Tag: World news
Natural disasters push 26m into poverty each year, says World Bank
Study finds floods, storms and droughts cost global economy $520bn a year and highlights need to tackle climate change. Floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and other extreme natural disasters push 26 million people into poverty each year and cost the global economy more than half a trillion dollars in lost consumption, the World Bank has said. A […]
A sleepover to die for: siblings spend night in Dracula’s Transylvania castle
Canadian brother and sister spend Halloween night in the castle that inspired legend, with coffins for beds, after winning an Airbnb competition. A Canadian brother and sister are passing Halloween night curled up in red velvet coffins in the Transylvanian castle that inspired the Dracula legend, marking the first time in 70 years anyone has […]
James Comey: Hillary Clinton email inquiry is FBI chief’s latest controversy
The former prosecutor and deputy attorney general has grappled with a series of contentious issues, including surveillance and the Ferguson effect. Three days ago, James Comey was one of Donald Trump’s symbols of Washington corruption and a law enforcer of the highest integrity to Hillary Clintons campaign. On Sunday, the FBI director was the most […]
Uber won’t build flying cars but they sure as hell want someone else to
Company report describes network of aircraft that can take off and land vertically and lays out plan in support of companies attempting to build them. Uber’s eyes are on a new prize: flying cars. Outlined in a white paper published this week, the companys chief product officer, Jeff Holden, describes a network of small, electric […]
Philippine president calls for removal of all US troops
I want them out, says Rodrigo Duterte on visit to Japan, saying there will be an end to war games with US military The Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has continued his anti-US rhetoric by calling for the removal of all foreign troops from the Philippines, possibly within two years. Speaking to an audience of business […]