Jumat, 06 September 2019
Strong-as-a-bull Boris Johnson goes farming in Scotland - The Sun
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2019-09-06 10:08:57Z
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Tributes -- and also fierce criticism -- pour in after death of Robert Mugabe - CNN
The uncompromising ex-president, who was deposed in a coup in 2017, left a mixed legacy. He had been touted worldwide as the hope of his country, an icon of Zimbabwe's independence -- before he oversaw the nation's descent into economic ruin.
After news broke of his death, some world leaders and political groups reflected the early, hopeful image of Mugabe and focused on his fight to free his country from white minority rule.
The South African government tweeted its condolences, describing Mugabe as a "fearless pan-Africanist liberation fighter." The African National Congress, South Africa's ruling party, also released a statement calling him the epitome of "the 'new African' -- who having shrugged off the colonial yoke, would strive to ensure his country took its rightful place amongst the community of nations."
In a statement, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta called Mugabe "an elder statesman, a freedom fighter and a Pan-Africanist who played a major role in shaping the interests of the African continent ... a man of courage who was never afraid to fight for what he believed in even when it was not popular."
The US Embassy in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, also tweeted condolences to the Mugabe family. "We join the world in reflecting on his legacy in securing Zimbabwe's independence," the tweet said.
Former ministers under the Mugabe administration also shared messages of mourning. Jonathan Moyo, the former Minister of Higher Education, tweeted: "A dark cloud has enveloped Zimbabwe and beyond. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away." Former Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart called Mugabe "a colossus on the Zimbabwe stage," and praised his role in ending white rule.
Other politicians around the world pointed to the darker side of Mugabe's legacy. After coming to power, his administration brutally stamped out any dissent, and he presided over forces that massacred opposition strongholds.
Nelson Chamisa, the leader of opposition party Movement for Democratic Change in Zimbabwe, expressed his condolences -- but acknowledged "many political differences with the former president during his time in office."
"During his leadership there were many positives and many negatives, there are gains and pains, what is important is to forget the pains and learn from them but also look at the gains and build upon them," Chamisa said. "Clearly there are omissions and commissions, a lot of omission that have resulted and we need to reflect on those and never make those mistakes."
Others took a harsher tone. British opposition Member of Parliament Emily Thornberry said on BBC Radio 4 that she was "not going to shed any tears" over Mugabe's death. "In fact, we were hopeful about him, but he completely lost his way and I think ruined the chance of a country that did have a great future," she said.
Peter Hain, another British politician and former Member of Parliament, told the UK's Press Association news agency that Mugabe was "a tragic case study of a liberation hero who then betrayed every one of the values of the freedom struggle."
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/06/africa/robert-mugabe-death-news-reax-intl-hnk/index.html
2019-09-06 09:44:00Z
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Hurricane Dorian weather: Tracking Hurricane Dorian - Where is hurricane now - NOAA latest - Express.co.uk
After smashing into the Bahamas and lingering over the islands, unleashing torrential rain, hurricane-force winds and deadly storm surge for more than 24 hours, hurricane Dorian is now travelling along the southeastern US coast. According to poweroutage.us more than 167,000 people are without power across Georgia and South Carolina, with the majority of outages in the latter state. Torrential rain could cause deadly flash floods, and residents have been urged to heed evacuation warnings.
As of NOAA’s latest update at 2am EDT (7am BST) Dorian was producing wind gusts near hurricane-force over eastern North Carolina.
The hurricane was located around 30 miles south-southwest of Cape Lookout, North Carolina, and approximately 55 miles east of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Dorian is moving toward the northeast near 15mph and is packing wind speeds of 90mph with higher gusts.
On the forecast track, the centre of Dorian will move near or over the coast of North Carolina during the next several hours.
The centre should move to the southeast of extreme southeastern New England tonight and Saturday morning, and then across Nova Scotia late Saturday or Saturday night.
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This makes Dorian a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
Rainfall is impacting the coast of the Carolinas, with hurricane conditions likely over the area later today.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the centre of the storm and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 195 miles (315 km).
Dorian is expected to remain a powerful hurricane over the next few days as it tracks northward along the southeastern US coast.
Read More:Hurricane Dorian LIVE radar: Where is Hurricane Dorian?
According to NOAA’s latest update, “tropical storm conditions are currently affecting portions of the Georgia and South Carolina coasts.
“Hurricane conditions are expected along portions of the South Carolina coast later this morning.
“Tropical storm conditions will begin along the coast of North Carolina within the next couple of hours, with hurricane conditions beginning later today.
