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• Aviation unions hail Buhari for signing minimum wage - Daily Trust 23 Apr 2019 09:25 By . . | Published Date Apr 22, 2019 10:38 AM Two unions in the aviation sector have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the new N30,000 minimum wage into law. The unions, namely the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association (ATSSSAN) …
• VIDEO: Springtime snow in Urmia 23 Apr 2019 09:05
• Jess X. Snow: AFTEREARTH: Queer migrant Asian-Canadian artist, filmmaker brought to William and Mary by AASI, Rainbow Coalition 23 Apr 2019 08:47 As a queer, migrant Asian American, Jess X. Snow has uniquely expressed her own intersectionality in the fields of film-making, poetry and art. April 17, the Rhode Island School of Design graduate joined students for a presentation of intersectional …
• Gift of the Givers seeks R23m to complete drilling in drought-hit Makhanda 23 Apr 2019 08:28 The Gift of the Givers has drilled 15 boreholes in the area and wants to drill at least 22 to 23 boreholes but are in need of funding. FILE: Gift of the Givers will be delivering about 150,000 litres of bottled water to the residents of Makhanda in …
• Fire crews battle through the night as major wildfire threatens Moray wind farm 23 Apr 2019 08:22 Firefighters have worked through the night tackling a huge wildfire in Moray. Around 30 firefighters remain at the scene of the blaze this morning, which broke out near Paul’s Hill wind farm, close to Aberlour, at 2.58pm yesterday. At the height of the …
• Auckland lashed by 'crazy' hail storm 23 Apr 2019 07:06 Residents in Auckland scrambled for cover this afternoon when "crazy" hail rained down on parts of the city. Locals in the eastern suburbs of Pakuranga, Botany and Burswood were caught in the inclement weather, which struck late afternoon. Farian …
• Major wildfire threatens wind farm in Moray 23 Apr 2019 07:05 Huge plumes of smoke billowed into the sky yesterday as a huge wildfire took hold in Moray. Flames raced for miles across the Speyside landscape as the blaze threatened to engulf the turbines of Paul’s Hill wind farm at Knockando. Where first there was one …
• Redevelopment gains made in tornado recovery 23 Apr 2019 05:38 T-R PHOTO BY MIKE DONAHEY Marshalltown Central Business District Executive Director Jenny Etter makes remarks to the Marshalltown City Council during its regular meeting Monday night. Nearly nine months after a devastating EF-3 tornado crushed a number of …
• West Island comes together to prevent another flood disaster 23 Apr 2019 05:30 Wearing a security vest and clutching a megaphone, Johanne Hudon-Armstrong directs the steady stream of trucks arriving at Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School. “Barwick St. is an emergency,” she barks as volunteers pile sand bags onto a trailer pulled by …
• 7 vying for Miss Tornado title 23 Apr 2019 05:27 Monday Apr 22, 2019 at 8:21 PM KEYSER - Seven young ladies are vying for the title of Miss Tornado 2019 this fall, and will be holding various fund raisers throughout the summer to benefit the athletic programs at Keyser High School. KEYSER - Seven young …
• Thailand: Irregularly Hot Summer This Year: Hail, Fires, Heatstroke 23 Apr 2019 04:41 By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter - April 22, 2019 1:51 pm BANGKOK — This summer’s unusually hot weather is already causing droughts, summer storms and forest fires, with one woman dead after a storm saw a tree fall and crush her car. Experts …
• California Officials Considering Tougher Requirements for Housing in High Wildfire Risk Areas 23 Apr 2019 03:09 × California Officials Considering Tougher Requirements for Housing in High Wildfire Risk Areas Years of increasingly deadly California wildfires spurred lawmakers to consider regulations Monday that would toughen local governments’ requirements for …
• Flood Victims Shelter in Camper, Awaiting Decision to Rebuild in Flood 23 Apr 2019 03:06 Please enable Javascript to watch this video FREMONT COUNTY, Iowa -- Since flood waters completely covered their home in March, Ed and Frances Jensen have been living in a camper in a state park. The water ruined the inside of their home and the contents. …
• Warm temperatures and rapidly melting snow cause flooding in Quebec 23 Apr 2019 02:10 The flooding also forced the evacuation of about 1,300 people, according to figures from Urgence Quebec, the government's informational branch for emergency communications. Some 1,700 homes also were cut off by rising waters, according to Urgence …
• Quebec premier says province will cap flood compensation 23 Apr 2019 01:53 Quebec Premier François Legault says the province will help compensate homeowners dealing with flooded properties — but he also wants to ensure taxpayers don't pay for those repairs again and again. Legault made the comments Monday while touring flood- …