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Man arrested for causing wildfire in Northern California

BUTTE COUNTY, California (Reuters) -- Authorities have arrested a 29-year-old man for causing a fast-moving wildfire that has destroyed 10…

Harvey storm death toll reaches 33

HOUSTON, United States (AFP) -- Authorities said Wednesday that 33 people are believed to have died directly or indirectly as…

Mattis: Still room for diplomatic solution with N.Korea

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- United States Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Wednesday that there was still room for…

Harvey makes second landfall, hitting Louisiana

HOUSTON, United States (AFP) -- Five days after slamming into Texas as a major hurricane, Harvey made a second landfall on…

Thousands rescued as rain continues to fall over Houston

EAST HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) -- Families that thought they could ride the storm out have come out in search of…

Thousands driven from homes, 7 dead, as Harvey hammers Houston

TEXAS, United States (Reuters) -- Historic flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey killed at least seven people in Texas and was…

US confirms N. Korea launched missile over Japan

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Pentagon confirmed that North Korea has launched a missile over Japan, in a major…

Oil sector hopes to weather Harvey storm

by Juliette Michel with Delphine Touitou in Washington Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Monster storm Harvey…

Trump says Mexico will pay for wall ‘one way or the other’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump vowed Monday that Mexico would be made to pay for the construction of…

News in photo: Houses under water in Houston’s epic floods

The National Weather Service said that between June 1 and Sunday, Houston had received 46 inches (117 centimeters) of rain…

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