Bare electrical wire and poles in need of replacement on Maui were little match for strong winds
In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows -- those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact
2023-08-26 20:23
Broadband subsidy program that millions use will expire next year if Congress doesn’t act
One of the programs set up to ensure affordable internet for all is set to run out by the middle of 2024
2023-08-26 20:18
Wagner mercenaries must swear allegiance to Russia - Putin
The presidential decree is aimed at employees of Wagner and other private military contractors.
2023-08-26 19:57
'Whole nation mourns' four killed in Clonmel crash
The four young people were on their way to an exam results celebration, Irish broadcaster RTÉ says.
2023-08-26 18:29
Niger journalist: I lie awake at night fearing they will arrest me
Daily life since the coup is a struggle, says a BBC journalist whose identity we are protecting.
2023-08-26 18:22
After Prigozhin, who will stick their head above the parapet in Putin's Russia?
The wreckage of Yevgeny Prigozhin's Embraer private jet has been cleared from the crash site, and the flight How will the Russian landscape change after the exit of the man, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who presented the most serious challenge to Putin's rule in over two decades?
2023-08-26 17:49
2 fans wounded by gunfire during Chicago White Sox game, officials say
At least two people were wounded by gunfire during a baseball game Friday night at Chicago's Guaranteed Rate Field, police said.
2023-08-26 16:21
Gabon election: President Ali Bongo aims for third term
The incumbent President Ali Bongo hopes to extend his family's five-decade grip on power.
2023-08-26 15:57
Zanzibar boxing: Sixty-year ban to end with first bout
Outlawed in the 1960s for being "inhumane" the current president wants to bring it back.
2023-08-26 15:26
Power outages across Kenya approach the 12-hour mark with little explanation and a rare apology
Much of Kenya is still without electricity almost 12 hours after an unexplained power outage Friday night shut down the country’s main international airport and led to a rare public apology by a government minister
2023-08-26 15:24
Belarusian president says he warned Wagner boss Prigozhin twice to watch out
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said he warned Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin twice to watch out for threats to his life.
2023-08-26 15:18
Alexander Kielland relatives seek answers 43 years on
Six men from Cumbria were among 135 killed when a floating platform capsized off Norway in 1980.
2023-08-26 14:57