“Tropical storm conditions are possible over portions of southeastern Massachusetts by late Friday or early Saturday.”
Read More: Tropical Storm Gabrielle: FIVE storms churn in the Atlantic
Summary of storm warnings and watches in effect
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for
- Wrightsville Beach NC to Poquoson VA
- Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds
- Neuse and Pamlico Rivers
Hampton Roads
- A Hurricane Warning is in effect for
- South Santee River to the North Carolina/Virginia border
- Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for
- Nova Scotia
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for
- North Carolina/Virginia border to Fenwick Island DE
- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point southward
- Tidal Potomac south of Cobb Island
- Woods Hole to Sagamore Beach MA
- Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard MA
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for
- Prince Edward Island
- Magdalen Islands
- Fundy National Park to Shediac.
- Francois to Boat Harbour.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1174262/hurricane-Dorian-weather-tracker-where-is-hurricane-dorian-NOAA-latest
2019-09-06 07:29:30Z
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Kamis, 05 September 2019
Boris Johnson's brother Jo announces resignation from UK government - CNN
Johnson is the MP for Orpington and the universities minister in his brother's government.
"In recent weeks I've been torn between family loyalty and the national interest - it's an unresolvable tension [and] time for others to take on my roles as MP & Minister," Johnson tweeted.
This is the second time Jo Johnson has resigned over Brexit. He left Theresa May's government last November, because he didn't agree with the withdrawal agreement May negotiated with the European Union.
The two Johnsons were on opposing sides in the 2016 referendum. While Boris was famously the face of the Leave campaign, Jo was in favor of staying in the European Union.
Jo Johnson's resignation is the latest -- and most personal blow -- for his brother in a bruising week of defeats for the Prime Minister.
On Wednesday night, Parliament voted to bind Boris Johnson's hands and prevent him from taking the UK out of the EU without a negotiated deal. Around two hours later, the House of Commons roundly dismissed his demand for an election.
The Prime Minister also torpedoed his own working majority in Parliament by sacking 21 rebel lawmakers from his own party who joined with the opposition in voting to block a no-deal Brexit.
They included figures like "Father of the House" Ken Clarke, the longest-serving MP, and Winston Churchill's grandson, Nicholas Soames.
On Wednesday, more than 100 members of the Conservative Party wrote a letter to the Prime Minister demanding that the rebels be reinstated.
"If your ambition is to unite the party and the country, last night's actions have hindered that mission," the group, known as the One Nation Conservative Caucus, said.
This story has been updated to correct the day of Jo Johnson's announcement.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/05/europe/jo-johnson-boris-brother-resigns-intl-gbr/index.html
2019-09-05 12:11:00Z
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Hurricane Dorian has strengthened to a Category 3 storm as it threatens landfall in the Carolinas - CNN
The storm had lost some of its strength after hitting the Bahamas. But it intensified again into a Category 3 storm Wednesday night, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The city of Charleston was already experiencing flooding Thursday morning, Charleston County Emergency Management told CNN. Dorian is 80 miles south-southeast of the city, the National Hurricane Center said in a 5 a.m. advisory.
Dorian is expected to continue moving closer to the coast of South Carolina throughout the day and then along or over the coast of North Carolina Thursday night into Friday, the National Hurricane Center said.
'Just stay put ... until this passes,' mayor says
More than 1 million people in parts of South Carolina and North Carolina are under mandatory evacuation orders, forecasters said.
The South Carolina cities of Charleston, North Charleston and Mount Pleasant are under a flash flood warning until 10:15 a.m. ET, the National Weather Service in Charleston said Thursday morning.
Hurricane Dorian is expected to bring between 15-20 inches of rain along the South Carolina coast, including downtown Charleston, through Thursday afternoon, meteorologist Steve Rowley with the National Weather Service in Charleston office told CNN.
The storm's eye wall is forecast to pass less than 40 miles from the Charleston County coast, he said.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, and the hurricane center warned of "life-threatening storm surge and dangerous winds, regardless of the exact track of Dorian's center."
As conditions began to deteriorate in Charleston early Thursday, emergency management officials requested that citizens shelter in place, the Charleston Police Department said on Twitter.
Charleston mayor John Tecklenburg said that he wants the city to be a "ghost town" during the storm.
"Just stay put for another six or eight hours until this passes, and then we're going to clean up and get back to normal quickly," Tecklenburg told CNN's John Berman.
More than 167,000 customers were without power in South Carolina and Georgia Thursday morning, according to poweroutage.us. The bulk of those were in South Carolina, where 154,000 customers were in the dark.
