hello. weather alerts and more than 1.5 million people have no power, as temperatures in some areas are predicted to drop, to as low as 45 celsius. an arctic storm is approaching, predicted to hit canada and extend down to the deep south and the border with mexico, including texas. this thermal satellite imagery shows the huge spread of the coldest areas, with the midwest enduring the lowest temperatures. the chill is also being felt on the gulf coastline, although areas in the far north east like maine, and western states like california, nevada, and arizona are escaping the worst. and this satellite image, from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, gives an idea of the spread of the cold weather system with the lowest temperatures underneath the clouds at the top of the picture, across the northern us states and canada. we begin our coverage with this report from our north america correspondentjohn sudworth. it couldn t have come at a worse time. america s
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americans in 1975. the former fijian army colonel sitiveni rabuka has been confirmed as fiji s prime minister after a coalition of parties voted to support him, ending frank bainimarama s 16 years in power. the appointment ends ten days of uncertainty in fiji after the election delivered a hung parliament. rabuka accused the outgoing government of stoking fear and chaos to derail his return to power. twitter has in the past few days removed a feature that promoted suicide prevention hotlines to users that look up certain content. the removal of the safety feature, #thereishelp, has not been officially announced, but various organisations noticed its disappearance and expressed concern. twitter and its new owner elon musk have not commented. just over a week ago twitter disbanded its trust and safety council. ethiopian investigators have completed their final report into an ethiopian airlines crash nearly four years ago which led to the worldwide grounding of boeing 737 max aircraft.
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and cause more eyes an opportunity for danger. that was tom opportunity for danger. that was tom brada opportunity for danger. that was tom brada speaking to a little earlier. ayce. let s get some of the day s other news. a french serial killer who s been convicted of two murders and linked to 20 others is on his way back to france. charles sobhraj says he feels great after being released from jail in nepal. the 78 year old, whose crimes were dramatised in the tv series the serpent, served 19 years for killing two americans in 1975. the former fijian army colonel sitiveni rabuka has been confirmed as fiji s prime minister, after a coalition of parties voted to support him, ending frank bainimarama 16 years in power. the appointment ends ten days of uncertainty in fiji, when the election delivered a hung parliament. rabuka accused the outgoing government of stoking fear and chaos to derail his return to power. ethiopian investigators have completed their final report into an et
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