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Japan bracing as strong typhoon heads for Tokyo
World
August 8, 2018
Japan bracing as strong typhoon heads for Tokyo
Japan is bracing for heavy rains and high winds on Wednesday as a strong typhoon is forecast to make…
Ninety-seven injured as Mexican plane crashes at airport in hail storm
World
August 1, 2018
Ninety-seven injured as Mexican plane crashes at airport in hail storm
An Aeromexico flight crashed on takeoff during a heavy hail storm in northern Mexico, engulfing the plane in flames…
Disaster-hit Japan braces for powerful typhoon
World
July 28, 2018
Disaster-hit Japan braces for powerful typhoon
A powerful typhoon hurtled towards Japan on Saturday, prompting local authorities to issue early evacuation orders, with western areas…
37 dead, 18 unaccounted for in Thai tourist boat capsize
World
July 6, 2018
37 dead, 18 unaccounted for in Thai tourist boat capsize
Thai rescuers pulled 37 bodies from waters off the coast of the holiday island of Phuket on Friday after a…
Thousands evacuate as Storm Alberto powers toward Florida
World
May 28, 2018
Thousands evacuate as Storm Alberto powers toward Florida
Subtropical Storm Alberto is expected to slam into the Florida Panhandle about mid-afternoon Monday, and wallop parts of the southeastern…
‘The Revenant’ tops chilly US Box Office as storm hits East Coast
Cinema/TV
January 25, 2016
‘The Revenant’ tops chilly US Box Office as storm hits East Coast
With a blizzard hammering the East Coast, Leonardo DiCaprio's "The Revenant" topped a subdued US box office with $16 million…
Friday forecast: moderate in Cairo, rainy in Sinai
Egypt
November 5, 2015
Friday forecast: moderate in Cairo, rainy in Sinai
Weather authorities are predicting unstable weather conditions to continue in several parts of Egypt on Friday, with heavy rainfall and…
3 dead as rainstorms continue in Gharbiya
Egypt
November 5, 2015
3 dead as rainstorms continue in Gharbiya
Heavy rain and storms inundated several Egyptian provinces, killing three in Gharbiya on Thursday. Gharbiya security department said three were killed…
Cairo metro near Helwan reopens after rainfall
Egypt
November 5, 2015
Cairo metro near Helwan reopens after rainfall
Cairo metro resumed operation Thursday after intense rain in Helwan halted movement between the Maasara and Helwan stations on the…
‘Alexandria is drowning’, says popular Twitter hashtag
Egypt
November 4, 2015
‘Alexandria is drowning’, says popular Twitter hashtag
A widely-used Twitter hashtag is mocking and decrying the extensive rainfall that has submerged many streets in Egypt’s Mediterranean province…