VICTORIA—British Columbia’s public safety minister says he’s relying on the good judgment of residents to ensure the province doesn’t run out of gasoline. Mike Farnworth says B.C. residents, who are not essential workers, will be limited to buying 30 litres of fuel per gas station visit as the government looks to truck or barge gas…
Vaccine Damage Payouts in UK Could Soar Next Year
The number of claims for the UK’s vaccine injury scheme is expected to be 18 times higher next year, according to a government-backed health body. The number was revealed in a tender for a contract for Medical Assessments: Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, published on Nov. 15, which runs until Dec. 16, 2022. The Vaccine Damage…
Insurer Travelers Beats Profit Estimates on Strong Investment Returns
Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. reported a drop in third-quarter profit on Tuesday that still beat estimates, as higher investment returns mainly from its non-fixed income portfolio softened the blow from a jump in catastrophe losses. The company, a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index, is seen as the bellwether for…
Largest US Quake in Half-Century Causes Alaska Little Damage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—The largest earthquake in the United States in the last half century produced a lot of shaking but spared Alaska any major damage in a sparsely populated region, officials said Thursday. The magnitude 8.2 earthquake was reported about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, and it struck just south of the Alaska Peninsula, nearly 500 miles southwest…
Survivors Recall Escape, Ponder Future After Europe’s Floods
PEPINSTER, Belgium—Paul and Madeline Brasseur were at home with their two sons in the Belgian town of Pepinster when the water “came all of a sudden” late in the evening. It “was like a tsunami,” the way it entered the house and kept rising instead of retreating, said Paul Brasseur, 42. The family went upstairs…
Series of Earthquakes in Eastern Taiwan Causes Some Damage
TAIPEI, Taiwan—A series of more than 20 earthquakes struck the east coast of Taiwan on Wednesday morning, causing some damage. The Central Weather Bureau reported 22 quakes over two hours starting at 6:52 a.m. The first was the largest with a magnitude of 5.2 and struck at a relatively shallow depth of 5.9 kilometers (3.7…
Storms Cause Widespread Damage in Switzerland, Germany
BERLIN—Heavy summer storms caused widespread damage and flooding Tuesday in Germany and Switzerland, where an airport hangar partially collapsed in the southern town of Magadino. Swiss police said several planes were damaged but nobody was hurt when the hangar roof gave way amid heavy rain and strong winds overnight. Trees were blown onto roads and…
Damage Forces Evacuation of Miami Beach Apartment Building
July 4, 2021
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A three-story apartment building in South Florida was evacuated after an inspector discovered structural damage in a vacant unit. Fire officials in Miami Beach were called to the residential building Saturday evening, spokesperson Melissa Berthier said in an email. A city building inspector found a flooring system failure and “excessive deflection” on an exterior wall….
Report Showed Major Damage Before Florida Condo Collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla.—The oceanfront condominium building that collapsed near Miami had “major structural damage” to a concrete structural slab below its pool deck that needed to be extensively repaired, according to a 2018 engineering report on the building. The report was among a series of documents released by the city of Surfside as rescuers continued to…
Treasury Has Not Seen Any Damage From Widespread Hack: Mnuchin
A recent hacking campaign of U.S. agencies, believed the be the biggest ever to be uncovered, impacted the Treasury Department’s unclassified systems, but the department has not seen any damage, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a CNBC interview on Monday. “We do not see any breaking into our classified systems. Our unclassified systems did…
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