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Injuries and destruction after Typhoon „Quinu” in Taiwan
Typhoon „Quino” caused devastation on the island of Taiwan. More than 300 people were injured and one woman was killed. The tropical storm continues towards China.
At least 300 people were injured in Taiwan by Typhoon Quinu. An 84-year-old woman died in the storm. „Quino” also caused great destruction, as electricity was cut off to about 330,000 homes. As announced by the authorities of the East Asian island nation, almost the entire country was affected by “Koino”. Schools remained closed almost everywhere in the region today. Most companies also suspended operations due to the tropical storm.
Accidents and destruction caused by „Quino”
Quinu is the second typhoon to make landfall in Taiwan this year. In September, Typhoon Haikoi hit the island, injuring more than 100 people. This time, heavy rains and strong winds caused problems, especially in the south of the country. On Lan Yu Island, also known as Orchid Island, in the southeast, the meteorological station recorded record winds of 340 kilometers per hour.
According to the emergency center, local authorities reported more than 1,700 incidents, such as falling trees, falling store signs, road damage and mud floods. More than 220 domestic and international flights were canceled due to the hurricane. Trains and ferries also stopped in the affected areas. Several power lines were cut, and local media showed pictures of collapsed homes.
Tropical Storm Preparation
The hurricane had been expected for several days. Quino approached from the southeast across the Pacific Ocean, where the storm area continued to gain strength. Meanwhile, the storm developed into a massive hurricane with wind gusts of up to 200 kilometers per hour. As a precaution, ferry traffic between Taiwan’s small islands was suspended, and about 200 people were forced to leave their homes due to the risk of landslides.
The typhoon is now moving more slowly and, according to meteorologists, is expected to drift west towards southern China. In China, the authorities have already warned against “Quino” and precautionary measures are being taken in the country as well.
„Praktyk żywieniowy. Guru bekonu. Irytująco pokorny entuzjasta zombie. Uczeń totalny”.
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War between Israel and Gaza: Army: A leading member of Hamas was killed
UN Secretary-General Guterres warns Israel against launching a ground attack in Rafah. Hamas publishes a video of the hostage. More information in the news blog.
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Khamenei’s advisor: Iran is open to talks with America
10:23 PM: Iran has shown itself open to direct talks with the United States, and appears ready to change its policy toward its arch enemy. The ISNA news agency quoted Kamal Sharasi, foreign policy advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as saying, “The Americans consider diplomacy the best option (…). We share the same opinion and are also ready to return to negotiations.”
According to Sharasi, Iran must also be prepared to resume nuclear negotiations that were suspended by the United States. “Then we can also talk about a nuclear-free zone (in the Middle East),” the senior advisor and former foreign minister said.
Biden Advisor Sullivan: We will not abandon Israel
9:21 pm: The US government has assured Israel that it will stand behind its ally despite withholding the ammunition shipment. Biden’s security advisor, Jake Sullivan, said in an interview with ABC News that US President Joe Biden does not want to use American weapons in a major military operation in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. He added, „This does not mean that he abandons Israel or deprives it of weapons.”
Biden is concerned about a “specific operation” that he does not believe is capable of defeating the Islamist Hamas movement. “No one has been more supportive of Israel than Joe Biden,” Sullivan said. Biden made clear that he would continue to ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself.
Blinken: The attack on Rafah will not destroy Hamas
7:28 pm: According to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, even a major Israeli attack on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip will not completely destroy the Palestinian Islamic extremist organization Hamas. Blinken told NBC on Sunday that Israel would likely inherit „an insurgency that includes many armed Hamas fighters” or leave a „vacuum” in the event of a withdrawal. Perhaps this void will be filled with “chaos” and “chaos” – and perhaps with enthusiasm.
Israel opens a new crossing into Gaza for humanitarian aid
6:35 pm: The Israeli army announced that it opened a new border crossing to bring humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip in coordination with the United States. The army says that the „West Iris” crossing is located in the northern Gaza Strip. He added that this aims to increase the number of aid transfers to the Gaza Strip, especially to the northern region. On Sunday, dozens of trucks carrying flour from the port of Ashdod passed through the crossing.
Israel: A leading member of Hamas was killed
6:23 pm: The Israeli military announced that a leading member of the Hamas terror group was killed in an airstrike in Gaza on Friday. The man belonged to one of the Hamas combat forces and was one of the Hamas fighters responsible for guarding the kidnapped Israeli soldier Noa Marciano. Marciano was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip after the terrorist attack on October 7, and was later killed there. The Israeli army recovered the body of the 19-year-old in November and returned it to Israel.
Hamas corrects the death toll figures back and forth
3:27 pm: The only figures for casualties in Gaza come from the Hamas-controlled health authority. There has been criticism of them for a long time. Now the authority itself is causing confusion. Here you can read more about it.
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Migrants from Senegal: “Nothing works in this country”
The number of people from West Africa heading to Europe has increased significantly. Not only do they want to escape poverty, they also want to feel a lack of prospects.
