[August 22nd] Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Nino-fueled drought
The Panama Canal will cut the number of ships passing through it starting next month because of drought caused by the El Nino phenomenon, the operator of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific said Thursday. From Sept. 3, the number of vessels allowed through each day will fall from 36 to 34 due …
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[August 21st] South Korea landslide kills one as heavy rains sweep southern areas
A landslide in South Korea killed one person and injured three, media reports said on Monday, as heavy rainfall lashed the country’s southern region. The landslide struck a residential apartment building in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, burying the first floor, the Yonhap News Agency reported. Rescue workers pulled three residents from the building, but one was later …
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[August 20th] Renaissance paintings stolen from Italian museum
Four works “of extraordinary value” by Renaissance artist Antonello da Messina have been stolen from a museum in Sicily, Italy’s culture ministry said Sunday. The theft, that includes three panels of the 15th century San Gregorio Polyptych, occurred late Saturday at a museum in Messina, the religious painter’s hometown. The theft comes just months after …
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