The full number of those killed and damage done will only be known when torrential floodwaters recede.
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Jacinda Ardern leads New Zealand in aftermath of killings police say could have been worse
Suspect in last week’s terror attack on mosques in New Zealandthat killed 50 people was likely on his way to carry out a third shooting, policesaid.
Cyclone Idai devastates southern Africa
Cyclone Idai ripped through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe on March 14, triggering flash floods, ferocious winds, and mudslides across the two countries.
New Zealand’s prime minster vows ‘never’ to say Christchurch suspect’s name
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the terror suspect sought notoriety, “but we in New Zealand will give him nothing.”
Someone just spent $1.4 million to buy a pigeon named Armando
A Belgian website auctioned off a racing pigeon dubbed the ‘Lewis Hamilton of pigeons’ for a record $1.4 million.
No one reported New Zealand mosque shooting livestream as it happened, Facebook says
Facebook said a livestream video broadcast by the gunman who killed 50 in New Zealand on Friday was also viewed fewer than 200 times.
Jack the Ripper identified through DNA, researchers say
Scientists believe they’ve finally identified Jack the Ripper with DNA testing.
‘You won’t hear me speak his name’: Ardern urges public to deny accused gunman’s quest for fame
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared Tuesday she would do everything in her power to deny the accused mosque gunman a platform at trial.
New Zealand’s prime minister refuses to utter Christchurch terror suspect’s name
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vows to never mention the suspected attacker’s name and urges others to do the same.
Cyclone Idai leaves ‘real disaster’ in Mozambique, with more than 1,000 people feared dead
Cyclone Idai could prove to be the deadliest storm in generations to hit the impoverished southeast African country of Mozambique.