Facebook Inc has said it is working to restore access to its social media platforms, including photo-sharing platform Instagram and messaging app WhatsApp, after an apparent global outage. The platforms were down for tens of thousands of users on Monday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. Ian Sherr is an Editor at Large at the consumer tech site CNET. He joins us from Silver Spring in US state of Maryland to discuss the latest updates. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #FacebookDown #WhatsappDown #InstagramDown
Hurricane Ida has made landfall as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States. The Category-4 storm brought fierce winds, torrential downpours and knocked out power to New Orleans in Louisiana – but has since weakened. It struck 16 years to the day since Hurricane Katrina hit the same area, killing nearly 2,000 people. Governor Edwards said it is one of the strongest hurricanes to hit Louisiana in recent history. Al Jazeera’s Phil Lavelle reports New Orleans, the US. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #HurricaneIda #NewOrleans #Louisiana
The death toll from the collapse of the Surfside tower in Florida three days ago has risen to nine. More than 150 people are still unaccounted for. Rescue workers recovered four more bodies from the debris on Sunday. Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports from Surfside in the US city of Miami, Florida. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Miami #surfsidebuildingcollapse #ChamplainTowers
0 An icy blast continues to cripple parts of the US where more than 20 people have been killed amid the freezing conditions in the south. The once-in-a-generation storm has left millions without power and three-quarters of the country blanketed in snow. Storm warnings have been issued for the states of Oklahoma, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and Arkansas, disrupting COVID-19 vaccination programmes there. Al Jazeera’s Andy Gallacher reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #TexasWinterStorm2021 #TexasBlackout #TexasFreeze
0 A severe winter storm has killed at least 21 people across the central and southern United States. Record-low temperatures have left more than three million people without power for a second night, most of them in the state of Texas. Al Jazeera’s Alexandra Byers reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #TexasFreeze #TexasPowerOutage #ClimateChange
0 An enormous winter storm has been pummelling at least 20 states in the US, bringing rare snowfalls to its southern regions. In Texas, record low temperatures, way below freezing, brought the electricity grid to its knees and caused oil refineries to shut. More than two million customers there lost power, many caught up in intentional outages designed to ease the strain on the system. Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo reports from New Jersey, the US. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #TexasFreeze #TexasPowerOutage #ClimateChange
The southern US is being hit with what is being described as “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding. That is where Tropical Storm Sally made landfall, originally as a Category 2 hurricane. Hundreds of people have been rescued. Half a million people have lost power across Florida and Alabama. Al Jazeera’s Andy Gallacher reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #HurricaneSally #Forida #Alabama
US President Donald Trump has publicly rebuked the head of the White House coronavirus taskforce. He has accused Dr Deborah Birx of “hurting” his administration after she said the spread of COVID-19 throughout urban and rural America marks a “new phase” in the pandemic. Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UScoronavirus #Trump #DeborahBirx
About 30 million people have been left unemployed in the United States as the country struggles with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. But now they could be facing another hardship, as $600-a-week emergency relief payments come to an end. Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Coronavirus #UScoronavirus #CoronavirusReliefBill
The United States has announced plans to pull nearly a third of its military personnel out of Germany in a continuing dispute over defence spending. President Donald Trump flagged the move back in June, amid a dispute with Berlin over its defence spending. Nearly half of the 12,000 troops will be moved to other locations in Europe, including Italy and Belgium. Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett reports from the White House. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Germany #USTroops #AljazeeraEnglish