Sheikh Ndaw, 24, just wants to leave. Although the young mechanic has a job, nothing can stop him in Senegal: “I have my job, I work every day, but nothing works.” “Nothing works in this country.” His declared goal is Europe. And he already knows how to get there: by boat. From the point of view of the young Senegalese man, there is no other way out: “The only option is to go there illegally. Because I cannot afford the legal way, the plane.”
This makes the young man a very typical case for his generation. At least this is what migration researcher Professor Ali Tandian of Gaston Berger University in Saint Louis in northern Senegal sees. It is naive to think that most people leave their country in search of work, says Tandiyan.
Poverty is by no means the only reason
It’s more complicated, and the reasons are more complex: „Research shows us that those who migrate are not as poor as you think,” Tandiyan explains. “They are people who work. But they work for others so that the profits do not come back to them. Or they are people who are forced to do multiple jobs.”
Tandiyan talks about the so-called “working poor.” Indeed, statistics indicate that the poorest of the poor in Africa do not have the strength or means to undertake the long, often life-threatening journey – let alone pay the smugglers.
So it’s the people with the least limited resources who get going. The data also shows that the number of migrants leaving their homes within Africa is several times higher than the number heading to Europe in often small wooden fishing boats.
The number of immigrants is increasing rapidly
However, 13,000 people arrived in the Canary Islands via the so-called North Atlantic Route in the first three months of this year, five times the number of people the previous year. Many of them are from Senegal.
Most are driven by desperation — or by dreaming of a better future in their heads, says migration expert Tandiyan. “With all the illusions, the heroism of immigration and the glorification of travel for immigrants, people think it’s possible to find their way around once you’re gone.”
When Tandean talks about “delusions” and “glorification,” he is referring to a social media phenomenon that has been giving Europeans headaches for years: young immigrants and influencers in North Africa have repeatedly filmed themselves in TikTok photos and videos, smiling and smiling completely. On their perilous journeys in small boats across the Mediterranean.
They stood relaxed in front of their smartphone cameras and acted as if it was a harmless fun ride with a glorious future waiting beyond the horizon. And not about a flight that kills thousands every year.
Many films that appeared years ago have now been deleted. But this does not solve the problem. In West Africa too, these posts, often shared hundreds of thousands of times, may still haunt the minds of many young people.
Will the new government change anything?
Regarding Senegal’s youth, aspirants took power at the beginning of April: “I often tell young people: the solution is not to ride boats.” Politician Ousmane Sonko addressed his young countrymen with these words in 2019. Sonko is well respected, especially among young Senegalese, and served as prime minister for a few weeks after his party colleague Diomai Fay won the presidential election in a landslide.
You now have the opportunity to make a difference. The main tasks they set for themselves are: job creation; Improving the conditions of rural residents and fishermen; Curb inflation.
„Immigration is not yet on our politicians’ agenda,” criticizes Tandiyan. Senegal’s newly elected government, celebrated by many young people, now has the opportunity to change that. The big question is whether she will.
Sheikh Ndaw, 24, doesn’t want to wait for an answer. He is ready to risk his life and leave Senegal by boat to Europe.
Kai Kostner, Rabat Land, Tagesschau, April 17, 2024, 8:01 p.m.
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New York radio station punishes Giuliani, who is close to Trump
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WABC radio in New York fired Giuliani, who is close to Trump. He is said to have repeatedly spread lies about the 2020 US election.
WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani is no longer allowed to speak on conservative radio station WABC in New York. The lawyer and former mayor of New York, who is close to Donald Trump, has repeatedly spoken of Joe Biden’s victory being rigged in the 2020 US election. There is no evidence of that, says John Catsimatidis, owner of WABC Radio – and draws conclusions.
We warned him once. We warned him twice.” The New York Times. Giuliani refused to avoid the topic of the 2020 US elections and thus had no choice but to suspend him. “Look, I like the guy as a person, but you can’t do that.”
Giuliani suspects censorship because he is not allowed to talk about election fraud on the radio
Meanwhile, Giuliani feels his freedom of expression is being restricted, so he spread the word about the 2020 US presidential election. He also urged his followers to contact the radio station and ask if they support freedom of expression.
Former New York Mayor Giuliani speaks out about election fraud in 2020
Giuliani and other Trump supporters spoke out about censorship after the incident. For example, right-wing politician and Trump adviser Steve Bannon accused the radio station, which also broadcasts on Channel X, of stabbing the entire MAGA (Make America Great Again) program in the back. For radio chief Catsimatidis, there seems to be no going back on his decision. Question for guardianWhen asked if he could envision working with Giuliani in the future, he said no.
Giuliani served as mayor of New York from January 1994 until the end of December 2001, and was one of the Republican Party’s candidates to succeed US President George W. Bush. After Trump’s defeat by Biden in the 2020 US elections, the lawyer became a central figure in Trump’s attempts to overturn the election result.
Giuliani has repeatedly publicly defended the theory that the election was tampered with, and was subsequently ordered by a US court to pay $148 million.
„Praktyk żywieniowy. Guru bekonu. Irytująco pokorny entuzjasta zombie. Uczeń totalny”.
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