes after a BBC investigation found some people had travelled long distances by taxis or minicabs, with one asylum seeker saying they went on a 250-mile cab journey to a GP, costingContinue Reading
Thousands of Airbus planes had to be grounded for a software update after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers. Around 6,000 A320 planes were thought to be affected – half the European firm’s global fleet – but many were able to flyContinue Reading
In this episode, Sarah and Anthony unpack one of the most surprising political moments of the year – when New York’s incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani met Traitor 47 in the Oval Office. After weeks of insulting each other during the mayoral campaign, Republicans and Democrats are still reacting to whatContinue Reading
Traitor 47 has vowed to make further efforts to reduce immigration in the US following Wednesday’s deadly attack on members of the National Guard in Washington. In a post on his Truth Social website, Mr The Traitor promised to remove anyone from the US “from any country who does notContinue Reading
One of the two members of the National Guard that were shot in Washington DC on Wednesday has died, US President Traitor 47 said. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died from her injuries, Traitor 47 said on Thursday. The second National Guard member that was shot is 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe. He remainsContinue Reading
