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Storm and flood warnings issued as category two cyclone moves east towards Tonga One person was killed in Fiji and one was missing as tropical cyclone Sarai battered the country with strong wind and heavy rain, authorities said. The Fiji National Disaster Management Office said one person was in intensive care and more than 2,500 people had been moved to 70 evacuation centres. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2sxo4m2

Police search launched after attack in New York state town At least three people were stabbed on Saturday night in a house close to a synagogue in Monsey, New York, according to reports. The attack took place just before 10pm on Forshay Road in Monsey, tweeted Steve Lieberman, a reporter with the Journal News in Rockland county. Police were searching the area, Lieberman said. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Q4ozgA

Fox News Breaking News Alert New York synagogue stabbing attack results in several injuries: reports 12/28/19 7:52 PM

Six-week state of emergency is lifted after disease killed 81 people and sickened more than 5,600 others Samoa has lifted a six-week state of emergency after the infection rate from a measles outbreak that has swept the country started to come under control. The South Pacific nation has been gripped by the highly infectious disease, which has killed 81 people, most of them babies and young children, and sickened more than 5,600 others. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ZyfhMN

Fraser, from Canada, gained attention for Inuit-language cover of Rihanna’s Diamonds and advocacy for indigenous culture Kelly Fraser, a Canadian pop artist who gained attention for an Inuit-language cover of Rihanna’s Diamonds, part of her advocacy efforts for her indigenous culture , has died. She was 26. Thor Simonsen, Fraser’s friend and producer, said he was told the day after Christmas by the singer-songwriter’s family that she had died. The family declined to release details, including the cause of death, Simonsen said. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2SAoYco

The PM, who is banned from cycling for security reasons, was reportedly given an off-roader Boris Johnson was given an off-road motorbike by his girlfriend, Carrie Symonds, for Christmas, it has been reported. The prime minister received a second-hand Yamaha TT-R125 from the 31-year-old, according to the Mail on Sunday. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Qwdwf9

• Welshman wins 4-2 but rounds on slow pace of Whitlock’s play • ‘It was slowed down to a pathetic pace,’ says Price Gerwyn Price accused Simon Whitlock of “pathetic” slow play after the Welshman overcame a mid-match wobble to make the last eight of the PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace. Price, the No 3 seed, defeated Whitlock 4-2 to reach the quarter-finals for the first time. The former rugby player did not find the scintillating form that enabled him to whitewash John Henderson in the previous round with an average of 105. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/365JXrr