Hurricane Dorian heads for Florida, leaving ruins in parts of Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian smashed parts of the tourism-dependent Bahamas to ruins, leaving relief officials scrambling on Tuesday to battle an unfolding humanitarian crisis as the scale of the catastrophe begins to emerge.

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Huawei accuses US of cyber-attacks and threats to staff

The Chinese tech giant, at the heart of a US-China power struggle, gave no evidence for its allegations.

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Hurricane Dorian heads for Florida, leaving ruins in parts of Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian smashed parts of the tourism-dependent Bahamas to ruins, leaving relief officials scrambling on Tuesday to battle an unfolding humanitarian crisis as the scale of the catastrophe begins to emerge.

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The 'code of silence' killing US police officers

Suicide rates among US police are on the rise. But it's long been an unspoken reality of the job. Why?

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Karachi's Clifton Beach swamped by syringes and medical waste

Pakistani authorities cordon off a Karachi beach after it was strewn with medical waste.

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What do you do when a colleague dies?

How should firms plan for the death of a worker, when the topic is often taboo?

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Pope Francis in Africa: Is the continent the Catholic Church's great hope?

Pope Francis begins a three-nation visit to Africa later on Wednesday, his fourth to the continent as pontiff.

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Reviving Colombia's 'language of resistance'

Why the residents of the first free town of the Americas are teaching their children Palenquero.

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How do people learn to cook a poisonous plant safely?

Cassava is very dangerous if not prepared properly, so how did people develop and share that knowledge?

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Hurricane Dorian: Death toll rises in Bahamas

Prime Minister Hubert Minnis says the country can "expect more deaths" after the devastating storm.

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Multiple deaths in fatal bus crash in New Zealand

Rescue efforts are underway in New Zealand where several people are feared dead after a bus carrying more than 20 people rolled over on a busy highway amid bad weather.

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Probe of California boat fire begins as grim search goes on for bodies

Federal safety investigators on Tuesday promised an exhaustive probe into the fire that killed 34 people on a dive boat as many of the charred bodies remained trapped in the sunken wreckage off the California coast or missing in the ocean.

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Hong Kong police fire beanbag rounds in overnight clashes with protesters

Hong Kong police fired beanbag rounds and used pepper spray in late night skirmishes with pro-democracy protesters, broadcaster RTHK said on Wednesday, as unrest that has gripped the Chinese-ruled city for months showed little sign of abating.

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Venezuela's Maduro warns of Colombia attack, orders military exercises

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday ordered the armed forces to be on alert for a potential attack by Colombia's government and announced military exercises on the border amid the rearmament of a group of former guerrilla commanders.

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Japan economy minister Motegi front-runner to be next foreign minister: Yomiuri

Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi is set to replace Taro Kono as foreign minister when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffles his cabinet on Sept. 11, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Wednesday.

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Walmart halts ammunition sales for assault-style rifles; Kroger calls for gun safety

Walmart Inc, the nation's largest retailer, said on Tuesday it would stop selling ammunition for handguns and some assault-style rifles in all its stores across the United States, and called for action on gun safety after a string of mass shootings, including at Walmart stores in Texas and Mississippi.

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More than 120 U.S. military construction projects to be hurt by Trump's border wall funding

More than 120 U.S. military construction projects will be adversely affected as the Pentagon prepares to use $3.6 billion to help build or enhance 175 miles (282 km) of the border wall with Mexico, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

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Sleepy to sleepless? Indonesia's future capital in the forest

By day, the unforgiving sun glares off the road beside Ipah's wooden home with blinding brightness as a passing motorbike stirs a swirl of dust.

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U.S. Democrats slam Pence for staying at Trump hotel in Ireland

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence drew fire from Democrats on Tuesday when he met with Irish leaders in the capital Dublin but stayed at a hotel owned by President Donald Trump almost 300 km (180 miles) away at his boss's urging.

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Texas shooter bought gun in private sale, after ban due to mental illness: ABC

The gunman who killed seven people and wounded 23 others in a rampage across West Texas on Saturday obtained the assault-style rifle used through a private sale after he was banned from having a firearm because he was diagnosed with a mental illness, media reported.

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After inflicting 'extreme damage' on Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian on path to Florida

Hurricane Dorian carved a path of destruction through the Bahamas and relief officials on Tuesday were preparing for a humanitarian crisis after one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the islands killed at least five people, with the scale of the disaster as yet unknown.

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