Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Indonesia Evacuates Hundreds of Tourists after Volcano Erupts

Indonesia Evacuates Hundreds of Tourists after Volcano Erupts

Indonesian rescuers on Wednesday evacuated hundreds of tourists from a volcano that erupted a day earlier and were searching for as many as 50 climbers.
Read more: http://in.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-volcano-idINKCN11Y17X?source=Snapzu

Two Aleppo hospitals bombed out of service in 'catastrophic' airstrikes

Two Aleppo hospitals bombed out of service in 'catastrophic' airstrikes

Doctors are overwhelmed after attacks, as Unicef counts 96 children killed and 223 injured in city since Friday
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/28/aleppo-two-hospitals-bombed-out-of-service-syria-airstrikes?source=Snapzu

Scenes From New England’s Drought: Dry Wells, Dead Fish and Ailing Farms

Scenes From New England’s Drought: Dry Wells, Dead Fish and Ailing Farms

The region is struggling to cope with a dry spell that climatologists say is not expected to abate before the end of the year.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/us/scenes-from-new-englands-drought-dry-wells-dead-fish-and-ailing-farms.html?source=Snapzu

Battered But Not Beaten Commodore C64 Survives Over 25 Years Balancing Drive Shafts In Auto Repair Shop

Battered But Not Beaten Commodore C64 Survives Over 25 Years Balancing Drive Shafts In Auto Repair Shop

One common complaint in the twenty-first century is that nothing is built to last. Even complex, expensive computers seem to have a relatively short shelf-life nowadays. One computer in a small auto repair shop in Gdansk, Poland, however, has survived for the last twenty-five years against all odds.
Read more: http://hothardware.com/news/battered-but-not-beaten-commodore-c64-survives-over-25-years-balancing-drive-shafts-in-auto-repair-shop#32zvfvdYEzjBMf9w.02?source=Snapzu

Man who lived like badger gets spoof Nobel

Man who lived like badger gets spoof Nobel

Charles Foster also lived like a fox, rummaging the bins of east London for meat scraps in discarded pizzas.
Read more: http://news.sky.com/story/man-who-lived-like-a-badger-in-a-welsh-hole-gets-spoof-nobel-prize-10589065?source=Snapzu

Australian State Loses Power as Strong Storm Lashes Region

Australian State Loses Power as Strong Storm Lashes Region

An entire Australian state lost power as a strong storm lashed the region Wednesday, causing traffic chaos, stranding people in elevators and prompting police to warn residents to stay inside.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/australian-state-loses-power-as-strong-storm-lashes-region/2016/09/28/25712ff2-8561-11e6-b57d-dd49277af02f_story.html?source=Snapzu

In historic first, Ariz. Republic backs a Democrat for president, citing Trump’s ‘deep character flaws’

In historic first, Ariz. Republic backs a Democrat for president, citing Trump’s ‘deep character flaws’

Breaking with 126 years of history, the newspaper hit Trump for "a stunning lack of human decency."
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/09/28/for-first-time-ariz-republic-backs-democrat-for-president-citing-trumps-deep-character-flaws/?source=Snapzu

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