State, federal and local agencies at the State Emergency Operations Center are working together to prepare evacuation and recovery efforts in anticipation of Dorian, according to a tweet from the South Carolina Emergency Management Division.
Hurricane warning extends to Carolina-Virginia border
A hurricane warning is in effect from north of the Savannah River up to the North Carolina-Virginia border.
In Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp issued a mandatory evacuation order for six coastal counties.
"We need people to evacuate," he said. "This is not a storm to mess with."
A state of emergency has been declared for 21 Georgia counties.
More than 9,1000 customers along coastal Georgia were without power Thursday, with the bulk of the outages around the Savannah area, according to Georgia Power.
Virginia also declared a state of emergency Tuesday, expecting possible flooding, storm surge, damaging winds and prolonged power outages, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management said.
"Current predictions indicate that it may affect parts of Virginia," Gov. Ralph Northam said. "I am declaring a state of emergency to ensure that localities and communities have the appropriate level of assistance, and to coordinate the Commonwealth's response to any potential impact from Hurricane Dorian."
Dorian is expected to remain a hurricane over the next few days, the hurricane center said Thursday morning.
An unpredictable path
Before its march toward the Carolinas, Dorian had been forecast to strike Florida the hardest. But it changed paths, wreaked havoc on the Bahamas and has so far not caused significant damage along Florida's coast.
Although the state avoided a direct hit, three Florida residents died in incidents related to storm preparation, including a 55-year-old Ocoee man who fell while trimming trees around his house, local officials reported.
A second storm brewing
As Dorian spins along the southeastern US coast, another storm is churning in the Atlantic.
Tropical Storm Gabrielle, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, was located 825 miles west-northwest of the Cape Verde Islands Thursday morning, moving at 8 mph, the NHC said.
The storm is not expected to strengthen over the next couple days and, but could slowly intensify by the weekend, the hurricane center said.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/05/us/hurricane-dorian-thursday-wxc/index.html
2019-09-05 10:57:00Z
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Hurricane Dorian has strengthened to a Category 3 storm as it threatens landfall in the Carolinas - CNN
The storm had lost some of its strength after hitting the Bahamas. But it intensified again into a Category 3 storm Wednesday night, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The city of Charleston was already experiencing flooding Thursday morning, Charleston County Emergency Management told CNN. Dorian is 80 miles south-southeast of the city, the National Hurricane Center said in a 5 a.m. advisory.
Dorian is expected to continue moving closer to the coast of South Carolina throughout the day and then along or over the coast of North Carolina Thursday night into Friday, the National Hurricane Center said.
'Just stay put ... until this passes,' mayor says
More than 1 million people in parts of South Carolina and North Carolina are under mandatory evacuation orders, forecasters said.
The South Carolina cities of Charleston, North Charleston and Mount Pleasant are under a flash flood warning until 10:15 a.m. ET, the National Weather Service in Charleston said Thursday morning.
Hurricane Dorian is expected to bring between 15-20 inches of rain along the South Carolina coast, including downtown Charleston, through Thursday afternoon, meteorologist Steve Rowley with the National Weather Service in Charleston office told CNN.
The storm's eye wall is forecast to pass less than 40 miles from the Charleston County coast, he said.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, and the hurricane center warned of "life-threatening storm surge and dangerous winds, regardless of the exact track of Dorian's center."
As conditions began to deteriorate in Charleston early Thursday, emergency management officials requested that citizens shelter in place, the Charleston Police Department said on Twitter.
Charleston mayor John Tecklenburg said that he wants the city to be a "ghost town" during the storm.
"Just stay put for another six or eight hours until this passes, and then we're going to clean up and get back to normal quickly," Tecklenburg said.
More than 167,000 customers were without power in South Carolina and Georgia Thursday morning, according to poweroutage.us. The bulk of those were in South Carolina, where 154,000 customers were in the dark.
State, federal and local agencies at the State Emergency Operations Center are working together to prepare evacuation and recovery efforts in anticipation of Dorian, according to a tweet from the South Carolina Emergency Management Division.
Hurricane warning extends to Carolina-Virginia border
A hurricane warning is in effect from north of the Savannah River up to the North Carolina-Virginia border.
In Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp issued a mandatory evacuation order for six coastal counties.
"We need people to evacuate," he said. "This is not a storm to mess with."
A state of emergency has been declared for 21 Georgia counties.
More than 9,1000 customers along coastal Georgia were without power Thursday, with the bulk of the outages around the Savannah area, according to Georgia Power.
