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Thursday 29 October 2020
The flight from Vancouver to Sydney encountered “un-forecasted and sudden turbulence”.
The flight was a half an hour from landing at Honolulu when passengers heard a loud bang.
The two childhood friends both researched their parentage separately.
A second man, who was apparently distraught on the ledge, also fell and is in a critical condition.
The spillage has killed thousand of fish and officials are warning that predators like sharks and barracuda could be attracted to the area.
The 21-year-old woman was arrested after claiming to have found the newborn on a beach in east Honolulu.
The search begins this morning in Honolulu for the famous aviator, who went missing in her plane over the South Pacific 75 years ago.
The earth’s rotation sped up by over a microsecond because of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake.
The minister for trade and development has said that Ireland is standing by to provide assistance.
Stocks rose but oil prices fell in response to the terrible events in the Pacific.
A timeline of how today’s terrifying events have unfolded, beginning with the magnitude 8.9 earthquake which struck at 5.46am Irish time.
With still many unaccounted for one news agency says the death toll is expected to rise above 1,000 people.
Reports that scientists had established a link between the activities of the sun and moon with the today’s Pacific tsunami have been dismissed by Irish astronomers.
In video: how tourists and the residents of Japan experienced today’s earthquake.
Officials at the Department of the Taoiseach and Department of Foreign Affairs have so far made no official comment on the matter.
Indonesia and Guam have both lifted their tsunami warnings, after waves of just 10 centimetres hit the eastern Indonesian coast.
Weather centres around the Pacific rim show trajectory of deadly wave.
A volcano has erupted in Indonesia, just hours after an earthquake in Japan created a Pacific-wide tsunami.
The department estimates that there are around 2,000 Irish citizens in Japan. Relatives and friends of people in Japan are asked to contact the crisis centre for information.
People in the areas affected by the Pacific tsunami have uploaded photographs on social networking sites.
The Pacific tsunami has hit Taiwan causing minimal damage – it is due to hit the vulnerable Indonesia islandssoon.
Map shows how shallow the focus of earthquake is – red and orange spots denote shocks less than 25km from the surface.
The low lying Pacific islands may be swept over as a powerful tsunami hits the region – meanwhile Indonesia is bracing itself, as warnings indicate it will be the first area to be hit after Japan.
Map shows the extent of earthquake activity – the bigger the square, the bigger the quake.
Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and Central and South America and the rest of the Pacific Ocean have been issued with tsunami alerts.
MEMBERS OF THE Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) yesterday voted to take industrial action unless the government addresses several issues related to Covid-19 in schools by 30 October.
The issues in question include the need for a comprehensive testing programme, rapid testing and turnaround times, along with resources for schools to ensure continuation of learning if schools are closed or people are self-isolating.
The ASTI president Ann Piggott said: “ASTI members are clearly stating that they want schools to remain open for students during this pandemic.”
She said teachers are “demanding that the government step up” and provide solutions to these issues.
So, today we want to know: Would you support teachers striking over Covid-19 safety concerns?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
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