The storm could lead to up to seven inches of rain in isolated areas of the Azores and three to five inches throughout. The center has issued a five-day hurricane warning and tropical storm warnings for various regions of the Azores islands as Hurricane Alex moves north-northeast...
The high-profile incursion presented yet another challenge for Mr.Obama, who struck a controversial deal this summer to forestall the country’s nuclear proliferation – a deal Republican critics continue to describe as irresponsible and unenforceable. “And over...
But this is an election year in a number of countries-including several in the Asia Pacific. As with Hong Kong, it was Beijing’s expectation that the island would be “reunited” with the mainland – and quickly.
Manpreet Singh Badal, an estranged nephew of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, on Friday merged his People’s Party of Punjab with the Congress to unitedly take on SAD-BJP in the assembly polls in the state early next year.
Every so often, tropical storms or hurricanes form in December, just after the end of the season, but to see this in January is very unusual. The center was located around 400 miles south of Faial Island in the central Azores.
Maximum sustained wind speeds are expected to reach 75mph, according to the US National Hurricane Centre, with gusts reaching 100mph according to the Associated Press news agency.
Speaking at a news conference in Brussels, Jean Claude Juncker said the body he leads should not be blamed for the apparent failure of a flagship relocation policy.
In his final State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama was widely said to have conceded to his lame-duck status and an atmosphere of paralyzing political partisanship by avoiding ambitious initiatives.
The Government of the Azores has declared a state of emergency for Friday, January 15, following warnings that tropical storm Alex, a ‘category 1′ hurricane, is expected to hit the islands hard.