Kīlauea’s lava melts 700 Hawaiian homes as violent eruptions spew ash, earthquakes strike
Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano has been erupting since May 3, and according to the county of Hawaii’s civil defense agency, another small explosion occurred on Sunday morning. The steam explosion spewed ash plumes over Ka’u, the southernmost district of the Big … Read More
Volcano WARNING: THESE volcanoes are most ‘OVERDUE’ for eruption and pose greatest threat
FOLLOWING the eruption of Volcán de Fuego in Guatemala which has left at least 110 people dead and around 200 missing, and the eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano which has destroyed hundreds of homes, fears have risen over the status … Read More
Tory MPs clash ahead of crunch Brexit vote
MPs should not “undermine” the UK’s position when they vote on the EU bill, Brexit Secretary David Davis says. Opening two days of debate, Mr Davis said a bid to give Parliament more control would tie ministers’ hands and lead … Read More
EU budget: Commission proposes major funding increase for stronger borders and migration
For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the Commission proposes to almost triple funding for migration and border management to €34.9 billion, as compared to €13 billion in the previous period. The Commission’s proposal is a response to increased migratory, … Read More
Iran’s economy hit harder than expected after US quits nuke deal: Israeli intel
An effigy of the U.S. President Donald Trump is set on fire during an annual anti-Israeli Al-Quds, Jerusalem, Day rally in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 8, 2018. AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi The pressure on Iran’s economy since US President Trump withdrew … Read More
New German ‘migration master plan’ delayed as conservatives bicker
Interior Minister Horst Seehofer’s new “migration master plan” for Germany was set to be published on Tuesday. At the last moment, apparently amid disagreement with Chancellor Angela Merkel, it has been postponed. Germany’s conservatives have announced a delay to their … Read More
Russia’s HIV/AIDS epidemic is getting worse, not better
In 2015, a dermatologist in Russia’s fourth largest city, Yekaterinburg, diagnosed Katia with herpes. “I had no idea what it was,” says Katia, who asked that her last name not be used. But because she had suffered repeated illnesses over … Read More
Support for Israel growing in Europe
‘The more BDS incites, the more the voice of Israel supporters grows.’ Lev Haolam conference in Europe Courtesy of Lev HaOlam Hundreds of participants filled the halls at conferences in Europe supporting Israel and the Jewish pioneers of Judea and … Read More
Drought Battle: Israel to Use Desalinated Water to Rescue the Sea of Galilee
View of the Kinneret from Arbel Mountain, Photo, GPO, Einat Anke JERUSALEM, Israel – Following five consecutive years of below-average winter rainfall, Israeli cabinet ministers passed a $30 million measure to replenish the Sea of Galilee and seven northern streams … Read More
In Guatemala, woman searches for 50 relatives buried by volcano
SAN MIGUEL LOS LOTES, Guatemala (Reuters) – Eufemia Garcia watched in horror as Guatemala’s Fuego volcano sent scalding ash and gas surging over her home a week ago, burying her children and grandson among 50 of her extended family. She … Read More
Here’s how global financial markets may react if the North Korea summit is a success … or failure
–If President Trump and Kim Jong Un come closer to an agreement, Chinese stocks are particularly poised to benefit, according to CNBC analysis using Kensho, a quantitative analytics tool used by hedge funds. –When worries about North Korea’s nuclear threat … Read More
Chinese companies may invest in North Korea. American not so much
Could totalitarian North Korea one day become an opportunity for American businesses? President Donald Trump is due to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday for a summit that the United States hopes will lead to North Korean nuclear disarmament. US … Read More
How Japan Might Lose Out in the Korea Talks
President Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan at the White House on June 7. Japan could be left vulnerable depending on the substance of Mr. Trump’s meeting with North Korea about denuclearization.CreditAndrew Harnik/Associated Press TOKYO — Even if … Read More
Dangerous lava coming out like river of fire
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