Virginia also declared a state of emergency Tuesday, expecting possible flooding, storm surge, damaging winds and prolonged power outages, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management said.
"Current predictions indicate that it may affect parts of Virginia," Gov. Ralph Northam said. "I am declaring a state of emergency to ensure that localities and communities have the appropriate level of assistance, and to coordinate the Commonwealth's response to any potential impact from Hurricane Dorian."
Dorian is expected to remain a hurricane over the next few days, the hurricane center said Thursday morning.
An unpredictable path
Before its march toward the Carolinas, Dorian had been forecast to strike Florida the hardest. But it changed paths, wreaked havoc on the Bahamas and has so far not caused significant damage along Florida's coast.
Although the state avoided a direct hit, three Florida residents died in incidents related to storm preparation, including a 55-year-old Ocoee man who fell while trimming trees around his house, local officials reported.
A second storm brewing
As Dorian spins along the southeastern US coast, another storm is churning in the Atlantic.
Tropical Storm Gabrielle, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, was located 825 miles west-northwest of the Cape Verde Islands Thursday morning, moving at 8 mph, the NHC said.
The storm is not expected to strengthen over the next couple days and, but could slowly intensify by the weekend, the hurricane center said.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/05/us/hurricane-dorian-thursday-wxc/index.html
2019-09-05 10:30:00Z
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Coast of the Carolinas preps for a strengthened Hurricane Dorian - Fox News
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper warned residents Wednesday to adhere to evacuation orders and finish last-minute storm preparations as the coast of the Carolinas braces for Hurricane Dorian, a Category 3 storm whose center is projected to come within 40 miles off Charleston, S.C.
“Today is the day to finish preparing,” Cooper said Wednesday afternoon. “Do not underestimate this dangerous storm. Listen to your local emergency officials and leave now if they have ordered evacuations.”
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The National Hurricane Center in Miami said at 3 a.m. ET Thursday that the Category 3 storm’s maximum sustained winds were at 115 mph. Dorian was located about 105 miles south of Charleston, S.C., moving north at 7 mph.
The hurricane was a Category 3 storm Tuesday, then dropped to Category 2 before regaining strength Wednesday night, according to the NHC. Hurricane-force winds were extending outward up to 60 miles from the center, while tropical storm force winds were extending outward up to 175 miles.
“Dorian could maintain this intensity for about 12 hours or so, but guidance is showing shear increasing, and that should result in gradual weakening,” Lixion Avila, a specialist at the National Hurricane Center, told The Charleston Post and Courier.
The hurricane is expected to hit Charleston by midday Thursday. Hurricane force winds are expected the thrash the coast by early Thursday. The paper reported that forecasters predicted high tide of about 10 feet in the city by 2 a.m. The streets flood there at 7 feet, the report said.
A federal state of emergency was issued in North Carolina. Nearly 8,000 troops across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina and nearly 400 North Carolina National Guard soldiers are also positioned in armories across the state.
Cooper issued a mandatory state evacuation for barrier islands along the entire North Carolina coast that went into effect 8 a.m. Wednesday. More than two dozen counties have declared states of emergency, the governor’s office said.
A flash flood watch is in effect in parts of central and all of eastern North Carolina through Friday. Shelters are opening to accommodate evacuees. A large state shelter opened last night in Durham—an inland city located adjacent to state’s capital, Raleigh.
Cooper toured C3 church in Clayton, N.C., which was turned into a medical facility for evacuees who need constant medical attention. Cooper said the church represents the state’s partnership with non-profits and churches in eastern North Carolina to make sure people are taken care of during the storm. The shelter provides a place where nursing home residents could go in the case of an evacuation, he said.
The state’s medical examiner’s office announced the first storm-related fatality in North Carolina. An 85-year-old in Columbus County died Monday after falling off a ladder while preparing his house for the arrival of Hurricane Dorian.
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“We really are very sorry about that and thinking about his family. It reminds us that preparations for storms can really be a dangerous activity,” Cooper said, according to Raleigh's The News & Observer. He warned residents to take caution when boarding up windows and carrying out other measures to prepare for the storm.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency in 21 counties Wednesday morning and ordered residents to evacuate amid high winds, rain and slight flooding as Dorian krept up the coast. Kemp expanded a state of emergency to include nine additional counties by the afternoon and reopened highways to expedite access for rescuers, supplies and equipment after the hurricane passes, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Fox News’ Melissa Leon and Travis Fedschun contributed to this report.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/north-carolina-hurricane-dorian-category-3-outer-banks
2019-09-05 07:41:52Z
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