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Australia fires: Rain falls but warnings of huge blazes aheadNews

Australia fires: Rain falls but warnings of huge blazes ahead

<p>Rain is falling in Australia and temperatures have dropped, but officials warn that fires ravaging the country will “take off” again. Sooty rain fell down the east coast, from Sydney to Melbourne, with “torrential” rain reported in some parts of New South Wales (NSW). But on Sunday night officials warned temperatures would rise by Thursday. […]</p>

By Palak Vaghela
Tel Aviv becomes the First City in the World to require all shared electric scooters for hire to be equipped with license plates and helmetsNews

Tel Aviv becomes the First City in the World to require all shared electric scooters for hire to be equipped with license plates and helmets

<p>The Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality has issued new regulations for shared electric scooter companies in order to keep pedestrians and riders safe. The new regulations include equipping electric scooters with helmets, installing license plates, recycling used batteries, lowering the speed of the scooters in certain areas, and preventing the usage of scooters in restricted areas. The […]</p>

By Palak Vaghela
Australia: Thousands were told to evacuate Victoria state over fast spreading forest fireNews

Australia: Thousands were told to evacuate Victoria state over fast spreading forest fire

<p>In Australia, tens of thousands of residents and holidaymakers in the state of Victoria have been told to evacuate over worsening bushfire conditions Officials said, temperatures of over 40 degree centigrade, strong winds, thunderstorms and a change of wind direction meant today wll be a day of extreme danger. More than 100 fires are continuing […]</p>

By Palak Vaghela
35 civilians got killed after terror attack on Burkina Faso military base & Arbinda townNews

35 civilians got killed after terror attack on Burkina Faso military base & Arbinda town

<p>As many as 35 civilians, mostly women, were killed after terrorists attacked a military base and a town in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday, country’s President Roch Marc Kabore said. The army earlier said the morning attack had left seven soldiers, several civilians and 80 militants dead, in the latest jihadist violence to hit the […]</p>

By Palak Vaghela
Texas barber was shot by a customer over his 13 year old son’s haircut, sheriff’s office saysNews

Texas barber was shot by a customer over his 13 year old son’s haircut, sheriff’s office says

<p>Texas law enforcement officials are searching for a suspect accused of shooting a barber over his 13-year-old son’s haircut, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded Saturday to the barber shop on Franz Road in Katy, near Houston, the sheriff’s office said on Twitter, where a male employee was apparently shot around 5 […]</p>

By Palak Vaghela
Russian security officer killed, 5 injured as gunman opens fire near Moscow headquartersNews

Russian security officer killed, 5 injured as gunman opens fire near Moscow headquarters

<p>In Russia, an officer of the Russian FSB security service was killed and five people were injured when a gunman opened fire near its central Moscow headquarters yesterday. A gunman had opened fire outside the headquarters of the security service on Lubyanka Square in central Moscow, before he was neutralised by the security services. The […]</p>

By Palak Vaghela
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