Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Cuba, Florida declares state of emergency after Hurricane Ian moves rapidly

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US National Hurricane Center: Ian could hit western Cuba on Monday night or Tuesday morning. As a post-tropical storm, Fiona is thought to have killed three people in Canada’s Atlantic provinces. NASA rolled back its enormous Moon rocket into its storage hangar at the Kennedy Space Center. Cuba declared a state of emergency in its … Read more

After storm Fiona ravages the east coast, Canada braces itself for the long haul

Storm Fiona

The historic storm slammed into eastern Canada with hurricane-force winds. Thousands of residents across Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island (PEI) and Newfoundland were without power. Canadian Red Cross has launched a fund raising drive to support the affected people. On Saturday, after powerful storm Fiona wreaked havoc on Canada’s east coast, the focus shifted to … Read more

Fiona reels in Puerto Rico, with 1.3 million without power

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Fiona made landfall at 3:20 p.m. Sunday with hurricane-force winds. Over 1.3 million utility customers remained without power Sunday, according to PowerOutage.us. Recovery efforts were slowed by heavy rain that flooded Mercedita International Airport in Ponce. Heavy rain and catastrophic flooding pounded much of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona made landfall Sunday afternoon, causing an … Read more

Watch: Fiona at Cincinnati Zoo is now big sister to a newborn hippo

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The Cincinnati Zoo has welcomed the birth of a hippo. Bibi, a 23-year-old hippopotamus, gave birth to a calf at roughly 10 p.m. on Wednesday. The zoo’s most famous hippo, Fiona, is now a new big sister. The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden have welcomed the birth of a new hippo, making Fiona, its most … Read more