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Tropical Storm Humberto dumps rain on hurricane-hit Bahamas

  MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Tropical Storm Humberto lashed the Bahamas with rain and wind on Saturday, possibly slowing…

Russia’s world-first floating nuclear plant arrives in port

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's world first floating nuclear power station on Saturday completed a 5,000-kilometre (3,100-mile) Arctic transfer…

Mall brawls and street fights as Hong Kong polarization deepens

  by Jerome TAYLOR Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Fights erupted in Hong Kong on Saturday with…

DOJ investigating US Olympic systems handling of sex abuse claims

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The US Department of Justice has launched an investigation into sexual abuse in…

At least 11 dead in Rio hospital blaze

  by Mauro PIMENTEL / Carlos FABAL Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- At least 11 people,…

Death toll from Spain floods rises to three

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- The death toll from torrential rain and floods in southeastern Spain rose to three on Friday…

Peru court cuts jail time for opposition leader Keiko Fujimori

  by Luis Jaime CISNEROS Agence France Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's Supreme Court on Thursday halved the pre-trial…

Biggest Alpine glacier could disappear by 2100: study

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The mighty Aletsch -- the largest glacier in the Alps -- could completely disappear by the…

Two dead as torrential rains batter southeast Spain

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Two people died when their car overturned as torrential rains and flooding hit southeastern Spain Thursday,…

US wants to make ‘meaningful progress’ in China trade talks

by Heather SCOTT WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US trade negotiators want to make "meaningful progress" in upcoming talks with…

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