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Jan82021 by adminNo Comments

Storm ‘Filomena’ blankets Spain with snow, disrupts traffic

World

Spain is on high alert as a cold snap is covering much of the country with snow that is disrupting road, sea, rail and air traffic, and authorities warn that worse might be in store over the weekendBy ARITZ PARRA Associated PressJanuary 8, 2021, 10:01 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleMADRID -- Spain was on high alert Friday as a cold snap covered much of the country with record levels of snow that is disrupting road, rail, sea and air traffic, while authorities warned that worse might be in store over the weekend.The national AEMET weather agency had forecasted that the Spanish capital and other parts of the country's central regions would receive more than 24 hours of continuous snowfall as Storm Filomena moved north from the Straits of Gibraltar.The light ...

Dec292020 by adminNo Comments

Covid-19: Health workers ‘back in eye of storm’, says NHS chief

Health

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Dec62020 by adminNo Comments

4 warning signs in the November jobs report: ‘This feels like the calm before the storm’

Finance

People receive food at a distribution site during the coronavirus pandemic.Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe U.S. economy added 245,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 6.7%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday. It's the seventh consecutive month of improvement from the depths of the Covid recession.But warning signs are flashing under the surface.Job growth slowed considerably and the labor force shrunk. The share of workers unemployed more than six months is fast approaching its historical peak. More than 1 in 10 Black workers remain unemployed.Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsThese are concerning trends, economists said, especially as a surge in Covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths has led some officials to reimpose regional shutdown mea...

Nov162020 by adminNo Comments

‘Life-threatening storm surge’ warning as Hurricane Iota approaches Central America

World

Iota has rapidly strengthened into a "dangerous" category 4 hurricane as it heads towards Central America.Forecasters say it could reach category 5 status later today before making landfall in northeastern Nicaragua and eastern Honduras on Monday night with a 12-18ft storm surge. It comes just days after the countries were ransacked by category 4 Hurricane Eta which killed at least 200 people and left dozens more missing. Hurricane #Iota Advisory 12: Iota Has Continued to Strengthen Into a Dangerous Category 4 Hurricaneexpected to Bring Potentially Catastrophic Winds, Life-Threatening Storm Surge, and Extreme Rainfall Impacts To Central America. https://t.co/VqHn0u1vgc— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) November 16, 2020 ...

Nov12020 by adminNo Comments

Four dead and nearly 350,000 evacuated as world’s strongest storm of 2020 hits Philippines

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At least four people have died and nearly 350,000 are in evacuation centres as a super typhoon hits the Philippines.Goni, the world's strongest storm so far this year, made landfall in the southern Bicol region, with sustained winds of 140mph (225kph) and gusts of 174mph (280kph). The victims included one person who was reportedly hit by a tree and a five-year-old who was washed away after a river overflowed in Albay province.Governor Al Francis Bichara also received reports of volcanic mud flows, as well as electricity supply and communication service outages. Image: Heavy rainfall in Sorsogon city during Typhoon Goni Video footage by news channels and on social media showed rivers overflowing and some dikes destroyed, submerging vil...