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Volcano erupts and spews lava in the Spanish island of La Palma, where authorities said they've evacuated around 5,000 people in the wake of a volcano eruption.
Lava destroys 100 homes after eruption in Canary Islands
LA PALMA — Local authorities in the Spanish island of La Palma said they've evacuated around 5,000 people in the wake of a volcano eruption on Sunday, after a weeklong buildup of seismic activity.No injuries have been reported, so far, but the flowing lava has already destroyed 100 homes as it moves towards the sea at 700 meters per hour.The 15-meter high lava flow has already swallowed 20 houses in the village of El Paso and sections of roads, Mayor Sergio Rodriguez told TVE radio station on Monday morning.It is now spreading through the neighboring village of Los Llanos de Aridane where hundreds of houses are at risk, he said. "We are monitoring the trajectory of the lava," Rodriguez said.Canary Islands government chief Ángel Víctor Torres told SER radio that the...
September 20, 2021

Lava destroys 100 homes after eruption in Canary Islands

Nadia Bloemendaal
Cyclones could soon devastate Europe, warns ‘storm chaser’ climate scientist
AMSTERDAM -- Meteorologist Nadia Bloemendaal can see into the future and it’s looking rough.For now, she models data on extreme weather in the Global South but it’s already revealing trends that could shape life in Europe in the next 50 years.Many young people worried about the climate crisis take up activism, but Bloemendaal prefers being behind a computer screen. This is where she says she can really make a difference.Her work combines meteorology, mathematics and physics to produce a real-world picture of our changing weather. It’s the kind of scientific evidence informing climate policy debates worldwide.Bloemendaal developed her cyclone early-warning system for communities in the Global South, and it’s now ringing alarm bells much closer to home. Recent bouts of extreme...
September 20, 2021

Cyclones could soon devastate Europe, warns ‘storm chaser’ climate scientist

There have been allegations of ballot stuffing and forced voting in Russia's parliamentary elections.
Putin's party heads for victory amid vote fraud claims
MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party looks set for another big win in the country's parliamentary elections, despite a drop in support, BBC reported.The party claimed victory a few hours after the polls closed on Sunday evening.Putin's most vocal critics were barred from running in the election, and candidates who were allowed to stand were heavily vetted.There have been numerous allegations of ballot stuffing and forced voting.But Russia's electoral commission rejected claims of widespread irregularities.Initial results showed that with 80% of votes counted, United Russia had won nearly 50%, followed by the Communist Party with about 20 percent.A senior United Russia official, Andrei Turchak, said his party would win more than 300 of the 450 seats in...
September 20, 2021

Putin's party heads for victory amid vote fraud claims

A TV grab from a footage on Russian TV shows students jumping out windows during the shooting at Perm University.
Gunman kills several at Russian university
PERM -- At least eight people have been killed when a gunman opened fire at a university in the Russian city of Perm, BBC reported quoting officials.The assailant walked on to the campus on Monday morning and started shooting.Students and teachers barricaded themselves inside the university building; others were seen jumping from windows.It is unclear how many people were injured. Russian police say the attacker has been detained.Russia's official Investigations Committee said the attacker was a student at the university.The incident occurred at at Perm State University, located around 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) east of the capital, Moscow.Videos circulating on social media shows students throwing belongings from windows from buildings on campus before jumping to flee the shooter.
September 20, 2021

Gunman kills several at Russian university

France pulls out of UK defense talks amid Aukus row
PARIS -- France's defense minister has canceled talks with her UK counterpart amid the row prompted by a new security deal between Britain, the US and Australia, BBC News reported.Paris is angry after Australia signed the Aukus pact to build nuclear-powered submarines, pulling out of a major contract with France in the process.UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said France had nothing to worry about from the deal.But Florence Parly's meeting with UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace in London this week has been called off.Lord Ricketts, a former British ambassador to France who was due to co-chair the two days of talks, confirmed the meeting had been "postponed to a later date".The Aukus agreement brokered last week, widely seen as an effort to counter China's influence in...
September 20, 2021

