Hurricane Matthew: Weather service issues dire warning
Updated 0644 GMT (1444 HKT) October 7, 2016
The National Weather Service is not mincing words about powerful Hurricane Matthew.
The agency's Melbourne, Florida, office warned Thursday night that homes and buildings in central Florida "may be uninhabitable for weeks or months."
The dire warning is similar to one sent just before Hurricane Katrina plowed into the Gulf Coast in 2005, CNN Senior Meteorologist Dave Hennen said.
The effects of the storm will be unlike any hurricane in decades, the weather service said.
A tale of two cities: satellite images show contrasting fortunes of Aleppo's citizens
While life remains relatively calm in the western half of the Syrian city, the rebel-controlled east has been almost obliterated, new UN pictures show
At first glance, Aleppo, from high above, looks the same as it has for hundreds of years, a sprawl of concrete and stone across the brown plains of northern Syria. Looking more closely, though, it is clear four years of war have taken a withering toll on one of the world’s oldest cities, particularly the rebel-held east, the extensive damage to which is obvious even from space.
Satellite images released this week by the United Nations reveal an urban landscape that barely resembles the city that had stood defiant throughout several millennia of war and insurrection. The latest conflict has changed that, particularly in the past year, during which Russian and Syrian jets have relentlessly bombed the eastern half, destroying homes, schools, shops and hospitals.
Colombian 'No' campaigner quits CD party after FARC vote revelations
A leader of Colombia's "no" campaign against peace with FARC has resigned from the Democratic Center party. Prosecutors opened an investigation after Juan Carlos Velez said "no" campaigners used "misleading" tactics.
Juan Carlos Velez, who helped torpedo peace with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Sunday's referendum, resigned from the Democratic Center (CD) late Thursday. The attorney general will investigate whether statements made by Velez in a newspaper interview constitute admitting to a crime.
"To the members of the Democratic Center, I reiterate my apologies and offer my renunciation from the party for the damage that I might have caused with my imprecise words in the heat of a moment of elevated emotions," Velez said in a statement.
In an interview with La Republica, Velez said the CD had steered social media discussion away from the content of the accord and focused instead on fomenting "indignation" before Colombians voted 50.2 percent to 49.8 percent against the accord. "We wanted people to go to vote angry," Velez told the newspaper.
How a “seed library” is helping Ivorian farmers diversify their crops
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New ideas are sprouting from ancient seeds in Ivory Coast. In 2015, a seed library was founded in the city of Sangouiné. Traditional seeds are stored in the library, which has also become a space for young farmers to learn about eco-friendly agricultural techniques. But this small agricultural movement rooted in ancient practices runs counter to some of the policies that the Ivory Coast is adopting. Notably, authorities just gave the green light to the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Daniel Oulaï, 27, grew up in Sangouiné, a town in western Ivory Coast. He is passionate about integrating ecological processes into farming, a field called agroecology. Daniel founded this seed library in October 2015 with the help of Libraries Without Borders. Earlier that year, the NGO had called for applications from young people who had innovative ideas for how libraries could be re-imagined to better serve Africa. Daniel’s seed library project was one of the proposals chosen for sponsorship.
Daniel Oulaï, 27, grew up in Sangouiné, a town in western Ivory Coast. He is passionate about integrating ecological processes into farming, a field called agroecology. Daniel founded this seed library in October 2015 with the help of Libraries Without Borders. Earlier that year, the NGO had called for applications from young people who had innovative ideas for how libraries could be re-imagined to better serve Africa. Daniel’s seed library project was one of the proposals chosen for sponsorship.
“Local seeds are in danger because of the industrialisation of agriculture”
An end to (coercing) 'forgiveness' in honour killings
RAFIA ZAKARIA
The parents of Qandeel Baloch no longer have a place to live. According to news reports, their landlord evicted them a few days ago.
He isn’t the only one at their necks; most of the people in Basti Marrha, their Multan neighborhood, have been at odds with them.
They, along with Qandeel Baloch’s brother-in-law Javed Iqbal Rind, have been insistent that Azeem Khan and Anwar Bibi forgive Waseem, their son and Qandeel’s murderer.
Philippines' Teodoro Locsin's 'Nazi' tweets spark outrage
A petition to reject the controversial nominee for Philippine ambassador to the UN has reached more than 10,000 signatures, after he was seen using anti-Semitic language on Twitter.
Teodoro Locsin Jr, or "Teddy", tweeted seemingly pro-Nazi comments, with references to Auschwitz and the "Final Solution".
Mr Locsin later apologised for the tweets and removed several of them.
The 67-year-old is a journalist and ex-congressman.
Mr Locsin started gaining attention on the social platform after he posted several controversial tweets.
"I believe that the Drug Menace is so big it needs a FINAL SOLUTION like the Nazis adopted. That I believe. NO REHAB," he tweeted on the 21 August.
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