King Charles to resume foreign tours after cancer diagnosis
LONDON, Oct 27: King Charles III's cancer diagnosis will not prevent him flying abroad next year for foreign visits, a Buckingham Palace official said, as the monarch wrapped up a tour of Australia and Samoa. "We're now working on a pretty normal looking full overseas tour programme for next year, which is a high for us to end on, to know that we can be thinking in those terms," the official said late Saturday. Charles was diagnosed with an undisclosed cancer earlier this year but doctors agreed he could pause his treatment to allow him to travel to Australia and Samoa. — AFP
Death toll in Philippine storm rises to 100
MANILA, Oct 27: Rescuers in the Philippines were diving into a lake and scouring isolated villages on Sunday to locate dozens of missing people as the death toll from Tropical Storm Trami hit 100. Trami, which rammed into the Philippines on October 24, was among the deadliest storms to hit the Southeast Asian country this year. According to the national disaster agency, it forced more than half a million people to flee their homes and at least 36 people remain missing. Police in the hardest-hit Bicol region have recorded 38 deaths, most due to drowning. — AFP
Vilija Blinkeviciute, Lithuania's likely next PM
VILNIUS, Oct 27: Vilija Blinkeviciute, Lithuania's likely next prime minister, is a veteran of the Baltic country's centre-left who has spent her entire career in the public sector. She is widely credited for adding vigour to her Social Democratic Party and leading it towards victory in Lithuania, an EU and NATO member with a population of 2.8 million. After the social democrats took the most seats in the first round of voting two weeks ago, Blinkeviciute pledged to give up her seat in the European Parliament and take on the role of prime minister. Over several decades, the 64-year-old has built herself a reputation as an advocate for social issues, often appearing caring and maternal in her energetic appeals to address the financial struggles of Lithuanians. — Reuters
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