France pulls out of UK defense talks amid Aukus row

The volcano that erupted on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma on Sunday, sent lava shooting into the air and streaming in rivers toward houses in two villages in the south of the island.
Evacuations pick up pace on Spanish island after volcano erupts
MADRID -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez arrived in La Palma to assess the situation and provide assistance to local authorities after a volcanic eruption on Sunday.A volcano erupted on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma on Sunday, sending lava shooting into the air and streaming in rivers towards houses in two villages from the Cumbre Vieja national park in the south of the island.Speaking at a news conference, Sánchez said part of the Military Emergency Unit would be deployed on the Atlantic island, in addition to the Civil Guard and the National police.The eruption came after a weeklong buildup of seismic activity, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands as lava flows destroyed isolated houses and threatened to reach the coast.The Canary Islands Volcanology Institute...
September 20, 2021

Evacuations pick up pace on Spanish island after volcano erupts

Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday on the French beach of Armanville to air their grievances as the expiry deadline for their fishing licenses approaches.
French fishermen gather to protest post-Brexit uncertainty
PARIS — Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday on the French beach of Armanville to air their grievances as the expiry deadline for their fishing licenses approaches.Protestors selected that beach specifically as it hosts the large 90,000 volt cable that runs across the sea bed and supplies the Island of Jersey with electricity.The fishermen claim that English authorities are dragging their heels over the renewal of the licenses, demanding sufficient proof that they were fishing in Jersey's waters between the years of 2017-2020.Currently 48 French shipping vessels over 12m long will be able to fish in the channel waters under the new scheme. But ships of under 12m are still in the dark.Bertrand Sorre, MP for the 2nd constituency of La Manche, said the provisional authorizations...
September 19, 2021

French fishermen gather to protest post-Brexit uncertainty

A videograb of a volcano erupting on Spain’s Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma on Sunday after a week-long buildup of seismic activity.
Evacuations pick up pace on Spanish island after volcano erupts
MADRID — A volcano on Spain’s Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma erupted on Sunday after a week-long buildup of seismic activity.The Spanish authorities have sped up evacuations for 1,000 people in the vicinity as lava flows crept toward isolated homes on the mountainside.The Canary Islands Volcanology Institute first reported the eruption on Cumbre Vieja, which last erupted in 1971. Huge red plumes topped with black-and-white smoke shot out along the volcanic ridge.Scientists had been closely following local developments since the accumulation of molten lava below the surface and days of small earthquakes.The explosion took place in an area known as Cabeza de Vaca, on the western slope of the volcanic ridge as it descends to the coast. Tinges of red could be seen at the bottom of the...
September 19, 2021

Evacuations pick up pace on Spanish island after volcano erupts

A Russian voter is seen casting her ballot. Millions of Russians cast their vote this weekend in a general election expected to bring little political change.
Putin's Russia United party set to hold majority after opposition wipeout
MOSCOW — Millions of Russians will cast their vote this weekend in a general election expected to bring little political change. Some 14 parties are fielding candidates for half of the 450 seats in the State Duma in an election scheduled to run until Sunday.But just four parties are likely to meet the 5 percent threshold necessary to get a seat, and President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party is set to comfortably hold its majority.The vote has been marred by allegations of malpractice that could cast doubt on the results in some quarters, although United Russia appears certain to win.Gennady Zyuganov, the head of the Community Party, called on Saturday for police and the national electoral commission to look into "a number of absolutely egregious facts" including...
September 19, 2021

Putin's Russia United party set to hold majority after opposition wipeout

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned that Australia's move to replace Paris for Washington, in a multi-billion dollar submarine deal, will
French FM warns submarine deal crisis will affect the definition of NATO
PARIS — France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned that Australia's move to replace Paris for Washington, in a multi-billion dollar submarine deal, will "affect the definition" of NATO.France's decision to recall its ambassadors to the US and Australia Friday is due to a "crisis" in relations, he underlined in an interview with local TV channel France 2.Asked why the ambassador of Britain, a third side in a security pact with Australia and the US which led to the contract annulment, was not recalled, the French ambassador remarked London was known for its "permanent opportunism".France on Saturday accused Australia and the United States of lying over a ruptured Australian contract to buy French submarines, saying a grave crisis was under...
September 19, 2021

French FM warns submarine deal crisis will affect the definition of NATO

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