Death toll in Indonesia floods passes 500

Flora Druryand BBC Indonesian Reuters The floods have impacted some 1.4 million people in Indonesia The death toll in the floods which struck Indonesia last week has now climbed to more than 500, with rescue workers still battling to reach affected areas. The floods, which were caused by a rare cyclone that had formed over…

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An auto rickshaw lies stranded as people wade through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Sri Lanka's Colombo on November 30(AFP)

Over 1000 dead, thousands out of homes: How ‘Rare’ Senyar storm, Cyclone Ditwah devastated Southeast Asia | Pics

Two powerful storms – Cyclone ‘Senyar’ and ‘Ditwah’ – have carved a trail of devastation across the Indian Ocean region, leaving more than 1,000 people dead and tens of thousands displaced, hitting Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka the most and also led to fatalities in India’s southern coast. An auto rickshaw lies stranded as people…

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Polls open in vote shadowed by Trump aid threats

Will Grant,Central America correspondent, Tegucigalpaand Emma Rossiter Getty Images Rixi Moncada, Salvador Nasralla and Nasry “Tito” Asfura Early polling results from the Honduras general election show Nasry Asfura, leader of the right-wing National Party, has a very narrow lead. In their first update on the vote, the electoral council said that the conservative candidate was…

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Top 10: Aircraft that were overshadowed

There’s always someone hogging the limelight. And in the world of aviation history, this often means that superb aircraft are forced to play second fiddle to more famous designs. Here are 10 overshadowed aircraft; most are (arguably) unfairly overshadowed, but in the case of one of them, it was entirely justified. Judge for yourself… 10:…

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‘It has a really big impact’

In Wick, South Gloucestershire, an abandoned pile of trash towered, completely blocking a horseback-riding pathway. A Frenchay man, Ronald Shaw, was found guilty of this illegal waste dumping — also known as a fly-tip — and charged with £938 ($1,080) in fines, as reported by the South Gloucestershire Newsroom. The contents of the fly-tip included…

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The Swiss Don’t Hate the Rich

WSJ Published on: Dec 01, 2025 10:37 am IST Nearly four of five residents reject a 50% inheritance tax on the wealthy. The right-left wave of hate-the-rich politics that is riding high in the West hit an iceberg on Sunday in Switzerland. Some 78% of voters rejected a 50% inheritance tax on the country’s wealthiest…

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