Factbox: Foreign reactions and offers of aid in response to Morocco earthquake

Factbox: Foreign reactions and offers of aid in response to Morocco earthquake

Sept 9 (Reuters) – Following are offers of aid and other reaction from foreign governments to the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco late on Friday, killing more than 1,000 and destroying buildings in the deadliest tremor to hit the country in decades. ****OFFERS OF FOREIGN AID AND SUPPORT ALGERIA Algeria, which broke off ties with … Read more

It’s Not Just Apple. Why the Tech Stock Rally Is in Trouble.

It’s Not Just Apple. Why the Tech Stock Rally Is in Trouble.

Technology stocks have had a stellar 2023 so far, but the tide may be beginning to turn. Apple has lost $190 billion in market value over the past two days after reports emerged that China is banning government officials using iPhones, and other foreign-branded devices, at work. Another stock market influencer, Nvidia , is also … Read more

Three rescued after sharks attack inflatable yacht off Australian coast

Three rescued after sharks attack inflatable yacht off Australian coast

[1/5]Vincent Thomas Etienne, Evgeny Kovalevsky and Stanislav Berezkin, the three people rescued after sharks attacked a yacht off the Australian coast, pose for a photo in Vanua Levu Island, Fiji July 31, 2023. Russian Ocean Way/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SYDNEY, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Three people on board an inflatable catamaran in … Read more

Floods from waning Typhoon Haikui hit transport, force evacuations in China

Floods from waning Typhoon Haikui hit transport, force evacuations in China

[1/3]An aerial view shows flooded streets on the outskirts of Fuzhou, after heavy rains brought by typhoon Haikui in Fujian province, China September 5, 2023. cnsphoto via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights BEIJING, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Intense rain from the remnants of Typhoon Haikui lashed southeastern China early on Wednesday, bringing floods and waterlogging that … Read more

Burning Man festival road reopens, allowing thousands to escape muddy trap

Burning Man festival road reopens, allowing thousands to escape muddy trap

BLACK ROCK CITY, Nevada, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Burning Man organizers reopened the road leading out of the remote Nevada desert festival on Monday, allowing tens of thousands of attendees to escape after they had been trapped for days by mud. But many of the 64,000 people who remained on site as of Monday may … Read more

Katia weakens to a tropical depression, US NHC says

Katia weakens to a tropical depression, US NHC says

Sept 3 (Reuters) – Katia weakened to a tropical depression late on Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. Katia was about 975 miles (1,570 km) north-west of the Cape Verde Islands, with maximum sustained winds decreased to 35 mph (55 kph), the Miami-based forecaster said. Reporting by Swati Verma … Read more

Flights cancelled, businesses closed in Hong Kong, Guangdong as Typhoon Saola nears

Flights cancelled, businesses closed in Hong Kong, Guangdong as Typhoon Saola nears

[1/5]A customer walks past nearly empty shelves at a supermarket as super typhoon Saola approaches, in Hong Kong, China August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu Acquire Licensing Rights HONG KONG, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Hundreds of flights were cancelled in China’s Guangdong province and Hong Kong as Super Typhoon Saola moved closer to the mainland on … Read more

Category 3 Hurricane Idalia slams ashore at Florida’s Big Bend

Category 3 Hurricane Idalia slams ashore at Florida’s Big Bend

STEINHATCHEE, Florida, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm on Wednesday after millions of residents evacuated or hunkered down in homes and shelters in anticipation of a life-threatening storm surge. Drawing strength from the Gulf of Mexico’s warm waters, Idalia unleashed destructive winds and torrential … Read more

Franklin very powerful Category 4 hurricane -U.S. NHC

Franklin very powerful Category 4 hurricane -U.S. NHC

Aug 28 (Reuters) – Franklin is a very powerful category 4 hurricane that is causing life-threatening surf and rip currents along the coast of the southeast United States, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Monday. Franklin was located about 440 miles (710 km) west-southwest of Bermuda with maximum sustained … Read more

Suez Canal ship traffic unaffected after tanker collision

Suez Canal ship traffic unaffected after tanker collision

CAIRO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Shipping traffic was flowing normally on Egypt’s Suez Canal on Wednesday, two shipping sources based in the country said, after two tankers that collided earlier were separated. The two tankers, the Singapore-flagged liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier BW Lesmes and the Cayman Islands-flagged oil products tanker Burri, briefly collided in … Read more