Corals in red sea

Parts of York were underwater after the River Ouse burst its banks, while in County Durham, a supermarket delivery driver was rescued from the top of his van after he attempted to cross a ford. … [Read more...] about Dad and children, 8 and 12, rescued from sea after breaking lockdown to visit beach during Storm Christoph

Ain Sefra sits about 3,280 feet (1,000 meters) above sea level and is surrounded by the Atlas Mountains, near the Algerian-Moroccan border. While summer temperatures in the region regularly soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), January days average a much milder 57 F (14 C), according to Sky News. Tuesday's ethereal display of frost followed a rare night of 27-F (minus 3 C) temperatures. … [Read more...] about Ice covers the Sahara Desert for just 4th time in 50 years

The Saudi-led coalition of Arab states entered the standoff between Yemen’s government and the armed Houthi political opposition forces on the side of the country's authorities in 2015, after the Houthis had made significant gains during the early days of the clashes. … [Read more...] about Saudi-led Coalition Says It Has Prevented Two Attacks Launched by Houthis

Crazy me, I figured Jon Bon Jovi would do a Bon Jovi song, and I was in a mood for “Wild in the Streets,” though my bitchy side craved “You Give Love a Bad Name” (especially with his intro monologue from the Slippery When Wet tour). But instead, he did “Here Comes the Sun” on a Miami pier, and I’m not even going to claim I was mad at it. Dave Grohl gave a touching dedication to his teacher mom, then led the Foo Fighters through a bang-up bash at “Times Like These.” It was one of those occasional moments when Pat Smear triggers the feeling of “Yes, it actually is weird to be hearing from one of the Germs right about now.” … [Read more...] about The Audacity of ‘Dreams’: Biden’s Inauguration Week and the Triumph of American Musical Weirdness

The accused, identified as M.M.M. Nawas and Mohamed Afnas, had been operating from Chennai under assumed identities. “They were controlling mid-sea pick-up and delivery of narcotic drugs from Pakistani and Iranian vessels,” said the agency spokesperson, K.P.S. Malhotra. They had fled Sri Lanka following a crackdown by the enforcement agencies there. … [Read more...] about Narcotics Control Bureau arrests two Sri Lankan nationals in major operation