PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Rescue crews are seen unloading a body bag from one of the ships searching the remains of a sunken superyacht off Sicily.
The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has reached 293, with 89 people missing, the junta said on Thursday, as state media reported the first arrival of foreign aid.The previous death toll reported by the junta was 268 people dead and 88 missing.
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during the massive flooding that has so far claimed 24 lives in the region. Von der Leyen paid a quick visit to a flood-damaged area in southeastern Poland and met with heads of the governments of the affected countries — Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Watch a view of the scene at the swollen Oder River in Wroclaw on Thursday 19 September as severe flooding causes devastation in Poland. Central Europe is experiencing the worst floods in at least two decades, with a trail of destruction from Romania to Poland and the deaths of at least 23 people so far. The Polish defence ministry said more than 14,000 soldiers had been deployed to flood-hit regions, as well as thousands of policemen and equipment.
The Titan submersible had to abort a dive just days before the implosion that killed its five passengers as they explored the wreck of the Titanic, an ex-employee of the company that operated the vessel testified on Thursday.Rush and four passengers descended in the submersible on June 18, 2023, to observe the wreck of the Titanic.
A top politician in eastern India on Friday blamed authorities in a neighbouring state for causing a flooding crisis by opening dams after 26 people were killed and 250,000 others were forced to relocate.West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told reporters that 26 people had been killed this week, with another 250,000 forced to leave their homes and find shelter.
The storm has hit the north-east and central regions of Italy, days after causing widespread flooding in central Europe.
Authorities have reported 23 deaths in Central Europe, as record rainfall has caused devastation to infrastructure in small towns.
Around 1,000 people have been forced to evacuate in northern Italy as deadly floods hit several countries across Europe. A low-pressure system named Boris has caused the worst flooding in more than two decades in Romania, Poland, the Czech Republic and Austria in the last week, killing at least 24 people before moving west to Italy. The latest evacuations come as King Charles said he was "profoundly shocked and saddened to see the destruction and devastation caused by the catastrophic flooding in central Europe".
Human remains have been recovered from an SUV that crashed into a liquid natural gas pipeline this week and caused an explosion and dayslong fire, police said Thursday – the day that the fire would eventually be extinguished.
Authorities say the boy was attacked outside Shenzhen Japanese School in southern China.
The leaders of four countries hit by Storm Boris will meet Thursday in Poland with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to discuss aid for the flood-hit region.Fiala said on X on Wednesday that the leaders would "discuss the possibilities for European financial aid to the Czech Republic and other countries in central Europe".
When Donald Trump appears on stage in North Carolina on Saturday, he will be missing his usual sidekick.
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One of America’s most acclaimed magazine writers, Olivia Nuzzi of New York magazine, has been placed on leave while a “third-party review” is conducted after Nuzzi disclosed that she “had engaged in a personal relationship with a former subject relevant to the 2024 campaign while she was reporting on the campaign.”
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The former first lady, who hasn't been seen much on the campaign trail, defended her "celebration of the human form."
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