Day: October 30, 2019

Largest California wildfire threatens marijuana-growing area

California fires: warnings for Los Angeles, progress up north

11:46 pm October 30, 2019

Los Angeles: Firefighters made progress battling a fire raging in northern California’s wine country on Wednesday as rare “extreme” red flag warnings were issued for much of the Los Angeles region. The National Weather Service said powerful Santa Ana winds, with potential gusts of up to 80 miles per hour (130 kilometers per hour) in […]

Trump pick for Russia envoy faces questions about Ukraine

11:40 pm October 30, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Russia faced questions about election interference and the ouster of the US ambassador to Ukraine at his Senate confirmation hearing. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan was the official who told Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch she was being recalled early from the Ukraine post. Her ouster is […]

Pilot killed when plane crashed into house was avid flier

11:37 pm October 30, 2019

Colonia: The pilot who died when his plane crashed into a house in a New Jersey neighbourhood was a retired New York cardiologist and skilled flier with decades of experience. Dr Michael Schloss’s plane crashed Tuesday morning in the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township, a suburb of New York City. He was headed from Virginia […]

Rising pollution, surge in COVID-19 cases: Hospital beds in Delhi begin to fill up fast

Wear masks, keep hydrated, avoid early morning walks: Doctors advise as pollution level spikes

11:26 pm October 30, 2019

New Delhi: With pollution level continuing in the ‘severe’ category in Delhi, doctors on Wednesday advised people to take a lot of precautions, including wearing face masks and avoiding early morning and late evening walks as concentration of pollutants is highest during this period. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quantity […]

1 killed when plane crashes into townhome in Atlanta area

11:17 pm October 30, 2019

Atlanta: At least one person was killed Wednesday morning when a small plane crashed into a townhome in the Atlanta area, authorities said. A second person who was on the plane was unaccounted for, DeKalb County Fire Capt. Dion Bentley told The Associated Press. The Piper PA-28 plane crashed shortly after taking off from DeKalb-Peachtree […]

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